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It: Chapter 2 is a thrill ride that starts fast and doesnt slow down

It: Chapter 2 is a thrill ride that starts fast and doesn’t slow down

Alexander Bakirdan September 10, 2019
"It: Chapter 2” doesn’t pull any punches from the very beginning as the movie sets the tone quickly for what is a thrilling ride from start to finish. Now I feel I can’t discuss this movie properly without spoiling it a bit, so consider this a warning, there will be massive spoilers ahead.
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Patema Inverted: The visual spectacle brought to the Wang Center

Patema Inverted: The visual spectacle brought to the Wang Center

Alek Lewis September 8, 2019
“Patema Inverted” is a must-watch for Japanese animation fans who look for the immersion into culture and impressive animation, and science fiction fans who like to think about the possibilities of gravitational fantasy.
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Comedy duo that includes Stony Brook Alum releases new music video

Alexander Bakirdan August 25, 2019

Musical comedy duo The Jasons. The pair is comprised of Stony Brook alum Jason Bader, left, and childhood best friend, Jason Blackmon, right. PUBLIC DOMAIN Hawaii is a dream vacation destination for...

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Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury on the poster for Bohemian Rhapsody released on Friday, Nov. 2. Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Malek stole the show in the musical biopic.PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Bohemian Rhapsody”: Story of the killer “Queen”

Melissa Azofeifa and Anna Correa December 2, 2018
Musical biopic film “Bohemian Rhapsody” brings Queen to a new generation while still staying true to original fans. The film grossed over $500 million worldwide since its Nov. 2 release date, with domestic sales grossing over $375 million, and it is now the highest grossing musical biopic film ever made, topping the 2015 film “Straight Outta Compton,” which grossed $201.6 million.
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Steven Spielberg, Ernest Cline, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, T.J. Miller and Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for Ready Player One. The movie is based on the 2011 Ernest Cline novel of the same name. GAGE SKIDMORE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

Review: “Ready Player One” struggles to deliver its message

Matthew Rainis April 10, 2018
While the film frames this struggle as an “everyone vs. big corporation” story, it fails to recognize that the whole film itself exists to shout out the creations of other corporate entities.
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Review: “Westworld” offers unsettling look at artificial intelligence

Review: “Westworld” offers unsettling look at artificial intelligence

Ryan Williams October 5, 2016
In the absence of intense dramas like “Game of Thrones” or “The Leftovers,” HBO returns to stake its claim in the genre with “Westworld.”
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Stony Brook to co-sponsor SUNYWide Film Festival

Stony Brook to co-sponsor SUNYWide Film Festival

Erika Stern March 6, 2016
Film is thriving at Stony Brook Southampton, where graduate students Ethan Scarduzio and Jordan Bianchi are candidates in an important upcoming film festival.
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Michael B. Jordan, above, plays Adonis Johnson, son of boxer Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. PHOTO CREDIT: BAGOGAMES/FLICKR

Weekend Life Council hosts movie night with “Creed”

Jessica Chin March 1, 2016
Around 60 students came out to the free showing of “Creed,” hosted by the Weekend Life Council this weekend at the Student Activities Center.
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An inside look at the Cinema Arts Centre

An inside look at the Cinema Arts Centre

Gregory Palmer September 28, 2015
I often go to the CAC and experience similar feelings during each viewing, begging the question: Is this simply something you are bound to feel when you go to a theater?
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Patrons browsing through the exhibit during opening night. 
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Stony Brook Film Festival features Vintage Film Posters exhibit

Krysten Massa July 27, 2015
The white walls of the Zuccaire Gallery are currently covered with old-time movie posters in all sizes and languages.
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Martin Talbot, writer/director of Henri Henri and Alan Inkles, Stony Brook Film Festival director, at the Closing Night Awards reception.
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Stony Brook Film Festival celebrates 20th anniversary

Krysten Massa July 27, 2015
This year, the Stony Brook Film Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary. The festival brings movie-makers from all over the world together for a week-long display of films.
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Chris Evans, left, and Chris Hemsworth, right, returned to play characters Captain America and Thor in the sequel. (PHOTO COURTESY: MARVEL/TNS)

“Avengers: Age Of Ultron” leaves viewers entertained, but wanting more from Marvel

Brandon Benarba May 4, 2015
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” is a beautiful mess. A film that is bigger, flashier and bolder than the original, but that also never reaches the heights of the original.
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