By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large At least with my friends, watching horrible movies is a bit of a tradition. The Halloween season provides the perfect context to sit back, browse Netflix and find a classic like “Gingerdead Man,” “Troll 2,” “Leprechaun 5: in the Hood” or the infamous “Plan 9 From…
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By Melanie Spina Assistant A&E Editor On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the poetry club on campus known as S.N.A.P.P.S., held their third event this semester. It was an open mic in which the students had the chance to come a read their own poetry or poems by other poets. “Since the…
By Bendik Sorensen A&E Editor Nov. 3-7: Art Department presents Arielle Dugue. Her exhibition takes palce in the S.A.L. Gallery in the Library. Opening reception is Nov. 4 at 5pm. Open to all and admission is free. Nov. 4-March 25: Steinberg Museum presents “L’Amour Du Beau:” French Nineteenth Century Landscapes:…
By Bendik Sorensen A&E Editor Oct. 27-31: The Art Department presents student exhibition of Stephanie Mosenson, B.F.A. The exhibition is up in the S.A.L. Gallery in the Library, and the opening reception is held Wednesday, Octo. 28 at 5 p.m. All are wel- come. Oct. 28: Music Department presents Hillwood…
By Thomas Gillen Staff Writer “Crimson Peak” is director Guillermo del Toro’s ninth movie and his first since 2013’s “Pacific Rim.” “Crimson Peak” is not his most exciting movie, but it does manage to capture you from the very first scene, keeping its mystery alive for most of the film.…
By Margaret Pepe Assistant Features Editor Thursday, Oct. 22, Webster Hall was sold out to Halsey, a New Jersey native, New York loving, alternative singer. Halsey is only 21 years old, and has already toured with bands like The Kooks, and opened for Imagine Dragons on their “Smoke and Mirrors”…
By Melanie Spina Assistant A&E Editor “Scream Queens” is Ryan Murphy’s newest show that is, in a way, a combination of his other shows, “Glee” and “American Horror Story.” The show involves several A-List actors, such as Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Keke Palmer, Oliver Hudson, Abigail Breslin,…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large LIU Post will host several Gold Coast International Film Festival events through early November. A limited number of free tickets are offered to LIU students, who must R.S.V.P. to Festival Director Caroline Sorokoff at caroline@goldcoastarts.org to reserve them. Post-hosted events include a screening of the documentary…
By Thomas Gillen Staff Writer “The Walking Dead” is based on the popular graphic novel series of the same name. The show follows a group of people as they attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where the dead have come back to life. There are also various human threats…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large Cinema is meant to be convincing, to draw you into the reality of the story, to hide away the fact that everything you’re seeing is an illusion. This effective deception is achieved through the filmmaker’s tools, one of the most critical being a believable set design…