<![CDATA[Campus Times - Arts & Entertainment RSS]]> http://www.campustimes.org/se/campus-times-arts-entertainment-rss-1.90030 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:49 -0500 en <![CDATA[Families come together in 'Parenthood' Pilot]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/families-come-together-in-parenthood-pilot-1.2178634

By: Becky Rosenberg


Several times throughout the year, my family gets together for the holidays to enjoy the craziness that large family get-togethers seem to bring. There is “drama” among the adults, tantrums from the children, and my sister and I always get stu...

]]> 1.2178634 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:29:06 -0500 <![CDATA[Eric and Ingrid bring strange fun to campus]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/eric-and-ingrid-bring-strange-fun-to-campus-1.2178629

By: Meredith Gaylo


 This past Friday, at a performance in Douglass Dining Center, Eric Hutchinson followed suit and improvised a ballad about the infamous Garbage Plate. Both Hutchinson and his opener, Ingrid Michaelson, crafted humorous performances custom-made f...

]]> 1.2178629 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:26:12 -0500 <![CDATA[Kevin Smith loses his comedic spirit with lame 'Cop Out']]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/kevin-smith-loses-his-comedic-spirit-with-lame-cop-out-1.2178618

By: Jason Silverstein


 Kevin Smith fans who cringed at the thought of the one-time indie underdog directing “Cop Out” — a big budget action movie that marks the first time he is working with a script he didn’t write himself — were perhaps wro...

]]> 1.2178618 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:22:57 -0500 <![CDATA[Ambition of 'Caprica' fails to reel in large audience]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/ambition-of-caprica-fails-to-reel-in-large-audience-1.2158910

By: Becky Rosenberg


 I’ve never been anti-sci-fi. I was never gung ho about the space ships. I’m not a Trekki, and I don’t watch “Star Wars” on repeat. I’m just your average science fiction fan who likes “Back to the Future&rdqu...

]]> 1.2158910 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:29:03 -0500 <![CDATA[Endless questions]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/endless-questions-1.2139057

By: Kelsey Burritt


Migraine-inducing, laws of physics-breaking, hieroglyphic-decoding mysteries have become synonymous with “Lost,” ABC’s wildly popular television program. For its fans, and the many more who have heard its name circulating throughout pop ...

]]> 1.2139057 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:58:44 -0500 <![CDATA[The cult(ure) of ‘Lost’]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/the-cult-ure-of-lost-1.2139050

By: Rebecca Leber


More than any other series, “Lost” has redefined the meaning of cult TV. It drew in 15 to 16 million viewers during its first three seasons, with a drop off in the last two. However, mere ratings can’t encompass the frantic fandom of its...

]]> 1.2139050 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:56:22 -0500 <![CDATA[‘Lost’ premiere balances mythology and characters]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/lost-premiere-balances-mythology-and-characters-1.2139043

By: Becky Rosenberg


BEWARE OF SPOILERS. If you haven’t yet watched the season six premiere of “Lost” (which you really should), do not continue. You’ve been warned. Flashbacks. Check. Flash forwards. That’s right. Time travel. No, I’m not ...

]]> 1.2139043 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:55:11 -0500 <![CDATA[Herzog’s unusual “Lieutenant”]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/herzog-s-unusual-lieutenant-1.2139038

By: jason silverstein


As Oscar buzz now goes into full swing, let us take a moment to commend Werner Herzog for the honor of making the two kookiest movies of 2009: “My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done” and “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.” ...

]]> 1.2139038 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:53:50 -0500 <![CDATA[Bad Blake comes to life on Oscar nominated soundtrack]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/bad-blake-comes-to-life-on-oscar-nominated-soundtrack-1.2139031

By: Peter Berris


There have been countless movies based on the lives of both real and fictional musicians, from the 1927 classic “The Jazz Singer” to more recent affairs like “Ray” and “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.” Such films are al...

]]> 1.2139031 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:52:42 -0500 <![CDATA[Strader’s Hartnett exhibit a must-see]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/strader-s-hartnett-exhibit-a-must-see-1.2139024

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A new exhibition by Annie Strader, “Something is Always Far Away,” began its month-long display at the Hartnett Gallery last Thursday. The exhibit transforms the entire room into a work of art with its interdisciplinary use of found objects su...

