Movies & Television
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BYU professor contributes character design to 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has powered up through the box office charts to become the highest-grossing film of the year to date.
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Super Mario Bros. movie brings joy from fans, reservation from critics
'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' broke theater records as the highest grossing animated movie opening, beating Disney's 'Frozen 2.'
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BYU freshman, family win survival race TV show
BYU freshman Kyla White and her family received $10,000 for winning “Survivalists,' a four-day adventure competition show run by BYUtv.
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'The Sandlot' cast reflects on film during 30th anniversary
Cast members from the 'The Sandlot' gathered with fans on March 18 in Salt Lake City, where the film was shot, to celebrate the film's 30th anniversary.
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BYU students discuss release of new Marvel movie
With the release of 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' on Feb. 17,some students have said they are disappointed in the recent releases of the Marvel franchise and will not be seeing the new Ant-Man movie in theaters.
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BYU students discuss Netflix's plans to limit password sharing
Streaming industry giant Netflix shared a plan to crack down on password sharing to only single households in a recent announcement.
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BYU students, professor react to 'The Last of Us' premiere
HBO Max's TV show 'The Last of Us' reached4.7 million viewerson its first day, earning a 97%Rotten Tomatoesscore and making it one of the highest-rated video game television adaptations ever.
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2023 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close
The Sundance Film Festival came to a close Jan. 29.
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BYU professor's short film chosen for local film festival
BYU adjunct professor and filmmaker Douglas Cunningham finished directing his second short film, “Highway,” and is preparing for its first showing on January 27 and subsequent screening at Zions Indie Film Fest in March.
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'Squid Game', Korean pop culture on the rise in America
Ever since its release on Sept. 17, 2021, the Korean drama 'Squid Game' captivated the world with its unique storytelling of class conflicts in a dystopian society.
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Man with Down syndrome works with brother to fulfill lifelong dream of becoming a movie star
Brothers David and Luke Johnson were on a family trip in Hawaii when David met the girl of his dreams. He even got her phone number. But on the journey home, he lost it. David kept a photo of that mysterious girl on his dresser for years.
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BYU professors discuss impact of remakes, sequels on pop culture
BYU professors with expertise in pop culture, humanities and media arts weighed in on the impact of remakes and sequels in film and TV.
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BYU students revisit fall, Halloween media traditions
BYU students shared what kind of media they watch and listen to during autumn as Halloween and fall celebrations commence.
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Most popular 2022 Halloween costumes inspired by TV, movies
Displays feature a variety of costumes at a Halloween store. Popular costumes tend to come from movies and TV shows. (Jessica Penaloza) Google’s Halloween Frightgeist mini-site released their report on the most popular costumes for 2022, and several come from movies and popular TV shows.
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BYU student competes in 'LEGO Masters' season three
BYU senior Miranda Maynard competed on season 3 of reality TV competition LEGO Masters with her brother Drew.
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BYU professor says anime encourages cultural connections
Japanese 2D animation, commonly known as 'anime,' has become a medium through which BYU students have been able to diversify their cultural knowledge.
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Celebrities, cosplayers, fans attend FanX pop culture and comic convention
FanX Salt Lake, formerly known as Salt Lake Comic Con, brought geeks, nerds and fans alike together to celebrate pop culture and cosplay from Sept. 22-24.
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Sundance Film Festival plans 2023 in-person return
The Sundance Film Festival announced on Aug. 30 that after two years of meeting remotely, the film festival will be in-person.
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