Cinema Obscura S2 Ep. 1 : ‘The Cable Guy’ vs. ‘Excalibur’

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James Fife, Casey Rafter, Alyssa Branum, Jacob Peterson, and Aile Flores
April 5, 2023

Podcast editor James Fife, copy editor Casey Rafter, visuals editor Jacob Peterson and visual reporter Alyssa Branum broke up into two teams where they selected one movie to watch pitched to them from the other team. “The Cable Guy” and “Excalibur” go head-to-head when the teams discuss their overall thoughts and make connections between the two films by taking a look at the actors.

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About the Writers

James Fife, podcast editor

(he/him)

James Fife is the podcast editor for the State Hornet. A film major with a knack for audio editing, James is the person behind the scenes making sure the State Hornet podcast sounds top-notch. When he's not busy in the editing suite, he spends most of his free time watching the latest films and indulging in PC gaming.

Casey Rafter, copy editor

(he/him)

Casey Rafter joined The State Hornet in spring 2022 as a newswriter. As of fall 2022, he is the website’s copy editor. He also writes for Sacramento News & Review and has experience as a writer, editor-in-chief and student adviser for The Express at Sac City College.

Alyssa Branum, visual reporter

(she/her)

Alyssa Branum is in her second semester working for The State Hornet and her third semester working for a publication. As a senior journalism major at Sac State, Branum looks forward to utilizing creative outlets, working towards her photojournalism career in visuals and connecting with others.

Jacob Peterson, visuals editor

(he/him)

Jacob Peterson is in his second semester with the Hornet and his first as visuals editor. In the past, he's served as part of the news staff for the Hornet and worked as a writer and editor for the Cosumnes River College paper, The Connection.

Aile Flores, podcast staffer

(she/her)

Aile is 23 years old and is pursuing journalism in hopes of working for a publication called Vice. She is super passionate about the unusual and hopes to introduce audiences to topics either unseen or unheard of. Her current goal is to establish her podcast while learning the ins and outs of journalism.