By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor ACU's Winter Dinner Theatre, "The Mousetrap," provides a couple of hours of entertainment and curiosity, if nothing more. The stage is set at Monkswell Manor, a guest house outside of London recently opened by Giles and Mollie Ralston (Matt Worthington and Juliette Miller), a young married couple not as sure about ... [Read More…]
‘The Mousetrap’ opens for three-weekend run
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Editor's Note: "The Mousetrap" opened Thursday night, and because of time constraints with this paper's Thursday night deadline, I was unable to review the show for this issue. Because Theatre Department policy prefers that dress rehearsals not be reviewed, as was customary for previous arts editors, my review of the ... [Read More…]
Swank’s performance worth a million in ‘Baby’: Million Dollar Baby 4 stars
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman; directed by Clint Eastwood Rated PG-13 (for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language) "Anybody can lose one fight." Even the greatest victors have lost at least once. What makes them great are their choices-what they choose to do after ... [Read More…]
Students attend music festival: Wind Ensemble, A Cappella Chorus students to perform
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer February 9-12 marks the date of this year's Texas Music Educators Association music festival in San Antonio, in which ACU's Wind Ensemble and A Cappella Chorus were chosen to perform. The Wind Ensemble will perform in the Lila Cockerell Theatre in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 among ... [Read More…]
Elvis lives: Costello a great ‘Delivery Man’
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer As the '60s ended, when Beatlemania was reluctantly coming to an end and our parents' hair was losing a few inches, music took a backseat to rehabilitation clinics and tie-dye burning festivals. During these years of musical rebuilding, a delightful little music scene was forming across the Atlantic in the heartland of ... [Read More…]
Art galleries, concerts, films abundant in Abilene
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor While Abilene may not be the center of Western civilization, residents have a variety of options to keep themselves entertained. Here is a sample of upcoming events in town for your enjoyment. The Grace Museum is hosting Nigel McGilchrist, art historian and scholar, next week during the presentation of three Italian ... [Read More…]
Grace and Quaid provide ‘Good Company’
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor In Good Company 3 1/2 stars Starring: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger; written and directed by Paul Weitz Rated PG-13 (for some sexual content and drug references) Most coming-of-age stories follow a typical pattern: the young and naive lead character is thrown into a new ... [Read More…]
‘Neverland,’ ‘Sunshine’ top films of the year
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Last year's box office was filled with overblown and failed historical action movies (Troy, Alexander), countless sequels (Spider-Man 2, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), the highest grossing documentary of all-time (Fahrenheit 9/11), and a violent depiction of the last hours of Christ (The Passion of the Christ) ... [Read More…]
Have fun getting hurt
By Mitch Holt, Special Contributor The Hurt Process: Drive By Monologue Victory Records - Release: March 23, 2004 Straight out of the U.K., The Hurt Process brings the rock and screams of broken hearts and painful love endings. The band formed two years ago and released their debut Loudspeaker Records E.P., Another Day, within six months. The ... [Read More…]
Pianists coming in April, expected to ‘amaze students’
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer The Music Department will offer two free piano recitals during April in the Williams Performing Art Center Recital Hall. Dr. Richard Shuster, assistant professor of piano at Texas Woman's University in Denton, will give a piano recital April 2 at 8 p.m. Dr. Sergio Ruiz of Sul Ross State University in Alpine will ... [Read More…]