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'Hunger Games' reaction mixed

‘Hunger Games’ reaction mixed

Lauren Ferguson March 27, 2012

With an estimated $155 million in ticket sales for its opening weekend, it may be surprising that students are giving “The Hunger Games” mixed reviews. Based on the best selling book trilogy, “The...

Jewish culture highlighted at weekend film festival

Jewish culture highlighted at weekend film festival

Abbey Crain March 22, 2012

The Tuscaloosa Arts Council will hold their 10th annual Jewish Film Festival this weekend from Saturday to Tuesday at the Bama Theatre. The festival will begin Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with a Jewish Food...

The Best Guilty Pleasure: Nicolas Cage

The Best Guilty Pleasure: Nicolas Cage

Erich Hilkert March 21, 2012

Nicolas Cage just might be the most brilliant actor we have today. It’s certainly possible he is not, but you must admit one thing: he brings a unique perspective to every movie he is in. That’s more...

LunaFest to showcase work of women filmmakers

LunaFest to showcase work of women filmmakers

Courtney Stinson March 20, 2012

LunaFest, a national travelling film festival promoting awareness for women’s issues and hosted by the Women’s Resource Center, will screen this year’s films at the Bama Theatre tonight at 7 p.m....

Documentaries a smart alternative during dull film season

Walker Donaldson March 8, 2012

March begins what is truly the doldrums of film season. It is three months until the summer blockbusters re-crowd theaters, and with the end of the awards season culminating in a rather uneventful Academy...

Tuscaloosa loves Redbox

Alexandra Ellsworth February 27, 2012

In 2011, Tuscaloosa dropped to 53rd place in renting romantic comedies from Redbox. In 2010, the city was ranked third and subsequently was named the third most romantic city in the United States in 2011,...

Movies the Oscars forgot about

Erich Hilkert February 27, 2012

Hollywood's biggest stars were on the red carpet last night, and the film industry gathered together to recognize 2011's finest achievements. Unfortunately, not every deserving movie or nominee actually...

Who should win the Oscars and why

Walker Donaldson February 23, 2012

Best Picture: “The Artist”   The move from five to as many as 10 nominees for Best Picture has created a conundrum for the nominating committee. Critics panned films like “Extremely Loud and...

UA professor's dance celebrated at film festival

UA professor’s dance celebrated at film festival

Deanne Winslett February 15, 2012

The San Francisco Dance Film Festival selects 25 films to showcase each year. They receive submissions from all over the world, and this year, one of the chosen dance films hails from the University of...

Clooney shines brighter than ever in 'The Descendants'

Clooney shines brighter than ever in ‘The Descendants’

Walker Donaldson February 6, 2012

To me, his roles are predictable: his smooth voice and dashing good looks are accentuated by an overwhelming attempt at charm that makes him contemptuous. Does this sound like jealousy? No, it should not....

Ferg Theater overflows for Campus MovieFest screening

Ferg Theater overflows for Campus MovieFest screening

Deanne Winslett February 6, 2012

When the doors opened to the Campus MovieFest red carpet finale event at the Ferguson Center Theater Thursday, a mob of people had already collected outside. The doors opened at 7 p.m. for the evening’s...

Students busy with short films

Deanne Winslett January 30, 2012

Over the past week, it has been hard to walk around campus without seeing a video camera, as students who are participating in Campus MovieFest have been busy preparing their films for competition. Students...