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Arts

Sarah Silverman moves from comedy to drama in I Smile Back.

Sarah Silverman surprises in lackluster drama

Kat Fadrillan, Contributing Writer October 20, 2015
Though more familiar with comedy, Sarah Silverman's superb dramatic portrayal of a pill-addicted housewife outshines a hackneyed plot in "I Smile Back."

‘Narcos’ perpetuates simplistic idea of Latin America

Eugenia Cavazos, Contributing Writer October 20, 2015
Narcos inaccurately depicts Latin America.
See what our staff recommends you add to your schedule next semester.

Staff Recommendations: NYU courses

Bailey Evans, Thomas Devlin, Joseph Myers and Audrey Deng October 20, 2015
The WSN Staff recommends NYU courses that most impacted us in preparation for course registration for the Spring 2016 semester.
From October 22nd - 27th, New Yorks LGBTQ Film Festival will be premiering new pieces.

What to look for at NewFest this year

Staff Writer October 20, 2015
Celebrate LGBTQ in film at the NewFest Film Festival in NY. The most anticipated film of the festival is "Carol," starring Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett as two lovers in 1950s New York.

‘Otello’ production still struggles with race

Joseph Myers, Theater Books Editor October 19, 2015
The met's new Otello production doesn't have blackface, but still struggles with race issues.

Andrew Lloyd Webber talks ‘School of Rock’ on Broadway

Joseph Myers, Theater/Books Editor October 19, 2015
Andrew Lloyd Webber returns to Broadway to direct "School of Rock," debuting a music video from the musical as a teaser. WSN attended the premiere and afterwards spoke with Webber about his decision to turn the beloved movie into a musical.
 Jack Quaid, an alumnus of the Experimental Theatre Workshop of the Tisch School of the Arts, spoke with WSN about his role in the upcoming HBO show “Vinyl” and his experience working in both New York and L.A.

Hammerkatz alum Jack Quaid on his short film, new HBO show

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer October 19, 2015
NYU alum Jack Quaid makes his directorial debut at the New York City Independent Film Festival with "After Lilly." WSN spoke with Quaid about his time as a comedian Hammerkatz, his upcoming role on HBO's "VInyl" and N.Y. vs. L.A.
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks team up for the Cold War film “Bridge of Spies,” a retelling of the 1960 U-2 incident between the United States and Soviet Russia.

Tom Hanks stars in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Bridge of Spies’

Min-Wei Lee, Contributing Writer October 19, 2015
Directed by Steven Spielberg, "Bridge of Spies" offers a consummately grim look into the intricacies of the Cold War, starring Tom Hanks as the righteous insurance lawyer who unwillingly finds himself lost in the intricacies of espionage.
 The Head of a Colossal Statue of Senwosret III at the Ancient Egypt Exhibition on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Met focuses on Egyptian Middle Kingdom in exhibit

Carter Glace, Staff Writer October 19, 2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens a comprehensive exhibit on the Middle Kingdom in their Egyptian Wing in "Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom."
Contemporary artist Walid Raad’s work will be displayed on the second and third floors of the MoMA until January 31, 2016.

Lebanese politics on display at MoMA

Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer October 18, 2015
Photographer Walid Raad reimagines Lebanese history with fictionalized artifacts in his latest exhibit at the MoMA. Two projects, "Scratching on things I could disavow" and The Atlas Group frame the gallery.
Classical favorites such as Debussy’s “Clair de la Lune” are very popular study songs.

Staff Recommendations: Music to study by

Grace Halio, Alex Bazeley, Tommy Collison and Audrey Deng October 15, 2015
Hunker down for midterm studying with these staff-recommended Spotify playlists.
Son of Saul is a 2015 Hungarian drama film, where a Hungarian-Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz works as a Sonderkommando member, burning the dead, during the Holocaust.

‘Son of Saul’ captures hell on screen

Ethan Sapienza, Staff Writer October 15, 2015
Experience the horror of the Holocaust as never before in the brutally dark "Son of Saul," following Saul's attempts to find a rabbi in Auschwitz for his dead son.