“The 5 Deadly Venoms” delivers action, face-punching
Sam Zaghloul, Feature Editor
April 17, 2013
Know what I like? Pizza. Know what I like that’s actually relevant to this article? Old Kung Fu movies. Blame it on me growing up and watching the Power Rangers, I suppose. That lead me to think that the answer to all of life’s problems is by punching them in the face, which is not as an effective... Read more »
“Oz: the Great and Powerful” could be better
Max Shepherd, Staff Writer
March 27, 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful is a fun adventure film. Visually magnificent, the Land of Oz is detailed, vibrant and imaginative. The emerald city is hella cool looking and I was like “whoa, green.” When I saw how green it was. Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams are the standouts of the cast... Read more »
The SCC film program: A journey part III
Max Shepherd, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
Cinema 016 yielded many interesting experiences and film projects. On the set of the short film Human Root I got to see a bunch of people dressed as zombies dancing like Michael Jackson. At one point a friend and I were forced to go on a late night illicit watermelon procurement mission, the watermelons... Read more »
“FDR” is crude, but funny spoof
Max Shepherd, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
You could say this is a biopic about Franklin Delano Roosevelt fighting against the Axis powers during WWII and you wouldn’t really be lying, but it would probably be one of the most boring and misleading ways to describe this feature. Largely because you would be leaving out details of the plot... Read more »
“SCARS”: A Story of Raw Emotions
John Glidden, Staff Writer
June 3, 2012
About ten months ago I was surfing videos on YouTube when I came across a link to a rant video. I forget the topic of the rant but at the time, I was less than impressed. The man ranting, known by his YouTube handle as Iluv2rant, profusely used curse words and my initial reaction caused me to click... Read more »
“The Avengers” hits the bullseye
Nick Sestanovich, A & E editor
May 14, 2012
Although “The Avengers” only opened last weekend, it feels like it’s been out much longer. It made a whopping $350 million over the course of two weekends, but there was a lot riding on the movie before it even came out. Marvel had been building it up for four years through five different... Read more »
“Dark Shadows”: Dark comedy or comedic tragedy
Deborah Graham, Online Editor
May 13, 2012
Beside the fact I did not read the marquee correctly and thought I was seeing a film in IMAX 3-D, I plunked down a hefty $17.50 to see “Dark Shadows” and can say unequivocally I did not get my money’s worth. Tim Burton’s new movie can’t seem to make up its mind whether... Read more »
“The Hunger Games” stands up against its source material
Kayla Doria, Special to The Tempest
April 25, 2012
There are few book-to-movie translations that are on par with their book counterparts, but I must say that “The Hunger Games” is a great translation to the big screen. I daresay the movie was more enthralling than the books, taking less time to get through and telling Suzanne Collins’ epic... Read more »
Actors wanted: SCC student documentary filmmaker seeks new talent
Tempest Staff
April 25, 2012
Solano Community College student Kristian Medina, a documentary filmmaker, is seeking actors for his latest short film. Medina, a business student, produced “Gloria SF Neighborhoods,” a documentary about different San Francisco neighborhoods and “The Art of Presence,” a documentary... Read more »
From the Bowels of Netflix: “Fire and Ice” contains great animation but so-so story and characters
Sam Zaghloul, Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
Journey back to a time long forgotten in “Fire and Ice,” when noted fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta and animator Ralph Bakshi decided to cash in on the recent trend of fantasy films following in the wake of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s run as Conan the Barbarian. This strange film is set... Read more »
