Johnny Depp emulates creature in “Transcendence”
Elizabeth DeCicco
April 23, 2014
Other than portraying a relentless, hilarious pirate, an eccentric barber with shears for hands, or the wonderful Mad Hatter, when will Johnny Depp play the role of a cyber-intelligent god?In the new motion picture, “Transcendence,” Depp evolves from a well-known artificial scientist to an unstoppa...
Inspiring imagination to escape everyday struggles
McClatchy Tribune
February 26, 2014
With a movie title like “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” it’s not easy to guess what to expect, but it turned out pleasantly surprising, and even inspirational.Walter Mitty, played by Ben Stiller, is a negative assets manager for Life magazine whose life is safe and comfortable. When Mitty lo...
MOVIE REVIEW: Emotions run wild in bold truth of ‘12 Years a Slave’
State Hornet Staff
November 13, 2013
Director Steven McQueen’s film “12 Years a Slave” illustrates a rarely told truth about slavery in the United States.Unlike the recently released movie “Django Unchained,” there is not really any forced humor throughout this film. Instead “12 Years a Slave” delivers a more intense image ...
Promises kept in new mob movie
September 25, 2007
Canadian director David Cronenberg has once again crafted an excellent movie with his "A History of Violence" leading man Viggo Mortensen. "Eastern Promises" delivers on its promises of being a ruthless mob film and a solid thriller. The film follows Anna Khitrova, a London midwife played by Naomi Wa...
’28 Weeks Later’: Not quite infectiously fun
May 17, 2007
In 2002's "28 Days Later," a viral outbreak ran rampant across London, turning the populace into bloody eyed, insane zombies (well, if you want to get technical, they were ill people with zombie-like qualities, not the walking dead). A band of survivors had to make it out of the city alive, dealing ...
Dive into The Guardian
October 1, 2006
The Navy has "Top Gun." The Army has "Platoon." The Marines have "Full Metal Jacket" and the Air Force has "Iron Eagle." The action thrillers have dazzled audiences with their oftentimes shocking and always heroic glimpses into life in the US military. But what is missing in this lineup is the presence...
Even though ‘Poseidon’ sinks, this movie doesn’t
May 12, 2006
The summer blockbusters are here and with it inevitably come the epic disaster films. Take a big boat, an even bigger wave, a cast of good looking actors, and literally mix them all together and you get "Poseidon." A remake of the 1972 classic "The Poseidon Adventure," starring Gene Hackman, Poseidon is the st...
This ‘mission’ is better than the rest
May 5, 2006
It seems only fashionable nowadays to figuratively jump all over Tom Cruise like he literally did to a certain talk show hostess' couch. At the risk of sounding unoriginal, I was never a huge fan of Cruise. From Cocktail, to Top Gun, to A Few Good Men and down the line, I didn't like Tom because he w...
This futuristic film brings comic book ‘vendettas’ to life
March 24, 2006
The vigilant valor and violence revealed by the vigilante in "V for Vendetta" vicariously vows to validate the very verocity of various movie fanatics and conveys an undertone that is viable and virtuous. See the movie and you'll understand what I'm talking about. The fascist British government has em...
Staff of the Legislative Analyst’s Office explained the 2020 California ballot initiatives in a virtual event Tuesday evening hosted by the Sacramento Public Library and the Project for an Informed Electorate at Sacramento State.
The Hornets have chosen to opt out of the Big Sky Conference spring 2021 football season, meaning they will not play again until fall 2021.