Photos Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures“The Shape of Water," directed by auteur Guillermo del Toro, is making noise this award season. The film already won two Golden Globes and just received an astounding 13 Oscar nominations. Del Toro’s bold film stars Sally Hawkins, Academy Award-winning Octavia Spencer, notorious bad guy Michael Shannon, Doug Jones and … [Read more...] about ‘The Shape of Water’ Is Just A Pretty Face
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“Lady Bird” Hits Home: A Conversation with Greta Gerwig
Photos courtesy of IMDB and A24 FilmsAfter winning two Golden Globes “Lady Bird” is flying into awards season buzz.The film, written and directed by Greta Gerwig, portrays a contentious mother-daughter relationship framed in love. Since its release, it has gained critical acclaim. In late November, it broke a Rotten Tomatoes record for most consecutive … [Read more...] about “Lady Bird” Hits Home: A Conversation with Greta Gerwig
A Call for Positive Representation
Images by Kayla Lee Brittany O'Grady, a half-Black, half-White actress said that because of the way she looks, she often gets casted as a Latina. She also said she gets type-cast to play roles about troubled women and thinks those roles are often given to women of color. On Fox's TV show "Star," O'Grady, a former Pepperdine student, plays Simone, who is of the same ethnic … [Read more...] about A Call for Positive Representation
Weekly Culture Collection
Weekly Culture Collection is a column that gives the best things to eat, see and do near Pepperdine, Malibu and the surrounding Los Angeles area. It’s like The New Yorker’s Goings on About Town section but not as high-brow, and there is no dandy with an eyeglass. It also has nothing to do with New York. This week’s collection gives the best things to eat, see and … [Read more...] about Weekly Culture Collection
Stop The Movie Verses Book Debate
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
