Large buzz surrounds ‘Renee’ to debut, Florida Film Festival
By Shannon Metherell / smetherell@valenciavoice.com
April 10, 2012
The Florida Film Festival will be debuting “Renee”, a student-made Valencia film at 7 p.m. Friday, April 13. Teen-aged girl Renee Yohe, played by Kat Dennings, is a lover of music and fairy tales who can’t escape depression, and eventually turns to drugs, alcohol and even self-mutilation. The film... Read more »
Playwright-winning Civil War era story shows at Valencia
By James Tutten / jtutten@valenciavoice.com
April 9, 2012
The life story of Rose Anna McCoy is only a footnote in American history, but it’s the focus of screenwriter Stephen DeWoody and his play “Mountain Rose: The Ballad of Rose Anna McCoy.” The play is the winner of the 21st annual Valencia College Florida Playwright Competition. The deadly blood rivalry... Read more »
App of the Week: Paper
By Neda Hamdan / nhamdan@valenciavoice.com
April 5, 2012
Need an app that allows you to captures your ideas? Paper by Fifty Three is a simple yet practical app that consists of journals that allow you to express your creativity with sketches, drawings, notes, diagrams, etc. To start off, it consists of three different journals; the first one, called ‘Making... Read more »
Dystopian novel prevails
By Felicia Roopchand / froopchand@valenciavoice.com
March 27, 2012
Never judge a movie by its book. Crazy idea, right?It’s hard not to compare The Hunger Games movie to the successful book that it was adapted from. As with all film adaptations of novels, the plot in the movie will never be as detailed as the books (or else we’d have a four hour movie, and most people... Read more »
Popular ‘Games’ book transformed into film
By Brittany Rose / brose@valenciavoice.com
March 27, 2012
As someone who had never read nor heard of “The Hunger Games” before the promotional videos were released, the only real backstory that I had to go on before heading into the theatre on opening night was what was being shared by the fans in the line outside and what my friends who were total fangirls... Read more »
App of the Week: Angry Birds Space
By Neda Hamdan / nhamdan@valenciavoice.com
March 27, 2012
One of the most popular apps of all time is now beyond this world. Angry Birds Space is the sequel to the original Angry Birds, created by Rovio. This app has all the basic features, but with a new theme and challenges.Reminiscent of Mario Galaxy, Angry Birds Space features green little pigs stacked... Read more »
Campbell’s farewell tour
By James Tutten / jtutten@valenciavoice.com
March 22, 2012
American country music legend Glen Campbell faces a debilitating medical condition, but he will still perform this week in Florida, a state hit hard by the very illness that is robbing him of the life he once knew. Campbell announced to the public last year that he was diagnosed with the early stages... Read more »
App of the Week: Draw Something
By Neda Hamdan / nhamdan@valenciavoice.com
March 21, 2012
Ever been a fan of Pictionary? Draw Something is a mobile version of the game that enables you to play against other Draw Something users all over the world. According to its creators, OMGPOP, Draw Something is the number one word game app in 40 different countries. It is easy to sign up; just use an... Read more »
Retired TV series returns from early ‘90s to hit the big screen
By Aaron Davison
March 15, 2012
The trend to remake classic retro TV shows from the 60s, 70s and 80s on the silver screen continues with the newest comedy from Columbia Pictures, “21 Jump Street.” Loosely based on an old TV series of the same name, the difference is there was more drama in the show; the movie is a comedic take... Read more »
Predictable psychological thriller
By Neda Hamdan / nhamdan@valenciavoice.com
March 15, 2012
Wouldn’t it be interesting to watch a movie that was filmed in one single take? Based on the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, Silent House is based on true events that occurred in the 1940s. Silent House has all the classic elements of a psychological thriller, a creepy house, an odd neighbor, and no access... Read more »
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