Commentary Series

Craven: Man and Lake

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Teacher, filmmaker and commentator Jay Craven has been working on next summer’s commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s arrival in Vermont – but he finds himself surrounded by a bigger story than he expected.
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Phillip Glass

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Academy Award nominated composer Philip Glass’s upcoming appearance at Dartmouth College has filmmaker and Marlboro College teacher Jay Craven thinking about the role of music in movies.
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Greatest Living Murdoch

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A combination of the holidays and the recent comparisons of our times to the days of Franklin Roosevelt have reminded commentator, filmmaker, and Marlboro College teacher Jay Craven of his grandfather.
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Galjour

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Filmmaker, teacher and commentator Jay Craven recently saw Anne Galjour’s performance at Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center – and he liked what he saw.
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The Dream

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Recently, filmmaker and Marlboro College teacher Jay Craven found himself at a loss for words. Fortunately, a friend came to the rescue.
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“W”

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Commentator, teacher and film producer Jay Craven has been to the movies recently, where he found himself reflecting on cinematic and historical fact and fiction.
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Maverick

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Commentator, teacher and film producer Jay Craven has been amused by the political revival of a word that reminds him of an old TV show, a personal friend, and the truth – you might say – about legends.
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DV8

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Commentator, teacher and film producer Jay Craven says that a dance performance coming to the Hopkins Center may offer an intriquing glimpse of the future of the performing arts.