By Jill Borowski Staff Writer “Camp X-Ray” is a controversial film about a young woman, Amy Cole (Kristen Stewart), and her quest to leave her small town lifestyle for something bigger. She joins the military in search of a greater purpose in life, but she then ends up as a…
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By Sana Zahra Staff Writer The Hutchins Gallery, located in the lower level of LIU Post’s B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, has several exhibitions planned for this year, ranging from works by the Art department students and faculty, to the art works of various outside artists. It is free for…
By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Sept. 8 – Nov. 15 • Exhibit: Color and Time, Paintings by Roy Newell, 1956 – 2000 • Exhibit: Changing New York, Photographs by Berenice Abbott, 1935-1938. Steinberg Museum of Art, Hillwood Commons, 2nd Floor. Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursdays until…
By Potoula Anagnostakos Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Professor Neill Slaughter, a professor of Fine Arts at LIU Post, will be giving his lecture, “The Maine Event,” in The End Zone on Oct. 9 during common hour as part of the School of Visual Performing Arts’ Dean’s Lecture Series. The…
By Pete Barell Arts & Entertainment Editor Sharon Matt Atkins, Managing Curator of Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, will be giving a free lecture on Oct. 9 from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m in the Steinberg Museum of Art. Light refreshments will be served at the event, which is also…
By Michael Themistocleous Staff Writer “A to Z” is a new romantic-comedy television show on Thursday nights at 9:30 on NBC, created by Ben Queen (writer of “Cars 2” and Fox’s “Drive”). The show follows the relationship between Zelda Vasco (Cristin Milioti) a no-nonsense lawyer, and Andrew Lofland (Ben Feldman)…
By Jill Borowski Staff Writer Liam Neeson stars in “A Walk Among the Tombstones,” which opened on Sept. 19 in New York. Scott Frank (“The Lookout”) directed the film, which is based on the novel written by Lawrence Block of the same name. Neeson plays the character of Matthew Scudder—an ex-cop…
By Stephanie Deodat Staff Writer LIU Post hosted an art exhibition for South Korean schools Ulsan and Honam Universities in the Hillwood ASL Gallery, from Sept. 16 to the 27. During this time, works from Art students of Ulsan and Honam Universities were showcased, featuring a variety of mediums that…
By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Sept. 8 – Nov. 15 Steinberg Museum of Art, Hillwood Commons, 2nd Floor. Color and Time: Paintings by Roy Newell, 1956 – 2000. Robert Harrist, Guest Curator. Changing New York: Photographs by Berenice Abbott, 1935-1938. Sept. 10 – Oct. 11 Fringe Festival at…
By Potoula Anagnostakos Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor LIU Post’s Little Theatre Mainstage is gearing up for their next production. “Big Love,” written by Charles L. Mee, and directed by Jason Jacobs, is edgy, dark, and thought provoking. As the playwright himself puts it: “It’s jagged, it has sharp angles.…