Currently viewing the category:
"Section C – Entertainment"
Evil Dead
Emily Sierra Poertner
Evil Dead, a remake of the popular 1981 movie The Evil Dead, premiered Friday, April 5. There are two ways to have watched this movie, like all remakes: as someone who has watched the cult classic, or as a newcomer to the franchise.
The Evil Dead has a long history. [...]
Continue Reading →Winter is Finally Here: Game of Thrones, Season 3
by Meagan Cole
While the majority of Americans are probably sick of winter invading what ought to be the natural transition into spring, at least for those on the east coast, the infamous motto of the Stark words, “Winter is Coming”, have longed to be heard [...]
Continue Reading →Christy Blevins
The Host Review
If the world is going to be overrun by an alien race, The Host may not be the best movie to spend your money watching.
Based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, author of Twilight, The Host premiered in theaters on March 2nd. The movie shows a world to the [...]
Continue Reading →Gerard Butler’s Face
Emily Sierra Poertner
Olympus Has Fallen premiered on March 23. It’s an action film staring big names like Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, and Aaron Eckhart. It was directed by Antoine Fuque, known for directing other action movies such as Tears of the Sun (2003), Shooter (2007), and Brooklyn’s Finest (2007).
This movie [...]
Continue Reading →Christy Blevins
Zach Wahls speaks at the kick-off of Women’s Forum about equality in LGBT communities
“[This] is a story that needs to be told. A story that needs to be heard,” said Zach Wahls in his talk that kicked off the Roanoke’s Women’s Forum.
On Wednesday, March 13, Zach Wahls was the first to [...]
Continue Reading →Zero Hour Provides a Di Vinci Code- like Feeling to Television
Michael Watts
Kidnapping. Nazi experimentation. A secret hidden inside a mysterious old clock. These are elements that construct Zero Hour a new television series on ABC. The series stars Anthony Edwards, who plays Hank Galliston, a magazine publisher devoted to debunking myths and conspiracies, [...]
Continue Reading →Tomb Raider has been one of the most anticipated games of this spring season and while the wait was long, it was defiantly worth it. Square Enix’s prelude to the popular franchise featuring Lara Croft, one of the most recognizable characters in video game history, takes the franchise in a refreshing but great manner. The [...]
Continue Reading →Interested in Traveling Abroad? Rick Steves: A Call to Travel
Michael Watts
Rick Steves spoke a lecture on the importance and emphasis on traveling abroad on Tuesday evening in Olin Theater. Rick Steves is a well-known expert on European travel. Ever since 1973, Steves has spent 100 days every year traveling around Europe. He [...]
Continue Reading →Christy Blevins
We’re not in Kansas Anymore…Again
China dolls, flying monkeys, and evil sister witches, oh my! Oz the Great and Powerful, the prequel to the classic, The Wizard of Oz, hit theaters on Friday, March 8. Based off of Frank Baum’s thirteen separate stories written in conjunction with the primary The Wizard of Oz [...]
Continue Reading →Director for Star Wars: Episode VII Announced
by Meagan Cole
Anyone interested in movies and pop culture is aware of the recent developments regarding the timeless Sci-Fi series, Star Wars. Nerds and geeks across the globe were awestruck by the news last October, when George Lucas signed the rights to Star Wars over to Disney [...]
Continue Reading →NATE
PlayStation 4 Unveiled:
This Wednesday the 21st of February, Sony finally unveiled its new gamming platform: the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation 4, widely regarded by the gaming community to be Sony’s “worst-kept” secret, has been met with a variety of reactions after this first official unveiling.
Some positives of the Sony PlayStation 4 are [...]
Continue Reading →“Rabbit Hole” Springs to Life
Meagan Cole
Last semester, Theater Roanoke College performed “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”—an uplifting and all around hilarious musical about the hardships of growing out of adolescence. Those who saw the production agree that it was incredibly well done, so much so that some claim it was better [...]
Continue Reading →“The Walking Dead” Returns After Superbowl Hiatus
by Meagan Cole
Television’s most-acclaimed zombie series comes back February 10th in the middle of its third season after taking a brief break for the holidays and the Superbowl. Both AMC and “The Walking Dead” have returned to Dish after the extremely publicized controversy in advertising where the [...]
Continue Reading →FOX’s “The Following” starts season with a bang
Sarah Whitten
FOX’s newest pilot, “The Following,” is a serial killer drama, starring Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy. It is a slick, tense, and grisly new series from creator Kevin Williamson. The set-up involves an imprisoned serial killer, Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), who was brought down [...]
Continue Reading →Christy Blevins
“Changing the World of Zombies one heart at a time”
Warm Bodies Review
Welcome to the new world of romance, in which zombies are appealing to the eye and create their own version of Romeo and Juliet. But there’s just one problem: who wants to hit on a zombie? The recently released romantic [...]
Continue Reading →Top Gear
Emily Sierra Poertner
After eighteen seasons Top Gear (UK), which holds the record for “Most Watched Factual TV Program”, is back for another season. The first episode of season nineteen aired on January 27th with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, the same hosts that have been with the show since the [...]
Continue Reading →“Les Misérables”
Sarah Whitten
Now, I am going to be honest and say right away that “Les Misérables” is one of my absolute favorite Broadway musicals, having seen it almost a dozen times. It stems from the arduously long novel by Victor Hugo (which I have also read) and recently hit theatres as a [...]
Continue Reading →“The Walking Dead” Returns After Superbowl Hiatus
by Meagan Cole
Television’s most-acclaimed zombie series comes back on February 10th in the middle of its third season after taking a brief break for the holidays and the Superbowl. AMC and “The Walking Dead” has returned to Dish after the extremely publicized controversy in advertising where the [...]
Continue Reading →Vine: the New Social Media for Videography
by Meagan Cole
Our generation is obsessed with various forms of social media. As of the last 3 months, there are over 100 million users on Facebook, over half of whom are from the US and the majority of users are between the ages of 25-34, quickly followed [...]
Continue Reading →Valve unveils its new product and why it matters:
NATE
Over the break Valve confirmed its new project and, unlike most products that come in the form of games, this is a bit different. Rumors about Valve’s attempts at making a computer have been running all over the internet and a few weeks ago it [...]
Continue Reading →
