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The Adjustment Bureau' Free Prescreening

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Matt Damon's latest thriller, "The Adjustment Bureau," is set to be released March 4.  There is a special prescreening for students on campus at the Browning Cinema in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center this Wednesday at 8 p.m.


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A guide to the Royal Wedding

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The royal wedding invitations were sent out Friday — did you receive yours? Don't panic, The Observer has your back, as we've got the inside scoop on the who's who and what's what for "The Engagement", the biggest royal event since well, Diana and Charles (although let's have higher hopes for this. one shall we?).  


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Fashion by Felicia

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Billy Ocean once sang "When the goin' gets tough, the tough get goin'." Well, where I come from when the going gets tough, the tough get their stilettos.




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Celebrities in Fashion

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With New York Fashion Week drawing to a close, names like Kate Mulleavy, Prabal Gurung and Oliver Theyskens are on the mind of any fashion follower.



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Halftime

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Halftime, an up and coming 20 member a capella group on campus, recently released its second album, "noted." The album consists of 10 covers of popular songs like Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" and Sara Bareilles' "Love Song." The Observer had the chance to interview the group's president, senior Meghan McDermott.


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Justin Bieber: Say Never

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I'll give a disclaimer to start this review: Justin Bieber had to do a lot for me to get me to like him in the new documentary, "Never Say Never," which is, get this, based on his "life." By its simple nature, this film had several obstacles to clear before some critics (this one included) could seriously consider it legitimate.


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The 'Proof' is at DPAC

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Whether you love theatre or instead enthusiastically prefer science, the Department of Film, Television and Theatre's production of "Proof" appeals to everyone. In "Proof," Catherine, the daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, questions whether she is also becoming insane.


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Grammys Culture Tantrum

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During awards season, I inevitably get asked, "What did you think of the Grammys?" This is met with some basic frustration every time. See, I am an awards season groupie. I live for the red carpet, the interviews between stars and late night hosts discussing nominations and wins and the endless stream of news analyzing, dissecting and celebrating film and television. And, of course, Entertainment Weekly's Oscar Ultimate Viewer's Guide.


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Lectio Live! celebrates Black History Month

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Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," started "Negro Week" in 1926 in an attempt to educate the American people about the culture and achievements of African-Americans. 85 years later, Woodson's vision endures as Americans around the nation pause to remember the history of African-Americans during Black History Month every February.



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Keenan Revue in Review

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    Dreary winters are yet another Notre Dame tradition. Football season divides up the fall with six or seven jam-packed gamedays, but come second semester, the weather is gray, the snow is piled high and there just aren't that many campus-wide events to get swept up in.


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From South Bend to Hollywood

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Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television and Theatre, in association with the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and iNDustry Alliance, will present tonight award-winning screenwriter Larry Karaszewski as a special guest in the FTT Talks lecture series.


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2011 Grammy Awards: Who will win and what to look for

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The 53rd annual Grammy Awards are set to take place Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where they have been held every year since 2004. As always, the awards arrive accompanied by a wave of mixed reactions from the music community. The perennial questions of "are the Grammys still relevant?" and "why was so-and-so nominated?" are just as prevalent this year as in previous ones.



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PEMCo. brings 'Chicago' to Washington Hall for spring show

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The Pasquerilla East Music Company (PEMCo.) has taken on a daunting feat. Its choice of spring musical is none other than "Chicago." The Broadway edition won a Tony Award for Best Revival in 1996 and the Hollywood film version won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2002. Despite the high standard set by previous renditions of the musical, PEMCo. manages to make the musical feel new and asserts the relevance of the film nearly a century after the real life events inspiring the play actually transpired.


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The Rite' needs an exorcism from its predictable premise

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Anthony Hopkins has yet to play an unconvincing psychologically-twisted bad guy. But, unfortunately, even his Academy-Award-winning acting talent could not help save "The Rite." Sometimes bordering on the ridiculous, the movie progresses slowly towards a predictable end.