Category: <span>Arts and Entertainment</span>
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Artel gallery hosts new exhibit March 5
by Dana Whitten – The Corsair On Feb. 5, the Artel art gallery, at 505 South Adams St., hosted a most unique show accepting all types of work from various artists. They called it “The Neo Realistic Abstract Expressionistic Romantic Modern Surrealistic Impressionistic Show.” The exhibit runs until March 5 and the gallery is open...
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Lights, camera, Ricky: ‘From Paris with Love’
by Richard Barlow – The Corsair “A truly wonderful thing about cinema is that it is an art form that serves as a medium by which any and all other art forms can be displayed. However, it is the mastery, and more importantly the blend of these art forms that determines the quality of the...
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2k Games releases the ‘BioShock’ series
by Wade Manns – The Corsair Genre: First-person shooter/adventure Rating: M (for violence, blood, gore and strong language) In the field of video games, few settings serve as effective dystopias like the Rapture of the BioShock series. This underwater city was founded by the wealthy industrialist Andrew Ryan, a staunch objectivist who believed that mankind...
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Jeremy Gibson Band continues the music
Studio Amped continues this Friday with a performance by the Jeremy Gibson Band named after the main vocalist and guitarist. The band plans to play songs from their new album, “Unsuspecting Will,” which will be sold at the event for $10. Band members Jeremy Gibson (vocals, guitar and keyboard), Josh Sullivan (guitar and keyboards), Jesse...
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Rolf’s Piano Series keys it’s first performer
Kyra Wood- The Corsair Global pianist sensation Sara Daneshpour, 21, gave the first performance of Rolf’s Piano Series Jan. 30 in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. Rolf’s Piano Series is a donation sponsored effort to spark more appreciation toward the classical art form. Daneshpour delivered her piano technique interpreting artists such as Scarlatti, Rachmaninoff,...
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Peter Jackson releases his adaptation of ‘The Lovely Bones’
Kay Forrest – The Corsair Paramount (PG-13) Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci I must admit, I’ve never actually read “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold (although I now plan on doing so). My desire to see the movie stems from a much nerdier reason: Peter Jackson directed...
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Bayonetta Review
by Wade Manns – The Corsair Bayonetta by SEGA and Platinum Games Players: 1 Genre: Third-person action Rating: Mature for blood and gore, intense violence, partial nudity, strong language, suggestive themes Release 1/05/10 —– One genre of video games that I didn’t really think I’d be into is the twitch action genre; in this genre,...