'Kingdom of Heaven' doesn't disappoint
Epic filmmaking has been in a rut ever since the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy ended in 2003.
Epic filmmaking has been in a rut ever since the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy ended in 2003.
Just when I thought action moviemaking couldn't get any lamer than the Vin Diesel vehicle "xXx" along comes "xXx: State of the Union."
Let's get something straight right out of the gate: I love Ben Folds' music and have ever since I discovered Whatever and Ever Amen and its hit single "Brick" back in 1997.
The world is full of unsolved mysteries that amaze the general populous and leave even scientists scratching their heads.
One night in 1971, Douglas Adams was lying in a field in Innsbruck, Austria staring up at the stars, and pouring over a borrowed copy of a travel book called "Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe."
Smack in the middle of his two biggest commercial triumphs, 1975's Born to Run and 1984's Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen released his single finest (and yet somehow most obscure) record.
School's out for summer!
House of Wax" marks Paris Hilton's first starring role in a feature film, and as such I'll save you folks some sense of mystery.
So far in my life I have seen three versions of "The Phantom of the Opera" and none of them were on the stage.
When it comes to Italian comedy, there are the good films and the great films, with a majority of them falling into the latter.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday after a small plane entered restricted airspace and came within three miles of the executive mansion. Military jets scrambled to intercept the aircraft and fired warning flares.
While President Bush worked hard to return to the White House in 2005, the IU men's soccer team did the same. As a result of winning the 2004 Men's Soccer National Championship in December, the Hoosiers earned a return trip to the White House Friday to be recognized for their achievements.
The men's track team will take its talents to Ohio State this weekend to compete against the conference's best at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday through Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
The IU baseball team will return to action this weekend as they head to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the University of Michigan. The four-game series will begin at 5:35 p.m. Friday at Michigan's Fisher Stadium.
ZION, Ill. - When the father of a missing 8-year-old found her bloodied body in a ravine, next to her lifeless best friend, it seemed every parent's worst nightmare.
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Five suicide attacks in three cities in Iraq killed more than 60 people Wednesday. In the deadliest, a man with hidden explosives set them off in a line of people outside a police and army recruitment center in northern Iraq, killing 30 and wounding 35, police said.
Enjoying sunny, warm weather, sleeping until 10 a.m., walking the nearby pristine beaches and stargazing at night sounds like a fantasy vacation, but for senior Betsy Mills, an astronomy major, it was all part of a 10-week internship at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in La Serena, Chile this past semester.
CHICAGO -- Sculptor Ruth Duckworth has been creating and selling art for over half a century, and each piece still holds a place in her heart.
CANNES, France -- Cannes is where "Fahrenheit 9/11" caught fire, winning the film festival's top prize last year and putting the heat on the White House.
The controversial panel of the Thomas H. Benton Mural in Woodburn Hall should stay where it is because it helps to make sure the tragedies of racism will not be forgotten, said IU President Adam Herbert in an interview earlier this month.