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TV shows favor Byronic heroes

Because who doesn’t love a little moral ambiguity in their protagonists? Imagine a hostile encounter between Sheriff Andy Taylor of “The Andy Griffith Show” and Deputy Rick Grimes from “The Walking Dead”. While Taylor considers why they are even battling, Grimes will have already shot Taylor ...

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Oscars unsurprising, minus MacFarlane’s crude humor

The 85th Annual Academy Awards proved to be an interesting one as Family Guy writer and voice-over phenomenon Seth MacFarlane took over hosting duties. Seemingly, this was supposed to be MacFarlane’s year. With several shows on television, the release of his first feature film “Ted” and hosting ...

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The Grand Presents: The Mikado

“The Mikado” remains the greatest of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Savoy Operas, so named after the Savoy Theatre where most of them premiered. Designed to satirize British society through its Japanese characters and setting, this light English opera follows a series of absurd events within the town ...

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Big names, bigger venue for Bird Bash

Despite freezing weather and power failure, music festival persists for patrons Frigid weather was not enough to drive music enthusiasts away from the Drive-By Truckers’ performance at the Hummingbird Bar and Taproom’s biggest Big Bird Bash yet. Kristen O’Neal, the festival organizer, said that ...

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New from Netflix: House Of Cards

“House of Cards” is Netflix’s bold experiment into professionally produced Internet television. The show is a dark political drama that explores the corruption and cutthroat politics of Washington, D.C. Netflix also made the decision to release all 13 episodes of the first season at the same time, ...

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‘Seagull’ proves challenge

Anton Chekhov’s play “The Seagull” is, as Scot Mann writes in his production notes for the Back Door Theatre’s latest performance, a play that cannot establish itself as a comedy or a tragedy. This lack of definition (despite Chekhov’s insistence that the play is a comedy) naturally makes ...

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Revisit this year’s Macon Film Fest

Macon showcases eclectic silver screen talent in local downtown venue The eighth annual Macon Film Festival was held in downtown Macon Feb. 14-17. Dozens of films were shown, several of which actually premiered at the festival. The content ranged from feature-length films about the rise of a punk rock ...

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Forget about the Ravens; Beyonce won the Super Bowl

Like just about every other NFL fan this year, I was disappointed by the Super Bowl. The two best teams lost in fluke games, so the teams that actually played were mediocre at best—not to mention controversial (my favorite quote of the night was “I hope someone checks around Ray Lewis after the ...

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Stallone’s newest action film as dumb as it looks

Famed action legend Sylvester Stallone and Sung Kang of the “Fast and Furious” series team up in their latest action flick, “Bullet to the Head”. The film is one of the most mindless action films to come along in years. Adapted from a French graphic novel of the same name, “Bullet to the Head” ...

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Zombie love story will leave you warm inside

When I first read the synopsis for the book “Warm Bodies” (2011), I literally burst out laughing. A zombie love story? Surely the supernatural-romance genre that exploded with “Twilight” had gone too far. I thought the book was bound to be a hysterical farce or an absolutely horrible piece of ...

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“Paperman” a perfect Valentine

This Valentine’s Day, don’t even bother going to the theater for a chick flick. The most romantic film of this year is six and a half minutes long and can be found online. “Paperman,” Disney’s newest animated short, combines hand-drawn animation with CGI to tell a story that is as beautiful ...

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‘Catch Me’ at the Grand

Sometimes, the musicals that I enjoy most are not widely loved. I love them for their original Broadway casts or the music, and they get slammed for their plot and scene design. Or the musical wins Tony awards but isn’t successful at the box office. “Catch Me If You Can” is one of those musicals, ...

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Bryson’s best guess: Predictions for the Oscars

It’s that time of the year again. The men put on their tuxedos and the women adorn themselves in their lavish ballgowns. Yes, it’s awards season. With this year’s awards season already underway, it is almost time for the most prestigious awards show in film, The Academy Awards. This year’s awards ...

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Keep it classy at the Douglass Theatre

The historic Douglass Theatre on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has a lot to offer Mercer’s student body. Founded in 1911 by Charles Henry Douglass, a wealthy African-American businessman and patron of the arts, the theatre began its career presenting films and hosting jazz and blues performances. ...


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