Tag: movies

Jandy Jones When three grown men challenged a Little League baseball team for rights to play on the field, no one knew what they were getting themselves into. The little league team thought it had the game in the bag until Gus, played by Rob Schneider, hit one out of the park. Gus continued to […]

Karen Velie “Leave it to Chance,” the movie written, produced, acted and directed in entirely by former and current Cal Poly students, will be shown as an anniversary screening Friday at 6:30 to 10 p.m. in the Business building Room 213. Bernard Badion, who graduated from Cal Poly in June 2005 in business administration, was […]

Cal Poly students will get a sneak peek tonight of Universal Pictures’ latest comedy “American Dreamz.” From the makers of smash hit American Pie and the lesser-known Brit flick About A Boy, director Paul Weitz’s newest spoof on pop culture takes center stage for ASI Event’s private screening at Downtown Centre Cinema, starting at 8 […]

Ryan Chartrand There are few stories told best only through the beauty of cinema. “Lucky Number Slevin” happens to be one of them. “Slevin” is a complex story about a guy who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Slevin, played by Josh Hartnett, has a rather unlucky day when he finds […]

Jen Boudevin For students longing to watch their favorite classics on the big screen, Associated Students Inc. (ASI) just might hold the opportunity. Again presenting its popular quarterly film series, ASI Events hosts “Oldies but Goodies,” a trio of films to be screened for free on campus. Formerly held at Chumash Auditorium, the showings are […]

Ryan Chartrand Ryan Chartrand mustang daily “Slither” could be the most shocking film of 2006. But it isn’t shocking in the “you- must-watch-this-movie” kind of shocking. Instead, when the lights come up and the slime is washed out of your mind, it is shocking to realize that writer and director James Gunn (“Dawn of the […]

Mariecar Mendoza “V for Vendetta,” the latest offering from the Wachowski brothers, depicts a dystopian British society on the brink of a revolution. The film provides a good balance between drama, science fiction and action. Hugo Weaving plays V, a mysterious masked vigilante with a vengeful agenda with the spirit and attire of the historical […]

Ever see a memorable Super Bowl commercial that inspired an idea for a creative ad, but you never knew where or how to get started? Well, now it is easier than you think. Acclaimed Internet browser Mozilla Firefox has announced “Firefox Flicks,” a contest for aspiring film entrepreneurs interested in acting, directing, editing and producing […]

Ryan Chartrand Although Dave Chappelle’s “Block Party” is by no means a Hollywood picture and has “DVD Bonus Disc” written all over it, there is no doubt that the only place it does belong is in every theater in America. For those of you who had no idea that Chappelle has a movie in theaters […]

Forget the cute Hollywood sled dogs from “Eight Below,” leave the kids at home and tell the Disney Channel to interview someone else because it’s time for classic F-word bombing, fast car driving and shotgun blasting Paul Walker fun. “Running Scared,” Walker’s foray into closer-to-serious acting, will take you for a ride that you’ll probably […]

Ryan Chartrand It’s amazing to think that there are a whopping 10 “The Pink Panther” films. It’s even more amazing to think that Steve Martin thought “Cheaper by the Dozen 2” was a good idea. With his career dwindling down and his hair still making his age as ambiguous as ever, Martin decided to take […]