Spring Break
SUBOG's ska concert at Dow Field on Saturday may be the surprise hit of first semester. The audience was absolutely blown away by Johnny 9 and The Racers, Dan Pease and The Regulators and Tip the Van, three local up-and-coming ska bands. Johnny 9 and The Racers were the first to play. (0) comments
Not to be trite, but meeting Diane Lewis at the Benton can be a good idea. And a relaxing idea. And a culturally rewarding idea. This was true of the art museum's weekend program, appropriately named "Music On A Sunday Afternoon," which featured music, on Sunday, in the afternoon. (0) comments
Car accidents and birthdays happen everyday, but if you're a celebrity, they become headline news. Stars and cars have been a topic of conversation over the past week and although some stories were able to evoke emotion, some left people asking what the importance was. (0) comments
On most days at UConn, boys will be boys. But Friday night, the boys were girls, and the girls were free to be themselves for once. The audience at Caixa's Birthday Bash was so large that a line formed and people had to be turned away at the door by security. (1) comment
The lights were dim, the audience was excited and the children couldn't wait to see their favorite bear on stage performing. Winnie the Pooh and his friends came to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday afternoon in a musical presented by Bank of America Children's Series. (0) comments
Fans of the Resident Evil video games will be surprised by the final installment of the movie trilogy. But not in a good way. "Based on the game Resident Evil by Capcom" is one of the first things the viewer sees during the end credits of the film, reinforcing the Hollywood-established pigeonhole that video game films are simply good for a mind-numbing entertainment experience or to leech money off the loyal gamers who made the franchise so successful on home consoles. (0) comments
Penchants for penguins, offensive and tasteless jokes, endless nudity and all-too-convenient plot devices describe the totally humorless experience that is "Good Luck Chuck," a raunchy, over-the-top and totally unrealistic romantic comedy starring stand up comedian Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. (0) comments