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Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
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![Mary Elizabeth Winstead in "All About Nina."](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arts-natalie-900x507.jpg)
Tribeca 2018: Comedy and Trauma and ‘All About Nina’
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• April 30, 2018
![A Renaissance in Independent Filmmaking](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/theme-natalie-900x450.jpg)
A Renaissance in Independent Filmmaking
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• April 4, 2018
![Benjamin Dickey and Alia Shawkat in "Blaze."](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/blaze-118209-900x643.png)
‘Blaze’ and the Unsung Country Legend
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• March 22, 2018
![Toni Collette stars as the matriarch of the Graham family in A24's new horror film "Hereditary."](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GROUP_TABLE_029-900x675.jpg)
‘Hereditary’ Scares On Two Levels at SXSW
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• March 20, 2018
![Superorganism performing at SXSW 2018.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Superorganism-1-900x600.jpg)
SXSW 2018: (Some Of) The Best Artists You Missed
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• March 19, 2018
![Christopher Plummer as Jack and Vera Farmiga as Laura in a scene from “Boundaries,” directed by Shana Feste.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/031918_arts-boundaries_Photo-by-Lindsay-Elliott-Courtesy-of-Sony-Pictures-Classic-900x643.jpg)
‘Boundaries’ Director Crosses Personal Thresholds
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• March 19, 2018
![Dee Rees: “Mudbound”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Awards-04-696x900.jpg)
Dee Rees: “Mudbound”
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• March 5, 2018
![A still from Sophie Brooks’ debut film, “The Boy Downstairs”.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/02-23-arts-downstairs-900x599.png)
‘The Boy Downstairs’ Is More Rom Than Com
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• February 23, 2018
![Lafayette Hall](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Z8A4471-900x600.jpg)
Lafayette Hall
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• February 22, 2018
![Staff Recs: Movies You Might Have Missed in 2017](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/02-02-arts-recs-900x390.jpg)
Staff Recs: Movies You Might Have Missed in 2017
Ryan Mikel, Jordan Reynolds, Tom Miritello, Anubhuti Kumar, Matthew Holman and Natalie Whalen
• February 2, 2018
![“May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers" explores the brothers Scott and Seth's lives and careers during 2014. The documentary aired on HBO Monday, Jan. 29 at 8 pm and is available for streaming on HBO GO.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/avett_viatwitter-735x900.jpg)
Avett Brothers Documentary Captures the Enigma
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• January 31, 2018
![The 75th Golden Globe Awards, on Jan. 7, 2018, wasn’t as progressive towards women and minorities as the Time’s Up movement promised it to be. Greta Gerwig, for one, wasn’t nominated for ‘Best Director’ for her new film “Lady Bird”.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Women_Twitter.jpg)
Globes’ Misguided Genre Bending
Natalie Whalen, Film Editor
• January 22, 2018
![The much-anticipated return of "Fargo" picks up right where it left off in its Minnesotan melodrama, surpassing even the most wary of critics' expectations.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fargo-900x900.jpg)
The Return to ‘Fargo’
Natalie Whalen, Entertainment Editor
• April 25, 2017
![Tisch graduating seniors showcase their photography in "Show Two." The exhibit will run until April 22 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17572066_1143905555755031_1203438122_o-900x600.jpg)
Photography Challenged in Tisch Senior Thesis Show
Natalie Whalen, Entertainment Editor
• March 27, 2017
![Tisch alumni John Early and Kate Berlant perform in their new project “555.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/013017_555_CourtesyKiranKunar-900x506.jpg)
NYU Alumni Mock Entertainment Industry in “555”
Natalie Whalen, Entertainment Editor
• January 30, 2017
![Duane Linklater’s work is on display at 80WSE, in the gallery’s “From Our Hands” exhibition.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/012217_OnView_NatalieWhalen-900x675.jpg)
View Now: Art Around Campus
Natalie Whalen, Entertainment Editor
• January 23, 2017
![NYU Tisch alum, Sayer Mansfield, pictured in the center wearing red lipstick, is one of the performers in Pilobolus, which is now at Skirball.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mansfield_courtesy-helene-davis-900x617.jpg)
NYU Dancer Tests Her Limits
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• December 5, 2016
![Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, "The Edge of Seventeen" will be premiered in theaters on November 18th.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/seventeen_courtesy-of-Media-Max.jpg)
