Crystal Esparza, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

She’s A Doll… Lars and the Real Girl

February 17, 2015 Crystal Esparza 0 Comments Movie Review, Netflix Resurrection

In a small Wisconsin town lives awkward and introverted Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) hiding in the converted garage behind his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and distressed pregnant wife Karens’ (Emily Mortimer) home. Lars is a sweet man who has difficulty relating and interacting with the rest of the world—due… Read the rest at our website.

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Animator Brings Meaning To Life In It’s Such A Beautiful Day

January 20, 2015 Crystal Esparza 0 Comments

Who knew a stick figure with a top hat could make you re-evaluate your existence and ponder questions you’ve probably shoved to the back of your subconscious.That’s what award-winning, indie animator, Don Hertzfeldt, accomplished with his 2012 first feature film It’s Such a Beautiful Day. The film originally is… Read the rest at our website.

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Clint Eastwood Is Off Target With American Sniper

January 20, 2015 Crystal Esparza 0 Comments Movie Review, Movies

Based on the best-selling memoir of the same name, American Sniper tells the story of the most lethal Navy SEAL in U.S. military history, Chris Kyle—a man torn between his love for family and love for his country. The film opens with Kyle (Bradley Cooper) on a rooftop in… Read the rest at our website.

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Liberal Arts Receives A Passing Grade

November 25, 2014 Crystal Esparza

Liberal Arts is the second feature film written and directed by How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor. The 2012 dramedy explores themes such as the nature of aging and the journey of self discovery. Thirty-five-year-old Jesse Fisher (Radnor) has a job in college admissions in New York.… Read the rest at our website.

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The Reporter Captures Back-To-Back National Pacemaker Awards

November 11, 2014 Crystal Esparza Pacemaker, The Reporter

For the second year in a row, The Reporter has earned a national Pacemaker award, given to the top newspapers in the country. The Reporter was awarded the Pacemaker—considered by many to be college journalism’s equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize—in the two-year College Newspaper category at the 93rd Annual… Read the rest at our website.

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KOL Rocks West Palm Beach

October 8, 2014 Crystal Esparza

On Saturday, September 6, the southern alternative rock band Kings of Leon continued their tour for their sixth album Mechanical Bull at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. Multiple shows were cancelled for the month of August due to drummer Nathan Followill breaking his ribs in an accident… Read the rest at our website.

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Coral Skies Festival To Bring A Colorful Group Of Musicians To Cruzan

October 8, 2014 Crystal Esparza A&E

Fall festivities continue with the 2014 Coral Skies Music Festival. The all-day event is scheduled for October 26 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. During the course of the day, the festival will feature a star-studded indie-rock lineup of internationally-established bands on two stages. The lineup features… Read the rest at our website.

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Improved Writing Skills Targeted By QEP

June 17, 2014 Crystal Esparza

As part of Miami Dade College’s accreditation requirement through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Quality Enhancement Plan is currently in the works for the 2015 school year. The College is preparing a five-year “Do the Write Thing!” project aimed at enhancing the quality of student education.… Read the rest at our website.

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These Stars Have Very Few Faults

June 17, 2014 Crystal Esparza

After starring together in the sci-fi flick Divergent, Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort are back on the big screen. This time for the anticipated adaptation of John Green’s best-selling book The Fault in Our Stars; a cancer-stricken love story that captures the reality of life and the journey that… Read the rest at our website.

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Mr. Nobody Proves It Is A Film For Somebody

April 22, 2014 Crystal Esparza Film, Movie Review, Movies

With Jared Leto in the spotlight since winning an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, we take a look at his previous film before his role in Dallas Buyer’s Club. Written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael, Mr. Nobody is an experimental and thought-provoking piece of art. In this sci-fi… Read the rest at our website.

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