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Formulaic film somehow fails to be a dud

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan Daugherty · Wednesday, March 22,2006 9:34 p.m.

They're referred to as 'adultescents,' 'the boomerang generation' and 'kidults.' Their situation is called 'failure to launch.' A new movie, "Failure to Launch," is based on this real-life trend and it stars Matthew McConaughey as Tripp, a 35-year-old living with good ol' mom and dad. Emmy Award winner Sarah Jessica Parker plays Tripp's love interest, Paula, in only her second starring role since finishing "Sex and the City." Parker's character, a professional consultant/interventionist/girlfriend hired to get Tripp out of his parents' house, is a bit off-putting for this "lovely" star, but hey, we still love her.

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Sex, smut and Johnny Depp

By -Kehla West and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 22,2006 9:33 p.m.

It took more than a year for "The Libertine" to make it to American screens, and the buzz that built during that time was dead-on. It's a darkly satisfying character sketch, but it's not for the faint of heart. The film tells the story of John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, who famously embraced every temptation life could throw his way. As he descends to an early death of syphilis, he manages to romance a whore, write some fabulously filthy poetry and piss off the king by portraying him as a giant dildo. Wilmot may not have been a nice guy, obviously, but he was an infinitely interesting one.

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Horror remake gets lost in the 'hills'

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt McMullan · Wednesday, March 22,2006 9:32 p.m.

Let me tell you why "The Hills Have Eyes" sucked. You start off with an idea. In this case, that idea is "remakes are produced because those involved -- producers, directors, screenwriters, actors -- loved the original film." They want to pay homage to it and add their unique interpretation to a cool story. What they reproduce could be anything: a love story, comedy, drama, or yes, a horror film. Ah, the horror film. Nothing seems to be more often "reinterpreted" than the horror film. Every year, some new jackass director fresh off of filming a Sprite commercial gets the rights to remake a classic. Happens all the time.

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Root for the terrorist

By Alyson Brodsy and Tristan Mathews · Wednesday, March 22,2006 9:29 p.m.

Fans of Alan Moore who were rightfully disappointed by adaptations of his graphic novels "From Hell" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (the latter of which being the only movie I have ever walked out of the theater) can breath a sigh of relief: the Wachowski Brothers (of "Matrix" trilogy fame) produced it, James McTeigue directed it and "V for Vendetta" is sure to excite. The film acts as a retelling of the graphic novel, that thankfully doesn't attempt a straight adaptation. The Wachowski's, who wrote the script and produced the film, have a keen understanding for the characters and their world.

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Tap Dogs dancing onto stage tonight

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 22,2006 1:17 a.m.

Tap Dogs, a group of performers from around the world, will be on stage at 7:30 tonight in the IU Auditorium to perform a family-friendly show, according to a press release. Tickets are $19.50 to 37.50 for the general public and $13.50 to 27.50 for students with their IDs.

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Cosmetics queen comes home

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:40 a.m.

Before meeting their boyfriends, Jean Ford's sorority sisters always stopped by her room in the Kappa Alpha Theta house. Ford was a vendor for Holiday Magic Cosmetics, but she said she had more fun giving her friends makeovers and wasn't concerned about making money.

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Little 500 teams forced inside

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:39 a.m.

While Tuesday morning's snowfall darkened the first full day of spring for most IU students, Little 500 and Kappa Delta rider Lauren Ziemba was even more anxious about the precipitation.

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Profs: Ban students from A,C lots

By Allie Townsend · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:36 a.m.

Some professors think a lack of parking spots is adversely affecting their job performances. So a faculty plan, were it ever enacted, would discontinue the sale of A and C parking permits to most students.

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Hospital room evacuated

By Kevin Dwire · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:36 a.m.

Half of Bloomington Hospital's emergency area was evacuated Tuesday after two injured men with a potentially explosive component on their cots arrived by ambulance from nearby Crane Naval Base, a hospital spokeswoman said.

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Getting to know the man behind the SHOES

By Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:36 a.m.

His signature resides on the ankle patch of perhaps the most popular shoe in American history. He's a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and mingled with such basketball legends as John Wooden, Red Auerbach and Dean Smith. But up until now, nobody knew the true story of Chuck Taylor. Enter Abe Aamidor.

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Little 500 teams forced inside

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:34 a.m.

While Tuesday morning's snowfall darkened the first full day of spring for most IU students, Little 500 and Kappa Delta rider Lauren Ziemba was even more anxious about the precipitation.

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Hoosiers take second straight division title

By Lee Hurwitz · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:14 a.m.

In a weekend set that included two wins against ranked opponents and the end of a nine-game win streak, the No. 19 IU water polo team captured its second-straight Collegiate Water Polo Association Western Division regular season title.

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Hoosiers fail to win first title

By Josh Sacks · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:13 a.m.

Before the Hoosiers headed to Rochester, N.Y., to compete in the 2006 American Collegiate Hockey Association Championship Tournament last week, IU coach Rich Holdeman pointed to one game that would decide how his team would fare throughout the tournament -- its matchup with Oakland University.

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IU leaves shortened tournament with 3rd-place finish

By Kevin Kane · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:12 a.m.

Exactly two weeks after finishing its previous tournament, the men's golf team played Sunday in the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. Because of unplayable course conditions, the final 18 holes were canceled, leaving the Hoosiers with a third-place finish.

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The NFL: Live long and prosper

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:12 a.m.

The National Basketball Association, under Commissioner David Stern, has an image problem. Major League Baseball, under Bud Selig, has a steroid problem. The National Hockey League, under Gary Bettman, has more problems than it does fans. Meanwhile, the National Football League, under Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, has the problem of prosperity, which frankly, is no problem at all.

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Chef gets served

By -Kehla West and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:08 a.m.

The recent fallout over an episode of the cartoon "South Park" has Tom Cruise threatening to not promote his most recent movie and sparked Isaac Hayes, who voices one of the characters on the show, to resign from his role.

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The healthy choice

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 22,2006 12:06 a.m.

It seems like each time IU graduate students reach out for logical benefits from the University, the University never responds in kind.

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