The PlayStation staple and hit video game series, The Last of Us , has made its way onto television. HBO has undertaken the adaptation and has already confirmed a season two before the current season has even finished. Now it might come as a surprise since video game adaptations typically do not do well but in recent times they have garnered a lot of attention. With the likes of Castlevania, Arcane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and now The Last of Us , they have begun to break the

AMC has come forth with a press release discussing their new seat pricing model, Sightline at AMC. Seats will be priced based on the sightline of the movie screen within the auditorium. The seating will be broken down in three sections; Value Sightline, Standard Sightline, and Preferred Sightline sections. The Value Sightline will mostly be the front row seats within the theater and these will be priced at a lower value. Standard Sightline will be the most common seats and wi

An anime that began airing on October 9, 2022, gained some attention with the help of the World Cup, works to redefine what it takes to play football. Adapting the manga Blue Lock , studio Eight Bit is in charge of the shows production which was also known for the making of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime . It takes the world sport and pairs it with one thing - a battle royale. The premise is that Japan has failed to qualify for the top sixteen in the World Cup. The

The holidays are fast approaching and everyone is trying to get in the spirit. Spending time with friends and family is always the best way to spend the holidays, but sometimes it’s nice to try something new. Fort Smith is full of holiday opportunities if you know where to look. Here are some great examples of local holiday activities you can do with your friends and family that might even become a new family favorite tradition. 1. Gingerbread House Contest There’s nothing be

RM, also known as Kim Namjoon, released his first solo album “Indigo” on December 2, 2022. The leader of the global sensation K-pop group BTS describes his album as something he would call a diary. RM is no stranger to writing and incorporating his style into his music. Not only has he written a great portion of BTS’s discography but had put out two solo mixtapes, “RM” (2015) and “Mono” (2018). This helped define his style as something cerebral and complex but as well defiant

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) Music and Theatre Department is holding auditions for their Spring show, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , on December 12th-14th. The campus’ first full length musical since 2012, theatre professor Sally Story is excited to begin establishing musical theatre back into the entertainment seasons. Working with music veterans such as Dr. Elizabeth Momand as music director and Dr. Alex Zacharella as conductor, the produc

By Kobe Godwin & Sydney Seegers Over the last week, UAFS students shared what fast food restaurants they frequently visited in Fort Smith. The survey results showed that a popular location among students was Chick-Fil-A, while other frequented spots included McDonalds, Taco Bell, Wing Stop, and Raising Caines. Students also shared some memorable moments they had while visiting these restaurants, producing mixed results in customer satisfaction. One student said that while g

On December 2, Netflix released “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol,” an animated musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic holiday tale. Whimsical and vibrant, this rendition of “A Christmas Carol” is based on the 1970 live-action musical “Scrooge” and includes songs from the late Oscar-winning composer Leslie Bricusse. This film features Welsh actor Luke Evans voicing Scrooge, Oscar-winner Olivia Colman as the first Ghost of Christmas Past and Jonathan Pryce as Jacob Marley.

Morgan Wallen announced on Thursday his 2023 ‘One Night at a Time World Tour’ with 39 dates in 4 different countries. Tickets are available for pre-sale on December 7th and will be open to the public on the 9th. Wallen also announced he would be dropping three new songs on December 2nd called “One Thing At A Time”, “Tennessee Fan”, and “Days That End In Why”. The tour will kick off on March 15th in New Zealand and will wrap up on October 7th in Washington. Throughout the tour

Will Smith has been in the spotlight this past year, and not in a good light. At this year's Oscars, Smith casually stormed the stage after comedian Chris Rock made a joke towards Jada Pinkett Smith, his wife. For the next ten years, Will Smith is banned from attending the ceremony. Now, the actor is losing sleep over his upcoming historical movie, Emancipation, which is set to be released December 3, 2022 on in theaters and on AppleTV December 9. Smith plays escaped American

