This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 16, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Star rating: 4/5 Middle Earth-costumed fans lined the hallways of theaters nationwide for the midnight premiere Dec. 13, anticipating “The Desolation of Smaug,” the sequel to last December’s “An Unexpected Journey.” Although the second Hobbit film deviatesContinueContinue reading “‘Desolation of Smaug’ charming, intense”
Tag Archives: review
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ evokes nostalgia but lacks dimensionality
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 7, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Star rating: 2.5/5 For senior audiences recalling memories of the 1940s radio station world and live radio audiences, Theatreworks’ “It’s a Wonderful Life” staging embodies Norman Rockwell-style nostalgia. But for the typical college student with a 90sContinueContinue reading “‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ evokes nostalgia but lacks dimensionality”
‘Mineola Twins’ combines three decades of American history with film and theater
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 18, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor 4/5 star rating Twin sisters. Raised together in small-town America with radically different ideas. This is the basis for “Mineola Twins” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, who spoke at UCCS earlier this month. The show, whichContinueContinue reading “‘Mineola Twins’ combines three decades of American history with film and theater”
O’Reilly’s ‘Killing Jesus’ provokes satire, debate
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Oct. 7, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Following the vein of his two previously co-authored books, “Killing Lincoln” and “Killing Kennedy,” Bill O’Reilly tackles a biography of Jesus in his latest book released on Sept. 24. From the first pages of the book,ContinueContinue reading “O’Reilly’s ‘Killing Jesus’ provokes satire, debate”
‘Leaves of Glass’ describes trauma through repressed emotion
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Oct. 7, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Strings of white lights twinkle through purple chenille. A bearded man, visible through eerie blue light, recalls a childhood trip to the seaside with his family. Every monologue is delivered in the same manner, often endingContinueContinue reading “‘Leaves of Glass’ describes trauma through repressed emotion”
Eleanor Skelton 