By Sonia Saavedra “Girl Walks into a Bar” takes audiences through a Los Angeles night of bar hopping, dealing with pickpockets and playing naked ping pong. It is the first free major motion picture created exclusively to be distributed on the web. Although free is a natural enticement considering current economic struggles, audiences may be wary because writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez is known for creating disasters like “The Eye,” “Gothika” and…
By Erik Luna Imagine a day when Chicanos and Chicanas had little to no help in school, and were neglected at school. In East Los Angeles circa 1968, the racial climate had reached its highest point as Chicanos and Chicanas were being treated unfairly by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Bathrooms were off limits during lunchtime, the schools’ curriculum was biased and Latinos were being led to a life…
By Jerry Casarez In what has to be considered the first real action movie of the year “The Eagle” really delivers a bit of drama and plenty of adventure. It started Friday February 11th in theaters everywhere. The movie stars Channing Tatum, who is best remembered from his roles in “Fighting” and “Public Enemies,” but also co- stars Jamie Bell, who once played the lead character in “Billy Elliott,” and…
By Lourdes Espinoza The art of rock and roll was easily mastered in Motorhead’s new album titled “The World Is Yours.” Throughout a musical career spanning 35 years and 20 studio albums later, Motorhead has truly perfected the formula to remaining one of rock’s most original sounds. They have perfected this art with a power-driven drummer, Mikkey Dee, a stimulating guitarist, Phil Campbell, and a raunchy bass player/ vocalist, Lemmy…
By Marie Gonzalez If you had ever wondered how me n deal with heartaches, moments of truth and love, “Love letters to women” takes the audience through a rift of all of these experiences about women through the eyes of men. The production was written by Ryan T. Husk and directed by Hector Rodriguez. The opening scene starts off with five men reciting adjectives describing women. “Women are inspirational, women…
By Robert Barrett A good movie to watch with your significant other is the best way to describe “Just Go With It” starring Adam Sandler. Sandler’s newest movie is a story about a plastic surgeon who had his heart broken at an early age, but it leads him to discover that wearing a wedding ring helpd him with the ladies. Sandler’s character Dr. Daniel “Danny” Maccabee uses a wedding ring,…
By Jessica Alvarez Eleven years of production is not apparent in the animated film, “Gnomeo and Juliet” whose star-crossed lovers are garden gnomes. The story takes place on Verona Drive, in the garden of two feuding neighbors. The audience never sees their faces. Instead, the focus of the film are the gnomes. The film, from Elton John’s production company Rocket Pictures, stars James McAvoy as the voice of the blue-dressed Gnomeo…
By Vanessa Gutierrez Best known for his roles in “The Hangover” and “The office,” Ed Helms stars in the new comedy “Cedar Rapids” as an insurance salesman named Tim Lippe. Tim is extremely naive thinking he is in a committed relationship with his teacher from seventh grade Macy Vanderhei. Macy, the divorcee who amuses herself with Tim, is played by Sigourney Weaver who is best known for her role in…