Hall-Price Tickets for KU Students!
DIAVOLO
DreamCatcher Friday, April 16 7:30 p.m.
Daredevil dancing without a net... part dance, part gymnastics, part performance art, and completely original!
Together, they are unstoppable, sexy and loud. They are the...
bang on a can all-stars
"...the power and punch of a rock band with the precision...of a chamber ensemble."
—The New York Times
with special guests Terry Riley & Philip Glass Saturday, May 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Additional Events:
Meet the Artists: Philip Glass, Terry Riley and Bang on a Can All-Stars Thursday, April 29, 7:00 p.m. - Borders Books & Music, 700 New Hampshire - Lawrence. FREE
- The Art & Business of Entrepreneurship:
Friday, April 30, Noon-1:30 p.m..
Panel discussion with Philip Glass, All-Stars' Julia Wolfe,
filmmaker Kevin Willmott, and Lawrence business owner Chris Hepp.
Alderson Auditorium, 4th Level, Kansas Union. FREE
- Coffee & Conversation with the Artists:
Immediately following the concert in the Lied Center's second floor lobby.
Please call Lied Education Department, 785-864-2795, for additional residency information.
Please join us May 1 for the Lied Series' 2004-05 Subscriber Party at 6:00 p.m. in the second floor lobby.
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Hellboy
Director Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy is a slightly above average superhero action film, nothing more, nothing less. Hellboy's characters and plot are taken from the comic of the same name. The movie drags out the same old comic book clichés, super powered Nazis, silly one liners and a supporting cast that would be useless without Hellboy. The main plot consists of Hellboy battling a supergutural creature summoned by the Navi to lure him to his destiny. Of course, the world, including Hellboy's partner (Rupert Evans) and his pyroknetic love interest (Sevina Blair), is in mortal danger. The titular demon is played with panache by Ron Perlman, whose hammy delivery is the high point of the film. Blair carries herself well in the action sequences, but her dialogue is marred by her whining tone. Her character belongs in a teen horror film. Evans' performance neither hurts nor helps the movie. The set pieces are gorgeous and filled with tiny details. The CGI effects are also high quality. There are some scenes where it's nearly impossible to tell the difference between the CGI and the models Hellboy is a well done film, but it isn't a must see unless you're a fan.
Grade: B
— Jonathan Reeder
Home on the Range
Disney has conquered palaces, jungles and oceans, but its attempt at the Wild West falls short. When the Patch of Heaven farm is threatened to be auctioned off, the cows embark on a mission to make the money to save the farm by catching a cattle roster. However, the two must compete to catch the rustler with a bounty hunter and a horse that aspires to be a hero.
Although the story line and content is appropriate for children, the animation and dialogue are uninteresting. The animals and scenery have a jagged abstract look. Combined with the flat dimension, the movie is visually unappealing. Children will enjoy the recurring animal belching, but the dialogue is blank with the exception of spurs of Maggie the Cow (Roseanne Barr) humor.
The appearance of the cows at a cattle drive does invoke some adult humor in the form of bovine pick up lines.
The original music is the most entertaining aspect of this film. Bonnie Baitt, K D Lang and Tim McGraw contribute to a soundtrack that gives Home on the Range some flow. Otherwise, this petched together Disney movie doesn't stack up to the standard that previous movies such as Finding Nemo have set.
Grade: C
End Riffey