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Arts & Entertainment

Titanic Failure

Given the recent success of James Cameron’s Avatar, more and more films will come out in 3D with the hope of mimicking its immersive style of storytelling.

by BEN EPSTEIN

Guilty Pleasure: Coyote Ugly (2000)

Ladies, who of you hasn’t secretly dreamed of getting up on a bar and dancing promiscuously, while soaking wet?

by HANNAH BENDER

Spotlight On GPSFF

Ahead of the 5th annual Greater Philadelphia Student Film Festival (GPSFF), Street sat down with Abhi Modi (Engineering/Wharton ‘11), who gave us the scoop on this entirely student-run venture.

by 34TH STREET

Formosa Betrayed

Some political thrillers like Ghost Writer and State of Play (the BBC mini-series, not the Hollywood remake) epitomize storytelling at its finest.

by STUART MILNE

Philly Does Film

Due to funding issues, Cinefest, Philadelphia’s annual 12-day film festival, was cancelled back in January.

by 34TH STREET

This Week In... 4.1.2010

MUSIC Today — 4/1: A Sunny Day in Glasgow, KungFu Necktie, $10 If you’re new to the space-rock, shuffly, pre-emo genre, let Pitchfork faves and Philly locals A Sunny Day In Glasgow welcome you into the fold.

by 34TH STREET

Men Seldom Make Passes At Girls (And Boys) In Lame Classes

Undoubtedly Penn’s best kept academic secret, the extensive fine arts classes on offer will be sure to astound you.

by 34TH STREET

Defibrillator

One of the major turning points in my life was when I stopped listening to my dad’s music. At the age of seven, with two older brothers shoveling grunge, metal and punk into my eardrums, my music tastes switched drastically.

by SEBASTIAN MODAK

Be Consumed

Following 2008’s New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), Erykah Badu’s latest album takes on a completely different tone.

by ELENA GOORAY

We Know What You’re Doing This Summer

Bonnaroo Located on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, the annual Bonnaroo festival brings together some of the most talented acts across genres for a four-day bacchanalia of live music, arts and crafts, dance tents and booze.

by DANIEL FELSENTHAL

Month in Music

April 6 David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love Slash, Slash Dr. Dog, Shame, Shame Peter Wolf, Midnight Souvenirs Bobby McFerrin, VOCabuLarieS April 13 Coheed and Cambria, Year of the Black Rainbow Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion The Tallest Man On Earth, Wild Hunt MGMT, Congratulations April 20 Circa Survive, Blue Sky Noise Willie Nelson, Country Music Caribou, Swim Cypress Hill, Rise Up Rufus Wainwright, All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu April 27 B.o.B, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray Gogol Bordello, Trans-Continental Hustle Bullet for my Valentine, Fever Hole, Nobody’s Daughter My Education, Sunrise

by 34TH STREET

Congratulating Innovation

The first time you hear Congratulations, you won’t like it. There’s no “Electric Feel,” no “Kids,” and you won’t hear this at a frat party.

by DANIEL FELSENTHAL

Dragon Training Wheels

Children’s movies are now more adult-friendly than every before, and How to Train Your Dragon continues this favorable trend.

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This Week In... 3.25.2010

MUSIC Sunday, 3/28: Beaches, Kung Fu Necktie, $5, 21+ This is not your average girl group.

by 34TH STREET

Semi-Perfect Getaway

3 Stars Directed by: Raymond De Felitta Starring: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Emily Mortimer Rated PG-13, 100 min. A charming movie about a dysfunctional family from a fishing village in the Bronx, City Island is a quintessential low-budget delight.

by SARA BRENES-AKERMAN

Stay Out Of The Hot Tub

2 Stars Directed by: Steve Pink Starring: John Cusack, Rob Corddry Rated R, 100 min. Sometimes, all you want to do is see a movie that doesn’t require too much thinking.

by STEPHANIE GHITIS

Guilty Pleasure: Riki-Oh: The Story Ricky (1991)

You have a knife. The other guy doesn’t. How do you kill him? That’s right, cut open your stomach and strangle him with your own intestines (because that makes sense). In the near future (i.e.

by STUART MILNE

Penn In Hollywood

The lights of Hollywood may be a far cry from our West Philly campus, but that hasn’t stopped Penn alumni from diving into every part of the film industry.

by 34TH STREET

Civil Disobedience

On Titus Andronicus’ 2008 debut, the band begins the first song, the pummeling “Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ” with a washed-out, barely audible verse.

by DANIEL FELSENTHAL

Defibrillator: Bob Dylan, "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding" (1972)

The first time I heard “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” was admittedly a bit unorthodox for a Dylan epic — it played during the final episode of the Sopranos. Adolescent Anthony was coming of age and finally beginning to mature, and the track played as he and his love interest were in his car.

by LILY AVNET

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