"Some offensive comments."These were the words printed out in bold on the poster of Tracy Morgan's performance at the Center for the Arts Thursday night.
This fall, the Department of Media Study in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences will present a new Film Studies (FST) Program to students.The FST curriculum brings together film-related courses throughout the College of Arts and Sciences taught by 30 different faculty members."It is an inter-disciplinary program between several departments of the College of Arts and Sciences.
In the concluding chapter to the two-part "Kill Bill" series, director Quentin Tarantino tries to convince his audience that he still has the Midas touch behind the camera.After watching the movie, one would imagine someone had kidnapped the genius who conceived "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs," shot him in the head, dumped him in the trunk and brought him to Bonnie's house for storage.As the title suggests, the plot is very simple.
Thinking of hip-hop generally calls to mind moguls decked out in their own brand of street wear, flaunting diamonds, driving fast cars with spinning rims, living in big houses and flossing platinum-plated teeth.To further brand that image into your brain, hip-hoppers rap about their hot gear, fly rides and killer cribs.With the rap group Dead Prez, this hip-hop generation's freedom fighters, emcees Sticman and M-1, rap unconventionally about the harsh realities of life.The ghetto, drugs, police brutality, poverty, revolution and propaganda in the media are just some of the controversial and politically incorrect themes Dead Prez continues to rhyme about in their new CD, "RBG.""RBG" stands for "Revolutionary But Gangsta," "Red Black Green," "Real Big Guns" and "Reaching Bigger Goals." "Dead Prez" is slang for money.Dead Prez present themselves as gangster revolutionaries - socially conscious rappers from the projects who voice the thoughts of the poor and downtrodden of American society."RBG" is full of unpretentious beats and intricate lyrics.
Imagine the lion, king of the jungle and terror of the African plains, taking on the stealthy, lethal predator and stalker of the dense jungles of India, the Bengal tiger, in a fight to the death.Determining the winner of this catfight is just what the Discovery Channel's "Animal Planet: Lion vs.
MTV's superstar DJ Skribble plays commercial pop, progressive house, hypnotic trance, thumping techno, hip hop beats - whatever vibes the crowd feeds him.All in one set.
Bollywood mania exploded on Villa Maria College on Saturday night as the ninth annual "Muqabala" brought the crowd to a feverish pitch with Indian songs and dances."Muqabala is an intercollegiate dance and song competition where many schools compete and show off their various talents and the best school wins," said Sameera Sreepada, a junior business major and president of the Indian Student Association.The word "Muqabala" means "fight" in Hindi.
UB's eclectic Zodiaque Dance Company is about to enter a new chapter. With opening night of "Celebration 30" set for Thursday night, the group's 30th anniversary production will include work by current dance students as well as alumni of the company."The fact that it has been sustained for such a long time is very special," says Zodiaque director Thomas P.
"The Matrix" was prophetically mind-blowing. "The Matrix Reloaded" was mind-bogglingly long-winded, and the third and final installment, "The Matrix: Revolutions," ends with a mountain range of peaks and valleys."The Matrix Revolutions" is the conclusion to the epic battle between man and machine.
Genre-crossing R&B artist Meshell Ndegeocello helped to open the door for unique artists such as Erykah Badu and India Arie.
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