Filmmaker on campus to discuss fracking documentary
Dalton LaFerney / Senior Staff Writer Director and journalist Phelim McAleer will be on campus 5 p.m. Oct. 28 to commentate and answer questions about his 2013 documentary, FrackNation, following
View Article‘Sweethearts of the Gridiron’ rich with character
Dalton LaFerney / Views & Digital Editor “Sweethearts of the Gridiron” was among the best films screened at Thin Line Fest. Almost a full house sat in the Campus Theater
View ArticleThe Dose: Malala is victor and voice of equality
Matt Payne | Senior Staff Writer @MattePaper Witnessing the tragedies selflessly endured by the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner to date, as well as the leading voice for women’s rights
View ArticlePreviewing the Denton Black Film Festival lineup
Tyler Hicks | Staff Writer @MightyasaPen This weekend, the 2nd annual Denton Black Film Festival will bring a bevy of acclaimed films to the Campus Theater. Some are student productions,
View ArticleRichard Linklater documentary emerges as Thin Line’s ‘Secret Screening’
Kayleigh Bywater | Senior Staff Writer @kayleighnic0le When the lights went down for the Secret Screening at the Campus Theatre at 8:15 Saturday night and scenes began playing on screen
View ArticleDocumentary about local treasure thief to premiere at SXSW
Victoria Baghaei | Staff Writer @chorizotacoss Sitting at a Chili’s 12 years ago, Cassie Hay, director and writer of documentary “The Liberators” overheard a compelling story about a man from
View ArticleThe Dose: ‘Walk with Me’ tells some of the best civil rights stories in history
Many federal judges go through their entire careers without having heard a high-profile case. Damon J. Keith, on the other hand, apparently hit the judicial jackpot in the 1970s. Keith
View ArticleSummer class celebrates history in an interactive way
Focusing intently on the screen, the 36-year-old media arts professor finalizes every finishing touch on her summer semester’s long awaited documentary, titled FreedmanTown2.0. As an independent...
View ArticleRace car documentary ‘Qualified’ goes down the right track
Janet Guthrie — a name only some have heard of but holds a significant title in the world of race car driving. Director and producer Jenna Ricker’s documentary debut, “Qualified” recounts
View ArticleNetflix’s ‘Tiger King’ a roaring success about the pandemonium behind Joe Exotic
If you haven’t heard of Joe Exotic by now, whether it be by docuseries, podcast or Twitter meme, you have a lot to catch up on. Joe Maldonado-Passage, also known
View Article‘Welcome to Chechnya’ is a devastating but insightful look into LGBTQ+...
Content warning: violence against the LGBTQ+ community “The door closes and you disappear, as if you were never in Russia.” This statement, said by one of the interview subjects in
View Article‘The Admiral Tchumakov’ highlights overlooked effects of the Soviet Union’s...
“The Admiral Tchumakov” opens with a sequence that moves viewers from the open waters of Issyk-Kul Lake in Eastern Kyrgyzstan to the wreckage of a once-bustling Soviet naval port. Standing
View Article‘Moonage Daydream’ reviews the eclectic life of David Bowie
“An alien rockstar.” This is one of many titles singer-songwriter and icon David Bowie used. “Moonage Daydream” depicts the rock ‘n’ roll fantasy that was Bowie’s life. It is a
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