| ‘The Italian Job’:
a big waste |
By
Kevin DeLury
Staff Writer |
Special to The Appalachian
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 Hey
kids! Want to see a movie that will have you begging for two
hours of your life back?
How about a movie that’s guaranteed
not to get you any nookie on the first date?
Got seven dollars you want to flush down
the toilet?
Well here’s the perfect movie for you.
Taking a cue from the formula of rehashing
old heist movies and putting an all-star cast in them, “The
Italian Job” flat out sucks.
I mean this movie is wretched.
A pity, considering some of the best and
brightest names in cinema have been sucked into starring in
this vortex of all that is bad and unjust in the world.
Before I get ahead of myself, I will say
this: “The Italian Job” does have its good parts.
For example, we get to watch Donald Sutherland’s character
be killed off early in the film, saving him the humiliation
of painfully drudging thorough the rest of this pile.
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| Firefly Festival starts June
28 |
by
Jessica Hines
Associate Editor |
Jessica Hines | The Appalachian
The May 1 inaugural Trade Music Festival
got off to a wet start. |
After a soggy
May 1 inauguration, the Trade Music Festival brings another
round of music and camping to the area June 28 with the Firefly
Festival.
The first Trade Music Festival taught coordinator Sam C. Calhoun
the ropes of outdoor music events.
Calhoun, a recent Appalachian State University graduate, said
his goals are not only for everything to run smoothly, but
he wants “every person in the crowd to have a completely
positive outlook,” and be able to say they “had
a great time and they were able to do something when they
needed to do it.”
He said there have been many changes to
make things run more smoothly, including gate security, bonfires
and raincover.
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| Celtic music comes to Boone |
by
Jessica Hines
Associate Editor |
Crossroads Coffeehouse
plays host to a lively and renowned folk trio tonight.
The Celtic Folkers “evoke the heart,
soul and fiery spirit of the Celtic world” according
to the Department of Student Programs.
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