The Student Entertainment Board Films
Committee will be showing “Neighbors” on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the
CUB Auditorium. The Pullman community will watch the film one week prior to the
nation wide release. The Films Committee presumes the CUB Auditorium will fill
to capacity, meaning students, staff, and guests may occupy all the 478 seats
available in the theater.
“Neighbors” is a Universal Pictures comedy,
directed by Nicholas Stoller and written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan
O’Brien. In the film, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron star as next-door rivals. Rogen and
his co-star Rose Byrne play the parents of a newborn baby who are forced to
live next to a fraternity house. The young couple struggles when the
hard-partying fraternity led by Efron moves in next-door and starts conflict. Thus,
it appears that the rivalry between the two parties is not the issue. The main
issue seems to be that Rogen and Byrne still want to party, but the young
couple cannot party like they used to due to their circumstances. The comedy
film is scheduled to be release on the big screen May 9, 2014 while the Pullman
community will watch it prior to that date.
The Films Committee started giving
away free tickets for “Neighbors” on April 18, 2014 at the SEB Films Series
showings of “Ride Along.” The Films Committee was also on the CUB Spine from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. last week giving away free tickets and will continue giving them
away this week as well until tickets run out.
In addition, the Films Committee is
strongly recommending students, staff, and guests to arrive early to the
exclusive prescreening of “Neighbors” since there are more tickets available
than seats. Although entry to the film is free with a ticket, a ticket does not
guarantee entry to the film. People who arrive early and have a ticket will be
able to get into the film. Free popcorn will also be provided for those who
arrive early.
A lot of people are thrilled about
“Neighbors” and are really looking forward to watching it this week. Film programmer
Taylor Wright said, “I believe the ‘Neighbors’ prescreening on Thursday will be
a huge success.” Wright explained, “the film will be shown one week prior to
the nationwide release plus the prescreening is free.” She has a feeling that
students will seize this opportunity to take a break from studying for finals
and enjoy a free film in the CUB Auditorium.
Films committee member, Ashish
Suntosh, was on the CUB Spine today from 11 a.m. to noon giving away free
tickets. “Most people accepted the tickets and seemed very excited to watch the
film,” Suntosh said. He also said that those who did not know about the
prescreening of “Neighbors” looked confused; therefore, he felt like they just
took the tickets to be nice. “I think many people will go watch the film
because it is free and it has popular actors,” Suntosh said.
Films committee member, Enrique
Astudillo, is excited to watch the prescreening of “Neighbors.” He enjoys
watching comedy films and admires Rogen’s work. Astudillo thinks Rogen’s
performances in other films are hilarious, so he is really looking forward to
watching his performance in “Neighbors.” “I have never watched a prescreening
for a film, which makes ‘Neighbors’ that much more exciting,” Astudillo said. He
believes the prescreening will be a big success considering that the film
targets those between the ages of 18-27. “Who would not want to watch a comedy film
on the big screen for free? I know I would,” Astudillo said.
The Films Committee and I are hoping to
watch a really funny film in the CUB Auditorium with hundreds of people. I
believe “Neighbors” has the potential to draw a large audience due to its
comical plot and outstanding actors and actresses. Members of the Films
Committee will arrive two hours before the prescreening starts to help set up
and make sure everything runs smoothly. I cannot wait for the hundreds of
laughs to be heard on Thursday; it will be a great evening for students, staff,
and guests.
Sources
Enrique
Astudillo luis.astudillo@email.wsu.edu
Ashish
Suntosh ashish.suntosh@email.wsu.edu
Taylor Wright taylor.wright@email.wsu.edu
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