By: Preciska Spelmonich As an Oscar virgin, so to speak, I had neither predilection nor any preconceptions of what the 83rd Annual Academy Awards would be like. As such, I believe that most of my observations are going to be trite, unprofessional, novice, and unimaginative. But nonetheless here goes.…
By: Mike Thurau 12 years ago, a movie titled Mystery Men hit theaters. For a Ben Stiller movie, it wasn’t half bad and it was a pleasant departure from reality into the world of six misfit superheros. It was good mindless fun, but it left me with a lingering…
By: Thomas Hinderick It's an interesting question. One that perhaps has been widely publicized this past week on the Internet and other media by numerous pundits wanting to get in on the spectacle. What I'm talking about is the set in the Lionel Logue's office scenes in The King's…
Like so many other games, Alice: Return to Madness plays with the theme of insanity not for any enlightened purpose—which, granted, neither did the Grand Theft Auto franchise either, and many others. So, how and why does that make it any different?
Taking the viewer from tragedy to comedy and then something in between—something we'll call tragicomedy for short—Exit Through the Gift Shop does so much more than your average documentary.
One of the most common supporting arguments of mergers is that mergers create more efficient, more effective entities producing a better end product for its consumers. This argument defies basic logic when it comes to the motivation of a company. With a dominant market share of an industry, there is a seeming lack of external factors that would motivate firms to produce at their best.
By: Amy Shakewell One year I had plans to head North to my mother’s house for Christmas. It had been over 16 years since my three siblings and I have had Christmas together. It was a much anticipated trip. The day before the trip I’m getting things all…