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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is an ambitious mess

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is an ambitious mess

Do you hear the Joker sing?
Om Dighe, Arts and Entertainment Reporter October 17, 2024

Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux” is a jukebox musical, psychological-thriller and sequel to the Oscar-winning 2019 film “Joker.” The story follows Arthur Fleck (with Joaquin Phoenix returning...

Chappell Roan performs at ACL.

From lecture halls to Austin City Limits

Trinity students share their experiences and tips for attending the iconic festival
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts and Entertainment Reporter October 17, 2024

Every year, Austin, TX welcomes thousands of people to their annual Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival. The festival presents hundreds of artists — big and small — over three days of almost non-stop...

‘Bug’ coming soon to the Attic Theater

‘Bug’ coming soon to the Attic Theater

Trinity students prepares to brings their interpretation of Tracy Letts’ play to the stage
Al Stubblefield, Arts Reporter October 17, 2024

"Bug," written by American playwright Tracy Letts and directed by senior communication major Om*, will be performed at the Attic Theater. The play is part of the Student Lab Series, performances completely...

Francis Ford Coppola returns with his epic ‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola returns with his epic ‘Megalopolis’

This self-financed and controversial return of the legendary director is a strange film
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist October 10, 2024

“Megalopolis” is an epic science fiction drama from Francis Ford Coppola, the man behind classics like “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.” The film follows architect Cesar Catalina as he...

Portrait of Emmanual OSei-Kuffour.

Spooky season brings horror director to campus

Director of Blumhouse’s ‘Black Box’ visits Trinity film study students
Al Stubblefield, Arts and Entertainment Reporter October 10, 2024

Writer and director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour visited Trinity University last week at the invitation of Patrick Keating, communication professor, to speak on his experience with the film industry. Osei-Kuffour...

Stable Hall on a sunny afternoon.

Stable Hall offers forum for San Antonio entertainment

Newly renovated performance venue elevates concert-going experience
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts Reporter October 10, 2024

Stable Hall is a historic concert venue located in the Pearl. Built in 1894, the venue originally functioned as a stable that housed the draft horses who delivered beer for Pearl Brewery in the early 1900s....

‘The Thanksgiving Play:’ Upcoming production forces audiences to think

‘The Thanksgiving Play:’ Upcoming production forces audiences to think

The play tackles white wokeism and American mythmaking
Evelyn Ragsdale, Arts and Entertainment Reporter October 3, 2024

“The Thanksgiving Play” debuts today, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. in the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center Attic Theater. The play is free, about 75 minutes long, requires no tickets and is available to anyone in...

Music Festival encapsulates community and Americana spirit

Music Festival encapsulates community and Americana spirit

Celebrating emerging artists and unity at this year’s New Braunfels festival
Eve Slemp, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 3, 2024

Launched in 2020 by songwriter Dustin Brown, the “In A Jam Down By The River” music festival celebrates songwriters, nature and community. It continues to run each year, with Brown hoping to promote...

‘The Substance’ is a fantastically tasteless film

‘The Substance’ is a fantastically tasteless film

Coralie Fargeat’s latest film mixes body horror with feminism and camp
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist October 3, 2024

“The Substance” is a satirical body horror film from Coralie Fargeat (2017’s “Revenge”), and it follows a middle-aged celebrity who, after being fired on her 50th birthday, takes a black market...

KRTU music director says farewell, for now…

KRTU music director says farewell, for now…

The familiar voice of Trinity’s jazz enthusiast Kory Cook is stepping back from KRTU
Al Stubblefield, Arts Reporter October 3, 2024

After 14 years working with KRTU, Kory Cook, music director and chief announcer, has resigned, leaving a massive legacy on the radio station and the people he’s worked with. If you’ve ever listened...

‘Speak No Evil’ is a mixed bag of a thriller

‘Speak No Evil’ is a mixed bag of a thriller

Both a solid thriller and an unnecessary remake
Om Dighe, Arts & Entertainment Columnist September 26, 2024

“Speak No Evil” is the newest film from British filmmaker James Watkins (“Eden Lake”) and a remake of Christian Tafdrup’s acclaimed 2022 Danish film of the same name. The story follows an American...

“Irrationally Speaking” opens with a pop

“Irrationally Speaking” opens with a pop

Ruby City reveals new exhibition celebrating collage and assemblage
Al Stubblefield, Arts and Entertainment Reporter September 26, 2024

Looking for a free, unique exhibition to visit this weekend? Contemporary art center Ruby City just opened “Irrationally Speaking”, an exploration of the art mediums of collage and assemblage with...