Games make a play for legitimacy
Video games hit the big screen.
Student filmmakers humor fans
The 18th Annual Ed Wood Film Festival, hosted by the North Area residence halls, awarded The Origami Team for its short film.
Weekend Box Office: ‘300’ rises above ‘Mr. Peabody’
Seven years after the record-breaking run of its predecessor, 300: Rise of An Empire still managed a robust opening of $45.04M over the weekend, beating out DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman. While this is a step down from 300’s $70.88M opening in 2007, which at the time was the largest spring opening ever, it’s […]
Divergent
A new movie based on a series of young adult novels, focuses less on action and more on self-discovery.
Diverse weekend releases usher in new season of films
With the Academy Awards last weekend, a new season of films has officially begun. March should bring more new releases each weekend than January and February, which are typically slow months for theaters because of the awards season. This weekend has three nationwide releases, all playing to very different audiences. 300: Rise of an Empire […]
Screen on Sound: Oscars, 300, Mr. Peabody, and more
In this week’s installment of Screen on Sound, Lifestyle writers Landon McDonald and Nicolas Ransinangue talk about the recent and upcoming movie releases, as well as what’s hot on TV.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Non-Stop’ and ‘Son of God’ topple ‘The Lego Movie’s reign
The reign is over: after three straight weeks as the number one movie, The Lego Movie has fallen to the third spot thanks to the strength of the two new releases: Non-Stop, the latest action thriller starring Liam Neeson, and Son of God, the cinematic edit of the record-breaking mini-series The Bible. The toy epic […]
Academy Awards should slow weekend releases
With spring just around the corner, this weekend’s box office brings several new releases, targeting a variety of demographics. While all of these films will suffer because of the Academy Awards on Sunday, some of them should have enough draw to audiences to the theaters. The most talked about release this weekend should be the […]
New thriller proves enjoyable, but improbable
Non-Stop, a new thriller, features a stocked cast limited by a flawed screenplay.
‘Bag Man’ takes your money and runs
A weak story and lackluster performances from Robert De Niro and John Cusack sink David Grovic’s grossly inept crime thriller.