]]> 1.2139024 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:51:34 -0500 <![CDATA[Lynch’s comedy offends despite occasional laughs ]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/lynch-s-comedy-offends-despite-occasional-laughs-1.2139010

By: Sydney Leonard


Famous for turning obscene comedy routines into catchy, yet at times corny, musical pieces, Stephen Lynch certainly had a strong fan base in Rochester....

]]> 1.2139010 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:49:34 -0500 <![CDATA[TOOP showcases sophisticated]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/toop-showcases-sophisticated-1.2111127

By: Kevin Schmitt

“Address Unknown” delves deep into the issues of Hitler’s Germany

In the first moment after the ending to The Opposite of People final performance of this semester, “Address Unknown,”  I sat and thought about the group of students who had just created and delivered this remarkable success....

]]> 1.2111127 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:06:28 -0500 <![CDATA[The CT proudly presents the first-annual ‘Willies’ ]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/the-ct-proudly-presents-the-first-annual-willies-1.2111126

By: Willie Clark


With the last issue of the Campus Times this year comes a brand new end-of-the-year tradition. The Emmys, the Academy Awards, Spike’s Video Game Awards, the Oscars and even the Golden Globes have nothing on the glamour and glory that await this year...

]]> 1.2111126 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:05:28 -0500 <![CDATA[‘Community,’ ‘Glee’ and ‘Grey’s’: Fall TV at its finest]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/community-glee-and-grey-s-fall-tv-at-its-finest-1.2111125

By: Becky Rosenberg


Our stomachs have been stuffed to maximum capacity, courtesy of Thanksgiving dinner. Christmas lights are being illegally strung in dorms across campus. Snow has actually carpeted the Rochester ground despite the uncharacteristically warm weather. And 201...

]]> 1.2111125 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:04:32 -0500 <![CDATA[Weezer’s latest a mediocre effort]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/weezer-s-latest-a-mediocre-effort-1.2111121

By: JASON SILVERSTEIN


  It’s a bone-hard medical fact that every Weezer fan has been baffled, disappointed and/or horrified by at least one album the band has released in the past decade. One can only pity the loyal nostalgics who buy every new release hoping for th...

]]> 1.2111121 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:03:14 -0500 <![CDATA[Carrie Underwood defends her right to ‘Play On’]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/carrie-underwood-defends-her-right-to-play-on-1.2089748

By: Sydney Leonard


“Play On,” Carrie Underwood’s latest album, has proven to be her best album yet. Once again, the beloved “American Idol” winner has delivered to her fans a soulful album with beautiful lyrics that tell stories everyone can re...

]]> 1.2089748 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:54:42 -0500 <![CDATA[Weiner helps ‘Madmen’ season end strong]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/weiner-helps-madmen-season-end-strong-1.2089745

By: Becky Rosenberg


There are colossal spoilers for the third season of “Mad Men”coming up. Don’t say I didn’t warn you....

]]> 1.2089745 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:53:17 -0500 <![CDATA['Chicago' Hits Rochester]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/chicago-hits-rochester-1.2089743

By: Jessica Bagley


The musical, “Chicago,” used its razzle dazzle theatrics and phenomenal footwork to entice the audience at the Rochester Auditorium Theatre last weekend....

]]> 1.2089743 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:51:47 -0500 <![CDATA[“Wild Things” tunes brought to life]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/wild-things-tunes-brought-to-life-1.2032408

By: Benjamin Brown


This past Thursday, I made my way down to The Bug Jar to check out Josh Netsky & The Honeybears’s “Where the Wild Things Are” tribute concert. ...

]]> 1.2032408 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:46:50 -0400 <![CDATA[Bill Tiberio Band meets big expectations]]> http://www.campustimes.org/a-e/bill-tiberio-band-meets-big-expectations-1.2032405

By: Cheryl Seligman


“We are a small, but mighty force,” Bill Tiberio. leader of his self-titled band, announced as he welcomed the audience to the May Room this past Saturday. The Bill Tiberio Band, with opening act Parotia, put on a fantastic show for jazz music...

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