The Weekly Reel: The Safe Havens of 2D Animation
The past couple of weeks, we took a look at the situation of 2D animation in Hollywood and how it might disappear from the...
‘Moneyball’ is not a good investment
Sports movies don’t have a complicated formula. Take a bunch of ragtag characters who are unlikely to become friends, make them play a sport...
‘The Wizard of Oz’ at The Grand Theatre
In 1939, a little movie called "The Wizard of Oz" was released. It is about a girl named Dorothy and her struggle to find...
Plain White T’s at SLCC
Salt Lake Community College has hosted many great entertainment events over the last few years. Last year SLCC hosted the famous MTV dance group...
One ‘Drive’ not worth taking
The concept of Drive seemed simple enough. A Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Something like that isn’t easy...
‘Straw Dogs’ takes bad to whole new places
If movies are to be believed, then small Southern towns are backwards nightmarish places and anyone with any common sense would flee them the...
‘Warrior’ is a knockout
When I say the phrase “sports movie,” what may come to mind are films such as Field of Dreams or Remember the Titans. When...
Hollywood and the animated film, part 2: 2D vs. 3D
Last week we took a look at the history of animation, studying its evolution up through the Disney Renaissance and the rise of Pixar....
‘Contagion’ is the cold you want to catch
There’s a word in German which best describes Contagion. The word is schadenfreude, and it means happiness at the misfortune of others. There’s something...
Final Light: An artist in retrospect
A pattern of light and shadow. Color awash in creamy tones and blotted with vibrant reds and Kelly green. Symmetry and asymmetry balanced in...
Tower, Broadway offer high class cinema in Utah
Few can argue that it’s fun to watch a multi-million dollar Hollywood actionfest of a movie, but occasionally it’s nice to watch a film...
‘Apollo 18’ makes you think twice
There is a new style that has become “hip and edgy” in recent years, the found-footage narrative film. It began in the 90’s with...