Importance of scores and soundtracks often overlooked


Imagine Inception or The Social Network without a soundtrack. Inception would be a slow-moving, boring film with too many Leonardo DiCaprio close-ups, and Jesse Eisenberg and Co.’s fast-paced whines would be much more audible, and thus annoying, in The Social Network. Both of those movies feature intense, prominent and well utilized scores, and both were […]

Screening teaches students more about our troops


Students have the opportunity to learn more about our troops today at the Leonard Davis Auditorium in the Andrus Gerontology Center. The School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families will be a screening a new documentary about actor Gary Sinsle and the LT. Dan Band as they journey […]

Paramore to release new EP this summer


After losing founding members Josh (guitar) and Zac Farro (drums), the once five-piece alternative rock act Paramore has been writing songs as a three-piece outfit, and is prepared to record some tracks to be released in the summer. Hayley Williams (vocals), Taylor York (guitar), and Jeremy Davis (bass) have not let the Farro brothers’ departures […]

Atom Egoyan to present new production


Armenian-Canadian writer and director Atom Egoyan, director of Chloe, is making his return to the theatrical stage with a production for the Canadian Stage for its 2011-2012 season. The Academy-Award nominated filmmaker will direct his wife, Arsinée Khanjian, in a production of Martin Crimp’s Cruel and Tender. The husband and wife team have previously collaborated […]