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Defining moments in pop culture this year

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 10:17 p.m.

The entertainment industry has had its ups and downs this year, as 2008 played out like a story full of both failures and successes. Here are three events that made 2008 memorable. • The Writer’s Guild of America Strike – Though it ended in the middle of February, the WGA strike disrupted the film and television industries in ways that we probably don’t yet understand. The writers bargained for more residual money in the increasing online arenas. They didn’t get more than the initial offer, and it’s arguable the strike was even worth it, especially considering the damage done: production stoppages, layoffs, $500 million in opportunity costs, $1.5 billion for Los Angeles and lost credibility.

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IU vs. TCU Live Chat

Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 7:49 p.m.

Join basketball reporters Matt Dollinger and Tom Kirby along with columnist Zachary Osterman as they live blog the Hoosiers showdown with the TCU Horned Frogs. Basketblog

Ta da! Done.

The recession wreath

By Amanda Lowry · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 5:34 p.m.

Parents love homemade gifts, and college students love cheap gifts. It’s a win-win situation.

Looking forward to 2009

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2:27 p.m.

WEEKEND Reviews Editor Cory Barker looks at how the problems in the entertainment industry this year will only get worse in 2009.

How many times do you think James McAvoy asked to do this scene over again?

'Wanted' for the holidays

By Jordan Greenberg · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2:22 p.m.

Sweet action sequences, smoking hot actresses and surprises throughout the story all make for a killer movie. If you put all those traits together, you’ve got “Wanted.” The film brings rising star James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and the hottest actress on the planet Angelina Jolie all on board to create one hell of a ride.

"I feel like we've done this brooding, staring at one another with romantic undertones scene before, don't you?"

‘X-Files’ takes its cue from good old days

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2:19 p.m.

Despite the high number of negative reviews “X-Files: I Want to Believe” received after it hit theaters this summer, I loved it. I actually thought the movie’s plot and tone hewed refreshingly close to the first few seasons of the original series, before the show lost its low-budget feel, and the massive alien conspiracy conquered the story line.

This scene makes good on “Unrated” for sure.

Comedy’s best men do it again

By Jordan Greenberg · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2:16 p.m.

With today’s lower standards, comedy has become more obnoxious. People want to see things that aren’t normal and laugh at them. They want to see social norms broken, adults acting like children, dirty utterances and more. To meet these needs, Will Ferrell has teamed up with “Anchorman” and “Talladega Nights” director Adam McKay once again to write “Step Brothers.”

Does anyone believe this "retirement" will stick?

Scarface's career comes to a close...supposedly

By Alex Rast · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2:13 p.m.

To the surprise of no one, Emeritus doesn’t sound much like a farewell. Scarface provides tracks that fit right alongside most of his catalogue, but there isn’t enough here to really stick out as career-ending or defining. It’s all great, but it’s also a shame that he didn’t put a proper stamp on a great career. 

We had to use the album art because it's damn hard to find a photo of Scott Weiland that isn't some sort of mug shot.

Weiland is happy by himself

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2:09 p.m.

A dose of nostalgia. That’s what Scott Weiland’s album Happy in Galoshes provides. It’s a far cry from the early days of the Stone Temple Pilots, or even Velvet Revolver, but it still sounds pretty damn good.

Bright star from the '90s still burns

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2:04 p.m.

Red Star is a nice release from the one of the biggest bands of the ’90s. If they have an entire album of melodies on par with these three, then it will be quite pleasing to the legions of fans who have wanted something more.

Third comeback is the charm.

Great songs, little growth

By Danielle Rindler · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 2 p.m.

There are definitely aspects of the pre-Vegas-elopement Britney in Circus. The pop singer’s strength still lies in her catchy, upbeat music and girl-power lyrics. All the standout tracks are ones that could be accompanied by some of Spears’ signature sultry, barely clothed dance moves

Luda might now go by his real name in movies, but he still keeps it real on the mic.

'Theater' finds Luda long on style

By Thomas Miller · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 1:57 p.m.

He knows what he is, and he doesn’t care. His flows are laced with humor, ridiculous amounts of ego-boosting and a great taste for word play. If you’re looking for something to impress your friends with, this ain’t it. If you want a good time and don’t want to think about it, stop by Ludacris' Theater of Mind.

The members of Coldplay are badasses, but not too badass to stand in a prairie.

Coldplay: 2-for-2 in '08

By Paul Mattingly · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 1:53 p.m.

Unlike their recent, lavish, Phil Spector-esque album Viva La Vida (the best album of the year, by the way), Prospekt’s March is surprisingly stripped down.  

"Pajamas" is powered by its young actors.

'Pajamas' limited but emotive

By Doug Evans · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2008 1:49 p.m.

“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” like other films before it, revisits the horrors of Nazi Germany during World War II. Based on a book by Irish novelist John Boyne, which he drafted in 2 1/2 days, the film succeeds in its appeal to emotion and innocence.

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