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On: “A Clusterf*ck of Awesome” or, better known as The Avengers

Apr 25, 2012
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Right now, UC Berkeley is one of the top five schools for an advance screening of The Avengers, which is previewed in the article below. The contest ends at 9AM on April 30th, so get your votes in and help bring these heroes to campus! Use your Facebook account to vote for us here. It [...]

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Director Joseph Kahn Gives Caliber the Inside Scoop on “Detention”

Apr 13, 2012

  Have you ever had a dream where you are being chased by the creature from the black lagoon, then two seconds later you’re falling into the arms of that crush who’s finally come to their senses and fallen in love with you, then you clap your hands twice and travel back in time to [...]

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Free Screening of “Detention” and Interview with Director Joseph Kahn

Apr 11, 2012

This Thursday, April 12, at 8:00, there will be a free screening of the new movie “Detention” at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco. I went to a screening last night, and trust me, you do not want to pass up this opportunity.   “Detention” is an eccentric, fast-paced, genre-blending twirl of a movie. You [...]

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Casa de mi Padre: Just Watch the Trailer

Apr 01, 2012

  While I am by no means worthy of the“movie buff” title, I have seen a fair share of Will Ferrell movies. That being said, these viewings were mostly against my will and for the sake of my ex-boyfriend’s unhealthy addiction. After a Ferrell film he promised would impress, I would always smirk and insist [...]

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May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor: Hunger Games Review

Mar 28, 2012

I am not ashamed to admit that I am gladly a passenger on the Hunger Games bandwagon. I read all three in the series over winter break, participated in enthusiastic discussions about the books with the middle school-aged siblings of my friends and considered, but then ultimately decided against, entering in the Teen Vogue contest [...]

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Film Review: The Woman in Black

Mar 17, 2012

  The Woman in Black is a 2012 film adaption of the novel of the same name by Susan Hill, and is not to be confused with an older British television series adaption or the British play adaption. This adaption stars Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame. Yes, Harry Potter is all grown-up now, sans [...]

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The Lorax Cuts through to the Heart

Mar 08, 2012 No Comments

  While yes, I am the ideal audience member for any semi-sad cinematic moment, The Lorax cut especially deep. Universal’s soon-to-be animated classic captures the essence of the current environmental problems we face today through a touching film adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s famous ecological parable. The protagonist of the film, Ted Wiggins (voice by Zac [...]

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The Vow: What You See Is What You Get

Feb 13, 2012 No Comments

Streaming movies on the internet is so easy these days. Watch a movie when doing homework, watch a movie while cooking fool, hell even watch a movie while getting through GreekLifeEdu. (what, me? I’d never do that…) But there’s an old school charm in going down to the movie theater once in a while, getting [...]

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Like Crazy: Exclusive Interview

Nov 07, 2011 1 Comment

At an exclusive interview with the movie’s director and lead actors, I gained insight into a film that fully encompasses the terrible, stunning and awkward moments of young love.  Like emotional taffy, “Like Crazy,” is brutally honest in its illustration of beautiful, uncomfortable pieces of life. This movie tests how far a connection between two [...]

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Puss in Boots: A Tell All

Oct 28, 2011 3 Comments

  This is a collaborate article between Anisa Young, Lara Hovsepian, Surmayee Tetarbe     Three girls, a red carpet, and a big puss. In boots of course. At the premier of Puss in Boots 3D on October 19th, the Westfield Mall was filled with fabulously dressed six years old…and us. While the kids appreciated [...]

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