Movies

'You're Next' delivers on hilarity, not much else

This highly anticipated indie horror film has escaped into the wild public theaters, but is it worth your time and money?

By Spencer Fawcett | August 25, 2013

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Top five films for fall

Here's a top five list of films that you can't miss out on this fall.

| August 22, 2013

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Summer 2013: See this! Not that!

As yet another summer movie season ends, The State Press presents five alternatives to middling films released during the season

By Taylor Costello | July 30, 2013

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'The Conjuring' has more spooks than chills

Another haunted house, another demonic possession.

By Taylor Costello | July 19, 2013

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ASU film students take over Jerome Indie Film and Music Festival

Senior Matt Chesin and Junior Brian Kiefling take films to Jerome Indie Film and Music Festival.

| June 11, 2013

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Hollywood invades Cannes Film Festival

The invitation-only affair brought new material for film connoisseurs and threw American film directors into the limelight.

| May 28, 2013

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'Hangover Part III' delivers satisfactory conclusion to comedy trilogy

The Wolfpack returns in a comedy that, despite the odds, sort of works.

By Taylor Costello | May 23, 2013

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'The East' exposes anarchy, looks at corporate America

Director Zal Batmanglij and actress and screenwriter Brit Marling talk living life as a freegan and inspiration behind "The East."

| April 29, 2013

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'Arthur Newman' faces its own identity crisis

The characters are likable, and the character development arcs efficiently. But the frustratingly conflicting messages that make the film's characters unknowable eventually wears the movie thin.

By Jeremy Conigliari | April 28, 2013

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‘The Big Wedding’ a hysterical take on marriage

With an all-star cast and heavy doses of comic relief, “The Big Wedding” is an entertaining way to temporarily take a break from the woes of finals.

By Lana Rogoff | April 26, 2013

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Michael Bay delivers with 'Pain & Gain'

“Pain & Gain” is excessive, ridiculous and glorious.

By Tyler Verti | April 25, 2013

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Director Marina Spada discusses the difference in European, American film

Italian director Marina Spada shared her film, aesthetic and thoughts on differences in modern cinema Monday at ASU's School of Letters and Cultures International Artists Lecture Series.

| April 16, 2013

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Be a hero or need a hero?

We’d like to be superheroes, but sometimes being rescued looks like the better option.

By Esther Drown | April 15, 2013

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Jeff Bridges reminisces about film career, musical endeavors

Catch Jeff Bridges & The Abiders on Thursday at the Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater in the Mesa Arts Center.

By Lana Rogoff | April 15, 2013

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'42' just another sports movie

The movie strips Jackie Robinson of his agency and reduces the iconic figure to flat bore.

By Jeremy Conigliari | April 11, 2013

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'Trance' is a grotesque, confusing thriller

"Trance," a British film similar to the popular "Inception," is a disappointment after director Danny Boyle's hit movies, "Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours."

By Lana Rogoff | April 11, 2013

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Phoenix Film Festival directors talk inspiration, filming challenges

Directors and writers from the Phoenix Film Festival explain the thought process and challenges in creating films with humor and sarcasm.

By Lily Lieberman | April 10, 2013

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'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' director reveals on-set experiences, genre transitions

After the “Step Up” film franchise, director Jon Chu took on a new challenge: the sequel “G. I. Joe: Retaliation.”

By Lana Rogoff | April 7, 2013

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'Evil Dead' remake provides gore, lacks in character development

With Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell signed on as producers and a relatively unknown director at the helm, does “Evil Dead” (2013) break the mold of lackluster horror remakes?

By Spencer Fawcett | April 4, 2013

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Video: Cameron Diaz talks science and religion

Actress Cameron Diaz speaks at a pre-screening of THe Unbelievers at Arizona State University's Gammage Theater on Friday, March 29, about the power of science.

By Dominick DiFurio | March 31, 2013

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