This last session of On Screen, In Person was the film Runaway directed by Amit Ashraf. This popular event took place in Wilson Auditorium on October 15. It was a great film that gave this reviewer and the audience multiple viewpoints.
Entertainment
Batman Producer Michael Uslan Honored at Founder’s Day
The University recently had the honor of awarding the world’s first doctorate in fine arts with a special concentration in comic book literature to Michael Uslan, executive producer of every major Batman movie since 1989. Uslan delivered the convocation address at the University’s 79th founders day ceremony.
Coheed and Cambria’s “The Afterman: Ascension” Fails to Rise Up
Whether you worship them or can’t get past the singer’s highpitched voice, there’s one thing that’s undeniable: Coheed and Cambria are one of the most unique rock bands to achieve any sort of mainstream success.
Ed Gallucci Comes to Pollak Gallery
Ed Gallucci, a University alumnus and famous photographer best known for his photographs of Bruce Springsteen and Muhammad Ali, among other well-known names, visited the University on October 2. Many of Gallucci’s most famous works are on display in Pollak Gallery in an exhibit considered to be a companion piece to September’s Springsteen Symposium. It is open to the public. The photos on display include a reel of photos featuring Bruce Springsteen, taken in 1972, photographs of Muhammad Ali on a car ride with Gallucci, a few photos of Taj Mahal, and even a picture of John Madden. The gallery also hosted pictures of several other famous names who Mr. Gallucci photographed.
Prepare to be Taken… Again
When released in theaters in 2008, Taken w as a b ox-office s mash. Audiences flocked to theaters to watch Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson (starring in the role of Brian Mills) mercilessly beat and kill dozens of European gangsters who planned on selling his kidnapped daughter into prostitution. The chilling phone conversation between Mills and the kidnapper, during which he ominously tells the man, “I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you,” will undoubtedly become one of those classic clichéd action movie lines, to be quoted often, satirically or not, for generations to come.
No Need to Fear this Impressive Game
It’s that time of the year when fear takes over. Horror and paranoia run rampant as the supernatural rule popular culture for the month. On that note, let’s look at Resident Evil 6, the supposed return to horror that fans of the series have been waiting for.
Green Day Frontman’s Public Meltdown
Billie Joe Armstrong, the frontman of pop-punk trio Green Day, entered rehabilitation on Sunday following a public outburst at a music festival on September 21.
Creative Expression at the University
Some people have called the University a “suitcase” school. While there are few things funnier than a hawk in a suit, some Hawks want more than a briefcase- they want a portfolio to put inside it.
This Movie Might Throw You for a Loop
Joseph Gordon Levitt and Bruce Willis both star as Joe Simmons, a hit man, or more appropriately, a Looper, in the movie Looper. Simmons executes former agents of the mob from the future year of 2074 so that there is no body, and more importantly, no evidence in their own time. Time travel is illegal in the future, but like our present, the mob has their ways around the law.
Student Spotlight: Natalie Zeller
The Outlook recently had the privilege of speaking with Natalie Zeller, freshman music industry major, who performed at the Rock and Register event on September 28. Zeller is a singer, guitar player and songwriter who has performed both on and off campus, including at Hofstra University.