Netflix’s “Crip Camp” is a powerful documentary of Disabled Empowerment
csudhbulletin May 5, 2021 0 COMMENTS“Netflix’s documentary feature “Crip Camp” showcases the activists behind one of the longest occupational sit-ins in San Francisco’s history. Photo courtesy Netflix. By Destiny Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Editor Though the 2021 Oscar-nominated documentary “Crip Camp” was robbed of a well-deserved award—to a film about a man who befriends an Octopus— this documentary still has […]
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In a not-so-distant future, Earth experiences a second dark age; one without technology and wi-fi in this off-broadway play. Illustrated by Darlene Maes. By Gabriela Medina, Staff Reporter Although the name of the show isn’t in the title, the final play in the CSUDH theater department’s 2020-21 theater season uses an episode of the animated […]
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I love sitting down and watching any genre of movie, but I’ve had quite enough of Black cinematic ventures filled with Trauma. Photo by Mollie Sivaram on Unsplash. By Destiny Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Editor What would it be like turning on the TV or seeing a movie trailer that wasn’t predicated around Black suffering […]
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In light of COVID-19 restrictions, the Theatre Department was able to put on some productions for the spring 2021 semester. Art by Andrea Espinoza By Andrea Espinoza, Staff Reporter The CSUDH University Theater has had a rough three years. In 2018, an inspection found safety issues that shut down the theater for what was supposed […]
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Though Hollywood has been on hold since March 2020 and movies have been scattered across multiple platforms through the pandemic, the show must go on. Art by Dillion Payne By Destiny Jackson, Art & Entertainment Editor Yes, the Oscars are still happening, and while some critics are predicting that this will possibly (read: most definitely) […]
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Illustration by Nova Blanco-Rico By Destiny Jackson, Arts & Entertainment Editor In the words of the great Issa Rae, I love “white mess.”—especially if it’s televised (more on what “white mess” is later in the next post). As a 90s baby, I realize that most of my favorite TV shows, spoon-fed to me in my […]
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Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) ride in the dark of night in order to evade the nearby police on the hunt for activists. Photo courtesy of Sundance Film Festival. By Anthony Garza, Staff Reporter Not much has changed in the 50 years that the […]
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“WandaVision” Marvel’s Technicolor Love Letter to Old Hollywood and Cautionary Tale of Repressed Trauma
csudhbulletin March 19, 2021 0 COMMENTSPaul Bettany as Vision and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision,” exclusively on DIsney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. By Carlos Martinez, Web Editor Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers of Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision”. The illustrious creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a tale that starts on the big screen. From […]
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Kendall Bryant (left) and Alex Serrano (right) during a rehearsal for the virtual performance of “A Surge of Power,” a new play inspired by the BLM protests of last summer. It opens May 11. Photo by Andrea Espinoza. By Andrea Espinoza, Staff Reporter Although “Surge of Power” is a new play inspired by, and set […]
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Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Creating a New Timeline With Diversity in Faces and Voices
csudhbulletin February 22, 2021 0 COMMENTS“The High Republic” launches a new storyline 200 years before the Skywalker era. Photo courtesy of Disney/Lucasfilm. By Desiree Lee, Staff Writer Today another generation will be able to experience “Star Wars” but without the Skywalkers this time. A new series of stories will be told through a new project called “The High Republic” that […]
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The Importance of Laughter and 5 Netflix Comedy Specials To Watch When You Need It
