UMass Lowell Connector photographer, Christina Laderoute, photographed David Archuleta at the Boston City Winery.
Boston Calling tenth anniversary festival preview
The lineup for Boston Calling’s tenth anniversary. (Photo courtesy of Boston Calling) Owen Johnson Connector Editor The Boston Calling music festival will be occurring at the Harvard University Athletics Complex in Allston, Massachusetts. The festival will run from Friday, May 24 until Sunday, May 26. The festival runs from 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on…
‘The Jungle Book’ is the king of Disney animated movies
The animation of “The Jungle Book” was done by xerography. (Photo courtesy of Buena Vista Distribution) Hannah Manning Connector Editor Disney’s “The Jungle Book” has literally every single element that constitutes a great children’s film: excellent voice acting, beautiful animation and a barbershop quartet of vultures. Almost every bit and piece of this film is…
‘American Idol’ alum David Archuleta embarks on US tour
Archuleta has released eight albums, the latest in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Robbie Klein) Christina Laderoute Connector Staff At just 16-years-old, David Archuleta made a name for himself as runner-up on season seven of “American Idol.” As an 11-year-old, Archuleta was introduced to “Idol” in its first season and was hooked. “I took it in…
‘The Jungle Book’ lacks the bare necessities of storytelling
Owen Johnson Connector Editor “The Jungle Book” from 1967 is hailed as not only one of the most popular Disney animated films of the pre-Disney-Renaissance period, but also as one of the all-time classic animated films. Does it deserve these honors? Not by a long shot. When the tiger Shere Khan (George Sanders) returns to…
‘Love, Death & Robots’ is a mess
David Fincher, the director of “Fight Club,” is one of the show’s producers. (Photo courtesy of Netflix) Troy Lafond Connector Editor “Love, Death & Robots” is a Netflix adult animated anthology sci-fi show where each of the 18 episodes focuses on either love, death, robots or a combination of each. Each episode was animated by…
‘Captain Marvel’ soars above high expectations
Ava DuVernay was originally considered for the directing role of “Captain Marvel.” (Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Alecia Connolly Connector Editor “Captain Marvel” was burdened with heavy expectations even before the film’s much-anticipated release. Marvel Studios made the choice to wait ten years and twenty movies before granting a female hero her…
‘Us’ is no sophomore slump
“Us” had the best opening for an original live-action film since James Cameron’s “Avatar” in 2009. (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures) Troy Lafond Connector Editor “Us” is the second directorial project by Jordan Peele, following up on the massive commercial and critical success of “Get Out.” Following up a project as fantastic as “Get Out”…
