Tag Archives: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Magic Realism in ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’: A Rare Device Not Used Enough in American Film

For those who have already seen “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, you already know about the Oscar-worthy performances of previously unknown Quvenzhane Wallis and Dwight Henry. It is the company of the movie “Bathtub”, where fantasy and reality seem to merge into what we also call magical realism. And it seems that the Delta communities […]

Quvenzhane Wallis Becomes Youngest Oscar Nominated Actress

The 85th annual Academy Awards had some big surprises and some major disappointments, but it also served to give movie fans two new records. In the race for Best Actress, Quvenzhane Wallis and Emmanuelle Riva picked up nominations and are now the youngest and oldest actresses to ever receive an Oscar nomination. Wallis is nine […]

Interview: Diablo Cody Talks the Athena Film Festival

With the film award and festival seasons in full swing, movies have continuously been making news the past few months, with film’s grandest night taking place with the Academy Award ceremony on February 24. The award shows and more mainstream festivals predominately celebrate the accomplishments of male filmmakers, leaving the majority of female filmmakers, and […]

PlayStation Network’s ’13 for ’13’ Sale Discounts Games Up to 75 Percent

Hot on the heels of its weeks-long Christmas sale, Sony is now putting 13 games and 13 movies (in both HD and standard definition) up for sale in its “13 for ’13” event. From Tuesday until next Monday, all 13 games will be 50 percent off, or 75 percent off if you’re a PlayStation Plus […]