Nicholas Friedman / Features Editor & Akshay Mirchandani / Sports Editor Earlier today, Marvel Studios revealed the third trailer for its upcoming multi-superhero blockbuster, “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” The trailer, which was released to the public after a Twitter campaign urging folks to help the “#AvengersAssemble” reached critical mass. The trailer features shots pulled almost literally from a comic book as Iron Man, Captain America and more take on the armies
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Dalton LaFerney / Views & Digital Editor The season 3 finale of “House of Cards” was of poor climactic intensity, following up on a season with intoxicating actions and direction. The rising actions are superb in this season; we are in limbo the entire time, though we understand the direction of the storyline and plot. The viewer is not given closure with the way the season ended, however certain implications
Edward Balusek / Visuals Editor Snow and ice enclosed North Texas four years ago during Dallas-Fort Worth’s audition for the NFL’s spotlight showdown – the 2011 Super Bowl. Not only were streets plastered with copious amounts of ice, but temperatures maintained a frigid persistence. However, ticket-holding fans of the two teams who were trapped outside the stadium, were only phased by the seating logistics of the NFL Super Bowl personnel. A
By Dalton LaFerney / Views & Digital Editor This article contains spoilers for season 3. Please do not read further if you are not current. The cards are stacked against President Frank Underwood through the first 5 chapters of Season 3, forcing him to reevaluate his priorities and tactics, dealing with a defective Democratic Party, poor approval ratings and the stress of the Oval Office. Season 3 is framed very
The Editorial Board Well, school is closed today, and now you’re probably at home wondering what you can stream to fill out the rest of the day. Well, look no further. Get off of Twitter, stop freaking out about the llamas dressed in black and blue (heh) and check out our list of the top 10 snow day movies you should be watching. 10. Snow Dogs Starring the at the
Nicholas Friedman / Features Editor With this summer’s “Secret Wars” event approaching, things are trucking along in the Marvel universe. Spider-Man’s newest friends are all getting new series, with Silk #1 premiering last week and Spider-Gwen #1 this week, The Black Vortex is continuing it’s domination of the galaxy, and the X-Men are still having trouble figuring out what’s going on. In other comic book news, Idris Elba (Heimdall), Anthony
Dalton LaFerney / Views & Digital Editor “Sweethearts of the Gridiron” was among the best films screened at Thin Line Fest. Almost a full house sat in the Campus Theater to attend the 4 p.m. screening Saturday, many of whom were from Kilgore, Texas, the community home to the Kilgore College Rangerettes, the subject of the documentary. While I did see many open seats Saturday, there was even an additional
Dalton LaFerney / Views & Digital Editor I found some time Friday to drop by the Campus Theatre for the Thin Line Fest to watch the short film screenings. Brian’s Dots The first to screen was “Brian’s Dots,” making its Texas premiere for the Denton audience. It’s a 26-minute short featuring Brian, a free spirited twenty-something who bought a one-way ticket to Hawaii in the years following a skiing accident
Nicholas Friedman / Features Editor Comic books have had another successful week. “Kingsman” debuted in movie theaters in second place last weekend to a cool $36 million. Marvel announced that Brian Michael Bendis’ new series following his departure from Uncanny/All-New X-Men will be Old Man Logan, a return to the Clint Eastwood-esque Wolverine from 2008’s limited run series. Funny enough, Mark Millar wrote both “Kingsman” and the original “Old Man
