Retro Review ‘Dark Crystal’ One of the Greatest Movies in History
When someone thinks about Jim Henson, words such as happy, warm and fuzzy enter the mind. These thoughts usually associated with shows such as...
Academy Award goes to pizza, selfie
A record breaking selfie and pizza.
These two things could be an easy way to summarize this year’s Academy Awards but like with every Oscars,...
Tips to escape the electrical cords
Imagine a day in today’s society where you had no phone, television, radio, computer or any other electronic device.
What could you or what would...
Competing for ‘Best Picture’
Forrest Gump. Titanic. The Godfather.
What do these films have in common - other than being landmarks in motion picture history?
All have won “Best Picture”...
Political drama is a hit
House of Cards, a political drama starring Kevin Spacey, takes place in a universe where the U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip employs sex,...
RTV moves into new broadcast realm
Delta College’s Radio and Television Department (RTV) is seeing changes: a new format for its news station and a push toward receiving FCC licensing...
American films bring culture to theaters
Time and time again, Hollywood has come up short when it comes to maintaining diverse story lines and cast members. Films featuring prominent African...
‘Catching Fire’ film adaptation thrills, but divides fans of book
The second film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy, “Catching Fire,” opened on Nov. 21 with the largest debut of all time for...
Looking back on a nostalgic film classic of the holiday season
We all have a favorite holiday film. For me it’s the 1994 remake of “Miracle on 34th Street.”
The original 1947 classic still stands the...
Weirdest Christmas flicks of all time
It’s Christmastime and that means holiday movies invading every television network in existence.
I am a movie buff and naturally I have a list of...
Hip Hop website synonymous with violence
The scene opens up with a man’s voice nonchalantly saying “Worldstar” as he films two women arguing on his cell phone.
Suddenly, from out of...
Video store armageddon
In the war against Internet streaming, Blockbuster suffers a fatal blow from changing viewing habits
There has been a paradigm shift in the last decade...
New game systems duke it out this holiday shopping season
It’s scary to think that it was eight years ago when the Seventh Generation of video game consoles began with the release of the...
Upcoming ‘Jurassic Park’ sequel prompts nostalgia, new fans
BY SEAN MENDOZA
The age of dinosaurs may be long gone, but the creatures’ legacy stayed alive throughout the years thanks in part to Steven...
Highs, lows of fall’s TV season in progress
Every year brings a slew of brand new TV shows that never make it past December.
Many of this season’s new shows will likely meet...
One shade of ‘Grey’ too many
The final nail in the “Twilight” saga has been hammered into the proverbial coffin, but the remnants of its infected remain in the form...
Perplexing ‘brony’ subculture surrounds newest ‘My Little Pony’ animated series
Bronies unite once more!
Season four of “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” starts Nov. 23 on the Hub Network.
What’s a brony you may ask?
While...
YouTube hosts music award show
On Nov. 3, YouTube hosted its first music awards ceremony.
Streamed live, the event was hosted by Jason Schwartzman, indie actor from “Rushmore” and “Scott...
‘Time-warping’ still alive
This Saturday, Oct. 26, the Sacramento West Wind Drive-In, will host a midnight showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
While it’s not mandatory to...
Chiming in on the scariest movies ever in time for Halloween
CHRIS' TAKE
Fear is universal, its power undeniable, but the funny thing about fear is not everyone is scared of the same things.
Some people fear...