On June 1st, 2022, SOU will be hosting its annual student film festival. The student film festival is a yearly event held by the school’s digital cinema program near the end of each school year. The event presents a diverse…
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The Batman Movie Review: The Dark Knight Returns
Image credit SlashFilm Batman, a character with over 80 years of history, has had several films adaptions over the last 30 years. Various actors such as Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck have taken the…
Eternals Review: An Ambitious Mess
Image Credit: Variety Eternals marks the twenty-sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directed by Academy Award Winner Chloe Zhao, and based on the comics of the same name by Jack Kirby. The film tells the tale of immortal aliens…
Dune Movie Review: The Beginning of an Epic
Image Credit: Variety Dune is a film directed by Dennis Villeneuve, as well as an adaptation of Frank Hebert’s 1965 novel of the same name. This film marks the third attempt to adapt Dune for the big screen. Before this…
And the Winners of the SOU Student Film Festival Are….
Photo courtesy of SOU Student Film Festival Last night the SOU Student Film Festival hosted students and community members for a magical, socially distanced, film festival. The night was full of Hollywood magic, an SOU walk of fame, and many…
A Sit Down with Antoinette Abbamonte, Star of Ashland Independent Film Festival’s “Since August”
Photo courtesy of Antoinette Abbamonte The 20th Ashland Independent Film Festival kicked off earlier this month, with one movie shining bright among the others. “Since August” is a film about grief, life, forgiveness, and the strength of the human spirit…
SOU’s Student Film Festival Returns this Year with a Downtown Hollywood Drive-In Theatre
Photo courtesy of the Student Film Festival The SOU Student Film Festival (SFF) is now receiving submissions from current students, as well as alumni and prospective students! The SOU Student Film Festival has gathered students, staff, and alumni for a…
20th Ashland Independent Film Festival Releases Full Lineup of 100 Indie Films and Events
Photo courtesy of Ashland Independent Film Festival The 2021 Festival is a “Double Feature” with Online Screenings in April and Live Outdoor Screenings in June Ashland, Oregon — The Ashland Independent Film Festival released the complete schedule for its 20th…
Laika Studios Celebrates 15 Years
Photo by Tally Broderick Over the past 15 years, Portland-based Laika Studios has produced a few successful animated movies, such as Coraline, which is set in Ashland, and Kubo and the Two Strings. I have an undying love for Laika…
Jump into the World of Drama and Romance with “Emma”
Photo ©Focus Features Do you guys remember that hand flex scene in the 2005 version of “Pride and Prejudice”, and the amount of tension that resulted from that nearly twenty-second bit? Well, “Emma”, directed by Autumn de Wilde, might just…