This April, Suffolk will host the fifth annual Rammy Awards to honor students for their work in 11 different categories ranging from photography, to videos, to public relations and marketing portfolios.
Archive for the ‘Film’ Category
Film forum raises trafficking awareness
February 8th, 2012
Journal Staff Alexa Barrios Journal Staff Globally, 27 million people are trapped in modern day slavery, according to the Boston Initiative to Advance Human Rights (BITAHR). Of those trafficked, 79 percent are sexually exploited.
10 movies to watch for this year
January 31st, 2012
Journal Staff Brian Holak, Journal Contributor The Vow, February 10: What can be manlier than a story of unfailing commitment in the face of tragedy? Nothing. Sure, these other movies have action and adventure, but this one has heart (and Channing Tatum). After a car accident, Leo’s (Tatum) wife Paige wakes up with severe memory loss, so [...]
Take the trip, now in 3D
November 16th, 2011
Journal Staff Cody F. Pepin Journal Staff Once again, Harold and Kumar cross the line of decency and sobriety in the hilarious 3-D Christmas-themed third installment of the series, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. Kal Penn and John Cho return as the leads, but this time a lot has changed. The movie opens on Christmas [...]
Filmmaker visits Suffolk, shows local film
November 16th, 2011
Nicole Espinosa Last Tuesday, filmmaker Laura Colella visited Suffolk to show her first film Tax Day, released in 1998. Like all of Colella’s films, the setting is regional to Providence, R.I., and the film as a whole is refreshing. Tax Day begins as two women, Irene and Paula, go for a walk to the post office so [...]
Put on your Sunday shoes
September 14th, 2011
Anthony J. Mangini It is about time that Hollywood has finally come around to the small town of Bomont for a revival of the original 1984 Kevin Bacon dance classic, Footloose (Paramount Pictures.) Cast as the rebel dancer from up north, character Ren MacCormack, is newbie Kenny Wormald, who is coming from an acting background of strictly dancing [...]
‘Together’ celebrates Music l Art l Technology
April 20th, 2011
Angela Bray With flyers, event pages and download cards everywhere, the Together festival has now kicked in and blown minds after day one. It was no joke when Mayor Thomas M. Menino proclaimed Sunday, April 17, 2011 to be Together Boston Day in the city of Boston during the VIP event at the Foundation Room. Just as [...]
‘Wish You Were Here’ takes lens underground
February 9th, 2011
Angela Bray For those who haven’t experienced Boston’s underground art and music community, now is the time. “Wish You Were Here,” the Together photography show, has brought the party to Pavement Coffeehouse. That’s right, a party in a coffeehouse. Together, Boston’s electronic music festival, is returning to the city for its second year from April 18 – [...]
Legendary filmmaker visits Suffolk
February 9th, 2011
Matt West Academy Award-winner Michael Cimino appears reserved, self-assured, and full of knowledge. He is a man versed in everything from architecture and poetry, to literature, and of course, film. He is, however, someone who does not cave in to public pressure, an individual who does not necessarily see eye-to-eye with newspaper scribes or media people in [...]
Seth Rogen goes green; wears tights
January 26th, 2011
Journal Staff Released over the winter break, The Green Hornet (2011, Columbia-Tristar) stars Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, Pineapple Express) as Britt Reid, the son of James Reid, publisher of fictional newspaper The Daily Sentinel. Britt lives the stereotypical life of a socialite, having no motivation in life as he does nothing but party. After James Reid passes [...]
‘The Rite’ is oh-so-wrong
January 26th, 2011
Julia Dawidowicz The Rite (2011, Contrafilm), which hits theaters this Friday, is the latest “horror” film from Swedish director Mikael Håfström. I went into this movie knowing only that it starred Anthony Hopkins, involved exorcism and the Vatican, and was supposedly inspired by true events. A pretty bone-chilling combination. Dr. Hannibal Lecter meets demonic possession in a [...]



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