Published: December 7, 2005 “Aeon Flux” takes place in a post-apocalyptic futureworld where people have mutant limbs, mysterious dreams and kicky, asymmetrical haircuts. It’s a good-looking movie with a fine cast, including four Oscars nominees: Pete Postlethwaite, Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo and, in the title role, Charlize Theron. She’s fine, but the problems in “Aeon…
Matt Foster Published: December 7, 2005 I’m in love with an immensely powerful, rage-filled, dinosaur-stomping gorilla named King Kong. Maybe it’s the hype stemming from Peter, “Lord of the Rings” Jackson’s latest movie phenomena, the remake of the 1933 classic King Kong. Maybe it’s the longing for a game that is emotionally driven and filled…
Joshua Kinser Published: December 7, 2005 The PJC jazz band will perform their final concert for the semester at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Ashmore Auditorium for Fine and Performing Arts. The jazz ensemble, conducted by Tim Jackson, will perform a variety of tunes with diverse styles that include traditional jazz, swing, big…
Ashley Carter Published: November 23, 2005 “Jarhead”, starring Jake Gyllenhal who plays Anthony Swofferd, a legacy Marine enlistee, and Jamie Foxx as his Sgt. Sikes follows Swofferd all the way through basic boot camp into active duty in the Iraqi desert. Gyllenhal trains as a sniper in the police action known as Desert Storm. This…
Matt Foster Published: November 23, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire cast its spell over moviegoers last weekend. The movie, the fourth in series creator J.K. Rowling’s tale of wizards and witches, is the turning point for young Harry Potter and his friends. Starting his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and…
Joshua Watson Published: November 23, 2005 The Pensacola music scene is receiving a gradual, yet very important facelift. It’s a change that we need, a change that is bringing talented musicians with thought-provoking lyrics into the limelight. At the forefront of this change is the alternative country and indie rock outfit named Reynosa. This five-member…
Pam Griswold Published: November 23, 2005 The Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts is hosting a holiday exhibit from now until Dec. 13 featuring pieces created by the art faculty. Walking through the doors of the Switzer Center, a person can sense a difference in atmosphere. It feels like no other place on campus.…
Ashley Carter Published: November 9, 2005 Saw II is a continuation of the previous movie Saw, in which a “jigsaw” serial killer traps his victims in extraordinary circumstances where they have to figure out a puzzle that they’ve been put in to save themselves from a horrible death. This continuation follows basically the same kind…
Joshua Kinser Published: November 9, 2005 On Oct. 2, DJ Radar and Raul Yanez brought their “Concerto For Turntable” to Carnegie Hall and a standing ovation. The blending of traditional orchestra composition with electronic hip-hop beats and turntables not only validated the turntable as a legitimate instrument, but also pushed the boundaries of live orchestral…
Ashley Carter Published: October 26, 2005 The movie “Domino” starring Keira Knightley is based on a true story of the daughter of a Hollywood actor and a Ford agency model rejecting her Beverly Hills lifestyle to become a bounty hunter. The facts of the story’s truth have been skewed to combine reality with entertainment. Domino…