"Life Itself," the new documentary about the life and times of the late film critic Roger Ebert, is a moving chronicle of a writer, a husband and a man devoted to his passions. It is also an unflinching view into the daily struggles of an individual struck by illness and the harrowing, emotional toll. Directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams),...

“Code Black” is a vivid medical documentary about way too many things. Within under an hour and a half, director Ryan McGarry halphazardly and deficiently burns through a handful of major topics dealing with the healthcare system. From the viewpoint of a surgeon cutting open a patient, to overflowing emergency rooms, McGarry focuses on a team of medical students as...

Sources have confirmed to The Corsair that Associated Students president-elect Pablo Garcia has resigned. Garcia had won the presidency during the April AS elections on campus and was slated to take office this month. The reasons for Garcia's resignation remain unknown and have been described as "private" by sources close to the AS. With Garcia stepping down Vice President-elect Ali...

The power of words, the marriage of prose and revolution, these are some of the themes explored in the documentary "Let's Shoot The Night," a new film by director Tina Leisch. It journeys through the life and times of Dalton, a radical poet from El Salvador who could be considered one of the last of that romantic, 19th century-tinged breed...

Thousands of people lined Main Street in Santa Monica, Calif. on a balmy Friday morning to kick off the fourth of July weekend by watching the eighth annual Santa Monica Fourth of July Parade. The parade, hosted by the Ocean Park Association, featured a slew of creative spins on the traditional due to the theme of the parade, “May The...

Another Independence Day weekend commences, initiated by a July 4th where nationalist passions again expressed themselves in stadiums that the Romans would envy, Rockwell-esque towns and meeting places all over the United States, with events illuminated by the glow of fireworks. Partaking in the festivities is of course fun. Myself and another Corsair staff member had a great time covering...

Seventy-five years ago today, in-between games of a doubleheader between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, Lou Gehrig said 276 words. In those 276 words, he embodied all that is best in America. Eternally humble, he did not want “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day,” eternally optimistic, he later took a job as a New York City Parole Commissioner and...

Sorrow again has fallen over that slender waist of tears named Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Since the collapse of the most recent, U. S.-sponsored peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a new cycle of violence has been steadily re-emerging. The murder of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gil-ad Shaar is indeed a tragedy, as are all moments...

“Third Person”, Oscar-winner Paul Haggis’s latest offering, is an experiment of intricately woven together Aronofsky-like vignettes, perhaps too convoluted for his all-star cast to hold together. Despite the cast, ratings and box office earnings certainly fell far behind other art house flicks in release, like Jalil Lespert’s “Yves Saint Laurent” (I wonder what that’s about) and David Michôd’s “The Rover”...

The embers of a rocket's red glare lit up the faces of approximately 2,000 people who gathered in Corsair Stadium Saturday night for the annual Celebrate America fireworks show. The annual event was a celebration of the values of liberty, equality and justice for all, set to a selection of patriotic brass tunes, a few pop hits and large explosions...