Tag: movies

Nick Coury Tragic accidents often leave people without hope for the future, but in the case of Mark Zupan, he would not trade being a quadriplegic for his old life. On Feb. 2, ASI Events hosted the showing of the award-winning documentary “Murderball.” Mark Zupan, the film’s star and captain of the U.S. Quadriplegic Rugby […]

Justin Fivella The star of the Oscar nominated documentary “Murderball” and captain of the U.S. quadriplegic rugby team, Mark Zupan will speak tonight after a free screening in the Chumash Auditorium. Doors open for the free show at 7:30 p.m. and Zupan will speak at 9 p.m. following the screening. “Murderball” swept the 2005 Sundance […]

The witty green ogre with cohorts Donkey, Puss in Boots and the rest of the gang will all make a return to the big screen for “Shrek 3.” One of the most memorable series ever made by Pixar will aim for a third success – but we’ll leave all you fairy tale fans awaiting its […]

Dan Watson For many years, life has talked to Paul Lichtman. Life told him to put the law book down. It told him to get fired. It mistakenly made him an actor, even without any prior experience. And it led this self-proclaimed “free-spirit” with a unique belief in destiny to a successful 35-year career in […]

Ryan Chartrand Cal Poly’s film students are at it again, this time advocating the need for a film major after the screening of the new artistic film, “the butterflywheel.” The film will premiere Dec. 5, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Cisco’s in the Network downtown. The 10-minute film portrays the story of a man […]

Tonya Strickland With three weeks off for winter break, students could go crazy with screaming little cousins and homemade sweaters or knitted gifts. Luckily these five holiday films can be found at the corner rental store or quite possibly on local programming during the wee hours of the morning when chocolate fudge sugar-highs are in […]

Setting the bar for noir films, “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,” starring Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan brings something to look forward to in theaters this month. With toxic pulp humor, the movie, directed by Shane Black (screenwriter for “The Last Boy Scout” and “Lethal Weapon”) doesn’t only have viewers rolling with laughter, […]

Emily Logan Tonight the Palm Theatre will hold a premiere screening of “Christmas in the Clouds,” a romantic comedy set in Indian Country. The screening will be a fundraiser for the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. A wine reception will be held at 6 p.m., followed by the movie at 6:45 p.m. After the […]

Bernard Badion did almost everything to make sure his recent film was a success, but the one thing he didn’t do was “Leave it to Chance.” “Leave it to Chance,” a romantic film written, directed and produced by Cal Poly students and alumni will be recognized for it success at the 2005 Chicago Filipino American […]

Joe Sargent Incest, racism, fart jokes and the story of a 4-year-old boy finding himself – a storyline that can only be found in “Family Guy.” Tuesday, Sept. 27, marked the release of “Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin the Untold Story,” a direct to DVD full-length film.  The entire Griffin family and all the memorable […]

Karen Velie Karen Velie mustang daily Finally, a horror movie that’s not overloaded with gore. Though truly frightening, “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” provokes viewers into scaring themselves. This low budget film, directed by Scott Derrickson, is surprisingly light on special effects. But as movie goers contemplate the existence of evil, they may find themselves […]