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…
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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…
By Thomas Gillen Staff Writer The tenth anniversary of New York Comic Con was possibly the best one yet. Panels such as “The X-Files” and Marvel, and guests like Bryan Cranston and Natalie Dormer, made this convention from Oct. 8 to 11 at the Javits Center, one to remember. Starting…
By Melanie Spina Assistant A&E Editor Every week, the S.A.L Gallery will have an exhibition of different artists who are usually graduate students attending Post, according to Karina Cuba, a sophomore Art Education major. Cuba works at the gallery. Throughout the week, visitors are welcome to go into the gallery…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large It’s about time that I need to write a thesis. As a film major, you have several options for this task: film a short script, edit or shoot a couple of shorts, write a long essay dissecting a certain part of the film world, or in…
By Bendik Sorensen A&E Editor October 20-24: Art department presents Student Exhibition of Amarillis Singh, BFA. Her exhibition is in the SAL Gallery in the Library, and the opening reception is Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m. October 22: Steinberg Museum presents “Iced Coffee Common Hour.” Spend some time cooling…
By Alyssa Seidman Editor-at-Large As a part of the university’s 60th Anniversary festivities over Homecoming Weekend, late night host and Saturday Night Live alum, Seth Meyers, graced the Tilles Center Mainstage to perform stand-up comedy on Friday, Oct. 9. Meyers is most well known for his 13-year stint at Studio…
By Melanie Spina Assistant A&E Editor Last week, LIU Post was fortunate enough to receive a visit from an alumnus who is proud to follow his dreams. Derrick Davis, who graduated in 2000, is now playing the roles of Mufasa and Scar in Disney’s “The Lion King” on Broadway. During…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large Last Spring, the College of Arts, Communications and Design (then called SVPA) developed new efforts to create collaborative networks among art students on campus. A Dean’s Student Advisory Committee was created, opening up a sounding board for ideas to flow upwards from the student base to…
By Thomas Gillen Staff Writer After spending most of its second season hovering between renewal and cancellation due to low ratings, Sleepy Hollow has been re-booted, once again capturing the magic of the first season when Ichabod Crane was resurrected after 250 years. When Sleepy Hollow concluded its second season…