Black and white images of Chicago, by photographer Bob Rehak, played on the screens behind Dr. Theodore (Teddy) Van Alst Jr., adding context to the stories about being American Indian in the gang neighborhoods of Chicago’s north side. His energetic reading transported the audience to a time when the...
It’s one thing to make a film about an African American civil rights activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader discussing school desegregation in a small southern town. It’s another thing if this actually happened.
Based on Osha Gray Davidson’s nonfiction book
“The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption...
Annelisa Zamora, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• April 12, 2019
Show: Love, Death and Robots
Netflix’s new anthology series premiered March 15 with 18 episodes ranging from 6 to 17 minute runtimes. This series is funny, vulgar, gory, heartfelt, entertaining and definitely not safe for work. Each episode takes on its own story that ranges from sci-fi to dystopian...
Assignment: Report on the third and final Theater Student Work Series production of the semester, which was the play “No Exit,” directed by Ingrid Trovão
Word count: 598
During her moderate adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's “No Exit,” Ingrid Trovão broke the fourth wall by inviting the...
Sasha Anand, Assistant Entertainment Editor
• April 12, 2019
Game of Thrones is a fantastical world full of fire breathing dragons and high-stakes duels and a giant ice wall.
Scientist, comic book series writer and Game of Thrones enthusiast Dr. Rebecca C. Thompson, gave a talk called Fire, Ice, and Physics: The Science of Game of Thrones. She explained...
With the new spin-off television series coming to FX in the coming weeks, I thought I'd do an article on the film that started it all; What We Do In The Shadows (WWDITS).
A comedic horror mockumentary based on present-day vampires, this 2014 film goes into the lives of three flatmates, who happen...
The Black Sistahood held their first annual Ideal Black Woman event on March 21. This event was a follow-up to their first annual Ideal Black Man event.
The Ideal Black Woman is intended “to break negative stereotypes against black women,” according to Sunni Bates, President of the...
L.A. based band brings their stamina at a Temecula local bar, the Boiling Room. The audience seemed to be more suitable and likeable for older, middle-aged groups.
The electronic-rock band called the LA Calling was found by musician, David Corral. The band started in 2008 and have been...
The spring student work series gives students a chance to exhibit their talent through directing and performing work that they enjoy.
A mix of personal stories and celebrity impersonations, the stand-up comedy “Rolling for Persuasion” was the second installment of CSUSM’s spring student...
Sasha Anand, Assistant Entertainment Editor
• March 25, 2019
Self-expression is a feat not easily performed in front of others, but five CSUSM students and staff members braved a crowd to share their stories.
Workshops led by Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dr. Mary Robertson, preceded the event titled “A Common Story: Finding Joy in the Face...
Re-visit some of the forgotten, ‘bombed-at the box office’ films that may have the potential to become late cult-classic hits. This is less of a review and more of a suggestion for what to watch when Netflix keeps recommending Bird Box.
Today's recommendation: The Skeleton Twins, dir....
Before we see how it all “ends” on April 26, Marvel Studios has taken us back to the 90’s to see how the Avengers began. Captain Marvel is the origin story of Vers/Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and is one full of heart. A woman who spent her life being told that she couldn’t do it, to slow down...
