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Sit Back But Don’t Relax: Theater Etiquette 101

October 28, 2019 Kimmy Weinberger

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One of my favorite things to do at the movies is to find people in the audience on their phones…and tell them to turn it off.  It honestly gives me a sense of pride and satisfaction to attempt to preserve the etiquette of theater-going.  In recent years, a lack of audience etiquette has been a […]

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Romance Tropes: The Folly of Filmmaking

October 8, 2017 Emily Casebolt

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Romance. There are very few films these days that don’t at least incorporate a love story within their cast of characters.  Regardless if it’s needed or not, the romance is there. Romantic comedies and dramas have been popular for as long as film has been around. Definitely longer if you count novels and plays. So […]

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Independent Filmmakers and the Internet

October 7, 2017 Emily Casebolt

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A few days ago, I realized something I hadn’t thought of before. The hype around upcoming movies is different in recent years than it was twenty years ago. The direct cause of that, I believe, is the online landscape. When I was I kid, I saw trailers for movies when I went to the theater […]

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Women’s Rise to Film

July 10, 2017 Emily Casebolt

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If anyone were to ask me what my favorite Disney princess was, I would answer Pocahontas. As a child, I would jump off the couch just as Pocahontas would jump off the waterfall in the movie. She was an example of what a strong woman was to me and I appreciate that. Unfortunately, there aren’t […]

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From Page to Screen: Book to Film Adaptations

July 2, 2017 Emily Casebolt

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As an avid book reader, I’ve always enjoyed going to see movies based off of my favorite novels. It’s bit of a gamble though. On the one hand, I’ll enjoy the movie and accept the inevitable changes that had to happen. On the other, the movie will make absolutely no sense and I sit in […]

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The Trailer Theory : Meat Suit or Mindful Thinker?

June 27, 2017 Kimmy Weinberger

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The idea for my discussion on this topic stemmed from a text I got from my roommate last week to our roomie group chat: “Guys!  Black Panther trailer just came out! Check it out!” Even at work I dropped what I was doing to sneak onto the computer and catch a glimpse of the mini-cinematic […]

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Desierto: An Interview with Director & Writer Jonás Cuarón

October 28, 2016 Braulio Ramirez

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Jonás Cuarón came up with the idea for his latest movie Desierto ten years ago. It took him two years, however, to start writing the first draft of the script. “I didn’t know how to approach it,” he told me during an interview. The only thing he knew at the time was that he wanted […]

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The Golden Age of Streaming

October 21, 2016 Roxy de la Rosa

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As my couch can attest, we now have an insane amount of streaming material available to us on a bevy of devices from countless sources. As an avid consumer subscribed to a handful of services and the owner of several devices, I am livin’ the dream in regards to entertainment accessibility. Not only do we […]

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