Movies
Arts & Entertainment
‘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...
Community News
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
Echo Park Film Center examines Japanese incarceration through archived films
The Echo Park Film Center (EPFC), a non-profit organization dedicated to broadening community access to cinema, opened its doors for the fourth screening of the “Race...
Culture
MAC senior comps draw roaring crowds in a packed Thorne Hall
Media Arts and Culture (MAC) seniors presented their comprehensive projects April 13 and 14. With emphases in either production or critical media studies, MAC...
Arts & Entertainment
Highland Park Independent Film Festival has a successful third year
The old-fashioned decor of The Highland Theater brings my grandpa's stories to mind. I envision him paying 25 cents to go see a movie...
Arts & Entertainment
“The Get Down” and “Atlanta” navigate hip hop’s past and future
After decades of shows that focus overwhelmingly on white, middle class Americans, a recent spate of TV shows finally welcomes a cast of diverse...
Culture
Music icons influence geek culture
There was something about David Bowie in “Labyrinth” that made my little 10-year-old heart go aflutter. Maybe it was the tight pants, the abundance...
Culture
Attack of the red and black onesies
I’m not sure why it is, but people sure love their goofy ultra-violent psychopaths in red and black onesies. Ok, this statement needs a...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Dear White People’ examines racial tension with humor
Author: Gregory Feiner "Dear White People" could not be any more topical, especially for Occidental students—it addresses college diversity issues with a dark sense of humor....
2013
‘Gravity’ takes NASA out of space and onto the screen
Author: Will Westwater "At 372 miles above the Earth there is nothing to carry sound, no air pressure, no oxygen. Life in space is impossible." Space...
