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Cage revs engine in Drive, fails to ignite

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Drive Angry is an R-rated, 3D, supernatural action flick with unpretentious goals and explosions to spare. While the film may not have a lofty purpose, it still does not quite succeed because of its obfuscated plot, wooden acting and slow pacing. However, all is not lost because while it is no film of note, it still entertains sporadically.

Killzone aims for top spot among PS3 shooters

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In the world of first-person shooters, the Killzone franchise stands out, bringing fast-paced action along with a good sense that you are wreaking havoc on everyone in front of your gun. After the first slightly disappointing Killzone came the sequel, Killzone 2, which continued the story and finally brought the franchise to a next-generation console.

3/4/11: Eating Atlanta

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Nearly every city, metropolis or nowheresville in the Southeast includes some variety of barbecue. Atlanta, with its established wealth of cuisine, hosts a bluesy brand of barbecue. Though barbecue restaurants are spread across the city, the best are usually on the east side of Interstate 85.

GT choir prepares to perform

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The Georgia Tech Chamber Choir will be performing J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 in cooperation with the New Trinity Baroque Orchestra. With Austro-German Latin pronunciation and young voices, this may be the most authentic performances of an already rarely performed work.

Chamber Choir revives Bach’s Mass

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The Georgia Tech Chamber Choir will be performing J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5 in cooperation with the New Trinity Baroque Orchestra, an Atlanta-based baroque orchestra who perform in baroque pitch (A=415 Hz instead of A=440 Hz) using entirely baroque instruments.

Four thrills movie-goers

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D.J. Caruso’s latest thriller I Am Number Four doesn’t waste any time; the audience is immediately plunged into the action with the chilling murder of Number 3 in the middle of a tropical jungle. From there we are introduced to our main character, Number 4, played by Alex Pettyfer, who is apparently one of nine children saved from the far away planet Lorien after an evil alien race called the Mogadorians destroys the planet.

Carapace inspires audiences

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In the simplest of terms, Carapace tells the story of a flawed Minneapolis father searching for redemption. Jeff, the father and antihero, pushes away his speech-impeded daughter, Margo, through tasteless attitudes and destructive habits. He fails in most ways to play the role of a supportive father: he forgets her birthdays, disregards her interests and acts out of self-indulgence.

2011 Academy Awards Predictions

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A most sacred tradition for the cinema, the Academy Awards provide an opportunity to reward the year’s exceptional films with distinctions in twenty-four different categories. They can define a film in ways that transcend the bounds of profit and fame and note a film’s contribution to cinema as a whole.

Unknown brings the suspense

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Have you ever woken up and not known where you were or who you were? While ‘yes’ isn’t a common answer, these things have happened. Even more bizarre, though, what if you knew who you were, but no one else did? Coworkers, friends and even your own spouse don’t know you. What would you do?

Monster Jam destroys the weekend competition

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It was late last Saturday night when the Georgia Dome erupted with the sound of applause that deafened the already overwhelming sound of roaring engines from within. Sixty-five thousand fans all were on their feet giving a standing ovation to the spectacle that laid beneath them.

Sleeping Beauty awakens audiences

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Tchaikovsky’s adaptation of Marius Petipa’s Sleeping Beauty is widely regarded as one of the most technically challenging classical ballets ever choreographed. The story will be familiar to anyone who has seen the 1959 Disney film, though it is more faithful to the traditional Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

Eyes experiments with intricate instrumentation

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For most of his music career, Conor Oberst, the founding and core member of Bright Eyes, has had a musical identity crisis, albeit a highly productive and successful one. From the 2005 double-release of the modern folk masterpiece I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning and electronic-driven Digital Ash in a Digital Urn to the country-fused Cassadaga, Oberst has done a little bit of everything.

Gnomeo passes as kids entertainment

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Since the turn of the old century in film, the tragic tale of the two star-crossed lovers has certainly been revived and refurbished enough times to a considerable point of exhaustion. As it began, the original theatre production was first adapted to fit the projector screen in the year 1936, and was from that point forward recreated nearly every ten years.

2/18/11: Eating Atlanta

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Hankook Taqueria is the first of its kind to emerge on the Atlanta scene. The rather peculiar combination of Korean and Tex Mex may seem like a simple idea, but it is a stroke of culinary genius that demands nothing less than the highest honors and medals of human achievement.

Faddis transports audience back to hey-day of jazz

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The skilled trumpet player Jon Faddis filled the Ferst Center with enthusiastic concert-goers eager to hear smooth jazz. Faddis’ show on Feb. 12 did not disappoint, and the two-and-a-half hour show filled all desire to hear the music. The exhaustive show featured many of the jazz standards as well as Duke Ellington’s jazz symphony, “Black, Brown, and Beige.”
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