csudhbulletin February 20, 2021 0 COMMENTSThe “Netflix is a Joke” campaign has been huge in relaying the great comedy specials they have to offer. Photo courtesy of Netflix. By Daniel Diaz, Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Added quotes, sources, and information that was originally omitted. Comedy is subjective. Someone’s favorite comedian can be another’s most hated. Some like dark or crude […]
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Elizabeth Olson as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision in Marvel Studios’ “Wandavision” exclusively on Disney+ . Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. By Carlos Martinez, Web Editor If there’s one positive thing we can find in a now 10-month pandemic, it’s the extra free time we now have to catch up on movies and […]
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Strawberry Mansion Sundance 2021 Review: Puts the Audits in Audacity
csudhbulletin February 5, 2021 0 COMMENTSJames Preble and Bella Isadora, played by Kentucker Audley and Penny Fuller, share a quiet lunch together in the “real world” from Strawberry Mansion, one of many films debuted virtually at Sundance 2021 Film Festival. Photo courtesy of Sundance Film Festival By Destiny Jackson, Arts and Entertainment Editor If you were to drain the weird […]
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Streaming services are raising prices as they are slowly becoming the new cable TV. By Freestocks on Unsplash. By Carlos Martinez, Web Editor Streaming services are the kings of entertainment. They allowed us to huddle up with our favorite shows such as “The Office” where we can introduce them to a new generation, while also […]
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Treat yourself to some skin-crawling films to enjoy a fall night inside. Photo by Jasmine Nguyen. By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief Did you hear something? A branch creaking? A hurried pair of footsteps creeping through your hallway? The sounds of the wind or are those whispers outside your window? Is there a ghost? A zombie slowly […]
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Three best Latinx Halloween & Horror Short Films available now on HBO Max
csudhbulletin October 28, 2020 0 COMMENTSHispanic Heritage Month ends Oct 15 here are some of the best short films HBO Max has to watch. Screen capture by Carlos Martinez. By Destiny Jackson, Perspectives Editor Fall is undoubtedly the best time of year, well at least to me. I mean, who doesn’t love the end of summer? Seriously, if you’re one […]
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Photo courtesy of Josefina López. By Melany Ruiz, Staff Reporter Last week, Josefina López, an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and activist, offered wise words to students who are aspiring writers. López, whose breakthrough 1992 play “Real Women Have Curves,” was turned into an award-winning Sundance film in 2002, has had more than 100 productions of her […]
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Hulu’s selection of Blockbuster, supernatural, thrillers, and slashers horror movie selections. By Cindy Canas, Staff Writer While we are still in a pandemic and Halloween is just right around the corner, it is the perfect time to get into the spooky spirits. Apps such as Skype, Zoom, Discord, Houseparty, Disney Plus’ GroupWatch, and Netflix Party […]
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Black Lives Matter protesters walking down Bellflower Boulevard in Bellflower this summer. Photos by Christopher Martinez. By Christopher Martinez, Staff Reporter When people hear the term “woke” in a socially aware context, they may think of people who do not live in a community where social injustice and racism are a fact of life. But […]
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Mulan (Liu) reveals her secret and asks to be persecuted to keep honor to her name. Illustration by Carlos Martinez. By Carlos Martinez, Staff Reporter It was 1998 when Disney created an animated-action adaptation based on Chinese folklore, the story of Hua Mulan. a fierce warrior who disguised herself as a man and took her […]
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Movie theater in Long Beach with doors locked and lights off, displaying its temporary closure on the marquee. Photo by Carlos Martinez. By Carlos Martinez, Staff Reporter It’s almost impossible for me to remember what life was like before the pandemic. I vaguely remember making plans with my coworkers for the ticket presale of “Black […]
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“Space Force,” a New Netflix Comedy Starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich, premieres on Netflix–and We Broke it First!
