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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Emmy Award winner advocates for Latin cinema
By Marc-Olivier Drouin |Staff Writer| On Nov. 13, as a part of the International Education Week Symposium, Emmy Award winner Daniel Jacobo presented Cinema & Television Images of the Latino/Latina, a conference about the place of Latinos and Latinas in cinema and TV productions. Many students were gathered in the Santos Manuel Student Union Theater for the conference. The conference started with a six minute clip showing various famous scenes of cinema history. After the video, Jacobo rapidly made it clear to the students that when we talk about cinema in our society, we usually focus on American cinema and ignore the cinema from other cultures. The speaker put a lot of … [Read more...] about Emmy Award winner advocates for Latin cinema