In the digital age, copyright protection, enforcement and infringement have become part of the common vocabulary. Defenders of copyright and intellectual property claim growing piracy rates prove the need for stricter enforcement of copyright law. Meanwhile, pirating is justified with the claim that copyright law has become broken, favoring giant companies over individual artists. They’re [...]

Disney movies and the messages they instill in children, particularly young girls, have been the talk of the town for decades. But the unmistakable fact that these culturally popular and heavily sugar-coated animated films strongly influence society’s younger generations can be a petrifying acknowledgement to come to grips with for many parents. Suffice to say, [...]

A story from nearly a century ago has been brought back to life in Walt Disney Pictures’ new film John Carter. The movie is a big-screen adaptation of the 1917 science fiction novel, A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story tells the tale of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who seeks [...]

John Carter has all the best qualities a blockbuster movie can offer: action, romance, flying ships and Mars. John Carter, which is first set in Arizona in the late 1800s, follows a Civil War veteran who discovers a portal to Mars, where he finds himself caught in the middle of a tribal conflict. Because he [...]

Popular British reggae group Steel Pulse inspired audiences with their appearance at Hollywood Park Friday. The seven-member band has been around since the late 1970s. While horse races are not typical openers for bands, fans of Steel Pulse were entertained by a riveting match. With a beautiful lake and large, open green fields as a [...]

A meeting for the Disney College Program will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Theatre. The paid program is available to all majors and college levels. According to the program’s website, the Disney College Program is a paid opportunity for college students to “network with leaders, take part in personal [...]

A panel full of experts in the television and film industry gave advice about the best ways to get into the entertainment field in an event hosted by the entertainment and tourism club on Wednesday night. The majority of the discussion focused on the importance of being involved in school and different outlets for students [...]

The number of animated movies that have been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars can be counted on one hand. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) was the first, breaking the veritable glass ceiling; Disney-Pixar’s Up (2009) was the second nomination in over a decade; the latest Oscars have DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train [...]