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Students react to Netflix price increase

Rund Khayyat October 12, 2015

The streaming leader Netflix announced Thursday it will raise the price of its most widely used plan by $1, from $8.99 to $9.99 per month.   The affected plan allows for two simultaneous high-definition...

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Imaginative setting, strong first half can’t save “Pan” from mediocrity

Charles Liu October 9, 2015

The problem with prequels is they explain too much. The “Star Wars” prequels ruined the magic of the force by giving it pseudo-scientific origins. “The Hobbit” films took too many...

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Fantastic Fest: ‘The Witch’ unsettles with believable ensemble cast, dark atmosphere

Charles Liu October 8, 2015

A barren forest lurks behind the home of a 17th century Puritan family. It is eerily still, ominously quiet. Something evil stirs within the woods, an evil that dominates the story of the deeply...

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Fantastic Fest: In single take, ‘Victoria’ tells heart-pounding heist story

Alex Pelham October 8, 2015

In this 138 minutes heist movie, the plot is captured in one uninterrupted take. Much like 2013’s “Gravity,” the film’s major accomplishment has become a major selling point –...

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Engineering team to be honored with Primetime Emmy Engineering Award

Rachel Freeman October 6, 2015

At the upcoming 67th annual Engineering Emmy Awards, an engineering team from UT will be honored with the Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development award in Hollywood.  The National Academy...

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Fantastic Fest: ‘The Brand New Testament’ explores human aspiration in tonally imbalanced epic comedy

Alex Pelham October 1, 2015

The French dramatic comedy “The Brand New Testament” has a lot to say about religion and humanity, so it’s a shame that it’s unfocused. With many simultaneous storylines and ideas...

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Fantastic Fest: ‘Belladonna of Sadness’ entrances with beautiful yet horrifying imagery

Charles Liu October 1, 2015

“Belladonna of Sadness” is a Japanese animated film released in 1973, but it never officially opened in the United States. Directed and co-written by Eiichi Yamamoto, the highly erotic, adult-oriented...

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Fantastic Fest: ‘Follow’ delivers a good, small story about love, paranoia

Alex Pelham October 1, 2015

“Follow,” the directorial debut of Owen Egerton, features a small story about commitment and paranoia. The film doesn’t try to be big and brash and does a great job building a small love...

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Fantastic Fest: ‘High-Rise’ falls flat with ill-conceived characters, confusing plot

Alex Pelham September 30, 2015

“High-Rise” focuses so much on theme that its story gets entirely left behind. Despite a promising setup involving the residents of a towering apartment complex going insane and engaging in...

Q&A: Political Comedian W. Kamau Bell discusses race, comedy

Stephen Acevedo September 30, 2015

Comedian and CNN correspondent W. Kamau Bell will perform his live show, “The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour,” Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the SAC Ballroom. Since 2007,...

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UT partners with Pakistani college for filmmaking courses

Catherine Marfin September 29, 2015

The United States Embassy in Pakistan has granted $1 million to UT’s South Asia Institute and Radio-Television-Film program to enable students from both UT and Lahore, Pakistan, to travel...

Fantastic Fest: Filmmakers face off in battle of with words,fists in Fantastic Debates

Alex Pelham September 28, 2015

Every year, Fantastic Fest hosts an event that features movie fans literally battling over several cinematic topics. The Fantastic Debates feature select filmmakers arguing over certain...

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