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“There is nothing on earth that we share. It is either Valjean or Javert.” While Russell Crowe might have been among the less-talented singers in the recent film adaptation of “Les Miserables,” this is one of the lines that has tended to stick in my head the most after seeing the movie. It might just [...]

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The news broke on Friday, and was quickly confirmed by many sources close to the project. Across the nation, joyous fans raced for their Han Solo vests and Boba Fett masks, joining together in one perfectly executed, countrywide Wookiee roar. J.J. Abrams has agreed to direct the new “Star Wars” movie. For a group of [...]

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The famous Sundance Film Festival is the one event during the year that independent filmmakers have to strut their stuff and show the masses that you don’t need to be in league with Universal Studios to produce something that is universally effective. The main features that used to separate independent film and mainstream film were [...]

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Derrick Dean, a Weber State University graduate student, is doing a thesis project unlike any other in his department. He wrote, directed and produced a short film called “Beecher Baby Bouncer.” Dean is the only student in the Master of Professional Communication program who is creating a film for his thesis project. Students have the [...]

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Tuning in to the Golden Globe Awards is rarely the action of desire. More probably, it’s because the last NFL playoff game of the day has finished and there’s nothing else on. But viewers were rewarded this year by a fairly entertaining show, which included Jodie Foster, the award-winning actress and former child star, coming [...]

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by Tyler Brown) (Photo by Tyler Brown) Louis Gossett Jr. speaks in the Wildcat Theater on Thursday. The Wildcat Theater was crowded on Thursday morning as students and faculty attended the presentation of Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. Hosted by the Weber State University Center for Diversity & Unity, Gossett was the keynote speaker [...]

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