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Archive for October, 2009

SCAD Digital Media Center 1611 West Peachtree St. Nov. 2-4 Film: ”Valentino: The Last Emperor” Monday, Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m. DMC Screening Room The documentary features Valentino and his longtime business and life partner Giancarlo Giammetti, who together built a fashion empire like no other. An intimate, unprecedented and very funny exploration of the singular…

The French tech-pop duo Air is back with its sixth album, “Love 2.” Despite the burgeoning of other French artists in the 11 years since Air’s debut, the duo is still among the crème de la crème of French beats. The playful and experimental tunes put Air ahead of the pack, and “Love 2″ shines…

By Alexis Blaudeau “Where the Wild Things Are,” directed by Spike Jonze, is an adaptation of Maurice Sendack’s well-known children’s book of the same name. The book consists of only ten sentences. The movie lasts an hour and a half. So, as expected, the two are much different. The book tells a story of Max,…

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By Nadine Lindberg Loyal heavy metal fans packed The Local in Marietta Oct. 5, to see the headlining band Kittie, along with Soil, Arkaea, Straight Line Stich, Inviolate and Dixie Duncan. Duncan, of Lawrence, opened the show, and the night continued with generous doses of heavy metal from the rest of the bands. The show…

By Allyssa Lewis October 28, 2009, SCAD will join ASIFA for its seventh anniversay celebration of  International Animation Day. International Animation Day was launched in 2002, but ASIFA-Atlanta celebrated for the first time in 2006 in the  basement of Relapse Theater. The next year the event moved to the High Museum of Art, where it…

Every year since “Lost” premiered on ABC, the major networks have been scrambling to find the “next Lost.” That is, the next sprawling, mythological drama series. With the exception of “Heroes,” every attempt to breed a new show in the vein of “Lost” has failed. Enter ABC into the fray one more time with the…

Oct. 12 10:37 a.m. — Beeline Bus Driver noted a suspicious person near the area of the breezeway walking toward Peachtree Street. Beeline driver notified Security of the individual’s description and direction of travel. Security confirmed that the person had indeed left the property. 2:33 p.m. — The RD for Spring House requested a transport…