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Stowe Artist Lands at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on October 7, 2014 at 6:08PM

Gunter created the series specifically for the Smithsonian — each illustration features an airplane in the museum's collection. "I view the Smithsonian as the holy grail, if you will, in terms of exposure," he says.

What I'm Watching: Torque

by Ethan de Seife Posted on October 4, 2014 at 9:07AM

If, when it came out a decade ago, you dismissed Torque as "The Fast and the Furious on motorcycles" (which it sort of is, I'll admit), or if you read reviews claiming that the film was all flash and no substance, give it another look. Forget about the story — that's the least interesting thing about this film.

Montréal Celebrates Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

by Ethan de Seife Posted on October 4, 2014 at 8:53AM

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, October 8-19, various locations in Montréal. Visit nouveaucinema.ca for info and ticket packages.

Classical-Music Host Walter Parker Celebrates 30 Years On-Air

by Amy Lilly Posted on October 3, 2014 at 5:11PM

with the great ones made by Rudolf Serkin and Robert Casadesus with conductor George Szell in the 1960s. Many of the newer ones are quite fine, with many virtues, but none seems to have the blend of passion and elegance that those Serkin and Casadesus recordings still convey.”

"You see us as you want to see us — in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that every one of us is the entire history of teen movies."

Movies You Missed & More: Detention

by Margot Harrison Posted on October 3, 2014 at 3:05PM

I can't say Detention taught me anything I didn't already know about the teen flick, nor did it make me give a damn about its characters. Unlike Richard Kelly, who made Southland Tales (another favorite WTF movie of mine), Kahn doesn't seem to have any delusions about his own degree of profundity — nor should he.