Two Hollywood humorists sat in an office for hours, dreaming up a television show that would feature a Latino as the star. Fifteen years ago, this night in Sandra Bullock’s office was the first time someone gave George Lopez an opportunity. Lopez told the California State University, Long Beach audience[Read More…]
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Jonah Hill and James Franco get serious in ‘True Story’
A little girl in footsie pajamas curls up, snuggling close to her teddy bear. In a yellow suitcase. At the bottom of a river. Right from the opening scenes of “True Story,” director Rupert Goold shocks his audiences into reevaluating morality and truth in his riveting film adaptation inspired by[Read More…]
Emmy nominated documentary brings sexual assault into light at the Beach
As the crown dropped on her head, it turned the rape victim into a beauty queen. The stage she used to pledge for change became the platform she used to transform ideas into action. The dark theater in the Beach Auditorium at California State University, Long Beach shed some light[Read More…]
‘Age of Adaline’ gets cheesier with time
Just like the maturation of cheese, “Age of Adaline” slowly but surely became what almost every romantic film falls victim to: cliché and tolerable with a glass of wine. The movie starts off with Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) who suffers a curse of staying 29-years-old forever after a freak car[Read More…]
‘Ex Machina’ draws a definition of humanity ‘from the machine’
No, it’s not “The Terminator” or “2001: A Space Odyssey.” “Ex Machina” is a film that demonstrates the rare ability to incorporate a variety of different genres and do justice to each of them. It is difficult to find a modern sci-fi film that doesn’t hammer “science” into its plot[Read More…]
‘Liminal’ prompts CSULB seniors to define great art
She painted in colors reflecting her present self: animated blues and colorful purples. Her vibrant, red lipstick resonated her aesthetic preference—anything but dark. Yirek Elaine Kwak, a senior drawing and painting major at California State University, Long Beach, was one of 15 students from the graduating class whose work was[Read More…]
Battle of the brands: Los Angeles Fashion Week takes on Paris
Cherry-red booths with tables decked in white cloths moved from the diner onto Karl Lagerfeld’s French Bistro-inspired runway. His unconventional Chanel showcase strutted past bounds of the expected blank-slate catwalk, mirroring the creative standard set by Paris Fashion Week that is then mimicked by designers on a global scale. Enter[Read More…]
Alabama Shakes’ sophomore album ‘Sound & Color’ is a roller coaster
A record is a narrative—it begins and ends, embodied by lulls and climaxes that tell a story about the musicians and their state of mind. However, there are some striking records that inspire fans to wonder what the band was thinking when they put it all together. So what took[Read More…]
Gamers at CSULB’s BeachCon X reboot eSports
Coaches barked orders at players, who manically mashed buttons in a dark room littered with empty Red Bull cans and cable salads. The crowd of 350 gamer aficionados cheered on the competition at BeachCon X, California State University, Long Beach’s annual video game tournament. Saturday’s event took place inside of[Read More…]
CSULB director’s efforts go beyond the desk and into the city
The trim of the sequined, multi-colored gowns kissed the stage as the spotlight waved from one impeccably dressed woman to the next; their smiles masked the unbearable anticipation to hear who would be named 2015 Mrs. California United States. Amongst one of those was Mrs. Long Beach. “I’ve never competed[Read More…]