by Tara Knott | Jul 16, 2011 | News Slider
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans. Invisibilty cloaks. Butterbeer. These are the images most people conjure up in their minds when they think about Harry Potter. But as Neville Longbottom says in the eighth and final installment of the film series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” Hogwarts has changed. Before the title appears on the screen, the camera zooms in on Voldemort thrusting his wand into the air and casting the Warner Brothers logo into the sky, letting the audience know from the beginning that the tone of this movie is much more sinister. Most of the film takes place at night or on overcast, gloomy days, and the darkness hangs like a pall over the theater as Harry, Ron and Hermione hunt down Voldemort. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson turn in their strongest performances of the series in this film. At one point, Ron and Hermione share a passionate, relief-fueled kiss after a brush with death in the Chamber of Secrets. Grint and Watson’s comedic timing is so spot on, the audience can’t help but smile. And when Harry realizes he’s ready to die if that’s what it takes to save his friends, Daniel Radcliffe looks like he’s aged a decade in three minutes. But the trio can’t carry this movie alone, and the supporting cast complements them perfectly. Maggie Smith absolutely kills it as Professor Minerva McGonagall, adding some levity to the heavy film with her subtle, knowing smirk. As she works her magic to bring some stone guards to life and they begin leaping over her head, she says, “I’ve always wanted...
by Leah Raich | Apr 13, 2011 | News Slider
The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) should be high on the to-do list for everyone in town this April. With so many activities, concerts and other opportunities abounding in Nashville, it is easy to overlook this event that takes place virtually in Lipscomb’s backyard. But this year, Lipscomb University is sponsoring a film– Fambul Tok. Because of Lipscomb’s partnership with the film festival, students can get in, with their ID, to any weekday matinee screening of a movie for free. Students can also attend panel discussions for free. They simply need to arrive at the location of the panel, and, if there are still seats available five minutes prior to the discussion, they can get in free. The NaFF, April 14-21, is a cultural arts institution that inspires, educates and entertains through an annual celebration of the art of motion pictures, year-round events and community outreach. NaFF presents the best in World Cinema, American indies, documentaries and numerous short form programs by veteran masters, up-and-coming directors and first-time filmmakers. The festival has been held at the Regal Green Hills Cinema 16 since 1999. Since 2004, the festival has doubled in attendance to 23,000 and screens more than 250 films from 48 nations around the world. Gustavo Santaolalla headlines an impressive and diverse list of panelists for this year’s festival. He is the two-time Academy Award-winning composer of the scores of Brokeback Mountain and Babel. Michael Uslan will also be involved with this year’s events. Uslan is the executive producer of 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, along with every other Batman movie since the original Tim Burton adaptation 22 years ago. There...
by Madalyn Chaffin | Mar 4, 2011 | News Slider
A pair of Lipscomb students who have worked hard to help get Vineyard Vines up and running is excited about Saturday’s grand opening. “I am looking forward to seeing who all come and getting to know our customers better,” says Camille Yokley, a sophomore exercise science major sophomore from Huntsville, Ala. Yokley and junior Liz Hartman, an English education major from Franklin, Tenn., are two of the store’s eight employees. Hartman has been a customer of the company for years. “I like that we have a small staff– we all get along really well and have fun with each other,” said Hartman. While the store opened its doors in the Hill Center of Green Hills earlier in February, the official grand opening was scheduled later so that the company’s founders could be present. Vineyard Vines was created in 1998 by the Murray brothers, Shep and Ian. Originally corporate workers in New York City, the two decided to change pace and create a tie company on the shores of Martha’s Vineyard. The business that started out selling unique, preppy ties out of bags to people on the beach has flourished into a respected company that now has many more products than just ties. Being home to one of only three locations in the south out of the 12 total retail locations is a whale of a treat for Nashville. Most of the stores are in the New England states such as New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, D.C. and Virginia. However, there is a store in Memphis, Tenn., and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., along with other outlet locations. Hartman and Yokley both are...
