"The Rocky Horror Show" is coming to Longwood University's Theater Department. It will have showings on the main stage in the Communication Studies & Theater Building from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, and again from March 1 to March 4. The production, which has been in development for months, blends sci-fi, ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion hosted an event in Wygal Auditorium in honor of Langston Hughes as a part of the celebration of Black History Month. Richmond's African American Repertory Theatre came to Longwood University and put on a performance titled "Langston is My ...
Winter is well underway, or is it? The crazy fall and rise of temperatures has made dressing for winter a difficult thing to do. One day is calling for shorts and the next a knitted sweater and fur-line boots. Luckily, or maybe unfortunately, this hasn't stopped the newest and craziest trends of winter ...
The 54th annual GRAMMYs took place Sunday evening on Feb. 12 in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. This night is not only an oppor tunity for rewards to be given out, but also an experience, performance and show for audience and performers alike. This year's GRAMMYs though, was overshadowed ...
"NCIS" starts off the way it has since the start of the first season. A brutal murder of a military officer and an innocent passerby after a menac ing call. After the credits, it is revealed that Ziva has received a speeding ticket. Finally! The agent makes everyone nervous with the way she drives. Tony ...
When I went to see "Next Fall," all I knew was that it was not a main stage production, and it was centered around a homosexual couple. I was excited to see my fellow classmates perform, but other than that, I had no expectations for the show. I left the theater being pleasantly surprised. The show ...
It's a story that unfortunately is told far too often. Whitney Hous ton died this past weekend due to causes that are unknown at this time. It was Saturday night, the eve of the GRAMMY Awards. Houston was staying at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. It was there she was declared ...
Last Thursday night marked the beginning of group night for the 183 idol contestants who made it through the first round. However, before that could begin, the continu ation of the fallen contestant comes to a close. The sixteen-year-old contestant had fallen from the stage after try ing to ...
Spoilers ahead! The promo for this week's episode of "Once Upon a Time" promised an interesting twist to the clas sic story of "Beauty and the Beast," and teased some dark moments from the character of Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle). The episode certainly didn't disappoint. The episode, ...
Every Valentine's Day needs a proper Valentine's Day date movie to bring love alive on the big screen. This year's movie was "The Vow," starring Rachel McAdams as Paige Collins and Channing Tatum as her husband, Leo Collins. The movie begins with Paige and Leo exiting a movie theater, hold ing ...
Bail bondsmen are depicted in a newer and sexier way in the film "One for the Money," which was released in theaters on Jan. 27. Katherine Heigl stars as unemployed, Jersey-born divorcée Stephanie Plum. Alongside her stands the rugged and handsome accused murderer Joe Morelli, played by Jason O'Mara. When ...
It started with a look, as it usually does when The world stops for her. You catch her eye from across the table/the room/the universe, and the next moment has the potential to either consume you completely or leave you cold and distant as planets spinning wayward out of orbit. You smile. She smiles. It ...
Ever since "The Blair Witch Project," many filmmakers have attempted to create their own success with the genre. Found-footage films have had a rough history, both commercially and critically. Where this film differentiates is that it puts a fresh new spin on the superhero genre. That fresh look can ...
There are many reasons people tune in to their televisions on the first Sunday of February to watch the Super Bowl between two of the best NFL teams. The first reason is that it is considered un-American if you do not. Football fan or not, there is a pretty good chance you are going to be sitting there ...
On Feb. 2, Longwood University hosted "Coco Avant Chanel," for the annual French Film Festival that has become an annual tradition for Lancers. In the French Countryside, a young girl approaches an orphanage via wagon. It is the 1890's, and the girl in the wagon is a very young Coco Chanel, then known ...
The sky is swirling above my head. There's an aching in my chest. Anti-gravity day. A heavy calm in my bones to contrast the frantic racing of my thoughts. What is that sound? Songs on my playlist offer no comfort. I switch between them faster than the shuffling allows. They sweep me off my feet then ...
"The Woman in Black," a new horror-thriller, premiered Friday, Feb. 3 to audiences all across America. The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter" superstar, and while this movie may be supernatural, Radcliffe wields no wand in this film. Radcliffe plays a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, forced ...
It is amazing how at times You can make me feel so alive. But then again, sometimes It seems as if I'm slowly dying inside. And yes, it is hard to hide. Trust me, I know. I've tried. I've never felt a love so real. I can't stop the way that I feel about you. You are all that I want and need. I would ...
The Tuskegee Airmen are the all African American military aviators that fought valiantly during World War II. They are most renowned for their success in the war, especially in Europe, and the discrimination they fought against despite the Jim Crow Laws. Despite the military being racially segregated, ...
Marketing can be vital to a film's success or failure. When a film is marketed as a certain type but then ends up being something different, it can truly upset an audience. That may be the case with "The Grey." Director Joe Carnahan's latest offering is a brutal and spiritual look at death and ...
