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UA students travel to Hollywood

UA students travel to Hollywood

Mari Johnson June 21, 2011

Students from the University have been invited to showcase their award-winning films at Campus MovieFest International 2011, the world’s largest student film festival, in the entertainment capitol of...

Beat the heat, watch a movie in the AC

Beat the heat, watch a movie in the AC

CW Staff June 21, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Opens Wednesday, June 29 There will be a special showing of the IMAX3D version at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. Rotten Tomatoes: The movie had yet to be rated on Rotten...

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ message felt in Tuscaloosa

Erich Hilkert June 1, 2011

After the devastating tornadoes ripped through Tuscaloosa in late April, a film review seems of little consequence. But if we stop and look at director Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," we may find...

Student films screened at Bama

Student films screened at Bama

Ashley Chaffin April 26, 2011

The Bama Theater was filled tonight as 13 UA students presented their original documentaries. The fifth-annual Documenting Justice screening featured six films that covered a large range of topics that...

Doc Justice to screen six student films

Doc Justice to screen six student films

Karissa Bursch April 24, 2011

The Bama Theatre will host the fifth annual Documenting Justice Screening this Tuesday, April 26, starting at 7 p.m. The screening will feature six student-created documentaries about justice and injustice...

'Water for Elephants' blends magic and history

‘Water for Elephants’ blends magic and history

Nicole Davis April 24, 2011

There’s nothing like the excitement of a live performance, and “Water for Elephants” is a film that acts as a visual love letter to a classic, often overlooked breed of it: the circus. Adapted from...

A catalogue of film recommendations from a graduating senior

Jordan Berry April 17, 2011

In two years of writing movie columns for the CW, I have had the pleasure of working with a great group of people. They have allowed me to write with great passion and openness about the thing I enjoy...

Bay of Pigs remembered in student documentary

Brett Saunders April 17, 2011

On April 29, Honors College student Samuel Dotson will be premiering his documentary about the Bay of Pigs, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba made by the United States government during the presidential...

Film: Farley Granger most remembered for 'Strangers on a Train'

Film: Farley Granger most remembered for ‘Strangers on a Train’

Erich Hilkert April 17, 2011

Surely by now you've heard that Elizabeth Taylor passed away a few weeks ago in March. If you haven't, well, now you have. What you probably haven't heard is fellow Hollywood actor Farley Granger also...

HCA wraps up ‘What If’ Film Series tonight

Lily Hall April 13, 2011

By Lilly Hall What if every child got an equal, fair education? What if America modeled its public education model on a one-room schoolhouse in France? This Thursday the Honors College Assembly will host...

‘Hanna’ is anything but a stereotypical revenge thriller

Nikki Davis April 10, 2011

  For me, action films typically provide the same problem that romantic comedies do: finding one that brings something new to the table, which is a nearly impossible task. Throwing a leading woman into...

Film: Don’t expect to laugh-out-loud in ‘Arthur’

Film: Don’t expect to laugh-out-loud in ‘Arthur’

Carmen Groom April 10, 2011

Don’t go into “Arthur” anticipating a laugh-out-loud comedy because it’s not one. However, “Arthur” is full of witty remarks and funny moments. With Russell Brand as the lead actor in this...