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‘Body Parts’ film screening pushes conversation on women in the entertainment industry
Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault. The Occidental community held a screening of the film “Body Parts” in collaboration with the Critical...
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NELA filmmakers spotlighted at eighth annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival
The eighth annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival took place Oct. 1–2 at the Highland Theatre. The festival featured 31 films by NELA filmmakers including “Brandi Finds...
Culture
‘It all turned out the way it was supposed to’: Naomi Miyamoto ’21 selected as finalist at KCET student film festival
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“Well, It Wasn’t Supposed to be This Way,” a short documentary film by Naomi Miyamoto ’21, turned out exactly way it was supposed to....
Culture
Art finds a home in “Cold War”
In his new film, "Cold War," director Pawel Pawlikowski takes a major step forward from the emotionally blank film "Ida." The latter portrays Ida, a...
Culture
“BlacKkKlansman” screening and Q&A with screenwriters draw parallels between 1970’s and today’s politics
The Media Arts and Culture (MAC), American Studies and Writing & Rhetoric departments as well as the Black Studies program hosted a screening of the...
Culture
Paying tribute to a comic legend: remembering Stan Lee
Stan Lee, former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and co-creator of characters such as Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and Black Widow, passed away Nov. 12, 2018 at the...
Culture
The NBCUniversal Short Film Festival tackles heavy issues through visual storytelling
The 13th Annual NBCUniversal Short Film Festival hosted its final screening and awards ceremony at the Directors Guild of America in North Hollywood Oct. 24. The event...
Culture
LeBron James and Ryan Coogler team up for “Space Jam 2”
There isn’t anything quite like the 1996 film "Space Jam." The film features basketball star Michael Jordan, who teams up with the Looney Tunes cartoon...
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“Lady Bird” begins migratory journey towards Oscar nominations
Prior to entering the theater, I had no idea what "Lady Bird" was about. I had not seen a trailer, so my best guess,...
Culture
Alum Ashly Burch partipates in career panel after post-Emmy win
Emmy-award winning writer and voice-over artist Ashly Burch '12 returned to Occidental College to speak at the "Industry Insights: Careers in Media and Entertainment" panel at the Hameetman...
Culture
Darren Aronofsky directs my Sunday school panic attacks
Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, "mother!" is a psychological thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem as a couple living in peaceful isolation...
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“It’s” here, “It’s” scary, it’s not going away
Trudging through 2017 is like listening to a mediocre comedian set-up another tasteless joke with a punchline that never comes. Considering that, it's no...
