The title of OneRepublic’s new album, Dreaming Out Loud, may prove curiously prophetic for the alternative rock band’s debut release. For the time being, the relatively new band, fronted by the talented Ryan Tedder, seems to be living every band’s dream career. Just one short year ago, the band...
Premiering this weekend, a student film shot in Japan
December 2, 2007
The blending of cultures and art culminates for 10 Biola film students and their professor as “Mujo No Kaze: Winds of Impermanence” premiered in Los Angeles Saturday Dec. 1. The 12-minute film, which was shot entirely in Japan this past January, is the product of the hard-working members of a special...
Borrowing from several animated Disney classics, not to mention films such as “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and “Kate & Leopold,” “Enchanted” presents a premise in which cartoon characters are transported to the harsh confinements of reality. Giselle (Amy Adams) — a chirpy mixture of Snow...
While the deluge of musical films can be draining, there are still music-inspired tales that are destined to become classics, among them the new Bob Dylan biopic, “I’m Not There.” Co-written and directed by visionary filmmaker Todd Haynes, “I’m Not There” tells an engaging story while also...
Newly-released film "This Christmas" had a strong opening weekend, bringing in $26.3 million over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend — coming in second place to Disney’s “Enchanted,” which opened with $49.1 million.
The most impressive significance of "This Christmas’" successful opening weekend...
Thanksgiving weekend, usually associated with families, eating, football and shopping, is also a profitable and powerful weekend at the box office. With Oscar nomination season right around the corner, films released around this time can provide an enjoyable diversion from the family togetherness as...
What will you stand for? This such a pertinent question in our post-9/11 world that this fall many films are overtly pressing it. One example is the new film directed by Robert Redford, “Lions for Lambs.”
The story is composed of three simultaneous storylines tied to the War on Terror. In one,...
After having dabbled with a romantic comedy (“Intolerable Cruelty”) and a troubled remake (“The Ladykillers”), acclaimed directors Joel and Ethan Coen (“Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski”) return to a criminal tale reminiscent of those earlier in their career. Back with a vengeance, “No Country...
What happens when the boundaries between the audience and the stage become broken? What happens when the audience wants to become part of the play too much? “The Real Inspector Hound,” a Torrey theatre production, will pull away the curtains for opening night this Thursday, Nov. 16.
The play follows...
Attending a Bradley Hathaway show is like transporting back to an earlier time period — a smoky, dimly lit underground poetry lounge where the audience knows all the words, and heart takes precedence over fame and fortune.
The 25-year-old poet and musician, hailing from Arkansas, has generated quite...
With the chance to play alongside such artists as MercyMe and Todd Proctor, Biola band Parachute Passing is already getting a taste of what performing on the main stage of the contemporary Christian music scene might be like.
Composed of five current Biola and Talbot students, the band was drawn together...
With each of their respective discographies, Brand New and Thrice have constantly reinvented their sound and pushed musical boundaries. This has led them to become two of the most respected bands in today’s music.
Last weekend, they each brought their dynamic live show for a three-night stand at...
