Arts & Entertainment
For The Love Of Stop-Motion
Although stop-motion has been around since the early days of film, it has burst back into the spotlight over the past twenty years courtesy of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Fantastic Mr. Fox and the Wallace & Gromit series, among other modern animation classics.
Total Eclipse
Flickering lights, a storm at midnight, wailing voices, screams, shadows, door slams. These are all staple elements of ghost movies.
Guilty Pleasure: The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)
Venomous snakes, bird-eating spiders and man-eating crocodiles? Only one man is fit for this adventure — the Crocodile Hunter himself.
This Week In... 04.8.2010
MUSIC Thursday, 4/8: The US Air Guitar Championships: Philadelphia Regional Finals, Johnny Brenda’s, $ 10, 21+ Do you have particularly good air guitar skills?
April Artgenda
Annabeth Rosen: Contingency, Mei-Ling Hom: Yun Nan = Southern Clouds and Paul Swenbeck: Shaker Legend-Trip Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 100 Now — May 1 With Philadelpha still reeling from hosting the National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts, Fleisher/Ollman offers up the work of three innovative ceramic artists working primarily with clay.
Both Of Them
Actors-turned-musicians tend to take on this hyphenation as another outlet for publicity and building a name.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Philly Does Film
Due to funding issues, Cinefest, Philadelphia’s annual 12-day film festival, was cancelled back in January.
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.
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.
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.
Be Consumed
Following 2008’s New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), Erykah Badu’s latest album takes on a completely different tone.
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.
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
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.
Dragon Training Wheels
Children’s movies are now more adult-friendly than every before, and How to Train Your Dragon continues this favorable trend.
