Leviticus 2:1

September 7, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: –Early biblical recipe for meatloaf These Things I Believe The enemy among us, the vegans, have been steadily gaining converts in these latter days.

Property of Michael S. Fritchen

September 1, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Fritchenation has arrived Michael S. Fritchen, a.k.a. “The Fritchenator,” is a distinctive man with a penchant for loneliness. At 33 years old, he’s never been married, he’s kissed only one girl in his life and he doesn’t consider himself to be a “real adult”. In “Property of Michael S. Fritchen,” filmmaker and UVU alum Matt […]

The CleanFlicks Treatment

September 1, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Andrew and Josh’s film chronicles the rise and fall of the CleanFlicks empire. But it’s a real shame CleanFlicks is not around anymore, because we still need them. There are plenty of movies that could use the CleanFlicks technique to make them morally suitable for viewing. Bambi It’s shameful the way this movie glorifies single […]

International Cinema provides Intentional Fun

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute This semester, the Cinema Studies program is excited to be partnering up with the International Center to bring UVU students some of the best foreign films around. The series will begin on Sept. 10 with the classic Okamoto film “The Sword of Doom,” a tale about a sociopathic samurai and his descent into madness. Other essential films will be on tap for the semester, such as Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal,” as well as more contemporary pieces, like Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire,” winner of this year’s Academy Award for Best Picture.

The CleanFlicks Treatment

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Andrew and Josh’s film chronicles the rise and fall of the CleanFlicks empire. But it’s a real shame CleanFlicks is not around anymore, because we still need them. There are plenty of movies that could use the CleanFlicks technique to make them morally suitable for viewing.

Actualities

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute UVU documentarians are making their mark in 2009. In the weeks and months to come, we have several documentaries from current and former students to look forward to. Here are two to keep your eye on. The Sonosopher Filmmakers Travis Low and Torben Bernhard paint a portrait of the life, the art and the sound of Alex Caldiero, UVU’s Artist in Residence and self-termed Sonosopher.

International Cinema provides Intentional fun?

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute This semester, the Cinema Studies program is excited to be partnering up with the International Center to bring UVU students some of the best foreign films around. The series will begin on Sept. 10 with the classic Okamoto film “The Sword of Doom,” a tale about a sociopathic samurai and his descent into madness.

Fall has Fell

August 28, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s back. We’re back, I mean. The annual migration of late teens and twenty-somethings from parents’ basements into overpriced, college-accessible housing has reached its peak. The D.I. is crowded on Wednesdays again, and the bookstore staff are cashing their fat, fat paychecks, with a lack of shame rivaled only by Disney and Lucifer himself. A […]

Notes from Underground

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: 4 minutes I am a sick man. I am a spiteful man. And so, for the purposes of this paper, I am just the man to take you on a guided tour of the seething underground of our Utah Valley. First things first: Fifthmeal Ride with me. It’s 3 a.m. and we’re hungry, so let’s tour the food options.

Fall has Fell

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s back. We’re back, I mean. The annual migration of late teens and twenty-somethings from parents’ basements into overpriced, college-accessible housing has reached its peak. The D.I. is crowded on Wednesdays again, and the bookstore staff are cashing their fat, fat paychecks, with a lack of shame rivaled only by Disney and Lucifer himself.