Sneak peek at upcoming movies
With Thanksgiving here and the end of semester only a few short weeks away, it’s time to take a look at a few upcoming...
The Weekly Reel: FAQs about Film
In this installment of The Weekly Reel, I’ve decided to answer some questions people often ask me about the process of making a film...
‘Immortals’ won’t live very long
For some reason film producers love making movies about ancient Greece and the various gods associated with it. This may be because actors like...
The Weekly Reel: An industry imposed detour
The strange habits of Hollywood when it comes to the release of holiday films was brought to my attention by some readers of both...
‘Tower Heist’ a classic case of cops, robbers and Bernie Madoff
Ah, the heist movie. The one genre where we root for the criminals, often following an all-star gang going in for one last big...
The Weekly Reel: The celluloid candidate
‘Tis the season to be bombarded with commercial after commercial after commercial. No, I’m not talking about the holidays. I’m talking about election season,...
The Organ Loft: The way silent films are meant to be seen
At the time of this writing, I have barely returned from an evening at The Organ Loft, located at 3331 S. Edison Street, where...
‘Puss in Boots’ leaves the shadow of ‘Shrek’
Many people get on my case when I talk about how mean-spirited the early “Shrek” films were. The one thing people tend to forget...
Free movies aren’t just on campus
On November 2, Student Life and Leadership is planning to show "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus...
The Weekly Reel: Terrifying Trends
We last left our retrospective during the 80’s, an era full of horror classics and cult film phenomena. It is as we get into...
Freedom Film Festival provides deep insight and fun
The Salt Lake Freedom Film and Storytelling Festival is a call back to the joy of storytelling. It consists of films, laughter and an...
The Weekly Reel: A History of Horror
Fear. It is one of mankind’s base instincts. For centuries, many people have crafted tales to evoke and awaken this feeling in all of...