Melissa Howard Published: February 22, 2006 In a society where hardcore and metal music has been watered down and filtered to a pulp, your conventional parents could probably tell you exactly what a blast beat is, and “hard” music is defined by the latest Linkin Park ballad, Uphill Battle brings new strength to the hardcore...
Category: <span>2009 Archive</span>
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‘Pink Panther’ slapstick comedy just as good as original
Michael Rutschky Published: February 22, 2006 Steve Martin revives the role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau for “The Pink Panther,” in what is billed as a prequel to the popular movie series starring Peter Sellers. The film sees the bumbling Jacques Clouseau promoted from an average police officer to an inspector, and given the task of...
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PJC cast tackles ‘The Night of the Iguana,’
By Ansley Zecckine The Costa Verde Hotel is a 69-year-old Mexican hideaway resting seaside, imprisoned by the imposing jungle, which slowly creeps up its exterior mud-slapped walls. Rundown as it is, it remains a place of shelter and refuge, and it’s located right here at PJC. It’s the set of Tennessee Williams’ “The Night of...
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Gaming – The Lost and Damned review
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned by Rockstar Games Rating: Mature (17+) Number of players: 1 (up to 16 via System Link or Xbox LIVE) Genre: Third person action-adventure, with driving elements review by Wade Manns —– Last year, Grand Theft Auto IV was released to rave reviews, and in August of last...
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Gaming – Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter IV by Capcom Genre: Fighting Players: 1 or 2, locally or over Xbox LIVE Rating: Teen (alcohol reference, suggestive themes, violence). review by Wade Manns ——— I’ve always been a fan of the Street Fighter series of games. Whenever I needed to beat something up, to blow off steam or to otherwise have...
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Free Concert Features Renowned Woodwind Artist
Corsair Staff Reports One of the country’s foremost woodwind artists, Chris Vadala, performs with the PJC Wind and Jazz Ensembles during their Winter Concert. The concert is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. The concert is free, but due to limited seating, tickets are required. Vadala’s...
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Presenting “The Night of the Iguana”
Corsair Staff Reports The Pensacola Junior College Lyceum series presents “The Night of the Iguana” Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27-March 1 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. Distinguished American playwright Tennessee Williams won his fourth New York Drama Critics Award for “The Night of the Iguana” – the last...
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Movies – Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th Directed by Marcus Nispel Studio/producer: New Line Cinema, Paramount/Platinum Dunes Rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, language and drug material. I must admit, I’m not really into horror movies. But I am aware of the great three franchises of horror classics: Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street,...
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Gaming – Fallout 3 (short form)
Fallout 3 By Bethesda Softworks Genre: RPG/First-person shooter Players: 1 Rating: Mature (17+) Downloadable Content: Available, 1 pack released so far, out of 3 planned Distribution Model: Retail or over the content delivery system Steam; interfaced with Microsoft’s Games for Windows – LIVE Release Date: October 31, 2008 How would you survive in a world...
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Sitting Down With Hoobastank
by Troy Lambert Everyone at the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio was rocking-out noon Tuesday February 3, 2009. Multi-platinum recording artists, Hoobastank, were featured on WSRE-TV’s Studio Amped. Studio Amped is a music series that features local and regional musicians. However, while gearing up for there tour with fellow multi-platinum artists, 3 Doors Down,...