“Monomania” is not so much an album as it is a clumsy assortment of songs that tread the same waters that the band and their peers have done before, and far better. Deerhunter gives us the same helping of light indie rock with touches of noise and psychedelia, but the quality continues its gradual decline from their last release. Nothing about [...]
Arts & Entertainment
COS Theater Arts presents ‘Julius Caesar’
Theater production takes Shakespeare to 50s Las Vegas Bang! The gunfire will shock you as the COS Theatre production of “Julius Caesar” takes the stage on April 26. Filled with pistols, gangsters, and Las Vegas glam, Chris Mangels and the Experimental Theatre Ensemble have spent countless hours preparing to intrigue audiences with a Shakespearean mobster adaptation of ”Julius Caesar,” [...]
Art Students Awarded For Their Talent
The Spring 2013 semester has brought about new award winners in the Fine Arts department for the Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Students from the art department are given the opportunity to submit work in a competitive showcase with the hopes of taking home a ribbon. On reception night, April 18, President/Superintendent Stan Carrizosa and Dean [...]
‘Evil Dead’ Movie Review
The remake of the hit classic “Evil Dead” is in theaters now and delivers a good scary and gory film for the spring. Sam Raimi, who directed the original Evil Dead, teamed up with Diablo Cody to write and produce this remake. Directed by Fede Alvarez, “Evil Dead” stars Jane Levy as Mia and Shiloh Fernandez [...]
Award-Winning Documentary to be Screened at COS Theater
Family Services of Tulare County is hosting a screening of the documentary “The Invisible War” at the COS Theater, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Jennifer Boteilho, program manager for FSTC, says “[The film] highlights rape within the U.S. military by focusing on the emotional stories of several victims. ‘The Invisible War’ exposes what seems [...]
Sequoias Symphonic Band To Preform This Sunday
This Sunday, April 7th, the College of the Sequoias Symphonic Band will be performing with the Sequoia Winds Community Band in the COS Theater. The COS Symphonic Band will be performing the pieces “Impresario Overture”, “Romana” by Mozart, finishing with “Paris Sketches” by Martin Ellerby. Sequoia Winds Community Band will be performing “Florentiner” by Julius Fucik, “Puszta” by [...]
“Admission” Movie Review
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star for the first time together in a comedy/drama about the bumpy road to happiness. Based on the novel by Jean Hanff, “Admission” is a good charming drama with no over-the-top comedy. Portia Nathan (Fey) is an admissions officer at Princeton University who lives her life by the book, trying her [...]
‘BioShock Infinite’ Game Review
“Bring us the girl and we’ll wipe away the debt.” With one simple sentence you are thrust into the world of “BioShock Infinite.” What may seem like an average shooter to the layman, is actually one of the most unique and exciting experiences this generation. Columbia, the city in which the game takes place, is [...]
Take A Trip Back Stage
The annual Backstage Cabaret, presented by the COS Music Department, is on Saturday, April 6 in the COS Theater. There will be two shows that evening: the first show is at 6 p.m., and the second is at 8:30 p.m. Unlike a traditional choir performance, where the audience sits in the house of the theater [...]
“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” Movie Review
This month has seen the release of some pretty mediocre films. Hollow comedies like “Identity Thief” and “21 & Over” to brainless action/adventure films (“Jack the Giant Slayer”, “Oz The Great and Powerful”). “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” may not fall into either of these categories, but it came pretty close (to mediocrity, that is). First [...]