Along with "The Dark Knight", "Pineapple Expresss" has been one of the only movies of the past few months where I would classify my condition right before seeing it as "giddy." Maybe it was because of the surprise success of last year's "Superbad." Maybe it was because my buddy Seth Rogen and I go way back to the days of television failures/cult hits "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared.
Fresh out of college, three recent Towson graduates already have an Emmy to their name. Jason Stefaniak, Justin Kanner and Jeff O'Dell were selected for the Outstanding Achievement for a Student Production Award by the National Capital/Chesapeake Bay chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
While most college youth spend their summer break bouncing between a full-time job and weekend beach sprints, I've cashed in my personal days towards something else. Summer festivals - Vans Warped Tour, Virgin Mobile Festival or Rock The Bells, just to name a few.
Justin Beckenheimer didn't watch many movies while growing up. "I kind of still don't like watching movies," he said. "I don't really like the Hollywood blockbusters. I saw 'Iron Man,' I thought that sucked. I saw 'Indiana Jones,' I thought that sucked." The recent Towson University graduate instead decided to shoot his own.
Well, we're in the full swing of the summer programming season. That means return of the endless rerun, return of the lame game show and return of lots of terrible reality television. Despite all of this, I can't say it's all bad - I find myself compelled to sit in front of the tube and absorb the mindless shows that flash by.
Year in Review: Gallery 2
SGA Inauguration
Year in Review
Word on the Street
Towsontown Spring Festival
SGA Election Results
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