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Matthew Peters
Matthew Peters is currently an Arts & Entertainment writer for The Daily Californian. Formerly a beat reporter for the news department, Matthew has been writing for The Daily Californian since February 2008. Majoring in philosophy at UC Berkeley, Matthew can sometimes be found in the dark, dank depths of the campus underground library, contemplating if the world is a massive conceptual art exhibit built by an aloof, incorporeal artist. Contact him at mpeters@dailycal.org. |
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| Filmmaker Michael Moore Aims to Incense Again... Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 | 12:58 am | By Matthew Peters Walking out of the cinema, one of two possibilities seemed certain: Either this film is one of the most dangerous and misleading documentaries ever made, or it... | ![]() |
| 'The Informant!' Is a Mostly Flavorless Film Thursday, Sep 17, 2009 | 2:47 am | By Matthew Peters In the media, business conglomerates have gained a reputation for dishonesty: Greedy corporate overseers fleece the workingman, while the company's foot-soldier... | ![]() |
| Depp Shines in Action Film 'Public Enemies' Thursday, Jul 2, 2009 | 12:30 am | By Matthew Peters John Herbert Dillinger was a household name in the 1930s. He robbed over 24 banks, escaped from jail twice and was pursued by a special FBI "Dillinger task forc... | ![]() |
| New 'Transformers' Film Is an Unrealistic, Fl... Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 | 12:21 am | By Matthew Peters A Transformer is a bizarre technological amalgamation of non-descript heaps of metal mashed onto one another, forming a behemoth warrior-robot. Despite how disj... | ![]() |
| 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' Works Summer Mov... Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009 | 10:59 pm | By Matthew Peters The heat isn't the only way to tell it's summertime. The other indicator is the movie industry, which releases movies with a simple, reliable formula this time... | ![]() |
| James Toback Discusses Film 'Tyson' and Its F... Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 4:40 am | By Matthew Peters The documentary "Tyson," created by James Toback, focuses on boxing legend Mike Tyson, whom Toback met when the boxer was 19 years old. The Daily Californian sa... | ![]() |
| Knockout Film 'Tyson' Shows Human Side of Fam... Wednesday, May 6, 2009 | 11:17 pm | By Matthew Peters Mike Tyson has run the gamut: from fame, to infamy, and then to obscurity. The eponymous documentary "Tyson" revives his notoriety and recasts him as the classi... | ![]() |
| 'Sonata for Miriam' Entertains With Imaginati... Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 | 12:41 am | By Matthew Peters Let's face it: New Zealand is an obscure island nation, dwarfed by its continental counterpart down under, Australia. To the American psyche, its only notable e... | ![]() |
| Local Exhibit's Pieces Are Bizarre But Hardly... Monday, Mar 16, 2009 | 3:39 am | By Matthew Peters A few blocks off of Southside's Ashby Ave.-lined by urban sprawl and congested with boisterous car commuters-is a quiet alcove of eccentric homes overrun wit... | ![]() |
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INVADERS MUST DIE Monday, Mar 2, 2009 | 1:47 am | By Matthew Peters When you're walking across campus with your earphones plugged in, have you ever imagined that the song flooding into your ears is the theme song to whatever you... | ![]() |

