Firmly situated behind a rifle with feet planted, eyes peering through a narrow lens and finger carefully placed on a trigger, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) watches an Iraqi woman […]
“I will practice believing my husband loves me but I could be wrong,” Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) tells herself. The sudden disappearance of the perfect trophy wife–smart, well-read, strikingly gorgeous and beloved […]
Were you ever swooned by Ethan Hawke‘s young, juvenile charm and boyish smile in early films such as “Dead Poet’s Society” and “Great Expectations”? How about Keira Knightley‘s utter elegance, grace and […]
There couldn’t be a more fitting name for Whiplash. It haunts your nerves, shakes your bones, and drives you right to your core. The struggle to be the “best of […]
For any real music or movie lover, you are drawn to stories. You are drawn to stories that can make you feel, laugh, cry. You like to feel that you are […]
Boyhood is one of those special movies that’s engaged with the process of growing up honestly; and rather, it captures it for the first time in cinematic history. Filmed over a […]
I think I have been growing an unhealthy obsession with Olivia Wilde. But, if I may shamelessly defend myself, was it ever bad to take on too many role models? […]
I never thought a five-week summer class at UC Irvine would turn out to be my favorite class of my entire college career. Upon entering the 15 or so person screenwriting/workshop-style […]
In love and relationships, there is always a third person involved, as writer-director Paul Haggis makes known in his film Third Person. With three seemingly disparate relationships, all seem to echo parallels with each other […]
Over the progression of the year, I’ve found that I have developed an increasing interest in seeing how films/movies/productions are created from their very raw, bare days into final products, […]
After seeing Begin Again in theaters, I was anxious to get my hands on the soundtrack. I couldn’t let go of that initial feeling I had after watching it; and, with a soundtrack […]
It’s been a decade since Hollywood’s greatest couple in movie-history hit the big screen. And, there’s no arguing that the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook is one of the most […]
If you’re a music lover, writer, player, listener, savior or even appreciator, Begin Again will surely hit a chord in you. And it will stick. Forged on the New York […]
As if I couldn’t fall in love with Keira Knightley any more, she is starring in the upcoming music film Begin Again written by John Carney (Once) alongside pop musician Adam Levine who play two […]
Me in THE ALTERNET by Gaby Hernandez. One of my dear friends and fellow film students here at UC Irvine ventured to produce a short film for her Production class. […]
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