“Taken” features fast action, downplays powerful message
**Stars**: 2.5 out of 5
**Review**: "Taken"
**Director**: Pierre Morel
**Release Date**: Jan. 30, 2009
From the get-go, “Taken” sets itself up to be full of intense action with a breathtaking sequence where Kim (Maggie Grace) is abducted and stolen into Paris’ seedy underground. Brian (L ...
“New in Town” not so new after all
"New in Town"
**Rating**: 2.5/5
**Cast**: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr.
**Director**: Jonas Elmer
**Genre**: Romantic comedy
**Running time**: 96 min.
**Rating**: PG
**Release date**: Jan. 30
It is a trope older than “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Elizabethtown” – the hip and ...
“The Uninvited” barely makes the mark
Everyone knows that Hollywood can't come up with original ideas anymore, and Charles and Thomas Guard's "The Uninvited" proves that film studios like to rehash old story lines and make them "unique."
“Fiction Family”: Nickel Creek-Switchfoot collaboration results in eclectic tunes
Since Switchfoot and Nickel Creek have both been hard-working live acts over the past few years, neither Foreman nor Watkins had much time to spend recording together in the same room. Because of this, they ended up trading demos to each other via e-mail , piecing the songs together on the fly. What resulted is a surprisingly cohesive, eclectic set of tunes, unique from the sound of Switchfoot or Nickel Creek.
Biola professor Barry Krammes showcases newest art project
Barry Krammes' theatre project titled "Morality" is the first art show of the semester featuring beautiful assemblage artwork. The work on display now features topics of morality, including calamities, earthly delights, longing, innocence, and insanity. All pieces are made from mixed media assemblage and have been in production since 2004. For a closer look at the opening reception of the show check out the gallery.
“Benjamin Button”: a darker “Forrest Gump”
David Fincher's “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” has a sentimental take on the thesis of last year's Best Picture winner, “No Country for Old Men.”
Best picture nods in brief
"The Reader," "Milk," "Frost/Nixon," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" are all in the running for the 2009 Oscar Award.
A glance at Sundance
A group of Biola students spent a week in Utah screening films at the world-famous Sundance Film Festival. The annual trip is a chance for cinema / media arts majors to get inspiration and -- if they're lucky -- funding for their own productions. Follow their experiences and favorite movie moments ...
There’s little “Doubt” that many awards are on the way
One of the best things about a great film is when easy answers are not supplied and viewers are left to wrestle with things long after the film is done. One such film is John Patrick Shanley’s adaptation of his own Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Doubt.”
“Deuce”: Comic shop crime story makes for innovative Biola Film
Two fanboys hang out in a brightly decorated comic shop, debating the merits of Spiderman’s choices and the chance to do something different. Their hangout spot is innocuous and random enough, and apparently, that is exactly why a mysterious gunman chooses the comic shop, of all places, to hold up.
“Frost/Nixon” brings a new perspective on historic interviews
Politics and entertainment are in a collision, and where is credible journalism to be found in all this? Ron Howard’s film recalls the days when the prospect of a talk show host interviewing an ex-president was considered to be absolutely absurd. How could anyone expect a talk show host to play hardball with Richard Nixon when all they’ve had practice with is pitching softballs?
At the start of every semester, the Torrey Honors College holds a series of lectures for each class of students called “Why You Read What You...