I Friday, Oct. 1,2010
‘Gasland’
director
to speak
after film
By Lauren Ingeno
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Drilling into Marcellus Shale,
one of the largest gas fields in the
world, can provide many benefits
including a big boost to
Pennsylvania’s economy, accord
ing to recent Penn State
research.
But a documentary playing at
the State Theatre, 130 W. College
Ave., this weekend will show the
darker side of gas drilling.
Director Josh Fox will speak
about his findings after his docu
mentary’s showings at 1,4, 7 and
9:30 pm Sunday.
Fox’s documentary “Gasland”
has sparked controversy since
debuting on HBO June 21 and
winning a special jury prize at
the Sundance Film Festival.
Kristy Cyone, marketing direc
tor of the State Theatre, said
many people asked the theater to
play the documentary, which also
aired on WPSU-TV and is only
playing in select theaters around
the nation.
The film follows Fox as he trav
els through different areas of the
U.S., visiting communities
impacted by natural gas drilling
specifically by a method
known as hydraulic fracturing or
“fracking.”
Fox began his filming journey
after he was asked to lease his
land in Wayne County, Pa. for gas
Oscar nominee Tony Curtis, 85, dies of cardiac arrest
By Ken Ritter
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HENDERSON, Nev. Tony
Curtis shaped himself from a
1950 s movie heartthrob into a
respected actor, showing a deter
mined streak that served him well
in such films as “Sweet Smell of
Success,” “’The Defiant Ones” and
“Some Like It Hot.”
The Oscar-nominated actor
died Wednesday evening of car
diac arrest at home in the Las
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Gasland, a film about the darker side of drilling Into the Marcellus
Shale, will be shown at the State Theatre this Sunday.
drilling, which is happening in 34
different states, he said.
“When I started to explore the
process and ended up going to
different states, I found people
who were able to set their water
on fire from the drilling,” Fox
said. “I found people who were
getting very sick, rapid air pollu
tion, toxic chemicals showing up
in people’s water supply.”
Fox said his motivation for
making the film was to tell “the
whole story” and not the story
that was being told from the
gas industry, by speaking to
those directly affected by the
drilling.
Penn State recently developed
the Marcellus Center for
Outreach and Research, support
ed by the colleges of Agricultural
Sciences and Earth and Mineral
Sciences.
Pox said Penn State has been
promoting shale in many peo
ple’s eyes, the university’s
actions have been irresponsible,
he said.
“They have promoted it in a
very rosy way and that was not
my experience of it. They were
holding info sessions and they
Vegas-area city of Henderson,
Clark County Coroner Mike
Murphy said Thursday. He was 85.
“He died peacefully here, sur
rounded by those who love him
and have been caring for him,” his
wife, Jill Curtis, told The
Associated Press outside their
home. “All Tony ever wanted to be
was a movie star. He didn’t want to
be the most dramatic actor. He
wanted to be a movie star, ever
since he was a little kid.”
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were giving people the wrong
information,” Fox said.
But David Yoxtheimer, an
extension associate with the
Marcellus Center for Outreach
and Research, said he thinks
much of the film’s information is
misleading.
He disagrees with Fox’s claims
about Penn State.
“There are definitely negative
issues with [drilling], which I
don’t think Penn State is trying to
hide in any way,” Yoxtheimer
said.
“Penn State is trying to be
proactive.”
To e-mail reporter: ImlsolB@psu.edu
If you go
What: “Gasland" screening
When: 1,4, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday
Where: The State Theatre, 130
W. College Ave.
Details: Tickets are $8 for gen
eral admission and $6 for sen
iors and students.
movies that exploited his hand
some physique and appealing per
sonality then steadily moved to
more substantial roles, starting in
1957 in the harrowing show busi
ness tale, “Sweet Smell of
Success.”
In 1958, “The Defiant Ones”
brought him an Academy Award
nomination as best actor for his
portrayal of a white racist who
escaped from prison handcuffed
to a black man played by Sidney
Poitier.
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Irving’s to showcase
student’s EP debut
By Allegro O’Neill
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Proving what happens when
you follow your dreams, student
Anna Jepson is bringing her
debut EP to downtown State
College.
Jepson (senior-integrative
arts) will introduce her EP
“Something About Sunshine” to
the general public at 6 tonight
at Irving’s, 110 E. College Ave.
“She is performing down
stairs and food from the restau
rant will still be served upstairs
for customers,” said Marya
Schoenholtz, part owner of
Irving’s.
Jepson said she is happy
about the release party’ venue
because of its atmosphere.
“I thought Irving’s would be a
good go to because it is very
relaxed,” Jepson said.
For her, music has become a
full-time job.
“I realized that if I wanted to
really do this, I had to take it
seriously,” Jepson said. “So I
learned guitar and started writ
ing my own songs.”
It took about a year and a half
to get the songs written before
she could begin putting an EP
together, Jepson said.
“Once I got all the songs
together, I contacted a guy in
Nashville named Chris August
to produce it,” she said. “I wrote
all the songs and lyrics and
melodies and he added bass,
drums and guitar.”
Jepson said she liked the
freedom of being able to control
her first project.
“It was a great experience in
The following year, Curtis
donned women’s clothing and
sparred with Marilyn Monroe in
one of the most acclaimed film
comedies ever, Billy Wilder’s
“Some Like It Hot.”
“He was a fine actor ... I shall
miss him,” said British actor
Roger Moore, who starred along
side Curtis in TV’s “The
Persuaders.”
“He was great fun to work with,
a great sense of humor and won
derful ad libs,” Moore told Sky
The Daily Collegian
If you go
What: “Something About
Sunshine” EP release party
When: 6 tonight
Where: Irving’s, 110 E.
College Ave.
Details: The EP is Jepson’s
first.
producing a first record,”
Jepson said. “It was really fun
working with him because it
was really casual and since I
am completely independent it
was nice to have that control.”
Jepson said her musical style
fits in the genre of acoustic pop.
“Anything acoustic is my
music of choice,” Jepson said.
“Somebodjy told me it is a com
bination between Colbie Caillat
and Taylor Swift.”
Ann Hibbert (junior-market
ing) said she appreciates music
that straddles a variety of gen
res.
“You don’t want too much of
one thing,” Hibbert said. “I like
all kinds of music so it’s good
that she’s changing things up.”
Other students said they’re
impressed with Jepson’s EP
release.
“I have a hard enough time
juggling classes, work and
activities,” Evangeline Worsley
(junior-secondary education)
said.
“It must take a lot of dedica
tion to be able to commit to
such a big project.”
To e-mail reporter: aposols@psu.Mlu
News. “We had the best of times.”
Curtis’ first wife was actress
Janet Leigh of “Psycho” fame;
actress Jamie Lee Curtis is their
daughter.
“My father leaves behind a lega
cy of great performances in
movies and in his paintings and
assemblages,” Jamie Lee Curtis
said in a statement. “He leaves
behind children and their families
who loved him and respected him
and a wife and in-laws who were
devoted to him.”
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