CoMC Students Begin First Feature Film

By Violeta Trevizo What began as a casual conversation at Market Street in the fall of 2015 has now become a project Weston Davis and John Hackney hope will be a milestone in filmmaking for other Texas Tech University students like themselves. “Sam (on Everything)” has gone through many script changes in the past months. The […]

Kim Kardashian Breaks the Internet, Again

By Callie Yardley Kim Kardashian posted a censored nude picture on Twitter, sparking a conversation about feminism and women’s right to show off their bodies without being shamed. When you’re like I have nothing to wear LOL pic.twitter.com/UlSLZb1fp1 — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 7, 2016 According to Kardashian’s website, which opens with a black-and-white nude […]

The Oscars: Men’s Fashion

In the spirit of Chris Rock’s #AskHerMore advice from last night’s 88th Annual Academy Awards, we’ve decided to spotlight men’s instead of women’s fashion. We have to start by discussing Leonardo DiCaprio because he FINALLY won an Oscar! An Oscar nominee for years, his time to shine had definitely come. He should have won a long time ago, but […]

Weekly Poll: Streaming

We’re all guilty of it. Whether you’re procrastinating or relaxing after a long week, it can be pretty easy to get sucked into a Netflix binge-watching session. One more episode can easily turn into hours. Streaming subscribers reported spending on average six hours per week watching on-demand content in 2015, doubling the hours reported in 2011. Judging […]

Making a Public Outrage

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoiler information from the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” To many Texas Tech students, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is the county from the popular documentary series “Making a Murderer, described by Netflix as featuring “a DNA exoneree, who while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.” To Kelsey Cottrell, […]

Cinema Lovers Flock to Alamo Drafthouse

Looking for arthouse movies? Look no further than Lubbock’s West Loop 289. Alamo Drafthouse, which opened in April 2014, is hosting this weekend’s Flatland Film Festival along with the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. The festival is featuring features and shorts from local flimmakers. Robert Peaslee, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Journalism […]

All Paparazzi On Me: Felipe Goes to the Emmys

Last month, a College of Media & Communication alumnus stepped foot on the infamous red carpet, among celebrities most of us glimpse only on television. “It was my first time attending the Emmys, so it was pretty surreal being on the red carpet—seeing people from my favorite TV shows right in front of me,” said […]

MCTV: Shola Lynch Interview

Anchor Laura Duclos interviews documentary filmmaker Shola Lynch in the MCTV studios on Feb. 10th.  Shola discusses her career, her point of view on a recent visit by Angela Davis to the Tech campus, and gives some tips to aspiring filmmakers in the university community.  

International Film Series Screens Spanish Flicks

Monday evening, Texas Tech University’s International Film Series (IFS) launched the Spanish Film Festival portion of the creative installment. “El Regreso,” or “The Return,” directed by Herman Jimenez, was screened in room 169 of the Human Sciences Building at 5 p.m. The remainder of the Spanish films will be shown at the same location and time. “The […]

The Power of The Submissive: Tech Professor Answers Why “Fifty Shades of Grey” is So Successful

With more than 100 million book copies sold, almost three million movie tickets pre-sold worldwide, and a spot in the U.S. Nielsen Top Ten Book Sales list for adult fiction since its April 2012 publication, E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy is one of the most — if not the most — successful sex franchises […]