John Ranic
"Heavenly creatures, lovely bones"
By John Ranic | Dec. 11, 2009Lucas. Spielberg. Cameron. Jackson.
A bird's-eye view
By John Ranic | Nov. 23, 2009The UB Center For the Arts swapped same-sex spit, danced alongside a transvestite named Angel and sang the sweetest harmonies AIDS has ever inspired, all in around 525,600 minutes. Oh, and that was just RENT in the Black Box Theater.
Football family fare
By John Ranic | Nov. 13, 2009Treading on dangerous territory, Disney did football and made the unforgettable Remember The Titans. Prejudice, diversity, Denzel – it was all quite riveting.
Mayday all over
By John Ranic | Nov. 11, 2009Tales don't tell themselves, but dead friends do shout sing-a-long narratives.
More than memories
By John Ranic | Nov. 6, 2009The taste of ink only lasts so long before you rinse your mouth out with something else.
Swine flu is the new black
By John Ranic | Oct. 28, 2009Sweet baby Hills, don't you go dying on me!
Blood baths and golden showers
By John Ranic | Oct. 26, 2009GWAR makes music for the classically trained ear… that likes being drenched in blood, urine, and watery feces. Theatrically speaking, of course.