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April releases begin the journey to summer blockbusters

April releases begin the journey to summer blockbusters

Drew Pendleton April 1, 2015

With South by Southwest now another year older and the 2015 film year still in its infancy, the month of April is the start of the journey toward blockbuster season, which will kick off with “Avengers:...

Sundance Festival provides preview of indie slate

Sundance Festival provides preview of indie slate

Drew Pendleton February 8, 2015

While 2015 has been poised as the year of the mega-blockbuster – “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Ant-Man,” “The Fantastic Four” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” to name a few – the...

CMF award winners to take Hollywood

CMF award winners to take Hollywood

Laura Testino February 4, 2015

Campus MovieFest returned to the University on Jan. 20 and culminated with a finale in the Ferguson Theater on Jan. 29. The top 16 student films were awarded as Campus Finalists and were shown to an...

Biopics in the driver's seat for 'Best Picture' prize

Drew Pendleton January 13, 2015

This year’s race for the biggest Oscar of them all – “Best Picture” – will be a photo finish come March, and even Thursday morning. While several big fan favorites (such as “Gone Girl,”...

Comedic actors take on dramatic roles, may earn Oscar nominations

Drew Pendleton January 11, 2015

The Oscar nominations are coming soon. Thursday morning, we’ll find out who’s in the hunt for that legendary golden statue. While there are plenty of storylines this Oscar season, one of the most compelling...

With release of future projects, superhero movies primed to succeed or fail

Drew Pendleton November 23, 2014

A few weeks ago, Marvel and DC Comics made the cinematic universe explode with the announcements of their  schedules of superhero movie release dates. Marvel’s Cinematic Universe still has 11 films...

In-class movies expand student understanding

Kyarra Harris November 3, 2014

Watching films and movie clips in class can provide students with extra content pertaining to their current lesson. At the University, professors from across campus are increasing their use of film to...

Twenty years later, 'Pulp Fiction' holds up as a modern pop culture icon

Drew Pendleton October 20, 2014

October 14 marked the 20th anniversary of the film that launched the career of one of American cinema’s most prevalent auteurs: Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.” The first showcase of Tarantino’s...

'Gone Girl' delivers thrills on multiple levels

Noah Cannon October 15, 2014

By Noah Cannon Three years after his deft adaptation of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” director David Fincher is back to continue his quest to turn all of your favorite pulpy beach reads into...

The book is better than the movie

Marcus Flewellen October 13, 2014

Recently the movie industry has become too reliant on adaptations. Every major Hollywood blockbuster is based on pre-existing source materials, whether those are young adult novels (“If I Stay,” “Hunger...

Recent releases continues Hollywood’s prequel trend

Drew Pendleton October 13, 2014

By Drew Pendleton It’s become apparent Hollywood has successfully borne the genre of the 
“origin story” into massive popularity. Whether it’s a superhero movie like “Batman Begins”...

Theatre to premiere comedy film

Katie Shepherd September 23, 2014

Total Frat Move dubbed “Mantervention” the “greatest raunchy sex comedy since ‘Wedding Crashers.’” The movie will premiere Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Bama Theatre along with only six other theaters...