Archive for the ‘Film’ Category

Fifth Annual Rammy Awards call for submissions

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.  

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Grammys: ‘Journal’ takes

The Journal staff takes on the Grammys.      

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Film forum raises trafficking awareness

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.

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10 movies to watch for this year

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 [...]

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Take the trip, now in 3D

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 [...]

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Filmmaker visits Suffolk, shows local film

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 [...]

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Put on your Sunday shoes

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 [...]

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‘Together’ celebrates Music l Art l Technology

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 [...]

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‘Wish You Were Here’ takes lens underground

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

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

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 [...]

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‘The Rite’ is oh-so-wrong

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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