By Peter Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Each year, film students at LIU Post register for a group class called Production Lab, with the goal of creating a quality short film around 10 to 15 minutes long. Peers break up into three or four groups, assigning roles such as film…
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By Alyssa SeidmanAssistant News Editor Although Martin Scorcese’s latest film picked up five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture of the Year, “The Wolf of Wall Street’s” scandalized plot line and depictions of excess in sex, drugs, and stock trading shocked and awed audiences worldwide. The movie is based on…
By Peter Barell and Alyssa Seidman A&E Editor, Assistant News Editor Lorber Hall was used as a set on Jan. 15 and 16 to shoot the sizzle reel of “OSS,” a television promo project by LIU Brooklyn grad students. The sizzle reel will be shipped to various television networks, with…
By Christa Speranza Assistant Copy Editor The fashion, the artists, and most importantly, the music—these elements represent each and every year of the Grammy Awards. On Sunday, Jan. 26, the 56th Annual Grammys were all about Daft Punk’s latest and critically acclaimed album, “Random Access Memories,” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’…
By Melanie Coffey Staff Writer On Jan. 19, four million viewers tuned in to PBS to watch season three of the award-winning British television show “Sherlock,” which premiered after a haitus of two years. The show, which began in 2010, has been nominated for 17 Primetime Emmy Awards as well…
By Alyssa Seidman Staff Writer On Wednesday, Dec. 4, writing and literature professor Belinda Kremer presented her poetry in the Steinberg Art Museum during common hour. Known to the Pioneer community as director of the Writing Center, Kremer read her work to LIU Post students and faculty as a part…
By Paul Kalis Business Manager The Pioneer recently interviewed indie-folk singer/songwriter Dan Krikorian, who independently released his fourth full-length album “Bloom” on Dec. 10. “Bloom” is loosely inspired by the Daniel Wallace novel and Tim Burton film, “Big Fish.” Krikorian and Wallace met throughout the writing process, helping to conceptualize and…
By Peter Barell A&E Editor Each year, LIU Post Film juniors form groups for production lab films. The assignment mandates students to take various roles from director, to screenwriter, to production designer, and build an original film with a small stipend, plus any other funds they can gather. One of…
By Jaclyn Gangi Staff Writer Everyone’s favorite hammer-wielding superhero is back in the new film, “Thor: The Dark World,” released on Nov. 8. Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as the gruff and humble Asgardian prince. Unlike its predecessor, this film focuses less on Earth and more on Thor’s home planet…
By Peter Barell Arts & Entertainment Editor The Rifle Range Theatre on campus is staging readings of excerpts from Musical Theatre student Ion Constantine’s “Daniel: An Ordinary Tragedy.” Dates include Nov. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 24 at a 3:00 p.m. matinee. Constantine, the pen name of…