"Taken" / By Edward Bloor / Knopf Books for Young Readers / 9 October 2007 / 247 pages / $8.99 paperback "Once you've been taken, you usually have twenty-four hours left to live. By my reckoning, that meant I had about twelve hours remaining." From the first two sentences of "Taken" (printed above), ...
On Sunday night, the 84th Annual Academy Awards were broadcast on ABC. Nearly 40 million Americans tuned into the broadcast to see their favorite movie stars in their element. This year's show received nearly 2 million more viewers than last year's, which ABC is surely all too pleased with. Billy Crystal ...
On Feb. 26, The 84th Annual Academy Awards took place once more at the famous Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Ca. The actual award show didn't begin until 8 p.m., but many tuned in early for Red Carpet Hour where both the good and the bad outfits were revealed. Actors and actresses were pulled aside for ...
The FIERCE Dance Team gave a presentation in Lankford Hall at six o'clock this past Monday as part of the events slated for Black History Month. This presentation was about the evolution of dance, Hip-Hop in particular, and how it has changed and shaped its way to what it is today. Members of the FIERCE ...
With a new semester comes new productions, and this spring semester starts off with a flash and a bang of fun as the Longwood University Theatre Department gears up for its musical presentation of "The Rocky Horror Show," written by Richard O'Brien. Many, of course, are familiar with the film adaptation ...
This week's episode of "Once Upon a Time" saw major changes in the relationships between Mary Margaret, David and Kathryn and further development with Prince James' search for Snow White. In Fairytale Land, Prince James continues to evade his father's guards in order to search for Snow White, while ...
Many people know about the strangeness that is "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," but not many know it was originally a play titled "The Rocky Horror Show;" the play was not actually adapted into a film until 1975. The play was written by Richard O'Brien and has reached cult status all across the world. So, ...
After the Twilight saga and the end of the Harry Potter series, "The Hunger Games" is a new kind of book to bring on hardcore fans. After its release in 2008, it quickly gained attention nationwide, shooting its name to the top of New York Times Bestseller List. It's strange to think a series like "The ...
Monday night's episode of "Castle" was a continuation of last week's installment. It featured a CIA agent who went rogue and then pushed Castle and Beckett's car into the harbor resulting in a cliffhanger ending to last week's episode. This episode begins with Beckett and Castle trapped in the car as ...
"The Rocky Horror Show" is coming to Longwood University's Theater Department. It will have showings on the main stage in the Communication Studies & Theater Building from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, and again from March 1 to March 4. The production, which has been in development for months, blends sci-fi, ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion hosted an event in Wygal Auditorium in honor of Langston Hughes as a part of the celebration of Black History Month. Richmond's African American Repertory Theatre came to Longwood University and put on a performance titled "Langston is My ...
Winter is well underway, or is it? The crazy fall and rise of temperatures has made dressing for winter a difficult thing to do. One day is calling for shorts and the next a knitted sweater and fur-line boots. Luckily, or maybe unfortunately, this hasn't stopped the newest and craziest trends of winter ...
The 54th annual GRAMMYs took place Sunday evening on Feb. 12 in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. This night is not only an oppor tunity for rewards to be given out, but also an experience, performance and show for audience and performers alike. This year's GRAMMYs though, was overshadowed ...
"NCIS" starts off the way it has since the start of the first season. A brutal murder of a military officer and an innocent passerby after a menac ing call. After the credits, it is revealed that Ziva has received a speeding ticket. Finally! The agent makes everyone nervous with the way she drives. Tony ...
When I went to see "Next Fall," all I knew was that it was not a main stage production, and it was centered around a homosexual couple. I was excited to see my fellow classmates perform, but other than that, I had no expectations for the show. I left the theater being pleasantly surprised. The show ...
It's a story that unfortunately is told far too often. Whitney Hous ton died this past weekend due to causes that are unknown at this time. It was Saturday night, the eve of the GRAMMY Awards. Houston was staying at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. It was there she was declared ...
Last Thursday night marked the beginning of group night for the 183 idol contestants who made it through the first round. However, before that could begin, the continu ation of the fallen contestant comes to a close. The sixteen-year-old contestant had fallen from the stage after try ing to ...
Spoilers ahead! The promo for this week's episode of "Once Upon a Time" promised an interesting twist to the clas sic story of "Beauty and the Beast," and teased some dark moments from the character of Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle). The episode certainly didn't disappoint. The episode, ...
Every Valentine's Day needs a proper Valentine's Day date movie to bring love alive on the big screen. This year's movie was "The Vow," starring Rachel McAdams as Paige Collins and Channing Tatum as her husband, Leo Collins. The movie begins with Paige and Leo exiting a movie theater, hold ing ...
Bail bondsmen are depicted in a newer and sexier way in the film "One for the Money," which was released in theaters on Jan. 27. Katherine Heigl stars as unemployed, Jersey-born divorcée Stephanie Plum. Alongside her stands the rugged and handsome accused murderer Joe Morelli, played by Jason O'Mara. When ...
