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Making Waves: Tara Jenkins

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Photos courtesy of Tara Jenkins Senior Tara Jenkins is putting her Theatre and Media Production major into action by taking on her own documentary project about Pepperdine students’ different experiences and how their identities tie into their school life. “I am filming a documentary about identity at Pepperdine,” Jenkins said. “It explores how people separate themselves … [Read more...] about Making Waves: Tara Jenkins

Artists Corner: Peter Filimaua

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Photos Courtesy of Peter Filimaua As an aspiring filmmaker, Junior Peter Filimaua hopes to spread positivity and tell good stories. Currently in the process of creating a documentary, Filimaua said he wanted to show the lives of the people living on the streets near Angel Stadium in Orange County. “I was driving past the stadium one day and noticed a lot of people … [Read more...] about Artists Corner: Peter Filimaua

‘Wallstreet’ Makes Another Debut

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Photo courtesy of Fandango.comThe iconic movie "Wall Street" made a limited-time debut in 650 theaters across the U.S. in honor of the film's 30th anniversary. The movie returned to hundreds of big screens Sept. 24 and 27. Fathom Events and Twentieth Century Fox presented this new screening that also included a featurette film called "Greed is Good." The featurette highlighted … [Read more...] about ‘Wallstreet’ Makes Another Debut

Stop The Movie Verses Book Debate

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Graphic by Nate BartonMovie adaptations of books are hardly ever good enough for the readers who discovered the story when it existed only in paper and ink. A pop-culture debate is parsing out which was better: the book or the movie. However, the debate over which is better misrepresents the largely different experience each method of story telling gives its readers.A book and … [Read more...] about Stop The Movie Verses Book Debate

Reimagine the Remake

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Art by Sybil ZhangQuick, what’s the first thing that pops into your head when you think of "Psycho?" Of course it's Vince Vaughn’s 1998 portrayal of horror icon Norman Bates. Except, that was absolutely not the first thing you thought of when "Psycho" was mentioned. You likely pictured Janet Leigh screaming in a shower or a grinning Anthony Perkins talking about … [Read more...] about Reimagine the Remake