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Benefit for upcoming local music festival

Benefit for upcoming local music festival

Jamie Lyons February 11, 2010

A fundraiser for the Druid City Arts Festival will feature bands from Hackberry Records at Little Willie’s starting at 10 p.m. Saturday. There will be a $5 cover charge, which will go towards costs...

Musicians to play acoustic night

Andrew Hester February 11, 2010

Musicians Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse and Dylan Sneed will be playing an acoustic music night in the Greensboro Room at the Bama Theatre tonight at 7 p.m. Chambless and Muse are both members of the band...

Doobie Doghouse Wilson kicks off Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

Turney Foshee February 11, 2010

On Thursday, University professor Alan Lane, A.K.A. Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, will team up with the UA Community Service Center to tackle hunger and homelessness issues in America. He will perform...

Valentine’s Day has something for everyone

Valentine’s Day has something for everyone

Steven Nalley February 11, 2010

Around every Valentine’s Day, moviemakers line up the brightest stars available in the hopes of creating the definitive movie date audiences everywhere will want to watch with their sweethearts. But,...

Cameron breaks mold by bringing politics to his blockbuster

Peterson Hill February 9, 2010

This year's best picture race for the Oscars is arguably one of the closest in modern cinema. "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" are locked in a sparring match to take home the golden statue and be named the...

‘Dear John’ doesn’t live up to Sparks’ legacy

‘Dear John’ doesn’t live up to Sparks’ legacy

Peterson Hill February 7, 2010

Nicholas Sparks writes in the form of Greek tragedy. This isn't to say he reaches those heights, but merely to say that his stories seem predestined, because his characters enact predetermined fates. ...

‘From Paris With Love’ fun to hate

‘From Paris With Love’ fun to hate

Forrest Phillips February 7, 2010

Don’t let the title of “From Paris with Love” fool you. It’s about as American as an action movie can get. Even though the film is a thoroughly French production in respect to its crew, “From...

UA Theatre brings Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” to UA

CW Staff February 7, 2010

It’s not an easy thing to take a nearly 400-year-old Shakespearean play and transform it into a show for a modern audience. It also isn’t easy to turn a four-and-a-half-hour tragedy into a one-and-a-half-hour...

Campus Movie Fest attracts student directors

Steven Nalley February 5, 2010

In Hollywood, filmmakers often have months or even years to complete production. At the University of Alabama, Campus Movie Fest only gives student filmmakers one week. Campus Movie Fest culminated...

Some Super Bowl commercials generate controversy

Jamie Lyons February 4, 2010

Nearly 100 million Americans will tune in to see the Super Bowl this Sunday on CBS, according to the network. Every year, companies spend huge sums of money to air their best and most creative commercials...

UA Celebrates Black History with Theodore Rosengarten

Kyerra Dexter February 4, 2010

The Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the University of Alabama Press will present “Redundant Woman: The Daughters of Ned Cobb” on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Ferguson Center...

Do Super Bowl ads actually sell products?

Bryan Bofill February 4, 2010

There’s a lot more to the Super Bowl than watching football, drinking beer, eating chips and being with friends. Besides the halftime show, Super Bowl commercials have become a huge staple of the event...