By Peter Barell A&E Editor Each year, LIU Post Film juniors form groups for production lab films. The assignment mandates students to take various roles from director, to screenwriter, to production designer, and build an original film with a small stipend, plus any other funds they can gather. One of…
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By Jaclyn Gangi Staff Writer Everyone’s favorite hammer-wielding superhero is back in the new film, “Thor: The Dark World,” released on Nov. 8. Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as the gruff and humble Asgardian prince. Unlike its predecessor, this film focuses less on Earth and more on Thor’s home planet…
By Peter Barell Arts & Entertainment Editor The Rifle Range Theatre on campus is staging readings of excerpts from Musical Theatre student Ion Constantine’s “Daniel: An Ordinary Tragedy.” Dates include Nov. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 24 at a 3:00 p.m. matinee. Constantine, the pen name of…
By Michael Themistocleous Staff writer On Friday, October 25 Comedy Central held a conference call between Adam Devine and college publications from all over the country. In that hour Devine, of Workaholics and Pitch Perfect fame, discussed everything from parties, his colleagues, his teenage years, and his new show Adam…
By Christa Speranza Assistant Copy Editor With less than six weeks until Christmas, and a few days until Hanukkah, many shoppers are starting to run frantically around this time of the year. Within this month, there are two events that gamers and parents are anticipating: The release of major next…
By Peter Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Godspell was originally written and directed by John-Michael Tebelak in 1971, using the Gospel of Saint Matthew as a basis. Starting as a somewhat modest Masters’ thesis project at Carnegie Mellon, the musical had a rapid success; Godspell was staged at La MaMa,…
By Michelle Morey Staff Writer Some moviegoers may not know that the horror movie “Carrie,” released Oct. 18 and directed by Kimberly Pierce, is not just a remake of the 1976 Brian De Palma version, but also based on Stephen King’s first novel, “Carrie.” There is some skepticism about whether…
By Potoula Anagnostakos Staff Writer Space: the final frontier. To boldly go where no man has gone before – or, in this case, woman. The woman is Sandra Bullock, who stars in “Gravity,” directed by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron (“Children of Men,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”) released…
By Alyssa Seidman Staff Writer On Oct. 23, during Common Hour, the second poetry reading of the semester featured married poets Steve Dalachinsky and Yuko Otomo. The poets presented their work to many students of the LIU Post community in the Steinberg Museum of Art in Hillwood Commons. The event…