Cory Barker
TV surveillance columnist Cory Barker.
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TV surveillance columnist Cory Barker.
TV Surveillance columnist Cory Barker.
Fireworks explode Saturday evening over the IU Tennis Center. Despite heavy showers, the fireworks display still went on, with spectators picking their spots all over the area trying to avoid the rain.
Sparky the Fire Dog greats a fan Saturday morning along Kirkwood Avenue. Many local groups entered floats into the parade, along with local businesses in celebration of the Fourth of July.
Pianist Yael Weiss and Cellist Clancy Newman, of the Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio, perform Sunday afternoon in Merrill Hall. The performers began playing together in 2001, and have performed around the world.
Conductor Chris Ludwa welcomes the kids during a parade Saturday evening at Ivy Tech, as part of the 13th Annual Picnic with the POPS. Ludwa has conducted the Bloomington POPS Orchestra since 2005. Picnic with the POPS has been a community celebration of America's Independence and the soldiers who have given their lives to protect the United States.
Participants light candles Friday evening at the Sample Gates in protest to the events in Iran over the past month. Election results are being disputed by the reform candidate, due to questionable results of the election.
Gatherers light candles Friday evening at the Sampe Gates, and hold a candle light vigil for Iran and the events surrounding the election. Many at the event felt that Iran should be held accountable for the human rights violations, against protestors of the recent election, due to Iran being a signatory of the U.N. Charter.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>What happens when you tell people there’s no script, just a general plot, and let the cameras roll? Well, it’ll probably end up something like “Year One.”“Year One” is a story about two cavemen who go in search of their destiny and discover many adventures along the way. Written and directed by Harold Ramis (of “Ghostbusters” fame), this movie seems like an extreme parody of the Bible and the movie “10,000 B.C.” all rolled into one. And it works all right.Most of the scenes revolve around Black and Cera’s exchanges, which basically consist of Black’s logical insanity and Cera’s subtle doses of reality. Many of the jokes are predictable, such as beating a woman in the tribe with a stick like a caveman, or references to boners, but they work because of the delivery of the actors.On paper, I’m sure the movie sounded funny, but it comes off as a poor man’s “Monty Python’s, The Life of Bryan” or Mel Brooks’ “History of the World: Part I.”Produced by Judd Apatow, “Year One” could be considered the one that was phoned in. It lacked a lot of the heart that “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” had, the intelligence of “Knocked Up” and the humor of “Superbad.” Other comedians such as Paul Rudd, David Cross and Hank Azaria make cameos and are arguably the best part of the film. Some of the lines that come out of Azaria’s mouth are predictable like the rest of the movie but almost make you do a spit take. Ultimately, all the cameos don’t add to the movie – even McLovin doesn’t help this one.Though there are few funny moments, it’s mostly just a bunch of village idiots reminding us that just because you’ve made a few classically funny movies, not all of them will be as evolved.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In 1984, a little-known metal band made a documentary about its experiences on tour. Twenty-five years later the band is still discussed, quoted and remembered for its excess and decadence.“Back from the Dead” is a pseudo re-release of the classic soundtrack “This is Spinal Tap,” to Rob Reiner’s mockumentary. If you stretch the joke out, it’s almost a parody of the “greatest hits” albums of modern bands that only have two albums to their name but repackage it with new and unreleased material. But this band only used one album (it had a second real studio release, but not many people know of it). And in a day when old bands try to recapture the glory of the spotlight, it’s no surprise that Tap has decided to re-release this album with re-recorded tracks.The album celebrates the 25th anniversary of the film and coincides with the 25th anniversary DVD release. Although the movie was making fun of bands and rock documentaries of the time, the songs actually are still enjoyable due to their exaggerated content. Updates to the classics also include a funk version of “Sex Farm” and even a reggae version of “(Listen to the) Flower People.” Some friends of Tap show up as guests on new tracks, including John Mayer, Steve Vai and Phil Collen on “Short and Sweet.” But one of the best parts about the album is that finally we get to hear the free-form jazz exploration in the three-part “Jazz Odyssey.”In the end, this album really doesn’t offer anything too new – remastered tracks, excess and lecherous lyrics. But what shines is the humor of the original movie and soundtrack. Now if only they will release Nigel Tufnel’s “Lick My Love Pump.”
Spinal Tap, "Back From the Dead."
Workers from C. B. Fisk install the new Maidee H. and Jackson A. Seward Organ Wednesday afternoon in Auer Hall. The organ is built so that each pipe appears in a symetrical pattern, but not necessarily in in line with each individual key on the organ.
Riders go around on the Downdraft on Saturday during the 52 annual Fun Frolic at Memorial Stadium.
Larry Staples, 2, and his father Rodney shoot for a prize Friday evening during Fun Frolic. Even after winning his prize, Larry kept shooting for fun.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Will Ferrell is becoming a parody of his own punch lines. When he first began making big Hollywood movies, his humor was amusing. But lately his movies are turning into that joke that gets told because it’s so funny but is so often repeated it isn’t funny anymore.“Land of the Lost” is a film production of the original cult-fave TV show from the ’70s. Starring Ferrell as Dr. Rick Marshall, a quantum-paleontologist with a penchant for radical theories about time travel and show tunes, “Land of the Lost” takes watchers on a journey through time and space.Sadly, this film’s biggest drawback is also its biggest star, Ferrell. Like most of his previous films, this one is just a multi-million dollar excuse for Ferrell to run around acting like an idiot and making stupid comments. Per usual, he’s playing the oblivious, angry man-child that was once funny in “Anchorman.” Here, he’s an “expert” in some vocation who is really an idiot yet somehow becomes famous by luck. Marshall is a combination of some Frank “The Tank” (“Old School”), George W. Bush and every other guy Ferrell has played this decade. That’s not to say the movie isn’t funny. The rest of the cast actually provides some truly hilarious moments, playing off Ferrell’s antics. Oddly, the real scene-stealer is Matt Lauer. His two scenes were actually some of the best in the movie, and it’s probably not a good thing if a “Today Show” host brings the funny more than the star. It’s obvious that people’s short attention spans will allow Ferrell to keep making movies. If you aren’t the biggest fan of his work, then this movie won’t really be anything new for you. If you’re a fan of his movies, you’re in luck; the movie set itself up for a sequel, so you will get plenty more of the same jokes over and over.
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If you're looking for a great burger, try Opie Taylor's at 110 N. Walnut St.
Buffa Louie's wings have been a campus favorite since 1987.
Anatolia is a popular Turkish restaurant owned by IU Ph.D. student Osman Cekic.