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Documentary viewers peer through ‘Windows of Change’

Briana Whatcott November 3, 2017

Community members, Weber State University faculty and students nearly filled the Browning Center Austad Auditorium to watch the Nov. 1 screening of “Windows of Change,” a documentary produced by Weber...

Allison Williams as Rose in a scene from the movie Get Out directed by Jordan Peele. (Source: Tribune News Service)

‘Get Out’ a Racist film?

Japheth Pleasant March 21, 2017

With debates about race and gender at the forefront of society, a stand-up comedian directed a horror film depicting the fears of the modern-day black man.The recently released film “Get Out,”...

Cortometraje sobre los problemas del agua de Utah

Allen Glines October 17, 2015

Issac Goeckeritz, documentalista local, y Hal crimmel, profesor de inglés de Weber State University, presentarán dos cortometrajes basadas de un libro “Crimmel”, que el titulo recientemente se...

Short films tackle Utah's water issues

Allen Glines October 17, 2015

Isaac Goeckeritz, a local documentary filmmaker, and Hal Crimmel, Weber State University English professor, will be presenting two short films based on a book Crimmel recently edited titled “Desert...

'The Lubitsch Touch' film series shares historical masterpieces

February 26, 2015

Laughter filled the Wildcat Theater earlier on Tuesday night as a black-and-white silent comedy filled the movie screen. As the lights dimmed, a German silent film called “The Mountain Cat” took...

Chinese neo-realism film series gives insight into Asian cinema

October 23, 2014

The Wildcat Theater has gone dark for Weber State’s Chinese film series this school year. With a black-and-white subtitled film that filled the screen, students and members of the community got some...

Summer movie anticipation

June 4, 2012

http://youtu.be/ndsj1MADoHc For more than 100 years, going to the movies has been a favorite pastime for many. Movies have changed dramatically since they were first invented, from special effects, to...

Simonson Says: 2012's Oscar snubs

January 28, 2012

The Academy released the 2012 Oscar nominations this week, and they’re mostly par for the course, with at least two notable surprises. To be clear, though I am obsessed with movies, I don’t know that...

Climate change faster in Utah

January 12, 2012

Although the average temperature in Utah has risen in the last decade, hydrologist Brian McInerney from the National Weather Service said the high elevation of Utah’s resorts is keeping snow on the slopes. Except...

Diversity & Unity screens film on sexual abuse of males

January 10, 2012

After Simon Weinberg and his wife Kathy Barbini made The Healing Years, a documentary about women recovering from sexual abuse, they were bombarded with requests to shed some light on men healing from...

Simonson Says: A sneak peek at 2012

December 30, 2011

The New Year being upon us, I would like to preach to you about fresh starts or something similarly useful. I’m certain Cole Spicker’s L.I.F.E. column would have been full of drily witty, wise-beyond-his-years...

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