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‘Skyfall’ Is Lucky Number 23
It’s been 50 years since James Bond first appeared on the big screen, and the iconic British agent marks this special occasion with “Skyfall,” the 23rd film in the franchise. “Skyfall” commemorates it with style and substance, boldly and deservingly staking its claim as one of the best films in the series. An exhilarating pre-opening [...]
Ne-Yo Is Still ‘R.E.D.’ Hot
In his fifth studio release, entitled “R.E.D” (an acronym for “Realizing Every Dream”), Ne-Yo reminds us exactly why he’s one of America’s favorite gentlemen, serving up a smooth dose of his usual R&B fare with a few twists and a decidedly maturing sound. The album opens with “Cracks in Mr. Perfect,” which features disarmingly honest [...]
Stick to the Super Bowl, Aerosmith
After eight long years without a record release, critically-acclaimed and award-winning ’80s rockers Aerosmith are back in action with their latest record titled “Music from Another Dimension!” Unfortunately for them, their latest release fails to impress at nearly every aspect of the musical spectrum, and instead acts as proof as to why the band should [...]
Fast Times with Mindy Kaling
“The Mindy Project” features Mindy Kaling, best known for her recurring role on “The Office” as the chatty Kelly Kapoor. Kaling created and stars in her new project, which sounds like a reality show but is, in reality, a fictional comedy. The pilot introduces Kaling as Mindy Lahiri, a witty physician, living the single life [...]
Family Day at the Beall Center
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ Beall Center for Art and Technology held Family Day, in which parents, children as well as students, enjoyed free, hands-on art and science activities that introduced new media art centered around the Beall Center’s current exhibit, “DataViz: Information as Art” on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Arts Plaza. [...]
Mediocrity in ‘Memphis’
Mediocrity and the Tony Award should never be in the same sentence; however, with the rise of less unique shows, more and more mediocre theater performances are winning Tonys. It’s sad, but it’s the truth, and unfortunately, it was proven again with the latest National Tour cast of “Memphis” at the Segerstrom Center of the [...]
Drama in Music City
Nashville, Tennessee: where dreams come true — if those dreams involve getting your big break as a country music sensation. ABC’s new hit drama, “Nashville,” illuminates what goes on behind closed doors in the homeland of country music. The drama dives deep into the lives of the inner circle of the top recording artists in [...]
‘Orlando’ Steals the Stage
Man and woman. Two genders. It all seems very simple, yet, what if one’s identity that was completely linked to him or her was completely transformed? What if a person went to sleep one day as a man, and woke up the next day as a woman? Enter the role of experimental theater. Modernist author [...]
Denzel Takes ‘Flight’
After spending over 10 years in a world of performance capture animation, director Robert Zemeckis has returned to the live-action field that won him an Oscar nearly 20 years ago for “Forrest Gump.” While he’s mostly known for directing films that flow with brisk imagination in the worlds they’re set in, his return feature “Flight” [...]
Behind the Curtain: ‘New Slate’
I had the pleasure of recently interviewing Jackie Kopcsak, one of our distinguished graduate students in our dance MFA program. Her choreography is particularly memorable for its wit and spark. Kopcsak here gives a great peek into the graduate choreography process, the results of which will be featured in the upcoming “New Slate” performance. She [...]
