Graduating illustration and animation students show their work in senior showcase.
Tag: film
One woman’s recyclables another woman’s art
Artists aim to inform peers about recycling and depression through their art at this week’s student art galleries.
Diversity in art style
This week’s student art galleries vary in style, but both convey very personal meanings.
Relax on the remakes
The main result of the remaking and rebooting of old films is a sea of half-assed material that is marketed as an original movie. These half-hearted attempts are something that more often than not offends film-lovers like myself.
Getting personal about Puvungna
Looking at Isabel Avila’s art is like looking at a portal into the past. It is hard not to be mesmerized by the surreal photographs that are on display in the Gatov West gallery. The studio art masters student’s exhibition titled, “What Always Was” features photographs of scenery in the[Read More…]
Jordan Peele reels all of “US” into his newest horror film
Written, produced and directed by Peele himself, “Us” is the latest addition to Peele’s horror movie family. This time around, he brings us a predominantly black cast starring Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex and “Black Panther” stars Winston Duke and Lupita Nyong’o as the Wilson family, a casting direction that is often unheard of in Hollywood.
‘The Ted Bundy Tapes’ provide an in-depth look at the serial killer sensation
Netflix has recently acquired the rights to “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” a film about the life and crimes of Ted Bundy. The film was acquired by the streaming service for $9 million, following the close-out of the Sundance Film Festival Feb. 3. The role of Bundy in the[Read More…]
Film director works toward filling the frame with documentary ‘Half the Picture’
The dimly lit University Theatre was equal parts animated voices and bent necks as students stared intently at their smartphones. The crowd erupted into applause as film director Amy Adrion alongside Jonathan Wysocki, Long Beach State University lecturer in both the Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Film[Read More…]
Spielberg receives the “Spirit of California” and is inducted into the California Hall of Fame
Steven Allan Spielberg knew one thing when he was growing up: he wanted to make it to Hollywood. On Tuesday night, Cal State Long Beach alumnus Spielberg walked down the red carpet in Sacramento to be inducted into the California Hall of Fame for his contributions to filmmaking and the[Read More…]
Film photography makes a comeback in the age of digital products
When film was first introduced to the world, it was revolutionary. It changed the format and immediacy of cinema and photography. Decades later when digital was created, the future of film seemed bleak. In 2008, Polaroid announced that it would no longer produce its iconic instant print film due to[Read More…]