The verdict is in?everyone needs a Miss Pettigrew in their lives. The film “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” portrays Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand-think “Friends with Money,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” and “Almost Famous”), a socially awkward, unlucky English governess (nanny) who finds herself out of yet another job and living on the streets of London.
Bee Movie” definitely validates the term “busy bee,” as Barry and the rest of the bee clan produce more honey than one hive can ever consume in its lifetime, fight the unjust human population and save the world from total devastation in the comical family friendly animated film from the creative minds at Dreamwork Pictures.
Calling all zombies, monsters, ghosts and goblins, Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights is back with yet another 10 days of creatures from all walks of life and enough spooks, blood, gore and more for even the most Halloween crazed fan. The Eyegore Awards kicked off the opening night of Halloween Horror Nights, and the event did not disappoint as the Zombies and other celebrities took the red carpet.
Tina Fey is best known for her comedic writing and acting in “Saturday Night Live,” but there was a time when this witty woman of words and laughter was more of a socially awkward self-proclaimed “clean-living drama department nerd.” “I hung around the drama department all the time and hit on gay guys,” said Fey, during a teleconference on Oct.
I am a human being, number 1005963297. Just another number.” Although the long running tribal love-rock musical “Hair” is filled with inspirational songs and characters all promoting love, equality and free-will, this one line, which is repeated only twice by main character Claude (James Barry), remains as one of the strongest and truest when concerning the American government.
CSUN theatre students came together under the direction of professor Anamarie Dwyer to perform comedic yet inspirational historical play “As it is in Heaven.” “As it is in Heaven,” a new play by Arlene Hutton, is a portrayal of a Shaker community found in the middle of Kentucky in the 1830s.
The Independent Shakespeare Company wrapped up its fourth summer of “Free Shakespeare in Barnsdall Park” on Sept. 2 with its final performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The dynamic characters originally found in William Shakespeare’s play were well represented by the experienced actors of the ISC.
In 1985, four elderly women gave a new meaning to being older than 60 and single. They were known as the “Golden Girls” and without a doubt they never failed to meet audience expectations. With their great comedic timing and overactive sex drives, the characters known as Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia portrayed divorced or widowed woman who were now roommates and spent their time gabbing about the new men in their lives while quarreling about their personal differences.
As chaos continues at home and overseas, six soldiers struggle to not only physically survive in the war in Iraq but also scrounge to find peace of mind with their surroundings. “The Dogs of Baghdad,” an original play written by Gary Jacobelly and directed by Sean Fenton, tells the story of these men while presenting the dichotomy in their outlook on life in the war.