Entertainment
Bob Dylan Brings the Blues: Rock Legend Keeps Fans on the Edge of Their Seats During Patriot Center Performance
|By Emily Sharrer, Editor-in-Chief
When you’re songwriting deity Bob Dylan, praise comes without try. So despite the fact that his tunes are a-changin’ and these days “Like a Rolling Stone” has morphed into a much mellower melancholy anthem without all the triumphant vocals of the original recording, fans remain loyal to the 68-year-old frontman.
On Wednesday night, Dylan took to the stage with a devil-may-care attitude, delving deep into his vast pool of music to give Patriot Center patrons an eclectic 100-minute set that sampled only a handful of folk favorites reincarnated.
Broadside Sits Down with Zemeckis
|By Josh Hylton, Staff Writer
Beginning with The Polar Express and Beowulf, award-winning director Robert Zemeckis has become the pioneer for motion capture technology, a technology that allows the performers’ movements to be captured and reproduced digitally, and his latest 3D visual darling is A Christmas Carol, starring funnyman Jim Carrey.
Broadside recently chatted with Zemeckis on the look and feel of his new film, the challenges of getting it done, and what new elements he hopes to bring to the timeless story.
New Carol? Bah, Humbug
|By Josh Hylton, Staff Writer
And the onslaught begins.
Here we are, not even 10 days into November and the Christmas spirit has already begun to seep through the cracks of the nation.
Christmas commercials are popping up on television, retail stores are preparing for the inevitable hordes of holiday shoppers, and Christmas music has already begun to ring in our ears.
America has a strange fascination with the holiday and Hollywood is happy to oblige, this time in the form of yet another version of the timeless classic, A Christmas Carol.
Disasterpieces The 10 Best Movies About the End of the World
|By Ross Bonaime, Staff Writer
This week, director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) will destroy the world once again with his newest disaster film, 2012.
As audiences, we’ve seen many horrible disasters and the many ways the world has come to complete destruction. Here are the greatest disaster films:
10. Sunshine
Talking About The Box Diaz, Kelly and Marsden Talk with Broadside
|Based on the short story by Richard Matheson, The Box is a new psychological thriller directed by Richard Kelly and starring James Marsden and Cameron Diaz that depicts a financially unstable 1970’s couple who one day receive a mysterious box with a button inside.
They are told that if they push the button, they will receive one million dollars, but someone, somewhere in the world will die. Broadside recently had the chance to sit down with Diaz, Marsden and Kelly to talk about their experiences on making the film.
GMU Players Take Center Stage Actors Rescue Weak Plot
|By Dylan Hares, Staff Writer
The world of literature is oversaturated with coming-of-age stories – especially unimaginative ones. They follow the same pattern, reach the same climax and follow the same conclusion.
They are boring and stale. Such is the case with Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness!
Set on Independence Day during the early 1900s in New England, Ah, Wilderness!”is the story of an upper class family who is genuinely ordinary. Their oldest son goes to Yale and their youngest daughter is peppy and annoying.
CFA Hosts Jazz Ensemble
|The George Mason University Jazz Ensemble and the Fairfax Law Foundation will be presenting the 8th Annual Jazz for Justice concert. The event will be held at the George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall on Friday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m.
The proceeds of the event will go to the charitable efforts of the Fairfax Foundation. It will also help support the Mason’s Jazz Studies program.
Two Days, Two Stars Bob Dylan and Rob Thomas Highlight Week at the Patriot Center
|By Patrick Wall, Style Editor
The coming week is one filled with musical superstars. Matchbox 20 frontman Rob Thomas takes the Patriot Center stage with OneRepublic on Nov. 10, followed by the incomparable Bob Dylan the day after.
Cracking Up with Cook Popular Stand-Up Comic Takes the Stage at the Patriot Center
|By John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor
Controversy is apparently wrapped in jeans and a t-shirt. When people look at comedian Dane Cook, he makes people laugh or people hate.
From his humble beginnings of performing in a laundromat for his first standup show, Cook has gained international acclaim after appearing on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend in 1998.
His standup has given him roles in more than 20 movies and TV shows going back to 1997. He has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, and has even hosted Saturday Night Live.