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This ain’t your grandma’s Oz

By Gina Scialabba The Guardsman Dorothy, we are certainly not in Kansas anymore. And, it’s OK! Director Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spiderman trilogy) takes audiences back to the famed land of OZ, complete with an Emerald City, singing munchkins and a philandering, relationship-phoebe wizard (James Franco) searching for “greatness.

Alumni reflect on shared experiences

By Jandean Deocampo The Gurdsman City College Art Gallery entertained some celebrity when it invited renowned San Francisco-based artists Chris Johanson, Barry McGee and Laurie Reid for a collaborative exhibition which opened Feb. 21. The show and reception was filled with students, aspiring artists and various acquaintances of the artists,

Architectural details shine at Science Hall

By Alex Reyes The Guardsman Oh, Science Hall. City College’s first classroom building sits atop Ocean campus’ highest plateau, an archetypal image of human aspiration, a great and worthy fortress of academic study. Science Hall was the shared vision of City College founder Archibald Cloud, chief deputy superintendent of

Beanstalk falls flat

By Gina Scialabba The Guardsman There is something rotten in the state of Fairyland. It’s this film. Hollywood is at it again, attempting to take a classic childhood tale and make millions. The formula is simple. Start with a large budget. Here, reportedly $190 million. Next, we need a

Parklets delight on sunny Mission days

Alex Reyes The Guardsman Dane Ohri plays an original song on his thin, “backpacker” Martin guitar. A harmonica is strapped around his neck. Alice Leroy, Kari Koller and Gigi, Koller’s Maltese poodle, listen as the lean, young, pork-pie hat-sporting Ohri sings, “A smile goes a long way/It makes

Steven Soderburgh’s new film is A Tough Pill to Swallow

Gina Scialabba The Guardsman A woman claims prescription drugs drives her to kill. That’s the plot of Steven Soderbergh’s latest and reportedly last film. It begins with a clear vision—a noir Hithcockesque “whodunit.” This movie has all the elements of a solid, clever picture. The heavyweight cast

Protestors bring attention to violence through spoken word, dance

By Lavinia Pisani The Guardsman Instead of passing out chocolates and roses on Valentine’s Day, hundreds used the holiday to bring attention to sexual violence against women. As part of the internationally organized global campaign One Billion Rising Day, Women’s Studies Department Chair Leslie Simon organized a reading