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CW staffers pick their favorite holiday movies sure to bring cheer

CW staffers pick their favorite holiday movies sure to bring cheer

CW Staff December 7, 2011

Erich Hilkert, Lifestyles Film Columnist ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: My favorite holiday movie is "It's a Wonderful Life." I'm a fan of director Frank Capra and an even bigger fan of Jimmy Stewart....

Football, war and Veteran's Day

Football, war and Veteran’s Day

Erich Hilkert November 7, 2011

There are few times of the year when it makes perfect logical sense to write about a war movie. I can think of roughly five: 1. Memorial Day – what better time is there? 2. Veterans Day, which happens...

Battle with cancer: heads you live, tails you die

Battle with cancer: heads you live, tails you die

Erich Hilkert October 16, 2011

In the new movie "50/50," Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a 27-year-old named Adam who receives a big shock one day: he has a cancerous tumor on his spinal column. After doing some research, he discovers the...

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...

Film: Tragedy at the movies

Jordan Berry February 24, 2011

The rescue boat sails through the icy water, careful to avoid all the lifeless bodies. You can hear a pin drop in the silence as Rose cries for help, her words fading silently into the night. I can hardly...

Cameron breaks mold by bringing politics to his blockbuster

Peterson Hill February 9, 2010

This year's best picture race for the Oscars is arguably one of the closest in modern cinema. "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" are locked in a sparring match to take home the golden statue and be named the...