Arts and Entertainment

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‘Predators’ pit audiences versus their expectations

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Anticipation is a double-edged sword when it comes to the release of movies. If you lack any anticipation in your audience, they are unlikely...

‘The Twilight Saga’ finally gets one right with ‘Eclipse’

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The phenomenon known as The Twilight Saga has finally seemed to catch on its rails. Plagued by over stylized direction and a meager budget...

Super Hero: sound of ska

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Meet Super Hero, the local ska band dedicated to making music. Jason Bohman, the band's drummer; Joel Potter, the bassist and Dean Boman, the guitarist...

Twilight Summer Concert series has a new host at Pioneer Park

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The annual Twilight Summer Concert series will start again on Thursday, July 8, with Modest Mouse and Avi Buffalo and continue every Thursday until...

‘Knight and Day’ is a reminder how Hollywood has lost itself

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Why do we put up with the same useless garbage year after year? Ever since the release of Jaws in 1975 the studios have...

Heart is missing from Rooney’s new album

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The old cliché is "the third time's the charm," but that's not for Rooney and their third album, Eureka, out last week. After two...

The generation has a Karate Kid they can proudly call their own

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Another remake of a classic 80's film? Really, Hollywood? Really? Well, this film isn't going to change that trend anytime soon. Many people are...

‘How to Destroy Angels’ is Trent Reznor’s silence broken

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How to Destroy Angels is a name that conjures images of a divine struggle against eternal forces written in the pages of an epic...

‘The A-Team’ brings laughs and over-the-top action together, again

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After 5 seasons on the air and 23 years until now, The A-Team got what all long awaited shows get, a movie. Originally a...

Concert review: MGMT makes big waves

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The excited pulse of the crowd was quite tangible as MGMT took the stage at In the Venue Friday night. Both under-age youngsters and...

‘Splice’ takes audiences in a new cinematic direction

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Every now and then a film comes along and pushes boundaries. They leap past what the social conscious accepts and dares us to not...

Lunch brunch concert series: Free for all

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For 17 years now, the Gallivan Center has been one of Utah's number one sources of entertainment and community events. In particular, some of...