"Harry Potter" ended and "The Hunger Games" came in to steal audiences. The books sold thousands of copies and continues to do so, especially with the long-awaited film released this past Thursday. Fans were apprehensive as filmmakers began to cast characters for the film that went into ...
It was definitely a strange journey for anyone who stopped by Longwood Theatre's production of Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show" over the past two weeks. The horror-comedy-musical, under the hand of Director Gene Muto, professor of theatre, featured a fantastic use of the Main Stage floor accompanied ...
How is it that a person in the public eye can transform their image to make everybody like them again? It is actually more difficult than one might think. It is not as simple as having the person stop a particular behavior. Publicists and other members of the Hollywood machine work overtime doing damage ...
What was your favorite part of the show and why? Jaclyn: I would have to say my favorite part was learning all the choreography. I have a dance back ground, and so finally getting to be a part of a show where dancing is an integral part of the production was amazing! We had a really fantastic choreogra pher, ...
This week's episode of "Once Upon a Time" revealed the tragic love story of Grumpy, one of the Seven Dwarves, that was hinted at in a previous episode. Grumpy's (Lee Arenberg) lost lady love turns out to be clumsy fairy-in-training Nova (guest star Amy Acker), who dreams of one day being a fairy-godmother. ...
This episode opens with a full moon and a blonde little Red Riding Hood being chased in the woods. She screams as the screen fades to black. As the lighting is renewed, the viewers see Castle's mother writing her one-woman play. Castle is called to the scene of the crime shown at the beginning of the ...
Going to the movies means many different things to many different people. It's the midnight premier that's the highlight of your summer. It's a good way to kill time. Sometimes, it's the perfect first date. All the hard work the actors and actresses put into their movies matters now. The touching moments ...
On Feb. 24, a new psychological thriller hit theatres nationwide. "Gone," starring Amanda Seyfried of "Mamma Mia!," built up its momentum as a heart-pounding, epic thriller that would leave audiences on the edge of their seats. However, the movie failed to deliver its high expectations. The story follows ...
A young, troubled individual who lacks proper residuals Makes subliminal statements out of raw hatred. He cannot seem to face it, this realm called reality. It just happens to be his least favorite domain. Living alone in a Careless World, Even the air he breathes cannot save him. Heavily polluted with ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Cook-Cole College of Arts & Sciences' Department of Music put on their annual winter concert in Jarman Theater, featuring the department's two jazz ensembles — ensembles A and B. The concert was divided into two acts — the first being for ensemble B, followed by ensemble ...
Q : When did you start writing? A : "I was writing at least when I was nine years old, and I got my big break in the seventh grade when my teacher, who knew I liked to write little commercials and things like that … challenged me to put them on in front of the whole school at an assembly we were having ...
In the third of four installments for Longwood University's Chamber Music Series, the Viva La Voce Trio performed in Molnar Recital Hall in Wygal Hall Sat., Feb. 25. The event focused on more than instrumentation and vocalization, and also created a visual performance through the performers' expressions ...
Country music artist Dierks Bentley released "Home," his sixth album, on Feb. 7. In this album, Bentley mixes a number of love songs and party songs. He starts the CD off with his single "Am I the Only One." This song is an up-tempo tune about a guy who is ready to go out and party, but all of his buddies ...
"Taken" / By Edward Bloor / Knopf Books for Young Readers / 9 October 2007 / 247 pages / $8.99 paperback "Once you've been taken, you usually have twenty-four hours left to live. By my reckoning, that meant I had about twelve hours remaining." From the first two sentences of "Taken" (printed above), ...
On Sunday night, the 84th Annual Academy Awards were broadcast on ABC. Nearly 40 million Americans tuned into the broadcast to see their favorite movie stars in their element. This year's show received nearly 2 million more viewers than last year's, which ABC is surely all too pleased with. Billy Crystal ...
On Feb. 26, The 84th Annual Academy Awards took place once more at the famous Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Ca. The actual award show didn't begin until 8 p.m., but many tuned in early for Red Carpet Hour where both the good and the bad outfits were revealed. Actors and actresses were pulled aside for ...
The FIERCE Dance Team gave a presentation in Lankford Hall at six o'clock this past Monday as part of the events slated for Black History Month. This presentation was about the evolution of dance, Hip-Hop in particular, and how it has changed and shaped its way to what it is today. Members of the FIERCE ...
With a new semester comes new productions, and this spring semester starts off with a flash and a bang of fun as the Longwood University Theatre Department gears up for its musical presentation of "The Rocky Horror Show," written by Richard O'Brien. Many, of course, are familiar with the film adaptation ...
This week's episode of "Once Upon a Time" saw major changes in the relationships between Mary Margaret, David and Kathryn and further development with Prince James' search for Snow White. In Fairytale Land, Prince James continues to evade his father's guards in order to search for Snow White, while ...
Many people know about the strangeness that is "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," but not many know it was originally a play titled "The Rocky Horror Show;" the play was not actually adapted into a film until 1975. The play was written by Richard O'Brien and has reached cult status all across the world. So, ...
