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Haunted Newhouse
By NewsHouse Staff
October 28, 2011 - 11:18am
The NewsHouse delivers a Halloween treat with this original horror movie set after hours in some of campus' darkest corridors.

Happy Halloween from The NewsHouse

Halloween is upon us, and what better way to spend a lazy afternoon than curled up on the couch with warm apple cider and popcorn to watch some of the greatest Halloween movies and TV shows of all time.

So, we compiled a list of our favorites –- the good, bad and downright corny –- and used them as inspiration to create our own Halloween film.

Producers holding online open casting call for 'Tupac' movie
By Amy Khuu
March 21, 2011 - 3:57pm
Auditions began March 18, end April 30.

Do you think you look, act, and can rap like Tupac Shakur? You may be able to be Shakur in the new biopic currently in the works. The L.A. Times reports, producers are holding an open online casting call for actors who can portray this musical icon. 

To audition, actors must upload a five-minute video reciting a monologue of Shakur in court and perform a 60-second rap of one of his songs to the site InSearchOfTupac.skeetv.com.

Amazon Prime challenges Netflix
By Gina Marie Lazara
February 22, 2011 - 4:48pm
Amazon Prime subscribers able to watch more than 5,000 free movies, TV shows instantly.

Amazon is offering unlimited, commercial-free, instant-streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows.

The new service, Amazon Instant Video, is offered for free to existing subscribers of Amazon Prime, according to The Post-Standard.

Lifetime movie causes controversy
By Karolina Buczek
February 22, 2011 - 1:55pm
'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy' on Monday and stirred up controversy.

Hayden Panetierre plays the role of Amanda Knox, an American student convicted of murder in Italy, in Lifetime's new movie "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy."

According to ABC News, the Knox family criticized Lifetime in a statement released today. The statement states the family sees this as "a selfish, profit-making motive behind their decision."

Glee star takes on the big screen
By Shannon McGrattan
February 18, 2011 - 1:56pm
Dianna Argon stars in new movie, 'I am Number Four'

Dianna Argon has decided to make a new name for herself. The "Glee" star is playing the role of Quinn Fabray in the new movie “I am Number Four” which is out in theaters today, according to MSNBC. 

The "Glee" star is transforming herself from a pregnant high school cheerleader to a super powered alien's girlfriend. The film starts off with Argon meeting her boyfriend who she later finds out was sent to Earth as an infant and is now being haunted.

Queen approves Oscar nominated film
By Dania Souid
February 8, 2011 - 3:10pm
Queen Elizabeth 'moved' by Oscar nominated 'The King's Speech.'

After a private screening of the award-nominated film "The King's Speech," Queen Elizabeth II said she supported and enjoyed the film, according to People.

"The King's Speech" documents the story of Queen Elizabeth's father, King George IV, as he struggles to overcome a stutter. The Queen Mother originally asked screenwriter David Seidler not to share the story in her lifetime as the "memory of the events was still too painful,” according to Seidler.

TRON's legacy
By Amanda Waltz
December 14, 2010 - 1:27am
SU professor Larry Elin led the team of computer animators that brought the original 'TRON' to life -- and spurred a motion picture revolution.

Larry Elin spent most of 1981 holed up in his Elmsford, N.Y., office, staring at a boxy, 8-bit computer that crashed almost as often as it worked.


His fellow employees at MAGI Synthavision, a tiny computer graphics firm, regularly stayed overnight to work on the project. If anyone needed a nap, they curled up under their desks. If the computer went down, they all struggled to fix it.


And after 12 months of work, the team finally had something to show for it: a 22-minute sequence in the 1982 cult classic TRON.

Peter Jackson back in action
By Callan Gray
October 19, 2010 - 3:30pm
Production of the films based on the novel The Hobbit has been announced.

Production of the two films based off the novel The Hobbit is scheduled to start soon, reports The Post-Standard. The Hollywood Reporter says according to the announcement made by New Line Cinemas, Warner Bros. and MGM principal photography for the films beings in February 2011 under director Peter Jackson.

The Social Network and the social giver
By Marquise Francis
October 1, 2010 - 3:54pm
Facebook, the movie, hits theaters today and the founder of the site Mark Zuckerberg gives back with a substantial donation to an urban school district

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerber, donated $100 million to the Newark public school system, according to The New York Times.

'The Social Network' opened today in theaters. Reviewers rave of the wit, genious and general appeal of the movie and generally agree that the movie was able to capture the essence of who Zuckerberg really is. The movie chronicles a young Zuckerberg as a student in college and how he doesn't care much about money or girls. Instead, he just wants to do something that he finds cool.

Twilight gets Lost
By Luisa Ardila
September 28, 2010 - 7:22pm
The fourth and fifth installment of the Twilight movies are starting to shape up with the casting of a former "Lost" star.

 

This week it was confirmed that the star of the movie “Taken” and the series “Lost,” Maggie Grace will be in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,” according to Entertainment Weekly.