Arts and Entertainment

4:58pm

Hockey: Ohio defeats John Carroll to open up new campaign

 

Ohio helped new head coach Sean Hogan get his Bobcat career off to a positive start as it defeated John Carroll 5-0. Junior Michael Harris scored two goals for the Bobcats, while sophomore Patrick Spellacy, senior Vincent Nicolella and senior team captain Mike Kretz added one goal each.

11:52am

Movie review: 'Sin City A Dame to Kill For'

Will Ashton

While it’s easy to write off Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s “Sin City” as style over substance, there’s more to the movie than just a dynamic visual sense. Not only was the film inventive in its green screen technology and captivatingly beautiful, but there was a strong balance of grittiness with tongue-in-cheek comedy. Poking fun at the mechanics of the film noir genre while also trying to play itself semi-straight.

9:31am

Werk Out Music & Arts Festival: Experimental exercise

Stan O’Neill

Basically, it was Woodstock without the mud and subsequent catastrophe of Altamont. The funny thing about Altamont was that it was on the West coast, conventionally seen as a very mellow place (“live in NY and move before it makes you too hard, live in California and move before it makes you too soft” & etc.), and was, along with the Manson tragedies, the pinnacle of twisted violence that brought about the downfall of the psychedelic counterculture. But I guess that’s what you get for delegating security duty to blacked-out-Hell’s Angels. And hey, it was the Seventies! Sixties? Who knows these daze, my Dad barely remembers, but anyways…

8:44am

A tribute to Robin Williams

Will Ashton

Early in my formative years, when not only could I stomach large portions of talk show TV but would willing go out of my way to watch it, there was always one guest that stood out. Whether as a comedian, a guest or a simple visitor on the show, Robin Williams always found a way to make the most of a moment and leave you enraptured in his madly-spun loony.

9:13am

Movie review: 'Life Itself' celebrates Roger Ebert's life, career

Will Ashton

When reviewing a movie focused primarily on one of your idols, it is fair to look at that review and take it with a grain of salt. So, if at any moment, you read this review and feel like I am just patting this movie on the back for the sake of it, know that I would never intentionally do that. But, that said, I understand your thinking.