The city of Frank Sinatra’s birth has denied a request for a spinoff of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” reality show to film in the city.
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The film and digital media department will host screenwriter, fiction novelist and Baylor alum nus ‘91 Derek Haas on campus today for a book signing and film showing.
For most Americans, nothing significant happened on May 15, 1916 — or so they thought.
“The Descendants” is receiving high praise, having already won the award for Best Picture — Drama at this year’s Golden Globes ceremony. It was this past weekend, however, when George Clooney, the shining star of the film, and his descendants finally made their way to theaters in Waco.
Baylor students interested in filmmaking now have the opportunity to become nationally recognized. SeeFlik.com has partnered with Baylor and several other prestigious universities to bring students closer to the film industry. By developing a one-of-a-kind outlet, the company is changing the way students appeal to their audiences.
Have you gone to “The Bark Side” yet?
Most film studios are about the chase for the almighty dollar, but that’s simply not Riot Studios’ style.
“What I learned at Baylor is that you have to tell compelling stories,” says Will Bakke, a 2011 Baylor graduate.
This spring semester, Baylor’s film and digital media department will continue to host films from the Texas Independent Film Network.
If I could travel back in time, I would definitely go back to the ’90s. I miss wearing scrunchies, watching awesome Saturday morning cartoons, playing outside until the streetlights came on and hopping around with my Skip It for hours on end.
Willie Nelson is a famous musician in his own right, but the country star says his career wouldn’t be the same without the influence of old friend and western swing legend Tommy Duncan.
The producers of “300” have brought audiences a new bloody but unfortunately not nearly as awesome, battle story with “Immortals.”
Everyone has secrets, and most of us worry about what the consequences would be if they were ever discovered. In Clint Eastwood’s most recent film, “J. Edgar,” J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI for almost 50 years, is portrayed as the keeper of secrets, both the government’s and his own.
The inaugural Cold War Film Festival began Monday with “One, Two, Three,” a comedy set in the 1960s that pokes fun at tensions between two powerful nations during their struggle for global dominance.
One Baylor alumnus will never forget the night of Oct. 15, 1979, when a tragic crime turned his world upside down. Now Brooks Douglass has moved on, enough to co-write and produce a movie, “Heaven’s Rain,” in which he chronicles the story in a series of flashbacks so that audiences can travel his personal journey toward healing and forgiveness.
What is hidden in the snow comes forth in the thaw. Well, at least secrets buried for 40 years will be revealed if actor Daniel Craig has anything to do with it.
The list of Baylor alumni who have made a mark in the entertainment industry now includes Damon Crump, who released his film “Risen” in 2008.
“In Time,” much to my surprise, is first and foremost a metaphorical commentary on the current position of the United States economy and only secondly a thriller.
There are 52 days until Christmas. Depending on your perspective, 52 days might sound like forever, or like no time at all. Either way, the Christmas season is upon us again, most especially in the commercial world.
More than 120 people celebrated Halloween this weekend by attending The Dark Mirror, a horror film festival hosted by Matt Cardin, horror writer and McLennan Community College Writing Center Instructor, and Dr. Jim Kendrick, associate professor of Baylor’s film and digital media.
The Austin Film Festival offers Texan filmmakers a chance to shine. This year, Austin resident Jeremiah Jones made his directing debut with his film “Restive.”
Most people are familiar with Joseph Gordon-Levitt for his roles in “Inception” and “(500) Days of Summer,” because those movies were both critically acclaimed. So the only logical question many of us can think to ask is this: can Gordon-Levitt continue to do such awesome films?
Every October, independent filmmakers and established Hollywood names flock to Austin for the Austin Film Festival. Keeping in tune with Austin’s determination to be different, this festival has one major focus that sets it apart from all the others before it: the writer as the key to a great film.
“Paranormal Activity” has done for new Hollywood horror what Facebook has done to the Internet. It has taken full authority in its target market that all similar horror movies will to struggle to compete with.
The upcoming indie film “Sironia” will make its debut at the Austin Film Festival on Friday night. The film, set in Waco, is deeply rooted in dreams both fulfilled and lost.
Austin has been called the live music capital of the world, but many are unaware of is the amount of attention Austin is beginning to receive for its place in the film industry.
When I went home for fall break, the first thing my dad said to me was, “Jack Black is in a PG movie.” At first I laughed, thinking he meant “Kung Fu Panda,” but then my younger sister chimed in with, “You mean the one with Steve Martin.”
Hollywood has offered audiences yet another crappy, unnecessary “Halloween”-like prequel, this time with Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s “The Thing.”
Acclaimed “Doubt” playwright, screenwriter and director John Patrick Shanley will visit Baylor on Monday. Shanley will be discussing his career as a part of the Beall-Russell 2011 Lecture in the Humanities.
Whether or not McMenamin is right about the reality of a Kraken, the Kraken has a very real history in a very unlikely place: fiction.