The Northerner

Get noticed with “The Social Network”

Shawn Buckenmeyer October 7, 2010

How many times do you check your Facebook account a day? Do you find yourself addicted to the experience that is Facebook? With anything that becomes popular there is a darker side waiting to creep out....

To the movies

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 29, 2010

Enter stage left: an impeccably dressed, perfumed man with a touch of make-up and overtly effeminate mannerisms who prances across the screen. He’s the sissy and he’s one of Hollywood’s first representations...

Going the distance

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 15, 2010

Boy meets girl. They engage in some harmless flirting and decide to exchange phone numbers. Boy and girl date and eventually fall in love. The only hitch is they live in two different cities far away from...

Esquire: an alternative art house

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 8, 2010

If you’re looking for something a little less mainstream in the world of cinema, you can take a drive over to Cincinnati, Ohio and visit the Esquire Theatre. The theater sits on Ludlow Avenue in the...

‘Fire’ lacks heat

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 8, 2010

It was a light crowd on a Sunday afternoon at the Esquire Theatre. The smell of popcorn filled the air, the scene was quiet, except for the creaking sounds of the audience members taking their seats waiting...

Pattinson proves more than a vampire

Lauren Becker March 24, 2010
Remember Me is the tale of two young adults looking to find their way in life, yet forever haunted by the deaths in their past. For Ally, she lost her mom to murder and Tyler was forced to say goodbye to his brother who took his own life.

Are you a film buff?

Kyle Sebree March 2, 2010
The Norse Film Society is a little-known organization on campus. The group, which was started by Austin Dressman and Stephanie Mathena, is also a very organized group. There is a sense of passion involved with the members, who attend the weekly meetings regularly.

Shutter Island in theatres now

Kyle Sebree March 2, 2010
“Martin Scorsese has fear to evoke, and he does it with many notes,” says Roger Ebert, of the Chicago Sun-Times.

“The Art of the Possible” screening

Kyle Sebree March 2, 2010
The Otto Budig Theater will be hosting a free screening of the documentary, “The Art of the Possible,” on March 2, at 6:30 p.m.

State of blood and lust

Tim Owens and Tim Owens September 22, 2009

Jennifer's Body draws inspiration from the days of B-movie horror - the indelible sub-genre that, instead of trying to be good, celebrates its egregiousness.

It is bad on purpose, and it quickly lets you know that.

‘Extract’ lacks real flavor

Tim Owens September 9, 2009

Watching Jason Bateman's comeback sure has been interesting. His most successful venture - the hilarious, off-kilter sitcom Arrested Development - flat-lined after only three seasons despite rave reviews and multiple Emmy nominations and wins.

Looking forward to fall

By Tim Owens, By Tim Owens, and By Tim Owens August 26, 2009

2009 sure has gotten off to a slow and disappointing start.' Only a handful of films standout from first half of the year: The Hurt Locker, Up and District 9, to name a few.' So, as usual, it's up to the fall lineup to pick up the slack and fill in the now 10 nominee spots in the Best Picture race at next year's Oscars. Here's a sampling of some of the films that'll try to pick up that slack in the coming months.

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