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Top 10 songs to graduate to

Top 10 songs to graduate to

Hunter Goddard May 8, 2015

Graduation is an emotional rite of passage. Nostalgia, excitement and everything in between are all caught up in it. In honor and recognition of this momentous occasion, the Collegian has compiled a...

The University Center for the Arts holds concerts and events. (Collegian File Photo)

Q&A: One-act American operas coming to the UCA

Hunter Goddard May 8, 2015

Dead week comes to life Friday night at the University Center for the Arts with one of its final shows this semester. The Charles & Reta Ralph Opera Center presents “American Opera One-Acts:...

In defense of the underrated Boy Next Door

In defense of the underrated “Boy Next Door”

Hunter Goddard April 30, 2015

Sex and death are the two ultimate facts of life, the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega. When love and violence come together, it can be impossible to look away. “The Boy Next Door”...

Maetrix Fitten (Photo courtesy of IMDb.com)

Hollywood comes to Fort Collins

Hunter Goddard April 23, 2015

Next time you hail a Yellow Cab in Fort Collins, ask the driver if he knows Will Smith. If your driver is Maetrix Fitten, then the answer is “yes.” In 2008, Fitten played one of the villains,...

National Treasure coming to Netflix: the fall and fall of Nicolas Cage

‘National Treasure’ coming to Netflix: the fall and fall of Nicolas Cage

Hunter Goddard April 17, 2015

Correction: A previous version of this post stated Nicolas Cage "went bankrupt" in 2009. He did not file for bankruptcy, but he did have financial issues in that time period, including foreclosure on several...

Amy Winehouse documentary trailer reminds us of the 27 Club

Amy Winehouse documentary trailer reminds us of the ’27 Club’

Hunter Goddard April 15, 2015

With great pain, comes great art – or so they say. Sometimes, with the greatness of talent and fame comes an even greater price to pay. The first teaser trailer for “Amy: The Girl Behind the Name”...

Quentin Tarantino retrospective at the Lyric Cinema Cafe

Quentin Tarantino retrospective at the Lyric Cinema Cafe

Hunter Goddard April 9, 2015

While you've been doing your schoolwork up here in Fort Collins, Quentin Tarantino has been down in Telluride shooting his next movie. Scheduled for a worldwide release later this year, “The Hateful...

The high school was transformed into CSUs University Center of the Arts building and is celebrating its 4th year anniversary.

Q&A: ‘Jazz Goes Grunge’ at the UCA

Hunter Goddard April 5, 2015

April flowers bring May showers, and with Colorado more like Washington every day, a Seattle subgenre comes to the UCA: grunge. The Griffin Concert Hall presents Monday night’s virtuoso series concert,...

The University Center for the Arts holds concerts and events. (Collegian File Photo)

Mozart modernized at the UCA this weekend

Hunter Goddard March 25, 2015

Good thing you were out of town last week for spring break, because the UCA was permeated with toxic fumes for days. According to Roger Hanna, a theatre professor with a concentration in set design,...

In honor of new album Rebel Heart: our top 10 Madonna songs

In honor of new album ‘Rebel Heart’: our top 10 Madonna songs

Hunter Goddard March 25, 2015

This year has been a big one so far for Madonna. With “Ghosttown,” the 56-year-old Queen of Pop charted this week on Billboard Adult Contemporary for the 36th time in her career. She also sat down...

Q&A: first annual CSU Brass Festival concerts

Q&A: first annual CSU Brass Festival concerts

Hunter Goddard March 12, 2015

This spring break will begin an annual tradition for the Colorado State University Department of Music. The first annual Brass Festival kicked off Thursday night and will continue through Saturday...

You talkin to me? Martin Scorseses Taxi Driver now on Netflix

“You talkin’ to me?” Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’ now on Netflix

Hunter Goddard March 11, 2015

This is the movie that got Ronald Reagan shot. Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” (1976) is on Netflix, and it is a film that changed American history as much as it did cinematic history. It proved...

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