Film & TV

“Trumbo” Comes to Script to Screen

October 21, 2015 by

The Hollywood Ten sounds like a cute name, doesn’t it? Sort of like the Fab Four or the Magnificent Seven. In reality, though, that name brought only disdain and misery for its members. The Ten were...
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American Horror Story: The Hotel Premier

October 14, 2015 by

Just when I thought Lady Gaga couldn’t get stranger, she became a soul-sucking seductress. But I think I liked it? American Horror Story is back in its 5th season with “Hotel.” If I had to descr...
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Script To Screen: ‘American Beauty’ Screenwriter Comes to Discuss Film

October 8, 2015 by

Celebrating its 25th episode, the series Script to Screen excels again and brings another Oscar-winning guest in for a screening and a series of analytical questions. After bringing great names to cam...
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The Martian is Out of This….Ugh, Please Don’t Make Me Say That.

October 8, 2015 by

I will not deny it; writing that headline was somewhat painful. But it’s true: “The Martian,” the adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel, is pretty damn good as a matter of fortunate fact. And, even ...
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Fear for the Future of this Spinoff

September 17, 2015 by

  About two and a half years ago, I couldn’t sleep one night, so at three in the morning, I went on Netflix and popped on the first episode of “The Walking Dead.” The first 20 minutes absol...
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‘Sharknado 3?’ Oh Hell Yes!

August 2, 2015 by

The way I saw it, I had one of two options: see “Pixels,” a movie that I knew I was going to hate and give more of my money to the hellspawn that is Adam Sandler in the process, or see “Sharknad...
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Ian McKellen Redefines Our Dear “Mr. Holmes”

July 30, 2015 by

We’ve seen a lot of different versions of Sherlock Holmes over the years, from the stereotypical deerstalker-wearing version popularized and made iconic by the likes of Basil Rathbone to the much-ad...
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He’s Back. What a Surprise.

July 13, 2015 by

If anything, this movie proves that if you set your expectations low enough, anything will satisfy you. Was “Terminator Genisys” necessary? No. Was it fun?  A bit.  Does it prey on your nostalgi...
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A Satisfactory Catharsis: ‘Inside Out’ is a Good Time

July 6, 2015 by

Imagination can be a wonderful thing, depending on how it’s applied. If you muck it up, you end up with something that seems cool, but in reality, you realize that someone fell asleep behind the con...
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Jurassic World: Life Will Always Find a Way to Bite You in the Ass

June 30, 2015 by

Whether or not the Jurassic Park die-hards hate this movie and the average blockbuster junkie loves it, I think we can all agree on one thing: It could have been a lot worse. For one thing, you’d th...
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Reel Loud 2015 Suffers from Poor Planning

May 28, 2015 by

Any student-coordinated event that exists outside the realm of the two hour SRB multipurpose room shindig is something that deserves applause. When a group of college kids get together and learn the b...
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Ecological Storytelling Screens Miyazaki Classic: “Nausicaä of Valley of the Wind”

May 27, 2015 by

Graduate student Jeremy Chow from UCSB’s English department hosted the screening of the animated film “Nausicaä of Valley of the Wind” on Friday in South Hall room 2635. This spectacular film, ...
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Cambodian Rock n’ Roll

May 27, 2015 by

"Don't Think I've Forgotten" tells the story of rockers fighting to be heard amidst revolution
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“Merchants of Doubt”: A Discussion on Effective Science Communication

May 22, 2015 by

Last Wednesday, the Sustainable Science Communication Conference kicked off its event with a screening of “Merchants of Doubt” in UCSB’s Pollock Theater. Featuring approaches from several academ...
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What is Water: A Review and Discussion of “Chinatown” (1974)

May 22, 2015 by

On Wednesday, May 6, the Carsey-Wolf Center kicked off its new series, Inside Perspectives: Neo-Noir and the Contemporary City, with a 1974 favorite,  “Chinatown.” Directed by Roman Polanski and ...
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