The Greater of Two Evils? Cannibalism vs. Necrophilila
On the topic of the recent Zombie Apocalypse stemming from the cannibal attack in Florida, a few of us in the DPG office toyed around with an idea I pitched: What’s worse, cannibalism or necrophillia?...
View ArticleBack To The Basics: Old Hollywood
Growing up, my family loved to watch movies. After long weeks of hectic schedules, we always enjoyed sitting in the family room, escaping reality for a couple of hours and watching a good film. My...
View ArticleWhy I hate The Hunger Games
Let me start off by saying I don’t necessarily hate the books or movies themselves. They are somewhat interesting, albeit extremely similar to other works of fiction (I’ll talk about that later)....
View ArticleDisney buys Lucasfilms
Disney announced on Tuesday that it purchased Lucasfilms for $4.05 million. Along with that, Disney is preparing to film “Star Wars VII,” to be released in 2015. I’m not sure how I feel about this....
View ArticleDrexel’s Tolkienfest
Calling all Tolkien fans at Drexel! It’s time for Tolkienfest, an event started by professor Don Riggs in 2001 that has continued every year ever since. A month before the release of both installments...
View ArticleThe fairytale reboot trend
Helen wrote a blog post back in October about modern retellings of fairytales, mentioning the hit show “Once Upon a Time.” I’m also a huge fairytale fan, and love this new trend (though the number of...
View ArticleA “Civil War” Thanksgiving
Not only did I go to see Lincoln this Thanksgiving (with my parents in a theater full of senior citizens…), I also started to read The New York Times: The Complete Civil War 1861-1865. Two points for...
View ArticleCatching The Act of Killing before it leaves Philadelphia
Recently, a few friends, one of my professors, and select websites I visit daily have all turned my attention toward director Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing. Nearly everyone who has seen it...
View ArticleThe Perfect Thanksgiving Movie
My family has spent years arguing this point. What movies can be watched when we are all together for Thanksgiving? Generally it is the younger generation squabbling over movie choices, long after the...
View ArticleBooks or movies
It’s the constant fight between book lovers and movie lovers. If a movie is adapted from a book, what’s better: the book or the movie? As an avid reader, I have to cast my vote in favor of the book....
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