Movie reviews

November 3, 2008

Reading Time: 5 minutes What Just Happened Not even De Niro makes this film worth watching Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, What Just Happened tells the story of one of Hollywood’s most powerful fictional producers, played by Robert De Niro. It begins with him describing in a voiceover how we’re about to see how he lost his power and credibility in the industry over a few weeks.

A new picture of Utah

November 3, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Caleb Mitchell Gallery in downtown Provo is currently undergoing a name change, and giving local photographers the opportunity to take up some of their wall space. Caleb Mitchell, a student at UVU, is currently photographing a “documentation of Utah,” according to his profile on Flickr.

New Coffee Pod opens in Zoobieville

November 3, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes For obvious reasons, a coffee drinker’s options are limited in the Provo/Orem area. But at long last, Coffee Pod is now open near the border between the cities. Though it may be located near downtown Zoobieville, Provo’s disenchanted coffee lovers are gravitating toward the Pod.

Fun fall date ideas

November 3, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute It is starting to get cold outside, the leaves are starting to fall, and you have no idea where to take your date. High school and college students are always resorting back to, “The Big Three.” These are the normal, cost-efficient, safe dates that will cause no waves.

Free Dr. Pepper for everyone in America

November 3, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute The band Guns N’ Roses has been working on their latest album, Chinese Democracy, for over a decade. Earlier this year, Dr. Pepper announced that they would give “everyone in America” one free can of soda if the album was released sometime in 2008. Axl Rose and company have finally set the official release date as Nov.

Under the coffin Lid:

October 27, 2008

Reading Time: 3 minutes From the costumes and makeup to light and sound to the acting and directing, Nosferatu breaks new ground for UVU theater. By way of constant experimentation and evolution, the experience will make for a unique evening at the theater. The Movie The story of Nosferatu is based on Bram Stoker’s famous novel, Dracula.

Movie reviews

October 27, 2008

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sex Drive Teen comedy dives into R-rated trend Photo credit: Summit Entertainment According to mainstream Hollywood, sex is the only thing on every teenage boy’s mind. He will do anything get it. Ian is still a virgin. And because of peer pressure and hormones, he’s working as hard as he can to change that.

A Victorian secret

October 27, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Turn of the Screw is a tale of ghosts. Or is it? For those familiar with the Henry James novella from which the play was adapted, you might recall the psychological nature of the work. SCREW is praised as a work that has the ability to create fear and horror without detailing gore.

The heroine, the scientist, and the transvestite

October 27, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute To complement the new Cinema Studies minor in the English department, students have created a new club. Thus far, the cinema studies club has sponsored two cult-film screenings, Evil Dead 2 and Dr. Strangelove. This Thursday, the club, along with the Gay-Straight Alliance, will show the classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the LA building.

The only election that really matters

October 27, 2008

Reading Time: 3 minutes As election day fast approaches, a mystifying number of Utahans actually seem excited to get out there and cast a vote that, let’s face it, won’t count. If you’re an idealist, you no doubt read the previous sentence with a quietly dignified feeling of moral superiority and a smug smirk that sarcastically screams, “Oh, a cynic.