From Russian theatre to No Doubt, from "Godzilla" to Sally Field, there are 10 things you must do, see and hear if you are in the D.C. area this summer.
As we approach the beginning of May, wild rumors about the "summer blockbusters" start to get everyone's hopes up. Rather than pretending to be excited about some Creed album slated for release in August (merely an example, so cool your jets before you bombard the nearest Tower Records), here is a list of some of the potentially great album releases for this summer.
Local bands are a much-maligned sect of the elitist music industry. Audiences and critics tend to assume that a band is untalented just because they are: a) not signed, b) playing in local dives to crowds of five people and c) releasing trashy little EPs that sound like they were recorded in a cave.
Many athletes, singers, dancers, musicians and performers only seek the thrill of the extracurricular activity and not the glory that comes with the major or minor. However, Nina Mahi Zadrozny-Pereira, a senior majoring in psychology and minoring in math and theatre, has turned her pasttime into what she hopes is a full-time future in fashion design.
With summer on our doorstep, it's pretty safe to say that you'll be hearing a lot of stereos blasting the soundtrack of the season for the next few months. Well, you're in luck. The Eagle is here to give you advice on some of the best summer songs to make your time away from AU a little bit more rewarding.
The Eagle Music section reviews three new CD's as May comes to a close.
"Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles" represents change for the "Final Fantasy" series. Besides the obvious fact that the game is on GameCube and not PlayStation or PC, there are other elements of the game that set it apart from its brothers.
Singer-guitarist Brody Dalle (former spouse to Rancid front man Tim Armstrong) has been in nearly every music magazine in the United States and Europe, either smooching her new beau (Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age) or being at the receiving end of vicious verbal claims from the Rancid camp that she is a traitor, backstabber and heart-breaker.
Music is often considered to simply be a form of entertainment. However, to many in the music industry, music is a valuable way to channel political messages and to motivate otherwise apathetic listeners to become politically and socially aware. As the November election draws near, bands and music-industry personnel are rallying to encourage the youth of America to get out and cast their votes.
Murder, deceit and the backdrop of World War II frame Jean-Paul Rappeneau's latest release, "Bon Voyage." This fast-paced romp opens when Fr?d?ric Auger (Gr?gori Derang?re) receives a phone call from his former fling Viviane Denvert (Isabelle Adjani). In her hotel room, to his surprise, he finds that he is not only still in love with the now-famous actress, but there is also a dead body.
"I'm Not Scared" is an Italian film. It is, however, a drastically different picture of Italy than "innocent abroad" movies like "Under The Tuscan Sun" or "Stealing Beauty." It is the second international attempt by award-winning director Gabrielle Salvatores after his masterpiece "Mediterraneo" won the Oscar for best foreign film in 1991.
If Mike Judge had hired "Weird Al" Yankovic to write the soundtrack to "Office Space," it would have sounded something like David W. Jacobsen's "Cubicle Wonderland." This new album comes at a poignant time for many college students, for whom the album is presumably written to warn. Many seniors are looking for jobs and may suffer the same capitalistic, compartmentalized fate as Jacobsen.
Emily Zemler and Daniel Longino give opposing reviews of the new chick flick '13 Going On 30,' Jennifer Garner's foray into romantic comedy.
It is 3:10 p.m EST, and Gabriele Salvatores walks out from the bedroom of his hotel suite to shake another interviewer's hand while simultaneously fighting a powerful yawn. It is his first visit to D.C., and his yawn belies the fact that he is actually handling the all-day press circuit exceptionally well.
So what are you doing next Sunday? For the first time since February, the correct answer is not "watching the NASCAR race." As everyone knows by now, Sunday is the March For Women's Lives. Folks, there is nothing better than having a totally black-and-white divisive issue rear its ugly head on our campus.
"Man on Fire" is a combination of clich?s and violence that fails on every level. There is very little that makes this film worth watching at all, save for the decent acting of the cast and the unintentional humor generated by the film's nonsensical story.
A friend of mine once equated sex to a cup of coffee. In Europe, he said, it is customary to have a shot of espresso before indulging in a cup. One thing must come after the first; there is a schedule to love-making.
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