By Victoria Weaver Heartbreak hit Hollywood on Thursday, Oct. 21 when a scene rehearsal for the film Rust turned fatal. A gun used for the shot by actor Alec Baldwin had been unintentionally discharged, resulting in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the injury of director Joel Souza. Although it was an accident, procedures […]
Happy Halloween From Michael Myers
By John McCormick Jr. Halloween Kills, the second installment of David Gordon Green’s reboot trilogy of the Halloween franchise was released in theatres and on Peacock, Friday, Oct. 15. The 40-year-old slasher horror franchise has a total 13 films following the story of Michael Myers wreaking havoc on the town of Haddonfield. The much anticipated […]
Squid Game Changes Netflix’s Viewership Statistics
By Leah Mize Squid Game has racked up over 111 million views on Netflix since it’s release on Sept. 17, according to an NBC article. The success of Squid Game has led Netflix to implement changes to how they report their viewership statistics, according to TheDigitalFix.com. They will now be using the amount of time […]
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 […]
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 […]