ARTS ENTERTAINMENT


2/11/2014, 7:52am

Oscar reviews: 'Her'

It has been a while since a script with such a simple concept based on the most basic human emotion, love, has been able to capture hearts of both average moviegoers and critics alike.


2/10/2014, 5:57pm

Oscar reviews ‘Captain Phillips’

This Oscar season is one of the best in recent history. Ground breaking films like “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” have given this year’s Oscar voters a very difficult decision in choosing the best picture.


2/9/2014, 2:52am

Neutral Milk Hotel gives a memorable performance

I don’t think it quite hit me until the marquee from the historic Tower Theater in downtown Upper Darby was finally in view, reading “TONIGHT 8:30, NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, SOLD OUT”. There was a time for many Neutral Milk Hotel fans that they would have thought this an impossible sight.


1/27/2014, 9:57pm

Oscar reviews: '12 Years a Slave'

It has been said, many times, that the most effective way to get nominated for an academy award for an actor, is to completely change yourself, even in a negative way in order to properly portray a character in a story.


1/27/2014, 9:36pm

Golden Globes and SAG Awards his the best of the best

Award show season plays an important role in the New Year, marking the conclusion of the previous year’s entertainment industry. This year’s Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards praised numerous actors, musicians, directors and writers for their work in films and television shows we all enjoyed in 2013. Kicking off this year’s season, comedic icons Tina Fey and Amy Poehler entertained the crowd at the 71st Annual Golden Globes as hosts for the second year in a row early this January. While cracking jokes and poking fun at those in attendance, including the nominees, the pair succeeded in making the Hollywood A-listers feel welcome along with prepared for the evening ahead. Fey and Poehler made their second round at hosting a memorable ceremony for everyone involved.


1/27/2014, 8:52pm

'Through the Lens' exhibit opens at SHAPE Gallery

Throughout history, great pieces of art have been captured through the lenses of cameras. That is exactly what Shippensburg Arts Programming and Education, SHAPE, hoped to show the local community through its January exhibit.


11/28/2013, 10:24am

Trace Adkins brings Christmas to the Luhrs stage

An easy chair, a tall tree, a coat hanger sitting to the side of a doorway and a fire place with a stocking hanging from the mantel. This sounds like a ’50s style home around Christmas, but not so. This is the description of Lurh’s stage during the Trace Adkins concert on Nov. 21.