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‘Moonlight’ shines on ACU Theatre

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor ACU Theater's Moonlight & Magnolias opens Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Fulks Theatre, located in the Williams Performing Arts Center. The comedy details the efforts of producer David O. Selznick, screenwriter Ben Hecht and director Victor Fleming to write the screenplay for Gone with the Wind in the late 1930s. Locked ... [Read More…]

Movie goes on ’88 Minutes’ too long

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By Blake Penfield, Contributing Writer You know the last apple in the carton at the store? It's all gross and bruised. That's about the horticultural equivalent of the movie "88 Minutes," which was actually filmed and finished in 2005. Israel and a few other countries actually got DVD releases of the film before TriStar decided to pick up the ... [Read More…]

‘Best Picture’ nominees put forth great cinematography, acting skills

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By Blake Penfield, Contributing Writer 'There Will Be Blood' Showcasing some of the finest performances in recent film history, the stirring and epic "There Will Be Blood" is a force to contend with this Oscar season. Who would have thought the story of an oilman's search for wealth could be so beautiful? Boasting an impressive eight Academy ... [Read More…]

‘There Will Be Blood’ unapologetically bloody

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By Blake Penfield, Contributing Writer Beware: children and pregnant women may not want to attend this ride. It's not crude. It's not crass. Instead, it's a portrait of the sickness that hides in humanity's heart. Perhaps no other picture in the last year provides such a gut-wrenching, beautifully dark, obtusely blunt and deliberately unapologetic ... [Read More…]

FilmFest director accepts new position

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Doug Darby, creative and media specialist, will leave the university Friday for Austin College, where he has accepted a position as the director of new media. Darby's work at ACU encompassed more than his job in the distance education division - he founded FilmFest and has worked on both iTunesU and recent iPhone ... [Read More…]

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