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‘Doctor Sleep’ attempts to meld twisted worlds of King, Kubrick

By Noah Levine - Updated on November 6, 2019 at 11:57 pm

The Overlook Hotel has opened its doors once again and two little twin girls are the least of Danny Torrance’s problems. “Doctor Sleep,” directed by Mike Flanagan, is both the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name, and sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s classic horror epic “The Shining.”
UT alum turned cinematographer shoots Austin Film Festival movie

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on November 5, 2019 at 1:32 pm

Charlie Pearce, UT photojournalism and radio-television-film graduate was known on the set of “A Room Full of Nothing” for his willingness to do anything to get the shot.
Quentin Tarantino, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo DiCaprio talk “Once Upon a Time” in special livestream interview

By Noah Levine - Updated on November 3, 2019 at 11:57 pm

This past weekend, Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” returned to theaters with previously unseen additional footage and access to a livestream interview with cast members Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Tarantino himself.
Q&A: Terminator’s dark new villain shows his soft side

By Nataleah Small - Updated on November 1, 2019 at 12:21 am

In the film, Gabriel Luna plays the deadly and nearly indestructible Rev-9 terminator. The character is stern, calculated and aggressive. Luna couldn’t be more different.
“Little Miss Sumo” wrestles with gender equality, emerges triumphant

By Aimee Knight - Updated on October 30, 2019 at 11:58 pm

With a condensed run time of 19 minutes, director and cinematographer Matt Kay crafts a visually stunning ode to the sport of sumo wrestling, and a winning testament to Hiyori Kon, a young woman trying to revolutionize the gendered perceptions of a traditionally male sport.
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ is interesting, not mind-blowing

By Nataleah Small - Updated on October 30, 2019 at 11:56 pm

“The Terminator” is back, again. Since 1984, the Terminator films have been set in a dystopian universe where the remnants of the human race unite to form the Resistance and battle the self-aware artificial intelligence system, Skynet. Terminators are members of the Skynet military that are set to destroy human targets.
‘In Search of Darkness’ director David A. Weiner talks John Carpenter, ‘80s Horror, open-ended future of his 4-hour long documentary

By Noah Levine - Updated on October 30, 2019 at 11:52 pm

“In Search of Darkness” is a documentary that details the rise and impact of 1980s horror films. Director David A. Weiner conducts interviews with a vast array of horror filmmakers and fanatics to discuss the absurdities and cultural impact of the horror genre. The Daily Texan spoke to Weiner about the documentary process, memorable interviews and the modern state of the horror genre.
Eddie Murphy returns with ‘Dolemite Is My Name’

By Sabrina LeBoeuf - Updated on October 28, 2019 at 11:34 pm

Iconic actor Eddie Murphy stars as Rudy Ray Moore in his vulgar, yet entertaining, return to the Hollywood spotlight in the Netflix biographical drama “Dolemite Is My Name.”
‘The Current War’: A movie about electricity with no spark

By Avery Wohleb - Updated on October 27, 2019 at 11:57 pm

Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon play legendary inventors in “The Current War.”
'The VICE Guide to Bigfoot’ provides shallow yet entertaining mockumentary of the creature

By Noah Levine - Updated on October 27, 2019 at 11:51 pm

Brian Emond and Zach Lamplugh search for the infamous large-footed mammal in “The VICE Guide to Bigfoot.”