Some movies set out to be so ambitious they run the risk of collapsing in on their own expectations. Unfortunately, “World War Z” seems to perfectly fit into this category. Expectations for this film have been high, and the trailers looked fantastic, but it doesn’t look like this summer zombie movie will unseat the “Man […]
Author Archives: Allison Gilvezan
Graduate student’s films to be screened at UCLA, LA Film Festival
June 14 will be a busy day for filmmaker Jeremy White.
Movie Review: ‘The Source Family’
It was the early 1970s and Woodstock was over.
Video Game Review: ‘Bioshock Infinite’
It’s rare that something is so well done, it inspires wide-eyed, open-mouthed awe in the consumer. Irrational Game’s newest video game, “Bioshock Infinite,” has this effect. Booker DeWitt, a former Pinkerton Agent with a shady past, is in debt. In return for absolving that debt, DeWitt is charged with bringing a mysterious girl to his […]
‘Young Adult’ art show turns teen literature into pop art
[media-credit name=”Jensen Karp ” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″] It’s not every day you find an old ventriloquist’s dummy, only to realize later that it’s demonically possessed and wants to make you its slave for all eternity. But for the subjects of the pop culture obsessed Gallery 1988’s newest art show, situations like that are pretty commonplace. The show […]