Before digital, analog was king. For cinephiles who came up before DVDs and YouTube, a large chunk of their lives was spent rewinding videotapes. In their heyday, the Video Home System was a revolutionary technology that allowed consumers to watch films in the comfort of their own home. And like[Read More…]
Film & Television
Any articles related to film and television should fall in this category. This category will most likely be filled with reviews and/or commentary on films and/or television series.
Screening of ‘Free Angela and All Political Prisoners’ draws a crowd at CSULB
An ethereal voice wailed violently to the tune of a tortured, melancholy jazz as the Marin County courthouse in San Rafael, California filled the projector screen. Old photos depicting the bloodied bodies of Black men who had been gunned down after attempting to free political prisoners and kidnapping a judge[Read More…]
‘Killswitch’ disengage
The documentary “Killswitch: The Battle to Control the Internet” highlights the struggle to protect a free and open Internet through the stories of two young hacktivists, Edward Snowden and Aaron Swartz. “These are very average people who did very extraordinary things,” said Ali Akbarzadeh, director of the documentary, who graduated[Read More…]
Hollywood meets Laguna
After three days, 76 films and many buckets of popcorn, it’s safe to say the inaugural Laguna Film Fest transformed the Laguna Nigel Regency Theater into a miniature Hollywood red carpet event. “I feel accomplished and tired,” said Austin Fickman, a Laguna Beach High School senior who founded the Laguna Film[Read More…]
CSULB screens film about little-known police operation that resulted in 11 deaths
The California State University, Long Beach Film and Electronic Arts department is hosting a free screening of “Let the Fire Burn” along with a Q-and-A with director Jason Osder. The documentary recounts a confrontation that occurred on May 13, 1985 when a long-time feud between Philadelphia police and MOVE, a[Read More…]
CSULB Student Films at Indie Film Festival
A down-on-her-luck woman attempts to rob a bank; a deadbeat father overcomes the guilt brought on by neglecting his overachieving son; a promiscuous woman reluctantly adopts her 12-year-old half-brother—all in the span of about 30 minutes. “Monica,” “The Impossible” and “Burning Memories” were some of the California State University, Long[Read More…]
Exiting the labyrinth
Renowned director Guillermo del Toro hosted a private event Wednesday, entitled “In the Labyrinth” to discuss his creative process and the unique sense of dark fantasy woven into most of his films. Throughout his career, del Toro trusted that “[his] interests, which lied in the fantastic, would guide [him]” through[Read More…]
He Named Me Malala documentary film
There are times when silence is not an option. Pakistani teenager, Malala Yousafzai, an activist for global education is the subject of a new documentary film, “He Named Me Malala.” Her defining moment came at the age of 15 years old when she was targeted and shot by the Taliban[Read More…]
Comic Con invades Long Beach
The scenes were surreal: John Snow eating a burrito on the floor, a “Jurassic Park” tour vehicle driving down the freeway and a women’s restroom filled with “Justice League characters.” Fiction came to life this weekend at the annual 2015 Long Beach Comic Convention. CSULB alumni and “Boy Meets World”[Read More…]
Unforgettable ‘Amy’
On screen we watch her looking painfully nervous. Awkwardly standing in a dimly lit studio next to one of her heroes and a legendary jazz singer, we watch as she stops her side of the duet abruptly. “I’m sorry…I’m sorry,” she says to Tony Bennett like a child in trouble.[Read More…]