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The Netflix Fix: Chef

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R, 1HR., 55 MINS Jon Favreau who is known for box office hits like Elf and the Iron Man franchise, directs and stars in Chef, a movie that at its heart is about rediscovering one's passion. Favreau appears alongside a star-studded cast that includes Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Dustin Hoffman. After a ... [Read More…]

Expire, local bands rock Abilene

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Many pop punk and hardcore music fans found shelter from the rain inside the Rose Park Activity Building Sunday night. Expire, a hardcore-punk outfit from Milwaukee, was the headliner for the evening. Other bands who performed that evening were Kicking In, Martial Law, Heavens Final War, Dozer, We Live Like Thieves, Starve and Headlock. Max ... [Read More…]

Country artist Sam Riggs to play in Abilene

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Austin-based country artist Sam Riggs will perform at The Patio at La Nueva Luna Friday. Riggs is a true Red Dirt artist whose musical influences include Garth Brooks and Ray Wylie Hubbard. His contemporary country-rock style has earned the up-and-comer a three-time spot on the Texas Music Chart's Top 10 hits, with two of his songs making it ... [Read More…]

Freud vs. Lewis:The debate of a lifetime

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On August 13-15 Abilene witnessed a fencing match of wits between two of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century in a play that did not shy away from hard questions, one of them being the existence of God. In co-production with The Legacy Theatre in Atlanta, ACU Theatre presented Freud's Last Session to audiences at Fulks Theatre. The play ... [Read More…]

SA brings more entertainment to campus

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Nashville-based band Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors will perform at the first Wildcat Week concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Elmer Grey Stadium. The concert is presented by the Students' Association. Tickets are $5 and it is recommended to bring lawn chairs or blankets as the concert will be on the lawn of Elmer Grey Stadium. The band's ... [Read More…]

The age of disappointing acting and movies

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The Age of Adaline was more of a stylistic film of fashion and promise of history than it was a film for the purpose of telling an interesting story. Somewhere, somehow a cross between The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Time Traveler's Wife, and About Time came out of Hollywood with a gorgeous cast, but not quite as great of acting. The ... [Read More…]

Woman in Gold deserves five gold stars

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Woman in Gold is a marvelous and perfectly artistic approach at depicting a famous art restitution case from the Nazi invasion in Austria. The film is not without inherent faults of bias and the occasional cringe-worthy line, but as a whole, the movie flows like an ornately crafted chronological court case with just the right balance of ... [Read More…]

Social media connects alumni to students in art department

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Six students have won first place in various sessions of the semester-long ACU A&D Instagram Competition facilitated by the Department of Art and Design. The competition serves as a way to connect current art students with alumni. Every two weeks, a department alumnus judges the miniature competitions. Six winners have been named so far: ... [Read More…]

Local craft fair focuses on artists of all kinds

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A local Abilene promotion company will host the annual Spring Craft Fair to promote and celebrate local artists and businesses. Head of the event, Jen Harmel, is an ACU graduate who previously participated in student-led craft fairs and established JamFest. "When you graduate college here in Abilene, there's not a lot of opportunities where ... [Read More…]

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