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The Freshman: All in the Family?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Richard Guzman

The Freshman is the one film I’d take to a desert island. It’s my favorite movie—though I know it’s not great—partly because it parodies one of my favorite great movies, The Godfather. Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) goes to NYU as … Continue reading →

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6 Days / 49 Films

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Richard Guzman

FILM CENTRAL Second Annual Fall Festival, Sept. 16-21, presents 49 films from 6 states and 16 countries. For the second year in a row North Central College will be one of the four sites of the Fifth Annual Naperville Independent … Continue reading →

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A second look at Fox News

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Richard Guzman

I’m mostly—though not entirely—liberal, and for me that means I have not watched Fox News for more than a few minutes at a time for many years. Even if you’re just moderately liberal, you have to be more patient than I am to … Continue reading →

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