UMass Boston 2013 Film Series kicks off with “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer”
October 2, 2013
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By: Lucie Coppola UMass Boston’s 2013 Film Series, a season of free independent films held in the campus center ballroom, kicked off with the empowering documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer. This film tells the tale of three members of the punk feminist group “Pussy Riot” who took part in a ...
Film Willow Creek showcases at BU as a wild success
October 2, 2013
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Every semester, Boston University hosts cinematic events held by none other than Suffolk's very own Gerald Peary. At these free events, filmmakers, actor, director and many more involved in the craft will visit BU to screen one of their recent efforts, along with a post-film discussion in which the students...
Audiences’ anticipate Joesph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon
September 27, 2013
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Set to release Friday, Don Jon stars character Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt,) a handsome guy in his late twenties who has no problem seducing women. Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is beautiful in a nearly unattainable fashion. Martello developed an unhealthy reliance on pornography and...
Now You See Me film thrills audiences
September 18, 2013
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By: Kaity Conery If you have found yourself in dire need of a mind-boggling movie full of unexpected twists and turns, then you have also found yourself in luck. Now You See Me is the perfect movie for you to watch. It has everything you need in a great film. It is filled with suspense, acti...
Q&A with Sharknado director Anthony C. Ferrante and star Tara Reid
July 31, 2013
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Sharknado has gone from television-movie phenomenon to the big screen, with a midnight premier in select theatres across the country on Aug. 2. Locally, the Syfy mega-hit will be shown at Regal Fenway 13 cinema in Boston and the Revere Showcase Cinema. On the eve of the eve of the theatre-debut, the film’...
Star Trek: Into Darkness fails to follow in stellar footsteps
June 6, 2013
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It’s hard to find a way to bring new life and originality to a series that is as coveted and densely filled with history as the Star Trek franchise is. Yet that is exactly what the team at Bad Robot did when they released the 2009 reboot to the continuity that delighted both longtime trekkies and new fans alike, myself included. That’s why I found myself itch...
Star Trek reaches new heights with sequel film
June 6, 2013
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While unwilling to commit 100 percent to the original lore, Star Trek Into Darkness may not have fulfilled every Trek desire but was still a fantastically exciting ride. We’re re-introduced to our bridge crew with Jim Kirk (Chris Pine) and Bones (Karl Urban) trying to distract a tribal planet society...
Great Gatsby sets the bar for summer films
June 6, 2013
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Based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann, is certainly an ambitious film worthy of critical praise. However, the adaptation of modern cinematography and stunning visuals seems to have distracted from Fitzgerald’s original intentions...
Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers” gives audiences a different view of the college vacation culture
March 28, 2013
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The most important thing to note before, during, or after you see Spring Breakers is that it does anything but encourage the behavior it portrays. Though easily the most absurd movie of the last year, possibly of the last decade, Spring Breakers somehow manages to send an important message to moviegoers...
Soderbergh’s Side Effects proves to be not your average thriller
February 7, 2013
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Ally Johnson Journal Staff Opening this Friday, Side Effects is a film with hyper-stylized directorial decisions, phenomenal performances and a script that refuses to succumb to the typical and manages to surprise an audience even when there doesn’t appear to be any surprises left. Emily (...
Zero Dark Thirty: Hits Theatres, the film to Define a Decade
January 23, 2013
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Joey Johnson Journal Contributor Capturing the emotions and essence of an entire American decade is no easy task, especially when it comes to something as fueled as the manhunt for notorious Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden. Yet Kathryn Bigelow, director of 2009’s Oscar award-winning war film The Hur...
Bond proves to be still sharp in new Skyfall
November 29, 2012
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The critics have been tough on the James Bond films in recent years and it seems like the franchise was going to go up in smoke. The once so powerful and invincible James Bond character suddenly became less interesting to watch. The star of the series that inspired more sequels than any other film in ...
