I’ve been an avid moviegoer my entire life, starting with “Shrek” in 2001, when I was a little boy, and continuing through last week, when I watched “Bad Boys 3.” So when I say that there’s been a sharp decline in film quality, I have 18 years of experience to use as evidence. Gone are the days when passionate filmmakers set out to tell stories that they loved and felt could make the world a better place. […]
The Walt Disney Co. continues to humiliate itself. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the duo who brought us the critically acclaimed “Game of Thrones” series on HBO, announced in a media statement that they would no longer be directing the next “Star Wars” trilogy that they promised more than a year ago. It’s yet another example of the many failures that have befallen the once-beloved space opera since Disney bought the rights back in 2012. […]
The fall semester is well under way. Students, faculty and staff are trying to learn about one another and find their way around campus. During the process, we must consider the concept of “community building.” This leads to success in the workplace and in all educational endeavors. Some of the ways we can build a community at Forest Park are practicing good communication skills and showing understanding, empathy and sympathy toward one another. […]
Many of you comic-book fans out there have surely been anticipating the release of Warner Bros. Studio’s “Joker,” which will give the beloved super villain his own feature film, with no Batman around to steal the show. Joker is the arch-nemisis of the superhero Batman. The two have been at each other’s throats since Batman’s comic-book debut, back in 1940. (That was during World War II, kids!) […]
On the 23rd of August, autumn quietly fell upon us like clockwork after an almost-eternal summer. It was as inevitable as the sun setting. Three days later, however, in the hollow lecture hall that is C-110, John Snider, St. Louis Community College’s dedicated and equally conversant environmental health and safety specialist, reminded us that the falls of humankind can be prevented. What seemed like a guaranteed-banal assignment quickly turned into something worth remembering. […]
George Lucas, creator of the blockbuster movie saga “Star Wars,” has been sitting pretty on a $4 billion mountain of money ever since Disney bought Lucasfilms back in 2012. What fans have been dying to know is what the legendary filmmaker thinks about the new era of his once-cherished franchise. No matter how much you may have enjoyed the latest series installments, it’s impossible to ignore that they have been less-than-embraced by fans and the box office alike. […]
The big movie news that’s been setting the internet on fire is the surprise announcement that Spider-Man will no longer be part of Marvel Cinematic Universe, or “MCU” for short. What does this mean? Tom Holland, who’s portrayed the beloved character in “Captain America: Civil War,” the last two “Avengers” movies and two of his own, will not be sharing the same “universe” with characters such as Iron Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange and the Avengers anymore. […]
A year ago, if you had told me that the majority of “Star Wars” fans were not going to be excited about Episode 9, I wouldn’t have believed you. The hype for “The Last Jedi” (Episode 8, released in 2017) was infectious, and the idea of seeing Luke Skywalker on screen once again was enough to get fans and non-fans into cinemas. The film earned more than $1.3 billion at the box office, making it a definite success for Disney. Or so it seemed. Hate for the film spread fast on social media and elsewhere on the internet. […]
I went to the mall a few weeks ago to watch “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” which is a reimagining of the Dark Phoenix storyline from other “X-Men” comic books and movies. It was dedicated to the late Stan Lee, creator of Marvel characters ranging Spider-Man to The Hulk, Captain Marvel and Iron Man. The most interesting part of the movie was when the Jean Grey character became the phoenix. The X-Men were in space rescuing astronauts whose space shuttle had been wrecked by a solar flare. […]
Theaters have played a huge role in America’s favorite pastime since the late 19th century. Watching a highly anticipated feature with a theater full of equally excited fans is something everyone should be able to experience. It’s been more than 100 years since the invention of film, and movie-making is as big as it’s ever been. So why is it nobody is going to the movies anymore? Some 84 percent of American respondents admitted to watching more movies at home than in theaters, […]
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