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Theater hosts young actors

By Christina Strauch | July 19

While Chapel Hill is no New York City, UNC's Paul Green Theatre became a Broadway playhouse for a group of 43 regional youngsters this past weekend who put on three sold-out performances of the musical "Oliver!" The ArtsCenter of Carrboro and PlayMakers Repertory Company created a unique summer program which allowed these kids to rehearse and perform in a professional theater setting. "The director's aim was to treat the kids as professionals," said Elizabeth Phillips, a UNC sophomore who was in attendance opening night.

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Sexy 'Streetcar' brings new touches to classic

By Christina Strauch | June 21

Tennessee Williams might not have had zombies on his mind when he wrote "A Streetcar Named Desire," but with poetic license on their side, The Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern has made this classic all their own. Durham's Common Ground Theatre will play host to the company's production of this classic, which starts its run today and ends July 7. Director Jay O'Berski drew upon elements of voodoo and erotic-staging in his re-telling of the already-risque story of a Southern belle's social demise.

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'Oceans' in rough seas

By Christina Strauch | June 14

MOVIEREVIEW Ocean's Thirteen 2.5 stars They're back but not better than ever this time around. "Ocean's Thirteen" presents the same elements found in the first two films in this series but with less pizzazz; the concepts just aren't new anymore. In Steven Soderbergh's recent installment of the Ocean trilogy, Danny Ocean's gang of twelve reunites for a third con operation after one of the original eleven is duped by a local casino owner.

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'Lonely Hearts' lacks depth, purpose

By Christina Strauch | May 24

MOVIEREVIEW Lonely Hearts 1 star Writer and director Todd Robinson must have been coming down from a caffeine high when he created "Lonely Hearts." His sluggish and sonorous attempt at film noir doesn't hold a candle to the more successful "White Squall" - one of the director's previous efforts. Based on true events in the 1940s, "Lonely Hearts" tells the story of Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Martinez Fernandez (Jared Leto), a couple who lure a dozen widows through personal ads to rob and kill them.

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'28 Weeks Later' spills guts, leaves mess for audience

By Christina Strauch | May 17

MOVIEREVIEW 28 Weeks Later 2.5 stars If you like blood, chances are you will enjoy the latest summer horror flick "28 Weeks Later." Like its surprise cult-hit predecessor "28 Days Later," the sequel certainly packs a punch with its wild zombie chases and prolific blood-spewing. Seven months after the first installment's conclusion, Tammy (Imogen Poots) and her 12-year-old brother reunite with their father (Robert Carlyle) in a quarantined section of London, which was built after a virus devastated the city in the preceding film.

Christina Strauch

Theater hosts young actors

Sexy 'Streetcar' brings new touches to classic

'Oceans' in rough seas

'Lonely Hearts' lacks depth, purpose

'28 Weeks Later' spills guts, leaves mess for audience

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