Author: Azrael Montoya

Entertainment

Franco brothers shine in ‘The Disaster Artist’

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“The Disaster Artist” is a personal chronicle of happy-go-lucky experimentalist actor Tommy Wiseau and his yearning for big Hollywood dreams on his pathway to making the cult classic widely regarded as the best worst movie, “The Room.” This is a directorial masterpiece put forth by James Franco, who plays Wiseau. His younger brother, Dave, plays Tommy’s best friend, Greg Sestero. The film is based on the nonfiction memoir of the same name penned by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissel. “The Room” became a classic cult film and found love and adoration when it wasn’t looking. “The Disaster Artist” features a…

Entertainment

Fight rages for the soul of Gotham

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Finale sets up battle between Bruce Wayne, the Joker In the “Gotham” mid-Season 4 finale, “Queen Takes Knight,” Sofia Falcone continues her quest to bring down Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), aka the Penguin. Bruce Wayne continues in his ignorance, ignoring reason and discipline, and drinks and parties like a young adolescent. Alfred is forced to get into an altercation with Bruce, forcing Bruce to fire him and Alfred to relinquish his duties as legal guardian. Bruce is still reeling from the fact that he killed Ra’s Al Ghul. Elsewhere, Edward Nygma’s double personality, the Riddler, returns again to torment…

Entertainment

‘Three Billboards’ one of year’s best films

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There are restless hearts and trouble waiting to be realized down in Ebbing, Missouri. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri” is a good ol’ Southern story about Mildred Hayes, played by Frances McDormand, a divorced mother who challenges the police to find her daughter’s killer months after the investigation has gone wrong. Mildred paints three signs with a controversial message to get the cops’ attention with the intention to bring down the Ebbing Police Department. The police in this fictional town are too inept to solve the murder and the killer is still on the loose. Bill Willoughby, the respected chief…

Campus

Workshops help students apply

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Azrael Montoya If a student needs assistance or has any questions in general, the Del Mar Admissions and Financial Aid Workshops are for them. Campus representatives offer assistance with your ApplyTexas.org application to start you on the path toward graduation. They help activate your WebDMC information or help you with any questions about Financial Aid, all in the interest of starting you down your career path. “Students need to learn about the enrollment checklist in regards to the workshop,” outreach aide Maricela C. Huerta said. “Our Financial Aid Workshops are tailored so that students can get the full benefit of…

Opinions

The value of family versus purchasing

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Azrael Montoya Oftentimes in America the powerful addiction of consumerism ensnares the majority of the populace, especially during the holidays. It’s been happening so much over the years that we don’t even realize that it’s even happening. We get used to it. Consumer culture has become a way of life. According to a December 2013 Huffington Post article by Carolyn Gregoire, “Americans today, compared to 55 years ago own twice as many cars, and eat twice as much per person, but we don’t seem to be any happier because of it.” Now I get it when people buy things, it’s…

Entertainment, Movies

Denzel shines as a liberal hero in dragging film

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Azrael Montoya In Dan Gilroy’s “Roman J. Israel Esq.,” Denzel Washington plays a hard-working civil rights activist lawyer who is stuck in the past fighting the immortal demons of injustice. After his longtime law firm partner dies, Roman goes to work for a big L.A. law firm. The man running that firm is George Pierce, played by Colin Farrel. He serves as Roman’s straight arrow, if you will. In the film Roman’s values are truly tested as he fights the present justice system. He struggles to find which reality he’s really in — one back in 1979 or the present…

Community

Inspiring future GIS majors

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com Participants in the 19th annual Coastal Bend GIS Day discovered a world of possibilities. “If you’re into electronics and building stuff, this is the field for you,” Del Mar College GIS major Tori Atokuk-Vitz said at the event, held Nov. 15 at the Center for Economic Development. Leonel Deleon, a GIS major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, said that with an array of skills, geospatial technology is in everything. The community came together at the event to get hands-on experience with drones, learn mapping, and more about applications in GIS technology. “GIS in a sense is like…

Campus

On the hunt for job experience

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com More than two dozen employers hit East Campus on Nov. 14 to recruit students and members of the community for employment opportunities. “We want to get our local talent and keep them with us,” said Walgreens store manager Phillip McDonough. For Walgreens, one of 27 employers at the fair, retail is always a need. For art education major Moses Hernandez, the job fair was timely. “I want to make my own money and gain work experience,” he said. Lyia Calderon, a human resources associate at the Texas State Aquarium, said the recruitment process comes down to the…

Entertainment, Movies

Adaptation brings suspense

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com Murder and sins from the past come back to haunt the passengers in “Murder on the Orient Express.” Murder and drama are here in this mysterious film and it will leave you guessing from frame to frame. A famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, played by Kenneth Branagh, must solve a murder on the Orient Express set in 1934. Poirot is almost a divine detective with his abilities and his amazing prowess to solve the most difficult cases. The murder target on the Express is Samuel Ratchett, played by Johnny Depp. He is a shrewd American businessman. A…

Campus

Zen Zone for stressed out students

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com Nursing major Joy Williams emerged from the Zen Zone for the first time, feeling relaxed. “I really enjoy the Zen setting because it’s relaxing and calming. I also like the essential oils because they’re also relaxing. I use it to get away from the noise of campus life,” Williams said. If students need a place to tune out their busy lives, they too can find refuge in the Zen Zone. The Counseling Center began the zone in 2014. Any student can use the Zen Zone, said counselor Rita Hernandez. “All the student has to do to gain…