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Though the buzz of Campus MovieFest is fading away, ambitious student filmmakers won't have to wait a whole year to showcase their talents again. Nuçi's Space, the non-profit help center known for its involvement in the local music scene, will hold its first MovieFest in conjunction with the second annual Depression and Suicide Awareness Week, April 16-20, and is now accepting movie submissions. … 0 Comments
Tonight, a University organization will bring several performances from an extraterrestrial rock group to the SLC. Thursday night, that same club will present the story of a young farm girl with royal aspirations. If Mom or Dad saw these things, they might call them cartoons, but make no mistake: this is anime. … 1 Comment
Accompanied by the otherworldly flutes of the Mediterranean and the frenzied writhing of the dancers onstage, the men and women of the University Theatre brought ancient Greek playwright Euripides' two Trojan War tragedies "Iphigenia at Aulis" and "The Trojan Women" to the stage of the Seney-Stovall Chapel last week. … 0 Comments
In "Old Joy," Kelly Reichardt (co-writer, director) and Jon Raymond (co-writer) choose to sacrifice the trivial in exchange for a slow, meditative piece about faded friendship and the inevitable losses that accompany adulthood. The movie, based on a short story by Raymond, basically boils down to this: two old friends, Mark (Daniel London) and Kurt (Will Oldham), take an overnight camping trip to visit hot springs in the Portland, Oregon, mountain range. … 0 Comments
Advocates for cultural diversity take the University by storm this week with "Week of Soul" highlighting the cause. The sponsoring committee of University Union, the Committee for Black Cultural Programming, themed the week "Young Hearts, Old Souls." WEEK OF SOUL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Tuesday What: Soul Food Feast Where: Tate Plaza When: 11 a. … 0 Comments
I still remember my first movie rental experience. I don't remember the exact movie, but I can distinctly recall the rush I got when I walked through the "in" door of the local Blockbuster. The ability to order or download movies has taken away the ritualistic inconvenience most of us grew up enjoying. … 1 Comment