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Four simple rules to watching this year’s Academy Awards

Erich Hilkert February 21, 2011

As the Oscars quickly approach, millions will be watching on Feb. 27 as Natalie Portman strolls down the red carpet in Vera Wang's latest spectacle. It would seem that for one night, the world's finest...

Apwonjo screens film about Liberian civil war

Lauren Ferguson February 21, 2011

Apwonjo, an organization that raises awareness about injustice in sub-Saharan Africa, will be screening the film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” tonight at 7 p.m in the Ferguson Center Theater. The...

You might not want to 'Just Go With It'

You might not want to ‘Just Go With It’

Nikki Davis February 13, 2011

Whenever Valentine’s Day rolls around, we can usually look forward to picking from a small handful of romantic comedies in theaters. This year, the choices are meager. The most recent effort is a remake...

Campus MovieFest wraps up at Ferg

Campus MovieFest wraps up at Ferg

Ashley Chaffin February 10, 2011

The Campus MovieFest finale attracted a crowd almost big enough to fill up the Ferguson Center Theater. Forty-five minutes before the screening was supposed to begin, there was already a line forming...

Oscar snubs stir latest round of awards show skepticism

Jordan Berry February 6, 2011

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released this year’s list of Oscar nominations, the response went something like this: “The Oscars are crap. I mean, they didn’t even nominate...

Campus film fest in full swing

Campus film fest in full swing

Ashley Chaffin February 6, 2011

Campus MovieFest returned to campus for the fourth time on Feb. 1 and saw the biggest turnout ever from Alabama students. More than one hundred teams picked up all the necessary equipment from the Ferguson...

Student film contest comes to UA

Ashley Chaffin January 30, 2011

In one week, campus MovieFest, the largest student film festival in the world, is coming to Alabama to give students a chance to make a five-minute movie. It is free to participate, and the program provides...

Little Willie’s hosts charity benefit

Jordan Staggs January 27, 2011

In the summer of 2005, Darius Weems, a teenager from Athens, Ga., afflicted with muscular dystrophy, embarked with his friends on “the roll of his life.” After undergoing a 7,000-mile journey, he made...

HCA to screen education documentaries at Ferg

Hannah Marcum January 25, 2011

The Honors College Assembly will begin a new film and social media campaign tonight titled “What If?” The assembly will host monthly screenings of films based on education in the Ferguson Center Theater...

“No Strings Attached” is just another casual affair

Jordan Berry January 24, 2011

**/**** (2 stars out of 4) The title should have tipped me off. Had I actually known that “No Strings Attached” was also reflective of the movie’s connection with its audience, trust me, I would...

Little Willie’s hosts fundraiser

Hannah Marcum January 21, 2011

Local bar Little Willie’s will host a fundraiser this Saturday for the upcoming Ladyfest Deep South Festival. The benefit will begin at 7 p.m. and costs $5 for students and youth and $10 for adults....

Golden Globes: To care or not to care

Golden Globes: To care or not to care

Jordan Berry January 12, 2011

The awards season is already underway, yet no one has a clear picture of which film will take home the grand prize on Oscar night. And while the 68th Golden Globes are this Sunday, you can expect that...