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The MovieGrille, located on the corner of Grant and 24th in Ogden, plans to re-open its doors. (Cydnee Green / The Signpost)

MovieGrille reborn as Red Carpet Cinema Pub

Cydnee Green September 20, 2016

MovieGrille, located on 2293 Grant Avenue in Ogden, recently closed its doors and announced a plan to reopen under new ownership, according to their Facebook post on Sept. 14. "The decision was made to...

Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall have a heart to heart conversation in Screen Gems' "When the Bough Breaks." (Source: Tribune News Services)

‘When the Bough Breaks’ no expectations

Mathew Walker September 18, 2016
Spoiler alert: All the good stuff is in the preview
Horror movies... do they make you scream or fall asleep? (Source: www.pexels.com)

Horror movies: screamers or sleepers?

Chris Nichols September 15, 2016

What do Freddy Kruger, Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter have in common? They love to hear us scream. The topic of horror movies invokes a variety of responses from people ranging from those who have never...

Aaron Eckhart as Jeff Skiles in "Sully." (Source: Tribune News Services)

Movie magic Monday with Mac

Mathew Walker September 11, 2016
Does 'Sully' fly high or land in the river?
(Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Movie Mondays coming to the Signpost

Mathew Walker August 30, 2016

I love movies, so much so that I frequent movie theaters more than the average person — three to four times a week to be exact. Because of this, I hope you'll join me this semester as I write a weekly...

Professor and director Jim Christian is retiring after 27 years. (Source: Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities)

Jim Christian to put on one final show before retiring

Ashley Bigbie March 23, 2016

Jim Christian grew up watching Gilligan’s Island, a 1960s sitcom. He recalls it as a story about seven castaways consisting of six fools and one professor. Christian made a connection with the professor...

"He Named Me Malala" screening comes to Weber State University, telling the story of Malala Yousafzai, an activist for women's rights and education. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Inspirational ‘He Named Me Malala’ screened by WSU women’s groups

Jasmine Pittman March 22, 2016

How would you feel if you were shot in the head three times because you suggested that girls should be allowed to go to school and lived? In America, that idea would sound absolutely absurd. In Pakistan...

Adam Galloway demonstrates his incredible cosplay version of Kylo Ren. Photo credit: Mark Loertscher Photography

FanX readies to excite this weekend

Derrick Gainsforth March 22, 2016

Warm up the lightsabers and dust off those cosplay costumes, because it’s time for the Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience, also known as FanX. FanX is the big little sister of the pop culture celebration...

"In a world where people get hungry sometimes, the poor, broke college student looks down, and his popcorn is gone. He cries out — 'No!'" (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

This isn’t Netflix and chill: This is real

Mathew Walker March 1, 2016

This article has been rated PG-13 for its mild adult content, vulgarity and implied sexual content. This poor, broke college student, who doesn't know how to save a dime, ventures into a city with far...

Photo credit: James Merendino

‘Punk’s Dead’ stands alone beside cult classic predecessor

Derrick Gainsforth March 1, 2016

"Punk’s Dead" is the sequel to the 1999 cult classic "SLC Punk," a film set in Utah that helped propel the acting careers of Jason Segel, Devon Sawa and Mathew Lillard. Both films are the brainchild...

"Balsa Wood" explores the life of two mixed race siblings visiting extended family. Source: Women's Center

LUNAFEST to feature films by women, for women, about women

Alexandra Harris February 19, 2016
LUNAFEST features films that are by women, for women and about women.
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is an action movie with a Valentine's love sizzle. (Source: Twentieh Century Fox)

Movies to bring some action on Valentine’s Day

Emmaline Davenport February 3, 2016

Due to the cold weather and the nature of the holiday, during the Valentine’s Day season many people like to curl up with their significant other—or a substitutional teddy bear—and watch a romantic movie....

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