Archive for February 2011

Dublab event tonight to include Q&A with filmmakers

By Madeline Morris · Daily Trojan

February 22, 2011 at 3:28 pm

Dublab, a non-profit Web radio collective dedicated to spreading music, arts and culture through some of the world’s most reknown DJs, is holding an event tonight through the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Dublab will be presenting “A Labrat Matinee 9: Our Minds Align,” followed by Q&A with the curators of Dublab and guest filmmakers.  The [...]

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Michel Gondry to join jury at Festival de Cannes

By Armen Karaoghlanian · Daily Trojan

February 22, 2011 at 12:22 pm

Michel Gondry to join jury at Festival de Cannes

Michel Gondry is following in the footsteps of Atom Egoyan and Martin Scorsese and has been chosen to head the short film and Cinéfondation jury at the Festival de Cannes, which commences on May 11. Michel Gondry’s original body of work in films and music videos make him an obvious choice for the position. The [...]

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Linkin Park resumes tour after singer’s illness

By Nick Mindicino · Daily Trojan

February 22, 2011 at 12:16 pm

California rock band Linkin Park was recently forced to cancel five shows on its sold-out North American arena tour due to an undisclosed illness suffered by lead vocalist Chester Bennington. Bennington was ordered by his doctor to not perform and consequently the band had to cancel its shows in Washington D.C, Uncasville, Connect., Cincinati, Ohio, [...]

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Trojans start season off strong

By Nick Burton · Daily Trojan

February 21, 2011 at 10:02 pm

After winning first two games of its tournament, USC falls short in the championship game.

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Baz Luhrmann to create The Great Gatsby in 3D

By Mollie McKenzie · Daily Trojan

February 21, 2011 at 12:18 pm

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel on the lavish lifestyle of the roaring twenties has previously been adapted on the big screen with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow as the stars, but Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby will be in mind-boggling 3D. Yes, this means we will be able to see Daisy driving Gatsby’s [...]

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Bruno Mars set to hit the road with Janelle Monae

By Jenay Ross · Daily Trojan

February 21, 2011 at 12:10 pm

First, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae collaborated together with B.o.B. for a fun GRAMMY Awards performance, and now they’re preparing for a tour together. The tour will be co-headlined by Mars and Monae along with a few appearances by Plan B and Mayer Hawthorne on select dates. The dates for the North American Hooligans in [...]

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Adele returns with new album

By C. Molly Smith · Daily Trojan

February 21, 2011 at 12:03 pm

After a few years, Adele’s highly anticipated sophomore album 21 will be released Feb. 22.  An exciting North American tour is set to accompany this new release beginning May 12 in Washington D.C. and ending in Nashville on June 20. Luckily for Southern California natives, this lovely, classy and alternative Brit, who is influenced by Etta [...]

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President’s Day weekend movie sales down

By Clare Sayas · Daily Trojan

February 21, 2011 at 11:58 am

According to TheHollywoodReporter.com, preliminary box office results show a 30% decrease from last year’s President Day Weekend. Though the reasons are unclear as to why, the performers this weekend seem to go against expectations. At number one with an estimated $21 million was the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown followed by the much buzzed about teen [...]

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USC bounces back after two match losses

By Deepa Ramprasad · Daily Trojan

February 21, 2011 at 11:11 am

Trojans convincingly defeat Louisville after losing to Duke and No. 7 Stanford.

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Corral’s hot shooting propels USC to win

By Jeff Curtis · Daily Trojan

February 20, 2011 at 6:20 pm

The Women of Troy remain tied for third place in the Pac-10 with the victory.

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Community asks for beautification improvements

Local stakeholders urged expansion of the USC Master Plan to include beautification plans for the area west of Vermont Avenue at a meeting for the ...

Roundup

The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety daily incident log from Wednesday, Jan. 25. Crimes against propertyat 7:37 p.m., DPS officers ...

Sen. Padilla to speak to ’SC students

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No words

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USC Libraries received a $5-million donation from USC trustee Ronald Sugar and his wife to endow the Valerie and Ronald Sugar Dean’s Chair of the ...

Opinion

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Is Obama’s economic blueprint viable?

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to remind the public of the merits of the hands-on approach to economics. ...

Is Obama’s economic blueprint viable?

Millions who watched President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night went to bed with a reminder of the “American promise”: Hard work ...

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In America, sharing files is a criminal act. In Sweden, the practice is now a religious experience.Last month, Sweden officially recognized The Missionary Church of ...

Letter to the editor

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East LA can stand on its own

East Los Angeles is in a conundrum. For the past half-century, the residents of the unincorporated area have tried to make it an official city ...

Trojans should fight on for film history

Have you ever noticed those popping, crackling sounds while watching a film at your local movie theater? Those aren’t the sounds of the popcorn at ...

Sports

Trojans still have a lot to play for

The injuries are piling up, the losses are piling up, and the story gets older day by day. It’s a story that’s been told before. ...

USC loses ninth straight game

Whatever chance the USC men’s basketball team had at notching its first Pac-12 win of the season Thursday against Colorado took a serious hit less ...

Led by Trojans, Pac-12 is resurging

Over the past six seasons, one idea has been ingrained in many college football fans’ minds: the South Eastern Conference is far and away the ...

Women of Troy look to get back on track at Colorado

Following a narrow overtime loss on Sunday, the USC women’s basketball team is looking to rebound with a visit to Boulder, Colo., where they will ...

Trojans look to notch first Pac-12 win

Maybe  it’ll happen on Thursday, maybe it won’t.With the USC men’s basketball team’s last win coming more than a month ago on Dec. 19 against ...

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The Grey critiques values of mankind

Liam Neeson is Hollywood’s resident badass. From Unknown, where he dominated a group of Russian spies, to Taken, where he destroyed an entire coalition of ...

Songwriters deserve credit from listeners and music world

For every great artist, there’s often a greater songwriter at work behind the scenes.That’s because a significant amount of artists, many of them mainstream, show ...

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I often hear from non-comic book readers that they don’t read comics not out of a lack of interest, but out of intimidation over where to ...

Haute Highlights

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Puppets: When we were little, they often amazed us. Shows such as Sesame Street and Punch and Judy effortlessly held our attention with magical moving ...

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The Women of Troy had let a 13-point halftime lead slip all the way down to one in the second half. The Ducks were surging ...

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