Category: Movies
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Nightmare on Franklin Street: Tampa Theatre’s Freaky Film Affair
By Victoria Weaver Turning on a quick horror flick can instantly immerse you in the Halloween spirit, making it many people’s go-to spooky activity when gearing up for the last day of October. Tampa’s own historic movie palace, Tampa Theatre, aims to take the movie watching experience to the next level with this year’s Nightmare […]
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Minaret Staff Halloween Movie Roundtable Discussion
By Leah Mize Happy Spooky Season! October is here and some of the Minaret staff have gotten together to offer their recommendations for their favorite Halloween movies. Here’s what they have to say! Sports copy editor Johnny McCormick: John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978) is one of the best Halloween films. The cinematic work of the movie […]
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2020 Virtual Emmys: The Future of Award Shows
By Loren Adams This past weekend celebrities were awarded for their excellent work in television. On Sunday, Sept. 20 the 72nd Emmy Awards were hosted virtually for the first time by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. This year’s nominees surrounded Kimmel in a virtual screen room and accepted their respective awards in comfort of their homes. Michael […]
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Subtitles are more important than you think
by Samantha Minnehan Most of us are probably familiar with the little closed caption button in the corner of the screen on Netflix and other streaming services like Hulu, Apple TV and Disney Plus. Most cable services also offer some sort of closed captioning/subtitles. You click that button and you can choose from a variety […]
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Campus Movie Fest returns to UT
by Alex Butler At The University of Tampa, students with filmmaking aspirations can check out professional equipment to compete in Campus Movie Fest every spring semester. The winners could be invited to the short film corner of the Cannes Film Festival in France or have their film screened at CMF’s national conference in California. The […]