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The success of Lovett College's deservedly well-received I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change ("Lovett's I Love You, You're Perfect needs little change", Feb. 22, 2008) seemed to many a dramatic revival of the college's once-stagnant theater program. Cabaret, directed by Lovett College senior and I Love You. (0) comments
Fans of modern dance and ballet will take pleasure Rice Dance Theatre's fall show, Muscle Memories. The show features performances by Rice faculty and students and a guest performance by students from Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and is choreographed by Rice's Assistant Director for Dance Leslie Scates. (0) comments
Able to win over even the least easily amused of viewers, Wiess Tabletop's production of Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore's Drop Dead is a hilarious, mischevious romp. True, the plot is not the best in the world, and the set is deliberately silly. But this joyfully self-deprecating play is guaranteed to make just about anyone laugh. (0) comments
Best known for their work on the Battlefield franchise, Electronic Arts and EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment have gone in a completely new direction with Mirror's Edge, an original title that aims to shake up the first-person genre. Players step into the shoes of Faith, a "runner" living in a gleaming white, futuristic dystopia where the police survey and control all modes of communication. (0) comments
Quantum of SolaceBond is finally back in his 22nd film, Quantum of Solace, which landed in theaters last Friday. Picking up an hour after the events of Casino Royale ended, it grabs the audience by the face and doesn't let them go until the credits roll. From the opening car chase to the final showdown, it's clear that this is not your grandpappy's Bond. (0) comments
Brooklyn art-noise quintet Gang Gang Dance has for some time straddled the lines between tribal Afro-punk jams and a more subtle, experimental sound bordering on noise. The group's 2005 release God's Money cataloged the beat-centric focus of the quintet at its most fervent and remains an enjoyable album to this day. (0) comments