Megan Draghi Staff Writer Twenty-five years after “The Phantom of the Opera” opened at the Majestic Theater in 1988, it has become Broadway’s longest running musical. “The Phantom of the Opera” is about a beautiful young opera singer, Christine Daae, who stars in an opera production after a stage accident led…
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Jesy O’Donnell Staff Writer Witty jokes, exploding cars and ridiculous action sequences are just what you expect from the fifth installment of the “Die Hard” series. Once again, in “A Good Day to Die Hard,” which opened on February 13, we join John McLane (Bruce Willis) in a movie where the point…
Mimmi Montgomery Staff Writer On February 24, the 85th Annual Oscar Awards occurred at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. It will be remembered as an evening of many unexpected features. Host Seth MacFarlane entertained with witty jokes, Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence fell on her dress and First Lady…
Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer Although “Mutant Blobs Attack” came out this past summer, I finally had the chance to play this unexpected gem. “Mutant Blobs Attack” was developed by DrinkBox Studios and it was originally available on the PlayStation Vita, but now has a port for PC on Steam. It…
Tina Kasin Staff Writer Reading the Spiderman comics and watching the movies while growing up left me feeling attached to the story and characters Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. Because I already had this attachment, I had high expectations for the Spiderman-themed Broadway musical, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”…
Pete Barell Staff Writer Only a handful of films were nominated for Best Picture this year, while thousands more were produced. Here are four films that were not a hit at the Oscars but still deserve some appreciation. 1.) “Moonrise Kingdom” – Nominated for Best Original Screenplay Wes Anderson’s runaway…
Marisa Anziano Copy Editor On Saturday, February 17, Maroon 5’s lead singer Adam Levine, guitarist James Valentine, bassist Mickey Madden, drum- mer Matt Flynn and keyboardist PJ Morton performed for a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Excite- ment surged through the arena even before the…
Georgia Panagi Staff Writer Let’s dance, dance like it is 2006. After a three and a half year hiatus, fans can finally say that Fall Out Boy is back and the band seems to be stronger than ever. Although rumors of the band’s return had been circulating, the pop-punk rockers…
Pete Barell Staff Writer On Friday, February 15, LIU Post had the pleasure of screening the independently produced film “Gimme the Loot” at the Hillwood Lecture Hall. Students, many of whom attended in class groups, were joined by the director and screenwriter Adam Leon, who spoke about the creative process…
Peter Collorafi Staff Writer As I watched the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of “Romeo et Juliette” at the N.Y. City Center, its many fight scenes between members of the Capulet and Montague families reminded me of similarly-staged scenes in the musical “West Side Story.” After all, the latter is but…