When I first saw the trailer for “Unstoppable,” I wasn’t expecting much. My intuition was right. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson, “Unstoppable” is about a runaway train that is closing in fast on the town of Stanton, Pa. and needs to be stopped before it derails and spills its hazardous cargo. The…
‘Due Date’ fails to deliver
Zach Galifianakis’ character, Ethan Tremblay, in the new comedy “Due Date” is sloppy, rude, backwards and lovable. Too bad it’s impossible to love the movie. Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is a high strung architect trying to make it back to Los Angeles for the birth of his child. Before his plane is ready to…
Jordan Jazz unites students, professionals
By Emily Delaney Jordan Jazz, the vocal jazz ensemble at Butler, will host the Indiana Vocal Jazz Fest, an annual event which brings high school students to campus to learn vocal jazz. Directed by Tim Brimmer, Jordan Jazz has invited high school students from across Indiana and the Midwest to come to campus for a…
On ‘pointe’ with Butler Ballet: Seniors share lead role in ‘Nutcracker’ performance
With the holiday season approaching, Butler Ballet is preparing an annual tradition for the spotlight once again. “The Nutcracker,” a ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one, if not the biggest, production the Butler Ballet puts on each year. With many students in the…
Musically rising from the ashes
Their mixture of old style rock with a little country and blues is what makes Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights an electrifying phenomenon. This real world, no studio tricks band who was recently the late night act for “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and has rocked out while sharing the stage with musicians like AC/DC, Lynard…
A funny, heartwarming story
It starts on a trestle. A 16-year-old boy is walking across a trestle that hovers over a bustling New York City street. His parents show up and tell him how selfish he is for wanting to jump off and, a second later, he is falling into the water. The boy wakes up. “It’s Kind of…
Film’s prediction for future has its hits, misses, 25 years later
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” This line, from 1985’s “Back to the Future,” is uttered by Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) to Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) moments before they take off in Doc’s Delorean time machine into the future. Thirty years into the future to 2015 to be exact. In “Back to…
John Legend delivers message on education, big set list
John Legend came to Clowes Memorial Hall on Oct. 29 to help everyone “wake up” and open their eyes to the issue of American education. “I don’t think this is a left-right issue,” Legend said of the politics surrounding American education. He opened this year’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series with a speech and…
Hollywood composer guides Butler musicians for Halloween concert
Golden Globe nominee Christopher Young scored big with the Butler Symphony Orchestra and fans during a Halloween performance at Clowes Memorial Hall Sunday. Known most often for his terrifying compositions, Young’s music can be found in the major motion pictures of “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” “The Grudge” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street Part…
Stewart brings sanity, comedy to capital
When it was certain that President Barack Obama would be the first sitting president to appear on “The Daily Show,” a perfect storm was brewing for Jon Stewart. Not only would Stewart be interviewing the leader of the free world, but it was perfect publicity for his “Rally to Restore Sanity”, held in Washington, D.C.,…