csudhbulletin June 4, 2020 0 COMMENTSOK, so The Bulletin didn’t break the news that “Space Force,” a new Netflix comedy starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich, would be joining the streaming service. But we sure mentioned that some of the filming for the show, which premiered last Friday, was done on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills. In […]
READ MOREBy Velia Salazar, Staff Reporter Growing up, there were times I thought I only existed in cartoons. That’s what my TV told me. While there were plenty of white faces on TV representing every facet of life, the only brown-skinned faces I saw were of cartoon characters. While very young, the only Latina I saw […]
READ MOREBy Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter Toros as we say goodbye to another school year here at the Bulletin we want to leave you on a happy note and to remind you to wash those hands. Defying Gravity- Wicked “Something has changed within me. Something is not the same I’m through with playing by the rules. […]
READ MOREBy Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor As May approaches, I find myself excited for Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month to celebrate with my community. But this year, it took a different turn for many, especially with the rise of Asian-based hate crimes and the cancelation of many AAPI events due to COVID-19. It’s hard […]
READ MOREBy Sarai Henriquez In the city that never sleeps, New York Broadway shut the doors to all theaters and all musical lovers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following New York, California theater shows were canceled and the CSUDH theater and dance department did the same. This spring semester, the theater and dance department […]
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Graphic by Andrea Mendez. By Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter To all my fellow Toros that miss Disneyland, you are not alone. We at The Bulletin miss Disney too, but fear not, here is The Bulletin’s top five Disney songs to wash your hands too. So you can bring that pixie dust magic to your house. […]
READ MOREBy Ulises Rodriguez, Staff Reporter As the toilet paper apocalypse started back in mid-March, everyone was fighting over hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and water bottles. Now the thing that stood out to me the most was how everyone was leaving only one brand of water on the shelves. Yup, Dasani. Is Dasani that bad? Would […]
READ MOREBy Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter To all my fellow Toros who would get criticized for staying on the couch all day and watching Netflix, our time has arrived. Thanks to streaming platforms, movies are just one click away. Since we are all in lockdown due to COVID-19 and we can’t go out to the movies […]
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The Disneyland Ducks are Wondering Where We Are: How to Deal with Disneyland Withdrawals
csudhbulletin April 9, 2020 1 COMMENTBy Yeymy Garcia, Managing Editor We will soon be rolling into one month since Disneyland closed its gates and I can imagine the pain annual passholders are currently going through. One of our writers wrote a piece on how she feels about Disneyland closing. Read it here. I do not currently have an annual passport, […]
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By Dayzsha Lino, Co-News Editor On January 11, I went to Disneyland with a few of my best friends. I had a ton of Christmas money left over and my friend, Mellisa, offered to pay for half of my SoCal residents ticket. It was the first time that I’d gone to Disneyland in 13 years, […]
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Seven Guitars May Have Ended but its Reverberations are Still Felt
csudhbulletin March 6, 2020 0 COMMENTSPhoto courtesy of Nate Lubben By: Sarai Henriquez, Culture Assistant While the name August Wilson might not be a common one in many households, those with an appreciation for American theater certainly know it. But regardless of your familiarity with this two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright, those who made the wise decision to check out the […]
READ MOREBy Brian Hinchion, Staff Reporter With seemingly endless presidential scandals, threats of world wars, and general unrest and turmoil whenever you turn on the news, it’s no wonder many young people in America are using social media to escape this daunting reality. The app that has really skyrocketed in popularity in the last year is […]
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By Sarai Henriquez, Assistant Culture Editor While the name August Wilson might not be a common one in many households, those with an appreciation for American theater certainly know it. But regardless of your familiarity with this two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright, you will walk out of the current production of his play “Seven Guitars” at […]
READ MOREBy Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor Women’s History Month has quickly arrived, which means you have the whole month of March to respect women, I know a daunting task but! If you have time to spare after that and are looking for some ways to entertain yourself and uplift women’s narratives, these eight films might be […]
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In His Directorial Debut at CSUDH, Jozben Barrett Mounts a Giant of the American Stage
csudhbulletin February 20, 2020 0 COMMENTSDirector Jozben Barrett (left) works with some of the cast from “Seven Guitars” (Clockwise from top): Jordan Hyman, Tevin Jackson (standing), Nisey Turner, and Irene Jones. Photo by Sarai Henriquez By Sarai HenriquezCulture Assistant As a theater artist and an educator, one of Jozben Barrett’s driving focuses is to tell the untold, or under-told, stories […]
