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With obvious art-house roots, ‘Spring Breakers’ celebrates, critiques ‘YOLO culture’

Matt McGrath April 2, 2013

When a film opens with the piercing noise of a Skrillex song, you know it’s either going to be an abomination, akin to the banal Project X, or it’s going to be a kind of beautiful sensory overload...

Hollywood’s tendency to remake films makes sense but stifles creativity

Matt Ford March 17, 2013

With the success of Sam Raimi’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” come new ideas about the state of the film industry and the future of movie making. The newly released Disney film, starring James Franco,...

Alabama students, alumni create popular web series

Courtney Stinson March 17, 2013

When Tim Sutton, Troy Wagner and Joseph DeLage set out to make the web series “Marble Hornets,” they never dreamed it would become an Internet sensation, but four years and millions of views later,...

'The Paperboy' likely to be viewed as unappreciated classic

‘The Paperboy’ likely to be viewed as unappreciated classic

Matt McGrath March 13, 2013

"The Paperboy” is a film that revels in its own trashiness. Director Lee Daniels shows no restraint in his attempt to shock the audience with the sheer audacity of what happens in his film, and it genuinely...

Digging through Netflix archives can yield impressive horror flicks like ‘Horsemen’

Dana Woodruff March 10, 2013

Deep within vast archive of Netflix is the 2008 crime thriller “Horsemen.” Not as popular as it should have been, “Horsemen” is definitely worth a second glance while scrolling through the Netflix...

WRC to host women in film series

Abbey Crain March 10, 2013

The Women’s Resource Center will shed light on women in the film industry by sponsoring Lunafest, a national traveling film festival “by, for and about women” at Monday’s screening at 7 p.m....

‘Game of Thrones’ season 3 set to premiere March 31

Colby Leopard March 10, 2013

For those of us already addicted to the HBO hit series “Game of Thrones,” the time to start getting excited about the season three premiere happened as soon as season two ended on June 3. For those...

‘The Lottery’ provides unsettling look at New York

Matt Ford March 4, 2013

In order for a student to receive a quality education, he or she better be lucky enough to win the lottery. That is the situation in Harlem, N.Y., and the issue covered in Madeleine Sackler’s “The...

‘Mama’ strikes fear, psychological trauma in viewers

Dana Woodruff February 25, 2013

The recent horror film “Mama” has all the components of a good scary movie: a creepy, dark house, a murder or two and a tormented spirit wreaking havoc on the locals. All of these ingredients combine...

New campus film festival hopes to resemble Sundance

Margaret Wilbourne February 19, 2013

Students will have a chance to prove their filming expertise and creativity by submitting their creations to the Black Warrior Film Festival. The event will showcase short films, music videos, commercials...

Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane should bring laughter, surprises to 2013 Oscar stage

Matt Ford February 19, 2013

The red carpet, elegant designer dresses and tuxedos, that iconic golden statue and those tantalizing five words: “And the Oscar goes to…” These are all staples of the Academy Awards, Hollywood’s...

‘Vloggers’ on YouTube making names for themselves

Mary Kathryn Patterson February 12, 2013

Spending hours on YouTube is a fun way to waste time for many students, but for the actual video creators, or vloggers, it’s a way to inspire others and explore possible career opportunities. Caitlin...