Front Page
Ponyo: Hand-drawn animation is as lovable as ever
The days of mainstream hand-drawn animation seem to be numbered. As the years progress, more and more studios are developing CGI-animated films and the tendrils of this technology are far reaching from animation into a variety of genres, from sci fi to action films. Studio Ghibli, however, based in Japan under the guidance of Hayao Miyazaki, still revels in its hand-drawn animated films. Miyazaki, former Oscar winner for Best Animation for Spirited Away, continues to dazzle and impress with his latest offering, Ponyo.
International Cinema provides Intentional Fun
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.
Shall we dance?
As August draws to a close and fall semester takes off, many students are transitioning…
Adventures in guilty pleasures
Bringing back SexyBack You and I, we’re both college students, and as such, media elitism…
Breakin’ the law in p-town
It has regrettably come to my attention in recent weeks that one need not do anything to break a law in Provo. I mean this in the most literal sense possible, and if you doubt the possibility of this seemingly bold claim, I direct you to the following hypothetical reconstruction of an actual situation:
Gaypocalypse now!
He who has ears to hear, let him hear: Being gay is neither a choice nor a hereditary trait. It is a disease.
Righteous fury: Why we need Inglourious Basterds
Warning: this article contains fairly widely-known spoilers about the ending of Inglourious Basterds.