Tag: Robb Moss

  • Nation & World

    Documentary photographer Chris Killip dies at 74

    Chris Killip, 74, renowned documentary photographer and former professor of visual and environmental studies at Harvard, died on Oct. 13.

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    Chris Killip.
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    Films that go bump in the night

    As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, the Gazette checks in with members of the Harvard community to hear which films they love to fear.

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    Scene from "Carnival of Souls."
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    Bogie, Bergman, and the Brattle

    Harvard scholars weigh in on the range of factors that have made “Casablanca” one of the most beloved movies in history.

    7 minutes
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    Lending his eye to the visions of others

    The Carpenter Center’s Robb Moss devoted some of his summer to helping fellow filmmakers realize their dreams.

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    In 10,000 years, we’ll know how it ends

    Peter Galison and Robb Moss’ documentary “Containment” is an unflinching look at the challenges of nuclear waste disposal.

    6 minutes
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    Five recognized as Harvard College Professors

    Michael D. Smith, Edgerly Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced five new Harvard College Professors in 2015.

    5 minutes
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    A movie as a mirror

    Three young Harvard alumni explain the genesis and the process of their making the hit film “Whiplash.”

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    Vietnam, the ongoing memory

    For students so young, an old war — captured in a history and literature course on Vietnam this fall — continues to have resonance and to provide “a punch in the gut.”

    10 minutes
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    Rewarding restlessness

    Five seniors will soon head to foreign shores as part of a fellowship program that emphasizes experience over work and independence over comfort.

    5 minutes
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    Film as a force

    Three documentary filmmakers up for an Academy Award this Sunday all have ties to Harvard’s Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, a longstanding, multidisciplinary program with a strong commitment to nonfiction film.

    10 minutes
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    Pictures as narrative

    Lauren Greenfield ’87 spoke with a Harvard audience about her 25 years of experience as a photographer and filmmaker as part of the Office for the Arts’ “Harvard JAMS!” series. The sessions connect students and members of the Harvard community with alumni who have made a career in entertainment or the arts.

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    Probing how the past behaved

    Harvard faculty and graduate students lectured, organized, and moderated in big ways throughout a four-day annual meeting in Boston of the History of Science Society.

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    Cold War fever

    A tactile exhibit called “Cold War in the Classroom” views recent history through the artifacts of a dangerous era, the tensions from which penetrated American schools.

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    Hooray for Harvardwood

    As a liberal arts college, Harvard doesn’t train its students for jobs in Hollywood. But student clubs, a liaison network, and individual drive prompt some toward entertainment careers, a fact reflected in this year’s Oscar nominees.

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