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It’s not often that one gets to see independent films in my neck of the woods. Usually the university cinema will have a student’s short film festival, but they usually play the night before an exam. As such, Dogs of Chinatown was the first full length independent feature I was able to sit in on. When I first heard about this film, it was all I could do not to jump u… Continue

Let’s admit it: Alan Moore is God. OK, he’s more than a little eccentric, but the man is one of the greatest writers alive, and is the author of one of the most famous works of graphic literature ever. A deconstruction of superheroes (as well as heroes in general), Moore’s Watchmen touched on many themes concerning God, fate, nuclear Armageddon, and one of the most frightening questions ever to be posed by any work of literature: exactly who… Continue

Since before Tom Cruise went crazy, somebody thought Shia LeBouf should be a major star, and the very mention of George Lucas was not likely to instigate violence, videogames and film have had a somewhat embarrassing relationship. Videogame manufacturers put out game after game based on popular films (some of which are infamously horrendous), and studios try constantly to adapt videogames to the big screen (the ma… Continue

So, I was waiting in the on campus theater for the free midnight showing of Iron Man to start. At 12:05, I began to sweat as the people next to me began to mutter something that might have been rioting plans (or maybe they were just doing their best Milton impressions). One of the entertainment reps thankfully chose that moment to come out to let us know that the wait was almost over, as well as explain exactly why none of us had to pay for 2 hours of awesomeness. Turns out that CBS had sponsore… Continue