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Q&A: 'The Hunting Ground' director Kirby Dick

Q&A: ‘The Hunting Ground’ director Kirby Dick

Mike Horky March 24, 2015

Oscar-nominated documentarian Kirby Dick, whose works include "The Invisible War" and "Twist Of Faith," has created another stirring call to action with his latest film, "The Hunting Ground." The documentary...

Review: "Growing Up and Other Lies" a formulaic, dull comedy

Review: “Growing Up and Other Lies” a formulaic, dull comedy

Mike Horky March 22, 2015

HBO’s "Girls" follows four female friends as they traverse New York City, trying to make sense of their lives and transitions into adulthood. At times it’s formulaic, but at other times it’s...

Review: ‘The Hunting Ground’ is relevant and frightening

Mike Horky March 21, 2015

Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering are no strangers to sexual assault awareness. Their previous film "The Invisible War" dealt with sexual assault in the military, and garnered attention and policy changes within...

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Q&A: Writer and director Dan Fogelman of ‘Danny Collins’

Pat Mullane March 19, 2015

Accomplished writer Dan Fogelman, whose work includes, “Cars”, “Tangled”, and “Crazy, Stupid, Love” makes his directorial debut with the feature film “Danny Collins."  Starring Al...

Review: ‘The Gunman’ falls flat

Kirsten Onsgard March 17, 2015

In a recent interview with The DePaulia, director Pierre Morel (“Taken”) insisted “The Gunman” isn’t just a stereotypical action film. But if it’s smeared in bloody battles, wrought with...

Q&A: Director Pierre Morel of ‘The Gunman’

Kirsten Onsgard March 17, 2015

Director Pierre Morel, known for his directing of"Taken," recently spoke with The DePaulia about his latest action-thriller, "The Gunman," which opens March 20. What initially attracted you to working...

“Fresh off the Boat” is a new ABC sitcom about assimilating into American culture. Because it is the first show about Asian-Americans since 1994, there is pressure to accurately depict their unique experience. (Photo courtesy of ABC)

Asian-American assimilation in ‘Fresh off the Boat’

Eric Domingo March 1, 2015

It’s been 20 years since a show about Asian-Americans was put on a major network. Comedian Margaret Cho created a show called “All-American Girl” that showed the culture clash between a natural...

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Live blog: Oscars 2015

DePaulia Staff February 22, 2015

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Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) is the biggest cheerleader of other women. (Photo courtesy of NBC)

Knope, no more: The end of ‘Parks and Recreation’

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief February 22, 2015

When the penultimate episode of “Parks and Recreation” came to an end last Tuesday evening with Gary/Jerry/Larry/Terry Gergich floating off into the distance in a hot air balloon after his mayoral...

Kevin Costner, left, plays Jim White, a high school cross-country coach who pushes young athletes in a predominately poor community in California in the new movie, “McFarland USA.” (Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures)

Chasing the dream in ‘McFarland, USA’

Pat Mullane February 22, 2015

Kevin Costner and coach Jim White recall tales of triumph in ‘McFarland, USA’ The last film I can recall that revolved around a running sport was “Chariots of Fire,” which was made in 1981....

Review: High school-centric film 'The Duff'

Review: High school-centric film ‘The Duff’

Erin Yarnall and Carolyn Duff February 22, 2015

Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Something complicates them being together. They get over it eventually and end the movie together. This is the premise for almost every high school movie. As...

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