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Robert Levy, director of Clarion Univeristy’s production of “Rent,” is excited about tonight’s opening performance.
“The designers actors and I all went looking for a new approach to this.”
Levy, who is also chairman of the theatre department, said he didn’t want to produce a cookie-cutter show. The Broadway show, turned motion picture in 2005, leaves audiences with expectations.
“I mean, ever since the appearance of the movie, audiences expect a certain kind of Rent” said Levy. He said he decided on this musical in particular because it was available, popular, and perfect for the age group of Clarion. It’s a “hot show,” Levy said. More »
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There’s always one zombie flick that comes out every so many years, and it is always essentially a remake of the one before it, leaving the viewer disappointed. However, the movie “Zombieland” does not follow that sad, sad trend. The movie was released to theaters Oct. 2, 2009 then released Feb. 2, to Blu-Ray and DVD.
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Sunday night, Feb 7, many viewer’s tuned in to watch the history being made when the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts faced off in the Super Bowl. Though some other viewers only tuned into watch the legendary band The Who play the Bridgestone Super Bowl Halftime show for this football game.
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“Rise up!” is the phrase used to advertise for Capcom’s newest game, “Dark Void.” The game takes place just before the start of World War II. The player assumes the role of the main character, Will Grey, who is a courier pilot sent on a mission with his ex-girlfriend Ava. More »
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The new season of “Scrubs” premiered Dec. 1, with a new twist. The main characters that viewers have come to love over the years have taken a backseat this season.
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Nothing is true, everything is permitted. It’s a phrase commonly used in the popular action adventure “Assassin’s Creed” video game, and in its sequel “Assassin’s Creed II,” which was released Nov. 17.
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With Halloween over, Thanksgiving on the way and Christmas already on everyone’s minds, Disney cornered the market on the first Christmas movie to hit theaters this year. It’s the classic Charles Dickens story, “A Christmas Carol.” Jim Carrey stars in this story as the famous character Ebenezer Scrooge, and he also stars as the ghosts of past, present and future. The roles are a bit out of place from Carrey’s usual comedy roles, but he portrays the characters well.
The main story follows Scrooge, a lonely miser who despises Christmas with his very being. He turns away charity requests, begrudges his nephew and destroys his clerk’s cheery spirit.
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Deans Choice: Chloe Boden (Mackenzie Lenhart / The Clarion Call)
Not many people know this but the Presidential Art Exhibition is taking place in the art gallery in Carlson Library. This is the fifth year that it is taking place. It is run by Vizartz president Emily Byrtus and treasurer Anna Murray. This is the second year for each of them being a part of it.
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With Halloween right around the corner, the TV has been flooded with commercials about the latest horror films claiming to be the greatest, scariest horror film in years. But after watching the movie people are usually disappointed because it turned out to have a bad ending or the movie plot was just horrible. The movie industry has also been flooding the market with remakes of old movies . . . also usually bad. One movie however never made it to theaters; it jumped straight to DVD and Blu-ray.
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Something interesting opened 6 p.m. Oct. 16 on the Venango campus — an art showcase and musical performance. The art was exhibited in Robert W. Rhoades Center from 6 to 7 p.m., and the performance followed. Candles illuminated the café area, and paintings were displayed on walls and tables. The paintings were colorful and 3-D, made up of vibrant hues and brilliant designs.
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On Oct. 23 the University Activities Board (UAB) is bringing Bo Burnham and Ben Bailey to Clarion University for their annual Fall CampusFest. People may know Ben Baily as the host of Discovery Channel’s hit television program “Cash Cab,” however Bo Burnham is not very well known.
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American Pie sets a great groove for people young and old to dance to in the streets during the Autumn Leaf Festival. They have preformed at ALF four times, and look forward to it every year. ( Caitlin McGill /The Clarion Call)
The smell of carnival food filled the air and mingled with the sound of people laughing and having a good time.
But there was another sound, too –- something that hadn’t been heard in the last few days. On Saturday, there was a band playing.
Whether or not people actually went to see who it was, they could probably recognize some of the songs being played. The band’s name is American Pie, and this was the fourth time that it they have performed at the Autumn Leaf Festival in Clarion.
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Erin Raab, Miss Clarion University contestant and winner performs during the talent portion. (Angela Kelly / The Clarion Call)
It’s that time of the year again; the 4th annual Miss Clarion University pageant is here. The special event took place Thursday Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. in the Gemmel multipurpose room and wrapped up around 8pm. The pageant attracted a large group of people, to either watch a close friend, or child compete or maybe just to come by and see what the competition was like.
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Every Sept. 19 there is a holiday that not many people know about: International “Talk Like A Pirate Day.”
The creators John Baur and Mark Summers, two friends who work out on the racketball court, decided that the game would go faster if they were spicing things up with salty language. Neither one knows how the pirate lingo came up or was chosen, but they also decided that day there should be an international day to talk like pirates. Summers came up with the only date that popped into his mind at the time, Sept. 19, his ex-wife’s birthday. More »
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So your sitting at you’re apartment or dorm, done with classes for the day. You really should be studying for that quiz, or at least reading the chapters that were assigned, but who wants to do something like that? You would much rather be kicking back after a long day and watching some great TV. Here are some of the upcoming shows according to TV Guide’s website: More »
Josh Byers is a staff entertainment writer for The Call.