No cable? No problem. There are plenty of legal movie streaming websites and apps that are affordable and accessible to students. Long Beach State offers discounted codes for movie websites such as Hulu, FilmStruck and MUBI. In order to apply the discounted price, students must register using their student email.[Read More…]
Tag: Movies
The best film and TV show cameos filmed in Long Beach
The beauty of Hollywood is that filmmakers can make nearly any city morph into the one a story is set in. While many coastal scenes look as though they’re filmed somewhere on the east coast, many were filmed right here in Long Beach. The aquatic capital of America has been[Read More…]
ASI Beach Pride Events hosts Movies on the House
Nothing resonates more with college students than the word “free.” Associated Students Inc.’s Beach Pride Events is presenting a series of movie screenings fit for any broke college student. Movies on the House allows Long Beach State students to watch newly released movies without having to pay the costly price[Read More…]
Lights, Camera, Long Beach
Laughter echoed in the theater as local Long Beach filmmakers debut their latest projects. The 5th Annual Long Beach Indie International Film Festival took place last week showcasing local filmmakers, including Long Beach State University students and alumni. The festival, which also highlights the work of international directors, was[Read More…]
The summer movie box office is going to explode with these releases
Now that the spring semester has finally come to a close, students are ready to lay out at the beach or by the pool with an ice-cold drink and relax after all of the hard work put in to their studies. But while some may want to catch some rays,[Read More…]
Surging changes arise in Schwentke’s ‘Insurgent’
Fiction fans can rush to theaters and cringe, yet again, as they accept and embrace unexpected additions to the film adaptation of “Insurgent.” Director Robert Schwentke adapted the second installment of Veronica Roth’s Divergent Trilogy, “Insurgent.” Although Schwentke’s interpretation strays from the dystopian series’ original plot, it’s refreshingly entertaining. The[Read More…]
Review: Fifty Shades of Grey fails to ignite the big screen
Brace yourselves, bookworms; the highly anticipated “Fifty Shades of Grey” film-adaptation falls flaccid, lacking the dangerous sex appeal that kept bookstore shelves empty and the latex industry in business. The film follows a virginal Anastasia Steele, played by Dakota Johnson, who falls in love with the deeply disturbed billionaire tycoon Christian[Read More…]
A most violent attempt
“A Most Violent Year” takes an ambitious step back in time to when guns solved everything. Directed by J.C. Candor and released on Friday with A24 Studios, “A Most Violent Year” has every tool to obtain mob-movie greatness: blood, a mischievous, beautiful wife, tax fraud and drawn-out pauses in between[Read More…]
How to know if you are addicted to Netflix
Watching unlimited, non-stop amounts of Netflix only costs $7.99 per month, so it’s no wonder that more and more people are becoming addicted. “Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen,” Netflix says on its website. “Members can play, pause and resume watching,[Read More…]