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The Bands and The Burgh: Legs Like Tree Trunks

March 21, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on The Bands and The Burgh: Legs Like Tree Trunks

Student by day, frontman by night: Matt Holden, guitarist/lead singer of the Pittsburgh-Philadelphia-based indie rock band Legs Like Tree Trunks, balances a full-time course load at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is a senior […]

FILE – This undated publicity file photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Steve Buscemi, left, as Anton Marvelton and and Steve Carell, as Burt Wonderstone, in New Line Cinema’s comedy “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (AP Photo, Warner Bros. Pictures, John P. Johnson, File)

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Magic doesn’t captivate in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

March 21, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Magic doesn’t captivate in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

By: Joel Frehn|The Duquesne Duke Whenever I list the flaws of a film, I try to follow them with suggestions on how to correct them, or, in some cases, improve them. Every year there’s a […]

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Weekend events

March 21, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Weekend events

A Fireside Chat With Bill Campbell 5:30 p.m., March 21 The chairman and board member of Apple will hold a talk at McConomy Auditorium at Carnegie Mellon University. Campbell is a Homestead native and is […]

FILE – This publicity film image released by Disney Enterprises shows James Franco, left, and director Sam Raimi on the set of “Oz the Great and Powerful.” Returning to the mystical land of “The Wizard of Oz” apparently takes more than 70 years and hundreds of millions of dollars. Disney will release its anticipated prequel to the 1939 movie on Friday, Feb. 7, 2013. Directed by Raimi, “Oz the Great and Powerful” explores the origins of the wizard (James Franco) and the witches (Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz) in a three-dimensional Oz. (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises, Merie Weismiller Wallace, file)

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Oz of this World: New film Oz the Great and Powerful flows

March 14, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Oz of this World: New film Oz the Great and Powerful flows

By: Joel Frehn|The Duquesne Duke I confess: I always regard prequels to classic films with dread, as they are usually inferior. But, I was pleasantly rewarded with Oz the Great and Powerful. The film depicts […]

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Brendza’s Beat: City and Colour, SXSW, FOB featuring Sir Elton?

March 14, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Brendza’s Beat: City and Colour, SXSW, FOB featuring Sir Elton?

By: Zach Brendza|Features Editor City and Colour new song stream , new album If I could write a column on just this, I would. I have been to two City and Colour shows and one […]

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Weekend events

March 14, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Weekend events

Lunch & Learn: The Conservation Of Sculpture 10:30 a.m., March 14 The event will be held at Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland, located at 4400 Forbes Ave. The event begins with a guided tour […]

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The Rock brings it in film Snitch

February 28, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on The Rock brings it in film Snitch

By: Joel Frehn|The Duquesne Duke Go see Snitch. If you’re torn about what film to catch before Jack the Giant Slayer is released, this is what I would suggest. It is one of the few […]

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Mogwai compose score for the dead in Les Revenants

February 28, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Mogwai compose score for the dead in Les Revenants

By: Zach Brendza|Features Editor Post-rock, as a genre, always seemed to fit the role of soundtracks for films and entertainment. Take Explosions in the Sky’s efforts on the Friday Night Lights soundtrack. Having written all […]

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Weekend events

February 28, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Weekend events

Thousand Foot Krutch 7 p.m., Feb. 28 The band will perform at Altar Bar in the Strip District. Also performing are Love and Death, The Letter Black, The Wedding, Shrouded in Neglect and Unparalleled Height. […]

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Buckcherry starts 2013 off right with Confessions

February 25, 2013 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Buckcherry starts 2013 off right with Confessions

By: Mike Richards|For The Duquesne Duke The hard rock band Buckcherry released their new album, Confessions, Tuesday, with much anticipation. The Californian band is most known for their 2007 single “Sorry,” from their album 27, […]