On Tuesday, December 29th at the ArcBest Corp. Performing Arts Center the UAFS Wind Ensemble performed at the annual season’s greetings concert alongside other ensembles from the UAFS Music Department. Their performance included five pieces of music under the direction of Dr. Alexandra Zacharella. For two of the pieces, they were joined by combined choirs, led by Dr. Zacharella and Dr. Timothy Workman. Both directors embraced the holiday spirit as we move into the Christmas s

Tenoch Huerta Mejía is a well-known Mexican actor who has appeared in numerous movies in Latin America. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opened in theaters on November 11, 2022, moved his stardom furthermore as his character Namor, in the film, was very well-liked by the audience. With his rise in popularity in the states, he took the opportunity to openly talk and praise how beautifully “Wakanda Forever” represented minority groups within the film. But even more so expressed

Shortly after releasing her new album, Midnights, recent six-time American Music Award winner, Taylor Swift, announced a long-awaited Eras stadium tour that quite literally broke the internet. However, this is just the beginning of many issues that occurred when Ticketmaster officially released the sale of tickets for approved presale code holders and Capital One cardholders starting at 10 am on November 15th, 2022. Millions of Taylor Swift fans awaited the chance to get tick

October 28, 2022 - Among all of this month’s spooky movie releases for the season, Netflix dropped a new and highly anticipated addition this past Friday. From director Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele, comes the newest release of the stop-motion Halloween flick genre called “Wendell and Wild”. The movie centers around an orphaned, punk rocker, Kat (voiced by Lyric Ross) who is dealing with survivor's guilt since the tragic accident that took her parents’ lives, and

This review discusses the details of the plot, no major spoilers are ahead. The return of Westeros, dragons, and those who will rightfully ascend the iron throne; House of the Dragon begins with the Targaryen Dynasty at its peak with more than 10 dragons under its yolk. Set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” the prequel sets course to tell the beginning of the fall of House Targaryen. The dance of the dragons will begin. Based on George R.R. Martin’s novel “Fir

The UAFS Wind Ensemble performed their first concert of the season on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the ArcBest Corp. Performing Arts Center. Their performance included seven pieces of music composed by Dr. Alexandra Zacharella, capturing the feeling of fall and the seasons to come. The Band started their concert with William Schuman’s (1910-1992) “Chester Overture for the Band.”The music, by my surprise, was fast and abrupt but also slow and peaceful with a nice build befo

Kendee Hughs Productions presents ‘Bedlam at the Beard and Lady.’ The murder mystery dinner takes place in Chester, Arkansas at the historic Beard and Lady Inn. The murder mystery comedy is written by Chuck King and directed by Jessye Wooten. Coming in the Spring of 2023 is another production written by Chuck King. The newest show will open at GiggleMuggs Creamery in Van Buren, Arkansas, called, ‘I Scream.’ The Beard and Lady Inn was built in 1887 and was restored in 2019. Kn

Netflix will be releasing an ad-supported subscription plan at the price of $6.99. On Thursday, October 13th, the popular streaming platform Netflix announced their new “Basic with Ads” monthly subscription package that will start on November 3rd. Current members on alternate plans can rest assure that they will not be affected by the new ads. Netflix claims that “Basic with Ads” is a compliment to their existing options. Due to healthy competition from other streaming servi

On September 22nd, 2022, Senators Alex Padilla and Marsha Blackburn introduced the American Music Fairness Act, a bill that would require broadcast corporations to pay royalties to creators for AM/FM radio plays. The legislation will ensure that radio broadcasters pay their equal share of royalties much like how other music platforms already pay to use artists' music. Senator Padilla commented on the announcement of the act saying “For too long, our laws have unfairly denied

The Sanderson sisters are back! Twenty-nine years since they last ran amuck in Salem they have not changed a bit. However, their curiosity about today’s world, compared to the early nineties, has grown. Due to its untimely release date, the original Hocus Pocus film, directed by Disney’s High School Musical director, Kenny Ortega, did not do well at the box office after its initial release. Since then, the film has become a Halloween household film families found on their tel