2008 Woodie Awards
In a world of T-Pain's "Buy u a drank", Hinder's "Lips of an Angel", and Amy Winehouse's "Rehab", there seems to be little room for a British indie pop trio adorned in polka dots, but there are miracles in music. With such hits as "Your Kisses are Wasted on Me", "Judy" and "Pull Shapes," The Pipettes newest album was released in North America on Oct.
Based on Dennis Lehane'snovel, "Gone, Baby, Gone" is a story about two detectives in search of a 4 year old girl who has been kidnapped from a Boston community. Screenplay was written by Aaron Stockard and Ben Affleck who is also the director of the film. Affleck's brother Casey Affleck is the main character with costar Michelle Monaghan from Mission Impossible III.
Gypsy is coming to the Annie Russell Theatre this week. The first show date will be on November 9th at 8pm. A lot of work and time went into this production so it will be very exciting to see the audience as they crowd into the theatre. This is a musical show where anything can happen, and will have some surprising twists.
With a star-studded cast of Cate Blanchett, Geoff rey Rush, and Clive Owen, the film "Elizabeth: The Golden Age", the sequel of the 1998 film Elizabeth, justified its position as one of the most anticipated movies of the fall. Set in the late sixteenth century, the story begins with the introduction of numerous subplots.
This past weekend, Rollins College was proud to present what has come to be known as Central Florida's premier choir and orchestra. The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park held the first performance of its 2007-2008 concert series in Knowles Memorial Chapel, Carmina Burana.
Last week the Fred Stone Theater produced Desdemona: a play about a handkerchief, written by Paula Vogel. The play was directed by Rollins alumnus, Scottie Campbell class of '96, and was the first play shown at the Fred to be directed by an alumnus. In his director's note, Campbell writes that on a deeper level, the play is about portraying the complex relationships that exist between the three female characters and "celebrating women.
The latest iteration in the Guitar Hero series was just released by Neversoft and Red Octane on Oct. 28. Titled Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the newest game lets one jam out with over 70 tracks including "Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones and "One" by Metallica.