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“Spring Breakers” shows the dark side of your favorite holiday

Alex Williams March 21, 2013

Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers” doesn’t seem to have much on its mind as the credits unfurl over a barrage of beer bongs, bare breasts and bad behavior, and on the surface, “Spring...

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‘Spectacular Now’ tops SXSW film lineup

Alex Williams March 18, 2013

This year’s South By Southwest boasted such an impressive line-up that Texan film critic Alex Williams saw 30 movies during the nine days of the festival and still managed to miss plenty of notable...

“Grow Up Tony Phillips” relays the struggles of high school

Alex Williams March 15, 2013

Coming-of-age tales usually involve soaring emotional turns and poignant life lessons, but Emily Hagins’ “Grow Up, Tony Phillips” is a charming story about realistic, low-key...

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SXSW Sunday and Monday in Film

Alex Williams March 12, 2013

HOLY GHOST PEOPLE There’s not a lot in “Holy Ghost People” that you haven’t seen before, and the story of Charlotte (Emma Greenwell) and the profoundly broken war vet (Brendan...

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SXSW Saturday in Film

Alex Williams March 10, 2013

Alex Williams, in a feat of movie-going stamina, saw six movies on Saturday at the South By Southwest Film Festival. Here are his six short recaps:  A Teacher The story of a teacher (Lindsay...

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“Oz the Great and Powerful” is a pleasure to watch

Alex Williams March 8, 2013

Disney’s motivation to return to the world of “Oz” for another film was likely driven not by any creative urge, but by the boatloads of money that Tim Burton’s reimagining of “Alice...

SEC hosts “Game of Thrones” trivia contest

Stuart Railey March 7, 2013

In anticipation of the returning HBO TV series “Game of Thrones,” UT students braced themselves this past Tuesday night at the SAC by competing in the “Game of Thrones Pub Trivia Contest”...

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21 & Over is standard drunken comedy.

Alex Williams March 1, 2013

Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the writing and directing team behind “21 & Over,” have staked their claim in Hollywood making a very specific type of film — the booze-fueled buddy flick....

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All the drama, fancy dresses, and golden men at the 85th Academy Awards

Kelsey McKinney February 25, 2013

This live blog was written during the 2013 Academy Awards.  It is a live, slightly snarky feed of everything that happened and did not happen at this year's Academy Awards.  11:01 In...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is at his best in ‘Snitch’

Alex Williams February 22, 2013

Action films are rarely about more than big explosions and slow-motion shoot-outs. So it’s surprising when they even attempt to have a social conscience, something made all the more unexpected by...

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How to Win An Oscar Pool

Alex Williams February 22, 2013

With the Oscars coming up this weekend, the only thing more important than seeing all the nominated films is proving to your friends that you know more than they do. Oscar pools are usually half-informed...

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Fourth annual WXWC introduces film fest

Alexandra Hart February 21, 2013

Deep in the heart of West Campus, a network of housing cooperatives lend themselves to affordable, social student living, as well as notoriously wild parties. This weekend, six of these co-ops —...

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