Category: <span>Arts and Entertainment</span>

By Nathan Deen Published on November 7, 2007 When we look ahead to upcoming films in the fall season like “American Gangster” the words ‘Oscar bait’ come to mind. But how often does a highly anticipated film deliver as much as this one does. You would have to go back to last year with a...

By Jessica Brown Published on October 24, 2007 Cornelius Eady, playwright and author of six books of poetry, will be a featured guest Nov. 12-14 at PJC.  During Eady’s visit, the PJC theatre department will stage a production from his sixth book of poetry, “Brutal Imagination.” The poems, which are the basis for the play,...

By Joshua Encinias Published on October 24, 2007 Pensacola Junior College, is presenting the PJC Art Faculty Exhibition Nov. 5 through Jan. 4. The artists’ reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8. This annual show highlights an extensive array of media including drawing, digital imaging, graphic design, jewelry, painting, photography, ceramics and sculpture.  Artists...

By Joshua Encinias Published on October 24, 2007 “We Own the Night” isn’t quotable.  Nor is it the best film of 2007.  But the ideas protruding from the screen should have you thinking about family.  The film opens to black and white photos, presumably of actual New York City police officers from the 1980s.  Each...

Britney Hirras Published: September 28, 2005 For those of us who watch American Idol with envy at the fame, the glory, the snide remarks by Simon Cowell in the tight T-shirts, but know we don’t have a chance because our singing skills are nonexistent – here’s our chance. A new device called the Singing Coach...

Ashley Carter Published: September 28, 2005 “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” is a tale that was based upon a real story of a 19-year-old girl who undergoes an exorcism gone-wrong. As far as Catholic superstitions go, very few exorcisms for casting out demons are ever performed; but when Emily Rose does not survive the ritual,...

Joshua Kinser Published: September 28, 2005 On Friday, Sept. 31 and Saturday, Oct. 1 Jefferson Street, outside Pensacola’s Seville Quarter, will be taken over by the best local and regional rock bands for RocktoberFest, a free outdoor concert featuring the winners and nominees of The Independent’s “In Music Awards.” Seville Quarter, The Independent News and...

Ashley Carter Published: September 14, 2005 “The Skeleton Key,” explores the history of hoodoo, a magical religion among slaves of the old south that still is used by many in the underground of southern culture; this is practiced by past inhabitants of the house in which the movie takes place.  The film star Kate Hudson...

Rachel Strehlow Published: Septmeber 14, 2005 Everyone knows styles change, that’s what’s so fun about fashion. Instead of wearing the same old thing, consider re-vamping your wardrobe with this fall’s coolest styles to express yourself in a whole new way. Clothes aren’t just what you put on in the morning, they make a statement, so...

Kristen Bailey Published: August 23, 2005 Despite the odds against them, PJC’s Literary Round Table has successfully published their first issue of the literary magazine ISSUE. The magazine showcases a variety of works including literary short stories, fiction, poetry, art, a play, photos and paintings. “It has short fiction, poetry, art, there’s even a short...