READ MOREI usually log in to Twitter expecting quality memes, heart-warming videos of animals or last-minute news, but for three days straight, all that seemed to appear in my feed was Aaron Hernandez and this so-called “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez,” documentary. My first thought was, “Who is Aaron Hernandez?” I’m sorry football fans, […]
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Director Jozben Barrett (left) works with some of the cast from “Seven Guitars” (Clockwise from top: Jordan Hyman, Tevin Jackson (standing), Nisey Turner and Irene Jones. Photo Cred: Sarai Henriquez By Sarai Henriquez, Assistant Culture Editor As an artist and an educator, one of Jozben Barrett’s driving focuses is to tell the untold, or under-told, […]
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Forget the Roses, Bring the Tissues. Check Out These 4 Romantic Movies with Unhappy Endings
csudhbulletin February 14, 2020 0 COMMENTSBy Nova Blanco-Rico, Photo Editor It is that time of the year again where the overpriced heart-shaped candies and teddy bears are put on the shelves, along with the feel-good romantic movies that get the hearts fluttering. But what’s even better are the somber movies that get our hearts to break, forcing us to consume […]
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Oscar Carmona Bulletin By Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter There are many ways for California State University, Dominguez Hills students to get involved on campus, from clubs to rooting for sports teams, but have you ever thought of working with the campus radio station? KDHR is an internet radio station founded in 2004 by CSUDH students […]
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By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor The film “Parasite” has garnered various amounts of praise throughout its run. Starting from winning the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film, to receiving six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, which include best picture and best director. But there might be one big flaw in this otherwise perfect […]
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Andrea Mendez-Ochoa Bulletin By Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter Friendship, love, betrayal, forgiveness, and faith are what’s in store this spring from the CSUDH Theater and Dance Department as a play from the most acclaimed African American playwright of the 20th Century, and one about the most reviled names ever are on tap. “Seven Guitars,” the […]
READ MOREBy LaVielle Hibbert Faculty in CSUDH’s Theatre and Dance department have reached into the vault to revive, and reset, some of their favorite dance pieces, in a nod to the University Theatre opening after more than a year. “Renovations,” which opens Friday, is the name of the event, which fits the show as well as […]
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By Monique DavisStaff Writer CSUDH got a taste of what it’s like to be taken over by Hollywood a couple of weeks ago when a film crew working on the new Netflix show “Space Force,” starring Steve Carrell and John Malkovich, occupied parts of the campus. But since 2014, Hollywood by the Horns, a […]
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By Matthew AlfordStaff Reporter Shooting on an upcoming show on Netflix continues on campus today. The show, starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich, about the creation of a new American “space force” filmed last week and the big attraction was a helicopter on the lawn west of the University Theatre. But today, the big attraction […]
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Danielle DeGuzman By Dayzsha LinoStaff Reporter Actress and Theater Arts major Danielle DeGuzman is no stranger to the spotlight. Growing up in Temecula, she discovered her passion for dance at the tender age of 4. Though she was a very shy kid, DeGuzman’s personality shined whenever she was given a chance to perform in front […]
READ MOREBy Dayshza Lino, Staff Reporter A clever Filipina and two white dudes stumbling over themselves to prove how open-minded they are. A woman who wakes up every morning with her memory erased. Some of the greatest hits in the history of the Toro dance program. Not to mention a sock puppet and the re-opening of […]
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By Jasmine NguyenStaff Reporter There’s been a lot of attention over Asian American stories in Hollywood over the past two years, with films such as “Crazy Rich Asians” gaining praise for its all-Asian cast. \So when I saw the trailer for “The Farewell,” I was already excited about it. Being Vietnamese and Thai, I don’t […]
READ MOREBy Tristin TaylorStaff Writer Students will show off their storytelling skills and raise their voices loud and proud April 28 in the Hollywood by the Horns Story Slam. Designed to both give students the chance to hone their public speaking skills as well as learn about storytelling mechanics and creativity, the even provides a safe […]
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By Migdalia Sanchez The idea of being trapped in a room with two complete strangers might not seem so bad at first. But when you’re stuck with them forever, it can be even worse than death. In fact, the phrase, “Hell is other people,” comes from a play with that scenario: “No Exit,” which concludes […]
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