Arts & Entert ainment Movieoke coming soon to theaters everywhere

ANDREW MATYSIK ASST SPORTSEDITOR AJM722@CABRINI EDU

Are you tired of your roommate constantly reciting movie lines in your ear truly believing that he/she is a movie star? There is now a remedy to overcoming the annoying antics of all wannabe actors and actresses. Anew activity, titled “movieoke” has grown in popularity for everyday citizens to become the movie stars they dream about.

By definition, movieoke is a form of entertainment where a person stands in front of a crowd and performs a scene from a movie with the silent movie playing in the background. Developed in 2003 by a woman named Anastasia Fite, movieoke is basically the same thing as the tradi- tional karaoke, just with movies being the center of attention.

Hailing from an underground theater called the Den of Cin in New York City; movieoke has spread down the East Coast to the Philadelphia area. Just like karaoke, there are an endless amount of scenes that can be performed in front of the live audience.

Cabrini senior Kyle Devers has seen movieoke performed

“Dumb and Dumber.” Founder Anastasia Fite happens to be an expert of the complicated choreographic scenes from “Flash Dance” and “The Wicker Man.”

According to the official movieoke website, the format consists of a monitor placed in front of the person in case of a lapse in memory. Also, getting all the words exactly right is not essential. Many times, people ad-lib their performances which end up being more entertaining. Movieoke is commonly used in the bar or club atmosphere for good laughs, but actors commonly use it when training. Movieoke helps the struggling actor/actress to emulate their inspirations in show business. It also enables them to study such things as body mechanics and tonal variety.

The Brynn Mawr Theater will be hosting a movieoke night this year on the night of April 20th. The process takes about ten minutes of preparation from renting the DVD to playing the part desired with the captions turnedon.

For all those that have that bothersome person in your life that cannot seem to shut-up with “performing,” movieoke is a great place to send them for the attention they are dying for. Plus, it will get them out of your hair for a few hours. Keep in mind that bars and clubs commonly host the exciting activity, so keep your eyes peeled.

DIANA ASHJIAN ASST. A&E EDITOR DA725@CABRINI EDU

Green tea is the latest supplement that has the average dieter investing their hopes on a thinner, more slender body. The powerful anti-oxidant can lower blood sugar levels, curb cravings and restrict high blood cholesterol.

Junior, works in the Dixon Center and sees firsthand how students have been pouring into the gym attempting to get ready for bikini season by working out and even practicing yoga.

live recently. “It was hilarious. My stomach hurt from laughing because my boy Santosh did a comical scene from Mighty Ducks II! I was too chicken to try it out though,” Devers said.

Popular movieoke performances range from deranged scenes in “The Taxi Driver” starring Robert DeNiro, all the way to hysterical comedy scenes from

Junior history major Casey Marshall has been told on numerous occasions that he has a problem with constantly reciting movie lines that nobody wants to hear. Well now Casey has an audience. “I have never been to a movieoke night around here. It sounds like a place where I might make some friends. I really need help,” Marshall said.

Past and present diet trends have encouraged waist line watchers to kick butt with Billy Blanks and master Tae Bo; abandon carbohydrates with Dr. Atkins; and envy Anna Nicole Smith while popping TrimSpa, baby. But, the fact still remains that 30% of Americans are obese. While there is no prescription to cure the social stigma of obesity or being overweight, health services coordinator Sue Fitzgerald believes that green tea as a healthy tool makes sense physiologically.

“Green tea helps to slow the release of sugars and carbs into the blood stream, which regulates the peak of blood sugar levels. The less fluctuation in those levels, the healthier the body,” Fitzgerald said. “But, does green tea impact the whole body enough for major weight loss?”

Green tea is made from the ancient plant Camellia Sinensis and has been part of the Chinese diet for three thousand years. The liquid shrub helps the body to break down carbohydrates faster and boost metabolism. Unlike popular diet pills like Xenadrine, green tea doesn’t speed up heart rates leaving the body more prone to consistency in keeping the weight off.

Kay Zwolak, Cabrini

“I think it’s interesting how the Western approach to well-being and beauty is realizing older philosophies, like inner harmony, and turning them into better ways for young people to look at themselves,” Zwolak said. “It’s healthy even if it doesn’t make you lose 20 lbs.”

With an average dose of one cup of green tea or one capsule with each meal the bodily production of noradrenaline, the hormone responsible for calorie burning, increases. Green tea intake combined with a workout regiment, like one that could be planned with Activetrax at the Dixon Center, could do wonders for the body.

“Weight isn’t gained over night so it won’t come off overnight,” Fitzgerald said. “The best way to lose weight is to watch what you eat and exercise a minimum of three times per week.”

On top of weight-loss aid, benefits of the oriental antioxidant also include increased alertness, an alternative to unnatural prescription drugs such as adderol, lowered risk in disease, like lung Cancer and breast Cancer, and even works against bad breath and skin aging.

Since drinking the ancient herb obviously isn’t everyone’s “cup of tea” it is also available in tablet form. All forms of green tea can be purchased at any major drug store or pharmacy, such as GNC or CVS.

ANDREW MATYSIK ASST. SPORTS EDITOR AJM722@CABRINI EDU

Our present-day society is completely obsessed with the concept of making things bigger, better, stronger and faster. Constant innovations and upgrades are the driving force in our global economy. In the technological world, especially, speed and compactness run the market. Flatscreen computer monitors and sleek cell-phones are just a few of these new inventions.

As we all know, children imitate the behavior of their parents and role models. If parents want something faster, children want something faster. In a child’s case, however, we see this desire for updates in the world of online lingo.