Coco, Spielberg, Beyoncé and me
Doors of Perception
Everyone’s passion begins somewhere and evolves as they get older. My love affair with movies is a trilogy, and it started with Universal Studios.
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In penultimate episode of season, ‘True Detective’ finally gets interesting
After seemingly endless beating around the bush in terms of which leads are real and which are false, the conclusion to the Purcell case is finally appearing on the horizon.
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‘The Dark Tower’ condenses complex source material into forgettable action flick
“The Dark Tower” is plagued by melodramatic slow-motion shots set to an overly saccharine soundtrack accompanying entirely unrealistic action sequences
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Tunesday: Songs that testify to the beauty of film scores
(“Photograph” by Arcade Fire is not available on Spotify) I’m not the biggest music person. I don’t really care for the most recent hot album. I have my set of indie rock songs from my early high school days and my momentary stages of EDM heavy listening, but the only
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‘Gold’ mines Matthew McConaughey’s performance to become enjoyable despite standard plot
At first glance, Stephen Gaghan’s “Gold” looks like a typical Oscar bait film. It features an A-list actor who physically transformed for the role, a plot based on true events and a limited release during awards season. While “Gold” fails to fulfill its huge potential and won’t take home any
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‘Sing’ is zany, crowd-pleasing animated sing off
Illumination Entertainment has not-so-slowly been building its reputation as the zany alternative to the more adult-pleasing Pixar. Under the guidance of company founder and producer Chris Meledandri, Illumination’s “Sing” is a fun, funny and somewhat forgettable crowd-pleaser, matching the basic requirements for the studio famous for “Despicable Me” and “Minions.”
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Top 10 films of the year
2014 saw a wide array of films hit the theaters from the thrilling “Gone Girl” to the tasteful, poignant and guffaw-inducing “Dear White People.” Here are the top picks as selected by the arts & entertainment department at The Daily Californian.
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Overheard at the Oscars
Ellen DeGeneres is up onstage introducing the presenters for one of those awards that no one really cares about, except if they were nominated. All the A-listers in the audience start to quietly talk to one another in order to escape the snooze-fest. Over in the “Wolf of Wall Street”
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‘True Detective’ refreshes crime genre
The latest HBO crime drama “True Detective” reopens a 1995 case after a recent occult murder convinces present-day detectives that a serial killer is still on the loose. Recorded interviews with former detectives Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) and Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey), who separately recount their experiences sleuthing out the
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‘Dallas Buyers Club’ creates collision of homophobia and HIV
Remember when Matthew McConaughey was best known as the stylishly optimistic Mr. Right with a surfer-cowboy drawl? The one who starred in romantic comedies based around improbable meetings with Kate Hudson or Jennifer Lopez? It seems McConaughey sure doesn’t. “Dallas Buyers Club” is the latest in his recent line of intense
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