Professor Lane Shefter Bishop’s new film, Wicked Moms Club, had gone through a wild ride but came to be a success story. Aside from being a professor, Bishop has the talent of being a working producer and director in Hollywood. MarVista Entertainment, the company that produced the film, called Bishop saying that they needed a director on a film that was just green-lit for production. Luckily, she was available for the movie that would soon to be Lifetime’s new film, Wicked Moms Club. The inspiration behind the story was based on an article that captured the attention of MarVista’s development executive. “She [the executive] was telling me about the article the project was … [Read more...] about A film by CSUSB professor Premiered on Lifetime
Arts & Entertainment
A Quest into Fantasy
By Yesica Gonzalez lStaff Writerl Escaping the real world and entering the realms of your imagination can simply be done by picking up one at A Shop Called Quest. Store manager, Gloria Alva, shared her thoughts on why comics are still around and the pleasure they can give readers of any types. "Comics have been around forever and at first I want to say it was about heroes and capes, but as the years have gone by, it has expanded to stories about anything," said Alva. Alva has considered reading comic books as a way to relieve stress. "Comics have always been an outlet for people like if I had a rough day or it something, I can read, enjoy and be emerged into a different … [Read more...] about A Quest into Fantasy
African American sings narcocorridos
By Rafael Velasquez |Staff Writer| African-American sings narcocorridos. The first African-American, known as "El Compa Negro," Spanish for "The Black Dude," emerged into the regional Mexican music scene, dominated by mostly Mexican and Spanish speaking Mexican-Americans, throughout the past year. Rhyan Lowery began his career performing at high schools in 2011, but he quickly progressed into performing at local clubs, bars, restaurants and small concert halls throughout Los Angeles. The Compton native's core musical genres are narcocorridos, a subcategory of corridos, notorious for glorifying bloody cartel violence. The up-and-coming artist performances covers songs such as … [Read more...] about African American sings narcocorridos
Ska and reggae are distinguishable
By Rafael Velasquez |Staff Writer| The terms "reggae" and "ska" are often interchanged to denote similar genres in the 21st Century, but they are quite distinct. The average reggae listener will often refer to Bob Marley while the average ska listener will often refer to Sublime as the most influential artists in both genres. They are both very influential, but there were other artists who were even more responsible for the foundations of ska and reggae. Ska is "a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the '50s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratch-like tempo, and jazz-like horn … [Read more...] about Ska and reggae are distinguishable
Speak Yo Truth express all at open mic night
By Arthur Medrano |Staff Writer| Students and poets expressed their thoughts on racism, love and politics at the "Speak Yo Truth" event held by the Cross Cultural Center. Performers were able to do a spoken word piece and used instruments to sing or recite their own personal poems as crowds cheered on with rounds of encouragement and satisfaction on March 7. There was a cohesive mix of new talent and seasoned veterans of artists around campus. The event was previously held during fall quarter as we experienced the progression of performers unveil a new mask of emotions building up for this great night. The art form of spoken word is best described as an improvisational performance … [Read more...] about Speak Yo Truth express all at open mic night
The Department of Music and Voice brings “The Seven Deadly Sins”
By Arthur Medrano | Staff Writer | The Department of Music and Voice presented “The Seven Deadly Sins” Feb. 5 and Feb. 13 in the Performing Arts Recital Hall on the campus, as well as The Vine Theatre at the Bernardo Winery in San Diego. Director Stacey Fraser, of the CSUSB Opera Theatre, presented Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s sung ballet, which struck a dramatic punch amongst the audience with their invoking stage presence. The story shows us the toll the prohibition era took as it compromises the life of Anna, who holds an internal divide preventing her to accumulate wealth for her family. Having been a part of the opera herself, Fraser provides a stunning performance … [Read more...] about The Department of Music and Voice brings “The Seven Deadly Sins”
Love is almost found again in “The Longest Ride”
By Tiffany Moyes |Staff Writer| Many filmgoers thought the glory days of movies based on Nicholas Sparks books were over, until now. “The Longest Ride” follows the love story of Sophia (Britt Robertson) and Luke (Scott Eastwood), two young kids from North Carolina, who met by fate at a rodeo. Their lives would never be the same after saving the life of an elderly man. Their personal struggles and determination place a decent backdrop to the true love story of this film. The latest adaptation of one of the many Sparks novels has no new surprises in what they market, but the true surprise is what they don’t tell you after failing to captivate audiences the last two times … [Read more...] about Love is almost found again in “The Longest Ride”
“Unfriended” is not your typical horror film
By Jose Alvarez | Staff Writer | “Unfriended” is a low budget film that has been making a lot of noise around CSUSB lately. The movie was released on April 17 with what seemed to be low expectations from everyone. If you ask me, the movie was pretty decent. What’s unique about the film is that we, the audience, view it as if it were a Skype call. The screenwriter, Nelson Greaves, used an unknown spirit that invades the Skype transmission. The plot goes as follows: Laura Barns was a victim of cyber-bullying after a video was posted online of her passed out at a party. After the embarrassing video was uploaded on YouTube, another video was posted of … [Read more...] about “Unfriended” is not your typical horror film
Bringing beauty to the psycho
By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| Fall Out Boy has managed to keep their lyrical talents and instrumental expertise, officially shedding their rock/hardcore vibes for the synthesized and pop/techno scene in their new album, “American Beauty/American Psycho.” The new album has elements from their previous album, “Save Rock & Roll,” such as the theatrical introduction to “Centuries,” with the powerful thrumming of a piano and a Roman or gladiator battle-themed music video to aid in the dramatizations. Powerful lyrics such as, “You’re second hand smoke, second hand smoke/ I breathe you in, but honey I don’t know what you’re doing to me,” in the song “Irresistible” metaphorically and … [Read more...] about Bringing beauty to the psycho
King of monsters stomps onto big screen
By Luis Petty |Staff Writer| The king of monsters, returns in the 2014 reimagining of the iconic “Godzilla” setting the standard for titan monster fights. With a convoluted narrative that is simple enough for unfamiliar viewers to follow, Edwards reinvents Godzilla’s original story, while keeping him relevant to the modern world and demonstrating that he is a force to be reckoned with. “Man vs. Nature is the predominant theme of the film, and I always tried to go back to that imagery. Godzilla is a force of nature,” stated Edwards in an interview by The DailyBeast. He is referred to as the “Alpha Predator” by Japanese scientist Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, played by Ken Watanabe. … [Read more...] about King of monsters stomps onto big screen
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