Theater v. Streaming
Travis Anderson, Arts & Community Writer
March 10, 2020
How often do you go to see a movie in the theater? Over the past few years, the trend appears to be that people are more reluctant to see a film in the theater. The advent of streaming services likely contributed to this reluctance but is also changing how films are made and consumed. However, whenever...
Pop Music: Is it Art?
Travis Anderson, Arts & Community Writer
March 4, 2020
Pop music seems to get a bad rep in popular culture. Pop music’s reputation is even a plot point in the 2018 remake of A Star is Born. In this film, Lady Gaga’s character transitions from making country music to making pop music and is accused of producing less genuine art. Pop music’s bad reputation...
Science Fiction and the Human Experience
Travis Anderson, Arts & Community Writer
February 25, 2020
There are few things better than walking out of a movie theater in complete awe and loss for words from what you just saw. Science fiction, in my experience, accounts for a majority of those awe inducing experiences. Two examples stand out in my mind, Arrival and Interstellar. These films stand out in...
The Genius of Damien Chazelle
Travis Anderson, Art & Community Writer
February 12, 2020
Since 2014, Damien Chazelle has directed three films and became the youngest person to win both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for directing at the age of 32. These three films, Whiplash, La La Land and First Man, have a distinct style and view of the world that firmly places Chazelle in the category...
Oscar Snubs: Leading Actor and Actress
Travis Anderson, Arts & Community Writer
February 6, 2020
Early January saw the release of Hollywood’s most anticipated list, the Oscar nominations. Overall, I was quite happy with the list but some of my favorite films didn’t make the cut. I have plenty of opinions about the Best Picture and Directing categories, but I will focus on both the Leading Actor...
Foreign Films Worth a Watch
Travis Anderson, Arts & Community Writer
January 28, 2020
It’s a new year and that means my favorite season has arrived, Awards Season! Early this January, the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held and normally acceptance speeches don’t catch my eye. This was not the case this year. Parasite won Best Foreign Language Film and director Bong Joon Ho a...
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