“Carrie”- Based on the acclaimed novel by Stephen King, “Carrie” is a thriller about a high school senior that has been sheltered by her mom and tormented by her peers throughout her life. She finds out in the middle of the year that she has telekinetic ...
With a record of 522 “f-bombs” in his 180 minute film, Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” was both a remarkably crude, yet incredibly interesting, story. It is simultaneously a harsh, arousing, nauseating and enlightening film based ...
“Girls,” the HBO hit television show shaped and created by the quirky witticisms of Lena Dunham, is back this spring in what looks to be the most compelling and dramatically disjointed season yet. After a tumultuous and, for many, disappointing ...
When I finally put down “Gone Girl” after binge reading for a solid two days, I felt violated. That's the only word I could think of to describe how I felt: violated and maybe a little betrayed. You would think that this would mean I'm ...
On Sunday, Jan. 12, millions tuned in to the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Globes, hosted by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, award outstanding film and television each year. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were hosting and seemed lackadaisical about the whole affair, if not indifferent. But ...
Longwood University has a very special treat coming to campus on Friday, Jan. 31. The Richmond Symphony Orchestra will be performing a free concert alongside Longwood’s Camerata singers in Jarman Auditorium for faculty, staff, students and the community alike. The symphony was founded in Richmond ...
When a beloved book series is adapted to film, fans become both excited and nervous with good reason. Some book to film adaptions don’t stay true to the original story, thus destroying the greatness of the book. Fans of “The Hunger Games” had nothing to worry about with the first movie and definitely ...
When a beloved book series is adapted to film, fans become both excited and nervous with good reason. Some book to film adaptions don’t stay true to the original story, thus destroying the greatness of the book. Fans of “The Hunger Games” had nothing to worry about with the first movie and definitely ...
“We’re the Millers” – When drug dealer David is robbed, his supplier demands his money back and decides to send David on a trip to Mexico to pick up a large drug package. To get across the border, David creates a “family” complete with a stripper as ...
This week’s episode opened to find Blaine twerking as he sets up the choir room, only for the audience to later find out that Tina had been filming it on her phone the whole time. “Glee” started off in the negatives for continuity points as ...
Last week on Tuesday, Nov. 12, fans of the popular show “Sons of Anarchy” were glued to their televisions as they watched an episode of what will be considered one of the most shocking seasons in the show’s history. With the absolutely stunning ...
The truth is I had to be coerced into watching this show, mostly because I'm a chicken. I don't like to be afraid. I don't find it thrilling, and I have no desire to be kept up at night. However, I jumped on the bandwagon and started watching ...
“Thor: The Dark World” picks up right where The Avengers left off. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has returned to Asgard and is repairing the damage that Loki (Tom Hiddleston) caused. Thor is constantly watching over Jane (Natalie Portman) and ...
With its final film of the semester, The General Education Film Series: Reference a Different Frame, allowed students to peer into yet another vantage point of the human experience previously fairly unexplored. This time, we enter the harsh, fluorescent ...
As Jazz Ensemble B filed onto the Jarman Auditorium stage Tuesday night, they were greeted by a full auditorium and loud applause from the audience. Without any introduction, Jazz Ensemble B launched into their first tune entitled “Rachel is ...
English majors, professors and other bookworms gathered in Hull Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 to listen to three panelists as they debated “Why Literature Matters.” This event was the third installment of the Humans Being panel discussion ...
In pursuit of citrusy love cast upon him by a villainous sorceress, a hypochondriac prince, accompanied by a raucous clown, combats a cast of silly and suspiciously sinister characters, as well as his own daftness, through a fairy tale kingdom; all ...
The Wind Symphony went back in time on Nov. 7, specifically to 1963, when they played music all from that year. Prior to the start of the symphony, Associate Professor of Communications Jeff Halliday took the podium as announcer for the event. He ...
On Friday, Nov. 8, dozens of confident, beautiful women and one brave man of the Longwood Company of Belly Dance graced the stage of the Jarman Auditorium. Many spectators were drawn to the performance in the support of friends, but the impeccable posters posted around campus, featuring members of the ...
“Man of Steel” – With their planet on the verge of a takeover, Jor-El and his wife send their child to Earth for safety, not knowing that the man trying to take over their planet will be arrested during his travels. However, when Martha and Jonathon ...
