June 19, 2013
The Art House Cinema 502 on 25th Street is a local independent movie theater known for showing films outside the common flow of Hollywood. Currently showing is “Shadow Dancer,” directed by James Marsh and starring Andrea Riseborough (“Oblivion”), Clive Owen (“The Bourne Identity”), Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”), Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”) and Domhnall Gleeson [...]
Every year, without fail, summer blockbusters invade the movie theaters, marching their big-budget, post-produced glamour through America. It’s become as American a tradition as standardized artillery on the Fourth of July. The sad thing is that some of these movies are poor excuses for an American pastime. We almost accept this as an unwritten cultural [...]
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Sexuality, intrigue and riotous parties were prominent in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary classic, “The Great Gatsby.” Baz Luhrmann, a notable director of films such as “Moulin Rouge” and “Romeo + Juliet,” took on the challenge of creating a film adaptation of one of America’s classics. The movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio as the mysterious Gatsby, Tobey Maguire [...]
Continue reading …This last weekend, I decided to go to the movies with one of my best friends. Being a poor college student and whatnot, we decided to hit a matinee to save a few dollars. Snacks and drinks purchased, we settle into the theater under the suspicion that we were the only ones there. Ten minutes [...]
Continue reading …Someone told me once that too much TV is a bad thing and a waste of time. While I certainly agree that sitting for hours at a time with little movement and lots of junk food isn’t doing your heart or waistline any favors, TV can be valuable and good for your mind, if not [...]
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The Union Station’s Ogden Arts Festival is typically the last place anyone would encounter arithmetic, but at the 10th annual event this year, math was a very important factor. Weber State University’s mathematics department teamed up with the Ogden Arts Festival for the first time to create a children’s activity centered on mathematics and art [...]
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