Making a Good Franchise Film
By Victoria Staub, Arts and Entertainment Editor In 2023, it is practically impossible to avoid billion-dollar movie franchises. Marvel comes out with two or three blockbuster hits each year, and this year we will be receiving an 11th “Fast & Furious” film. Some franchises are currently rebooting, such as “Star Wars” and Batman, some of which have been received far better than others. Two recent franchise installations have...
Professor Fahnestock Performs “Beethoven Adjacent/Classical Classics”
By Ana Carolina Delena Cury, Contributing Writer On Friday, Feb. 10, Music Adjunct Assistant Professor Jeffrey Fahnestock, along with Susquehanna University professor Naomi Niskala, captivated Paul’s Recital Hall audience with a spectacular classical music performance. The faculty recital, “Beethoven Adjacent/Classical Classics” was presented by Sunderman Conservatory of Music in Schmucker Memorial Hall. The performance was...
Lively and Timeless, Symphony Orchestra presents: “Dancing Through the Centuries”
By Jack Kane, Contributing Writer On Friday evening, the Sunderman Conservatory’s Symphony Orchestra performed in the Majestic Theater. Conducted by Adjunct Director of Orchestral Activities Scott Kaliszak, the theme of the program was “Dancing Through the Centuries,” consisting of movements and dances of varying styles from composers such as Bartok and Holst to Mozart and Prima. The ensemble consisted exclusively of string...
Best Actor Nominations: A Short Synopsis of 2023’s Top 5 Leading Men
By Kayla Ellis, Staff Writer The 2023 Grammys were held recently and, much like the first flurry of snow or a sunburn in May, they began a new season: the 2023 award season. The Oscar nominees are out and the Best Male Actor category demonstrates a distinct fission that is ripping through Hollywood this year; the age gap. Instead of having a group of 5 middle aged men with a token Anthony Hopkins-type old guy thrown in there, there is...
Review: “Hedda Gabler” on the Mainstage
By Kieran Caves, Staff Writer Thursday marked the opening night of the Gettysburg theater department’s production of “Hedda Gabler,” by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Arts Richard Sautter. This production of Hedda Gabler—a play with only seven actors—is in perfect contrast to last semester’s “Shakespeare in Love” at the Majestic, and the choice to use the intimate Kline Theater reflects this. ...
“Titanic” Returns to Theaters for 25th Anniversary
By Angelina Stambouli, Staff Writer Beginning Feb. 10, James Cameron’s “Titanic” (1997) returned to the silver screen for a limited time. The limited time re-release commemorated the blockbuster’s 25th Anniversary, remastered in 4K 3D HDR for audiences to plunge beneath the North Atlantic alongside fictional Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet), reliving her long-lost memories of both a bygone era and true historic tragedy,...
