Wouldn’t you rather be enjoying classical piano music instead of sitting on your coach and eating McDonald’s on a Friday night? If so, then come see the second concert of the 2013-2014 Southern Oregon University Tutunov Piano Series this Friday…
Author: Brandon Overlock
Indie Music Coming to Caldera Tap House Monday
It’s no secret that in this small college town we have plenty of solid musical acts come through. You can take one look at a telephone pole out here in Ashland and easily observe that it has collected more…
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The Hangover Part III Review: Save Your Money for Better Movies This Summer
I had high hopes for The Hangover Part III. No re-used plotline, the trailer highlighted some very funny bits, and the reunion of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis as “the Wolfpack” was irresistible. However, disappointment was imminent, as I…
The Great Gatsby Review: An Orgy of the Senses
You either hate Baz Luhrmann and his films, or you love them…that is if you love something insanely over-the-top, saturated beyond belief with colors, sound, glittering costumes, roaring and/or sweeping music, jarring and quick shots, and women who look like…
Iron Man 3 Review: The Best Yet
There’s no point in beating around the bush, so I’m going to say it flat out: Iron Man 3 is without a doubt the funniest, most thrilling, and rewarding movie of the Iron Man trilogy. That being said, let’s move on to the particulars.…
Starbuck Review: Enjoyable, But Wait For The DVD
Does a formulaic American film automatically improve when it is shot in another language? There is proof out there of this: mediocre films made in America that make it big in other countries – reimagined or not. The Quebecois film…
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2013 Award Winners
The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced the 2013 juried and audience award winning films at a gala Awards Celebration at the Historic Ashland Armory on Sunday, Apr. 7. Twelve awards were presented to attending filmmakers, honoring their work screened at…
AIFF 2013: The Kings of Summer
The Kings of Summer, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Chris Galleta, tells the story of teenaged best friends Joe and Patrick who spontaneously decide to abandon their awkward, boring and parent-dominated lives to build their own “kingdom” in…
Special to the Siskiyou: Looking back on my time in Ghana
By Kristen Binda I arrived in Ghana on Jan. 17, 2012. I was 20 years old, a junior at Southern Oregon University. I arrived with the experiences and knowledge of a young white girl from the Northwest, although there had…