Entries from February 2008

February 26, 2008

Golden Hour TV Series Cancelled, Music Video To Be Produced

Bad news, readers: The TV series Golden Hour Pictures was set to produce for ATV, American University’s student-run television station, has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
The good news, however, is that Golden Hour will soon begin production on MHR’s first music video. The video will feature “Goin’ Back Virginia,” a song off MHR’s soon-to-be-released [...]

February 25, 2008

‘Be Kind Rewind’ Offers Solid Comedy

Stephen Tringali has written a review of writer/director Michel Gondry’s latest film, Be Kind Rewind, which American University students can read in the current print edition of The Eagle. For those who do not attend AU, the article can be viewed here, on The Eagle’s website.

February 24, 2008

Redefining Getting Crazy With The Cheez Whiz

By John Anderson*
Thursday morning on Morning Edition, there was an interesting report on the behavior of children. The story centered on a study done in the 1950s that monitored how long children could sit still. They tested a 3, 5, and 7-year-old. The 3-year-old lasted about 15 seconds. The 5-year-old lasted a little over a [...]

February 22, 2008

2008 Academy Award Picks

By Lindsay Zoladz
Of course, I had to show my solidarity with the writer’s strike, but deep down I was praying that the whole thing would be sorted out by Feb. 24 so we could all revel in our regularly scheduled Oscar glitz and glam. I know it’s cool to say that the Oscar telecast is [...]

February 6, 2008

4 Days With Agnes Varda: An Introduction

By Lindsay Zoladz
I was at home for Christmas break when I read that Criterion was going to release an Agnes Varda box set. Elated, I ran down the stairs and sputtered to my mom, appropriately enough, “Criterion is going to release an Agnes Varda box set!” She stared blankly at me, blinked a few times [...]

February 1, 2008

‘Over Her Dead Body’ Dies On Arrival

Stephen Tringali has written a review of Over Her Dead Body, which American University students can read in the current print edition of The Eagle. For those who do not attend AU, the article can be viewed here, on The Eagle’s website.