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Junior Shayda Dadvand watches Michelle Yeoh’s inspiring speech for winning “Best Actress” award.
Photo by: Kate Oller

Late generation actors, actresses get overdue Oscars after decades

Kate Oller, Staff Writer April 11, 2023

SUNDAY MARCH 12-- Actors and actresses left the 95th Academy Award show stage with happy tears after finally getting an overdue Oscar. This year, awards were swept by actors over 50 years old who had started...

Star of "Lion". Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

Dev Patel delivers an incredible performance in “Lion”

Highlights February 28, 2017

Sam Bernstein staff writer Garth Davis, in his feature debut, brought the riveting nonfiction book “A Long Way Home” to life in his Oscar nominated film “Lion”. Dev Patel delivered the best performances...

Wes Anderson does it all with ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’

Highlights January 25, 2015

Jackson Prince, co-editor-in-cheif  Wes Anderson’s most recent disaster of utter brilliance was in the form of “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, nominated for its epicly picaresque journey and its unique...

‘Selma’ provides deep, meaningful historical interpretation

Highlights January 25, 2015

Juliette Deutsch, co-editor-in-chief  “Selma”, a film directed by Ava DuVernay and produced by Oprah Winfrey, manages to depict a focal point in the Civil Rights Movement and American history. The...

‘American Sniper’ a sure shot to entertain

Highlights January 25, 2015

Marty Schnapp, news editor  Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper”does an excellent job in not only thrilling its audience with military action but also exploring the emotional struggles of Chris Kyle,...

‘Whiplash’ controls viewers through captivating acting, story

Highlights January 25, 2015

Guy Ginsberg, sports editor “Whiplash”, Damien Chizelle’s dark and jazzy thriller, follows the story of Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller), a tunnel-visioned, aspiring jazz drummer studying music at the...

‘Imitation Game’ opens eyes to Turing’s heroics’

Highlights January 25, 2015

Lucas Harward, staff writer “Imitation Game” chronicles the creation of a machine that not only changed people, but changed technology as well. The film tells the little-known story of the creation...

‘Boyhood’ misses the mark

Highlights January 25, 2015

Celine Rezvani, staff writer  “Boyhood”, the coming-of-age movie of the new millenium directed by Richard Linklater, has received attention and praise this awards season. It was nominated for five...

‘Birdman’: an actor’s dream

Highlights January 25, 2015

Jackson Prince, co-editor-in-chief “Birdman”, or “The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance” is, for an experienced actor or struggling English major, a dream film. Its ability to capture the conscience...

‘The Theory of Everything’ gives love new meaning

Highlights January 25, 2015

Lolita Gorbacheva, staff writer “The Theory of Everything” was awe-inspiring, majestic, sumptuous and delightful. The film was nominated for five Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for...

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