It’s not 1987 anymore. The creative vision of what the future looks like is dramatically different from that of previous decades. The remake of “Robocop” was actually pretty good. Most potential...

Many consumers will remember the advent of Facebook games like “Farmville” or “Words with Friends.” What consumers may not know is that Zynga’s “Farmville” was an aesthetic clone of an independent...

Valentine’s Day can be difficult to navigate. A professor recently threw some advice out for all the gentlemen present in class the week of the romantic holiday. The advice was not to get flowers, candy...

Traditionally, the most effective way to add movies to your personal library has been to purchase physical copies on tape or disc. The advent of the internet brought new methods to the table, the most...

Crowd funding has seen recent success in kick-starting films such as Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here” or Rob Thomas’ “Veronica Mars.” As film aficionados found at the Sundance Film Festival,...

Many students dread the week of finals with its hours of studying and awkward class hours. However, some class finals aren’t as dreadful as others. Students in the Theater Movement class taught by Sam...

Black box theaters can be difficult to light, set up and perform on. However, the cast and crew for American River College’s production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” did an excellent job. The...

Take one black box theater, add some funny people, throw in a dash of audience participation and the end result is a comedy show performers and customers can all enjoy. At Blacktop Comedy improv and sketch...

Many classes at American River College give instruction on songwriting, the business of music and applied music, which can all lead students to writing and performing original compositions. The Acoustic...

When conversations arise about “The Avengers” most of the people I know end up talking about adding in other members to the group, specifically Spider-Man and Wolverine. In comics, characters are allowed...

The “Spider-Man” theme song, the classic intro for “Batman” and even the soundtrack to the recounting of how Dr. Banner was exposed to radiation in “The Incredible Hulk" are all popular classic...