'Rumors' Spreading of Play's Success

by Monica Rose, staff writer

Don’t stop the “Rumors”! The South Plains College Theater program busted some guts with the spectacular show “Rumors”.

Remembering a Man in Black...'Walking the Line'

by Brandye Glenn, staff writer

Few artists have ever been gifted with a career that could parallel that of the legendary

Johnny Cash.

Jason Boland & The Stragglers are Rehabilitating Country Music

by Grayson Thomas, entertainment editor

Jason Boland & The Stragglers are a popular, lively, Texas Country band fighting for the top of the charts and paving a new path at every turn. 

Broadway to Big Screen: 'Rent' is a Smash Hit

by Ray Buffington, editor-in-chief

Going to watch a show on Broadway when you are in New York is like wrapping a tourniquet around a blood-spewing wound. You have to do it or you will die.

Unfortunately, not everyone can afford that rather expensive plane ticket to get to the Big Apple, creating a mass of unhappy, show-tune singing, musical-hungry, Broadway-dreaming hopefuls. The solution to this wish-shattering situation? Bring Broadway to the big screen.

'Zathura': 'Jumanji' in Space

by Brooke Heald, staff writer

Columbia pictures brings another incredible adventure from the plot of “Jumanji.”

“Zathura” is a sci-fi adventure about two young brothers who fight and squabble all the time and couldn’t get along if it meant saving the world. But when the oldest, Walter (John Hutcherson) sends his little brother, Danny (Jonah Bobo) down into their basement to scare him, Danny finds an unexpected surprise. The adventure and challenges this game brings will either set them apart even more, or bring them together more than ever.

One Wizard Well Worth the Wait

by Margot Gonzales, staff writer

Besides dealing with the monotonous cheer from the loyal fanatics, the arrival of J.K Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was filled with excitement.  This wasn’t just any showing, but Lubbock’s own midnight release. 

'Ice Harvest' Cracks Through Holiday-Season Humor

by Kevin L. Mayer, co-news editor

In their third movie together, the duo of John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton tell a one-of-a-kind story in the early holiday release, “Ice Harvest”.

Top Five Indie Albums for 2005: Too Many to Pick Just One

by Jessica Safavimehr, staff writer

After running through the list of 2005 releases, I came to the conclusion that there was not just one album of the year.

Winter Releases to Ease Holiday Boredom

by Jacob Tucker, Ryan Rigdon, Kevin L. Mayer

Winter is a time of cold weather, so the natural thing to do is stay home, right?

To stave off those boring winter weeks, fellow editor/writer, Kevin L. Mayer, compiled a calendar of ‘events’ to keep you busy. 

This is not just any calendar.  These ‘events’ are movie releases from Dec. 2 all the way through Feb. 3

Danes Gains Recriporocal Love as 'Shopgirl'

by Giovanni Rosendo, associate editor

“Shopgirl” is a spectacular film that is written, produced and features Martin as Ray Porter, a middle-aged, divorcee who catches the eye of Mirabelle Butterfield (played by Claire Danes).