‘Edge of Seventeen’ Models Teen Angst in Digital Age
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• November 18, 2016
!["Daughters of the Dust", the inspiration behind Beyoncé's "Lemonade", discusses the conflicts of the Black female identity and is to be re-released by Cohen Media Group in honor of its 25th anniversary.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/111616_Dust.jpg)
‘Lemonade’-Inspiring ‘Daughters of the Dust’ To Be Re-Released
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• November 17, 2016
![“Before the Flood,” is a documentary about the exigency of caring for the environment in severe midst of climate change.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/flood_Twitter.com_-900x533.jpg)
DiCaprio’s Doc is Pretentious — In a Good Way
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• October 20, 2016
![“100 Years” follows one Native American woman through her fight against injustice in modern America.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/100-years_facebook-607x900.jpg)
‘100 Years’ Still Not Long Enough
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• October 11, 2016
![PBS’s Point of View documentary series features “All the Difference,” a film that follows two Urban Prep high school students, on Monday, September 12.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/091216_Difference_wikipedia_web.jpg)
PBS Documentary “All the Difference” Highlights Urban Education
Natalie Whalen, Contributing Writer
• September 12, 2016
![On September 7, artists D.R.A.M., Kamaiyah, and Kelela performed at NYU’s annual Mystery Concert at Poisson Rouge.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/091216_mystery_natalie-breuer-6_web-900x600.jpg)
D.R.A.M. Stuns at Mystery Concert
Natalie Whalen, Contributing Writer
• September 12, 2016
Netflix Conquers the Film Industry
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• April 6, 2016
![“The Path” is a new Hulu series created by NYU Dramatic Writing alum Jessica Goldberg and airs on Wednesdays.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/path_facebook.jpg)
Alum Creates Complex Hulu Show
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• April 4, 2016
![“Everything Will Be Fine” is a German Drama starring James Franco which is set to release in theaters in the United States on December 4, 2015.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/franco.jpg)
Nothing is fine in ‘Every Thing Will Be Fine’
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• December 2, 2015
![Influenced by street art, New York native Chris Ellis presents New York City through the eyes of a native.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dazeworld_mcny.org_.jpg)
‘Dazeworld’ comes to the Museum of the City of New York
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• December 1, 2015
![Alicia Vikander and Eddie Redmayne star in Tom Hooper’s new film “The Danish Girl”.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/danish_facebook.com_.jpg)
Film looks at transgender women in 1920s Denmark
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• November 23, 2015
![NYU Tisch Alumna Camilla Niellson's sixth film, “Democrats” centers on the three-year project of drafting a democratic constitution in Zimbabwe.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/democrats_facebook.jpg)
Alumna wins best documentary at Tribeca with ‘Democrats’
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• November 17, 2015
![“The Wonders”, a film on an eleven-year-old girl’s coming-of-age, is well worth its Cannes Grand Prix Prize.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wonders-635x900.jpg)
The birds and the beekeepers star in Italian coming of age film
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• October 28, 2015
![Contemporary artist Walid Raad’s work will be displayed on the second and third floors of the MoMA until January 31, 2016.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/raad2_Hon-Lum_Cheung-Cheng.jpg)
Lebanese politics on display at MoMA
Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer
• October 18, 2015
![The Whitney Museum of American Art just opened its newest exhibit, “The Whitney Collection”, on September 28th.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/whitney2_hark.jpg)
Whitney opens main collection after move
Natalie Whalen, Contributing Writer
• October 5, 2015
![Artyom Bystrov (Dima Nikitin) in The Fool (2014). Image courtesy of Olive Films.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/TheFool1_Olivefilms-900x377.jpg)
Morality is at question in Russian film ‘The Fool’
Natalie Whalen, Contributing writer
• September 15, 2015
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2025
![The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/news-soapbox-amanda-1.png)
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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![(Courtesy of IMDb)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/arts-tv-mo-1200x800.jpg)
Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025