Into The Woods is a Broadway musical turned film that was released at the box office on Christmas Day. It made $36 million during its opening weekend and has been nominated for three Academy Awards. With an all-star cast featuring Meryl Streep, Chris Pine and Anna Kendrick, many moviegoers were drawn to the film by the actors alone. I was ... [Read More…]
Golden Globes kick off awards season
"Good evening and welcome, you bunch of despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats," said Tiny Fey. Notorious comedian duo Amy Poehler and Tina Fey hosted the Golden Globes for the third time in 2015, pulling in a political shtick throughout the night. As per usual, the duo did not present the awards. Instead, stars like Jennifer Lopez, ... [Read More…]
Review: Von Trier tackles depression
Depression is, as a rule, not something that Hollywood does a terribly accurate job of portraying. We've all seen those short-term, almost manic bursts of weeping as the afflicted character huddles beneath a mountain of blankets. Sometimes, self-inflicted pain and suicide even enter the picture. But depression is more than simply an overpowering ... [Read More…]
8th annual Vespers to feature ‘Gloria’
The Department of Music plans to present its 8th annual holiday tradition Christmas Vespers, during which 150 students will perform at First Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Acappella Chorus, University Chorale, Orchestra and more will present "Gloria" as a public worship service to the Abilene Community with time set aside for prayer, ... [Read More…]
Sam Riggs and the Night People in Abilene
Sam Riggs and the Night People will perform Saturday at The Silo as part of their Texas tour. Riggs and his band have been touring since the release of their record Outrun the Sun, their first full album. Door will open at 7 p.m. and the band is set to play at 8 p.m. With a song that was featured on the show Nashville, music videos that break ... [Read More…]
‘Interstellar’ invokes imagination
"In space, no one can hear you scream." This memorably chilling tagline accompanied 1979's Alien, whose two-minute trailer is hailed as one of the best ever made. Unlike blockbusters today, the movie didn't rely on massive explosions or breathtaking spectacles to get its point across. It was the mystery of the alien monster that drew people ... [Read More…]
Taylor Swift, all out of teardrops
Shedding her country twang, Taylor Swift gravitated toward the appeal of pop in her fifth studio album, 1989. After the catchy tune Shake It Off was released last month and spread virally on the Internet, Swift's latest work finally hit the shelves, and iTunes, Monday. Similar to Shake It Off, songs like Welcome to New York offer a plain, yet ... [Read More…]
To bean or not to bean? That is the question
Do students prefer to eat three meals a day in the Bean, prefer to gravitate around to one of the other several eating options on campus or prefer to avoid campus meal plans altogether in favor of self-service options? There are students sitting in all three camps, and there are probably several who don't have strong opinions on the subject. ... [Read More…]
Professor rolls out Maker Lab project
Art professor and Maker Lab director, Nil Santana, has constructed an electric cycle in the ACU Maker Lab. Video/editing by Nathan Lundeen ... [Read More…]
“Big Fish” makes a big splash as Homecoming musical
As the first college to perform former Broadway musical Big Fish, the Department of Theatre shares the story as this year's Homecoming musical. Big Fish has been a book, a movie with a star-studded cast and a Broadway musical, and now, ACU presents its first collegiate premiere. The two leads, Tyler Hazard, senior musical theatre major from ... [Read More…]
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