A friend of mine recommended the film “Fifty Shades of Grey,” claiming that the movie was better than the book. After seeing the movie and never reading the book, I can only assume that the screenplay was written on toilet paper. E.L James’s famous fan-fiction novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” tells the story of college undergraduate Anastasia Steele who falls for a young, successful business entrepreneur with quite a few whips and ball gags in his closet.
SCAD aTVfest showed a special screening of the documentary film “Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson,” on Feb. 5th in the Digital Media Center. The documentary film tells the story of little known 19th century painter Edith Wilkinson.
Last week on February 7th, SCAD Atlanta’s aTVfest premiered a two-episode sneak peak of the upcoming series “American Crime” at the SCAD Show theater. The star of the new series, Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton (“Ordinary People,” “Leverage”) was honored with SCAD’s annual Icon Award for his work of over thirty years as an actor.
Valentine’s Day for me usually equals me eating out on my own dime, but my weekly grocery budget is not allowing it this year. Fortunately one of my favorite dishes is inexpensive to make at home. Spaghetti is the perfect Valentine’s Day dish. Who can forget that iconic kiss in Disney’s “The Lady and the Tramp” over a plate of spaghetti and meatballs? Frankly I like a little spice in my romance, so this holiday, I will be making a spicy spaghetti inspired by one of my favorite Thai restaurants in Birmingham, Alabama.
SCAD students, professors and other TV lovers all packed into Panel Room B at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning for aTVfest’s Television Roundtable. The media panel, moderated by Savannah-based dramatic writing professor Chris Auer, engaged in a sweeping and insightful industry discussion, focusing first on the way in which the fluidity of new media is transforming television as we know it.
Nonfiction author Melissa Faye Greene spoke about her first novel “Praying for Sheetrock” at Ivy Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 4. The book took 15 years to write and was published in 1991. Greene is known for writing books based on true Georgian tragedies such as “The Temple Bombing” and “Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster.” She has also been inducted into the Georgia Writer’s Hall of Fame at the University of Georgia.
Author and blogger Blake Butler read from his new book “Three Hundred Million: A Novel” at Ivy Hall at 6:30 p.m. last Thursday. Butler is the author of five books of fiction including “Ever” and “Scorch Atlas” as well as a memoir titled “Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia.” In addition, Butler was the editor of the former literary blog HTMLGIANT.
Photo by Nancy Juarez. The 2015 winter Ivy Hall Writers Series is going into its third week. On January 21, “Stinky Kids” creator Britt Menzies opened the series with an
Like most people, I enjoy hosting a Super Bowl party. However, with a $20 weekly grocery budget, I had to make due with what was in the fridge instead of ordering out.
Last week's grocery shopping left me with a bunch of kale that I wasn’t interested in chopping into a huge salad. For this week's grocery plan, I decided to search for other "super foods" to pair with my leftover kale. Foods are classified as "super" when they provide a high amount of a daily recommended nutrient and have health benefits.