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5 by 5: Departments Honor Five Distinguished Artists

5 by 5: Departments Honor Five Distinguished Artists

October 18, 2016

Five departments, honoring five artists, at one distinguished alumni event. The College of Fine Arts recognized five distinguished alumni for their work in each of their fields. The alumni participated...

Superb acting makes up for “Foxcatcher’s” muddled plotline

February 27, 2015

“Foxcatcher” was recently nominated for five Oscars. It was also nominated for three Golden Globes, two BAFTA Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, an Art Directors Guild Award and two Broadcast...

2015 Oscar’s surprise and delight – Birdman steals the show

By Katherine Ellis February 23, 2015

The 87th annual Oscar's captivated audiences around the globe this evening. However, with the usual glitz and glamour that accompanies award season, also comes awkward jokes, sympathetic laughs and poorly...

“Jupiter Ascending” has great visuals but disappoints on every other front

February 20, 2015

“Jupiter Ascending” is the kind of movie that one might enjoy on mute, with no subtitles. Visually, this movie can be astounding. Mind-numbing fight scenes, ridiculous explosions and self-indulgent...

Sundance documentary “Fresh Dressed” examines NYC black fashion culture

February 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From Cross Colours to Fubu to Kani, hip-hop fashion continues to make a statement. By utilizing different brands, each person ensures his or her own unique style. Director...

“The Hunting Ground” portrays the truth about sexual assault on college campuses

January 30, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“The Hunting Ground,” a Sundance Film Festival documentary, tells the story of college students around the country fighting for retribution after being sexually assaulted....

“Selma” doesn’t shy away from brutality in historical representation

January 21, 2015

In 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a group of an estimated 3,200 black and white American citizens on a historical march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, Ala., in protest of the restrictions on black...

2014s top grossing movies

2014’s top grossing movies

January 14, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As 2015 crashes in and new movies are already premiering, IMDb has calculated the top-grossing movies of 2014. Here are the top five: The number five top-grossing...

Excellent acting in “The Imitation Game” makes up for contrast between content and message

January 12, 2015

The Imitation Game” is a biopic of Alan Turing that excels within the confines of its conventional mold. Ripe with the drama of World War II, this film is never boring and Turing’s personal struggles...

Romance, violence, happy endings: the hallmarks of pop culture in film

Romance, violence, happy endings: the hallmarks of pop culture in film

December 10, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In my mind, the biggest indicators of pop culture’s effect on cinema are movies based on books. The alterations producers make demonstrate what they perceive as belonging...

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