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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

How underdeveloped degree design and budget cuts impact CMA students

CMA largely lacks interconnectivity with other programs at Biola.
Film students express their need for more resources and collaboration with other art programs.
Amelia Schuhler, Opinions Editor April 25, 2023

Without collaboration across the art programs at Biola, individual departments miss out on opportunities for growth, especially Biola’s cinema and media arts program, which lacks the interconnectivity it needs in order to prepare students to thrive in the multi-faceted world of filmmaking. Performing...

“Gretel & Hansel” is beautiful yet hollow

“Gretel & Hansel” is beautiful yet hollow
Alluring cinematography cannot hide the film’s shallow story.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer February 4, 2020

As one of the most famous fairy tales ever told, “Hansel & Gretel” has had multiple adaptations in various mediums for almost two centuries, but none have compared to the original story. Its last notable adaptation, “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” followed Hansel and Gretel as witch...