By Mikayla Anding Web Content Contributor It’s been all over social media since Monday. We’ve all talked about it with our friends. We know more about this incident than what’s going on in Ukraine. Yes, when Will Smith smacked the *bleep* out of Chris Rock at the Oscars. This incident rocked our world somehow, as many conversations between friends this week turned into deep analyses over it. “Whose side are […]
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager For this International Women’s Day, I’d like to take a minute to recognize all the important and talented female directors who have graced us with emotional, dramatic, action-packed, funny, heart wrenching and heartwarming films over the years. Since the Academy Awards likes to repeatedly not mention female directors. The 2020 Academy Awards were criticized for not having any female director nominees in the Best […]
By Brittany Anderson Assistant Web Content Manager It’s that time of year again: award show season. Despite a few taking place later on in the year, the first couple months of the new decade have been (or will be) spattered with some of the biggest awards shows: the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards, to name a few. Whether you keep up with the films, the actors […]
By Caitlin DunnMusic Journalist With Oscar season in full swing, there is plenty of gossip regarding the major categories such as Best Picture, Best Actor/Actress, and Best Director. But there is much more to a film than just visuals, cinematography and theatrical characteristics. One major aspect of a film that can change the entire mood and emotion within seconds is music. Music plays a major role in film it brings […]
By Brent Ramirez Blog Content Contributor If you haven't heard yet, the film La La Land is taking theaters by storm, with most film lovers and casual moviegoers alike left in awe in its wake. The romantic musical directed by Damien Chazelle has been sweeping through awards season with several trophies already collected, including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Emma Stone's performance, as well as a nomination for Gosling's. […]
By Asia Daggs Blog Content Contributor The 88th Academy Awards will be airing on February 28 and we are all overly eager to see what it brings. However, over the past few weeks, trending topics such as #OscarsSoWhite and #OscarsSoDumb have been circling on social media and in the news. This uproar began with the release of the nominees; all of the categories are predominately white and it seems as if […]
Weekly Update Feb. 23, 2015 Warren Schorr Tara Pohlmeyer What’s Trending We discuss how 911 call centers don't have the ability to locate callers. The growing popularity of MDMA, or Molly, We wrapped up award season with this year's socially-aware Oscars Warren's favorite topic: the weather. Our guest this week was Texas State Provost Dr. Eugene Bourgeois From the University's legislative goals, to the upcoming and ongoing campus […]
By Andrew Nogay Blog Content Contributor The Oscars; the most arbitrary thing in the movie industry that actually matters. Nobody ever agrees with the nominations, and the movies that are nominated definitely skew to a certain demographic. As of 2012, 77% of the Oscar voters were male, 94% were white and the median age was 62. No wonder the same types of movies get nominated every year. A definite chasm has emerged […]
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