In 2004, the British film, “Shaun of the Dead,” introduced a new film genre: the “zomedy.” Following that tradition, this year’s “Zombieland,” directed by Ruben Fleischer, is a zombie flick with sick laughs. While there are comedic elements, “Zombieland” is still considered a horror film. The overarching theme is somewhat dark and sardonic, as indicated
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Eastern’s theater department has the privilege of being the first company to hold a production of My Soldiers. A reading of the play, directed and produced by Mark Hallen, was held in Oshkosh, Wis. in March, but this will be the first full production. “It will be a rather surprising event for some people,” said
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The sounds of the 1960s filled McInnis auditorium when The Return took the stage in front of a mostly older, but excited, crowd. The band looked like The Beatles, with shaggy hair and trim suits. Some of the crowd members even came dressed as The Beatles on the cover of their Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts
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By now we’ve all heard plenty about Falcon Henne and his staged balloon ride across Colorado. If not, put “balloon boy” in your web browser and soak up the drama of possibly the biggest hoax in recent history. The latest development? According to a CNN report on Oct. 23, Mayumi Henne admitted in a court
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When the Halloween season comes around, many Christian conservatives cringe. But why is that? What is so wrong with a holiday that so many children grow up looking forward to? The holiday when they can dress up as Red Riding Hood and Ninja Turtles. The real question is, as Christians, should we even celebrate Halloween?
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Campus buildings in need of TLC
Misguided Maintenance Read Post »
Haunted Poe puts eerie spin on famous stories
Quoth the Raven, go see poe Read Post »
It is Halloween night, and you weren’t planning on dressing up until a group of your friends came pounding on your door, begging you to go trick-or-treating with them. But you have nothing to wear. Have no fear: Here are several quick, last-minute costumes that you can throw together. 1. Ghost. The quintessential last-minute
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Perched atop the hill, keeping watch over campus, Doane Hall would be the perfect setting for a typical low-budget horror film. The building, constructed in the 1910s, even has its own ghost story. According to the Web site strangehappenings.org, students have reported finding rope and seeing feet dangling below the door of a bathroom stall
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