by Kahwit Tela | Jun 8, 2021 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
In recent years of cinema, the heroes of Earth are often depicted as a group of highly athletic, agile, brilliant and dangerously attractive superpeople. Whether it’s the Avengers or the Justice League, audiences have seen countless times a group of ragtag individuals who unite to save humanity from the fate of evil. However, in Michael Rianda’s directorial debut The Mitchells vs. The Machines, audiences are introduced to a new kind of hero: Your everyday dysfunctional family from Michigan who save the world from a global robot revolution during their family road trip. Initially intended for a 2020 theatrical release under the title “Connected”, the film instead went to streaming on Netflix alongside being played in select theaters due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and features the voice talents of Danny Mcbride, Abbi Jacobson, Maya Rudolph, Eric Andre, Doug the Pug (yes, THE Doug the Pug), and more. The main protagonist, Katie Mitchell (voiced by Jacobson), is a young aspiring filmmaker who just got accepted into the film school of her dreams in California and is eager to leave her home. However, in a last-ditch effort to salvage the relationship with his daughter before she leaves, nature-loving and technologically inept handyman, Rick Mitchell (voiced by Mcbride) puts together one last family road trip with Katie, as well as his sweet and supportive wife Linda (voiced by Rudolph), dinosaur-loving son Aaron (voiced by Rianda himself), and the lovable blob of dog that is Monchi (voiced by Doug the Pug). Everything is going great until the apocalypse is brought upon by a rogue smartphone,...
by Camryn Given | Jan 5, 2021 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
There are many different aspects of life that define an era’s culture. No matter if it is political unrest or a new musical genre, there’s a strong tie between social trends and their entertainment. It’s pretty easy to decipher what has shaped the culture of 2020. In fact, “quarantine culture” has become a coined term for the viral elements of the internet that appeared while everyone spent months at home. Though quarantine culture has become a blanket term for the iconic games, movies and memes that emerged this past year, it has definitely been dominated by the shows on Netflix that people have been binge-watching to pass the time. Given that, here are some of the top Netflix shows that got many of us through a very strange year: 9. Tiger King It’s pretty indisputable that Tiger King was one of the first defining moments of quarantine culture. Tiger King is a documentary-style series about Joe Exotic. The show focuses on the big cats that he owns and his rivalry with Carole Baskin (surely you’ve seen what the internet has to say). It’s the show to watch if you want an inside look at a life you might not have another chance to see or if you just don’t want to feel left out when everyone else talks about it. 8. Cobra Kai This show caught the attention of many on Netflix during quarantine. It follows the character of Johnny Lawrence from Karate Kid years after he lost against Daniel LaRusso, the protagonist of the movie. Lawrence is down on his luck when he uses karate to save his...
by Ashley Bingham | Jan 28, 2019 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Netflix decided to remove the blindfold on its viewers by revealing statistics on its well-known Bird Box film. In December 2018, the company announced that Bird Box garnered over 45 million account views within the first seven days of its release, setting a new company record. This was a strange sight from Netflix, as the company normally keeps its viewership statistics private. Many have questioned why the company decided to reveal the number, and if it may have been skewed in some way. According to Netflix, an account has to watch at least 70 percent of the running time before it counts as a view. This means that 45 million accounts have watched most of Bird Box. This revelation might not be as troubling if Netflix hadn’t had issues with statistics in the past. In 2017, the company was accused of falsifying some of its ratings. The ratings seen by each viewer varies based on individual viewing habits, and Netflix only allowed people to see the ratings from other viewers with similar habits instead of seeing ratings from everyone who had reviewed the film. Netflix is not required to reveal their data to the public. In some cases, doing so could damage the company and restrict its negotiation power with other media companies when acquiring licensing rights. However, some Lipscomb students are buying that the numbers are accurate, despite the company’s lack of transparency. “It makes sense that movies on Netflix would do better than movies in a theater,” junior Brianna Burch said. “As a college student, I can’t always afford to go to theaters to watch a movie. But I have...
by Erin Turner | Feb 16, 2015 | News Slider
It wasn’t a ‘snowpocalypse,’ but Lipscomb students still celebrated Monday’s snow day. Predictions for large snow accumulations in Nashville overnight didn’t come true, but a steady freezing rain — that heavily covered the sidewalks of campus — caused Monday’s day and night classes to be canceled. “On a snow day ignore all alarms, skip breakfast and stay in bed as long as possible,” sophomore Charles Smith said. Ignoring alarms and sleeping in was the best option for some students, but for Lipscomb’s early risers, breakfast and studying was not to be substituted. “I will be spending my snow day mostly doing homework and catching up on reading what I need to be doing for class,” senior Jordan Taylor said. Senior Gracey Aguirre said she also wanted to spend some of her day studying. “I am currently studying for the three tests I have this week,” Aguirre said. “I am taking advantage of an extra full day. Later, I hope to go sledding down a slope somewhere” And some students did just that – crowds gathered by the soccer field to sled during the early afternoon. “We’re going to go to the soccer hill and sled and just have fun,” freshman Logan Paynter said. “Hopefully, if it turns into real snow instead of ice, we’ll probably go to Capitol Hill.” Paynter’s wish came true around 2 p.m., when light snow began falling on campus, and students didn’t have to travel Nashville’s treacherous roadways to get downtown for sledding on Capitol Hill. For junior Chucky Vazquez, the light snow was a little too much. “Well I’m from Florida and I love...
by Anne Paquin | Mar 24, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s ninth installment of Lumination News, Jeremy Keck and Nicolette Carney are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Nick Glende brings you up to date with technology news, and Caitlin Selle gives the scoop on all things entertainment. This week’s newscast features insight construction going on in Bison Square, a look into last week’s spring break, information on how Netflix can affect your grades and a look into the women’s track team. We also take a closer look at Lipscomb freshman Alex Banks, the newly launched LU Radio and information about the weekly Coffee House in Starbucks, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
