Poor substitute for porn
Wow, when I first picked up "The Guy Game" I thought it looked promising. I mean, it combined two of my favorite things -- video games and topless women.
Wow, when I first picked up "The Guy Game" I thought it looked promising. I mean, it combined two of my favorite things -- video games and topless women.
I'm about to say something that may seem like blasphemy to all of you movie buffs out there. I don't think all movie remakes are terrible. In fact, I enjoy some more than the originals.
Warning: this is a test. Nelly, the hip-hop sensation out of St. Louis, released two separate albums on the same day, a week ago. The first, Sweat, is a collection of party anthems and club beats, while the second, Suit, is full of mellow, slow jams. Either Nelly is giving his fans a choice of which set to buy, or he is confident that people will drop nearly $30 for both albums.
With the upcoming release of "Diff'rent Strokes: The Complete First Season" on DVD, I thought it would be appropriate to take a second to analyze the new cultural phenomenon that is television on DVD.
I'm about to say something that may seem like blasphemy to all of you movie buffs out there. I don't think all movie remakes are terrible. In fact, I enjoy some more than the originals.
Wow, when I first picked up "The Guy Game" I thought it looked promising. I mean, it combined two of my favorite things -- video games and topless women.
There could have been no better format for Mike Nichols' "Angels in America" than a television movie for HBO. On any other station, it would have been sanitized; in a movie theater, it would have been edited for time. Any alteration would have compromised this film too much.
In 1971, Melvin Van Peebles made "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song," one of the first and most important independent films ever made. Thirty years later, writer, director and actor Mario Van Peebles ("Ali," "New Jack City"), Melvin's son, set out in his father's footsteps to make one of the best films on how films are made since Federico Fellini's "81/2."
Ever since the '60s faded into disco and grunge went out with a bang one night in '94, rock 'n' roll has had a hard time finding its soul. Once dangerous, the musicians we idolize from the past, the guitar smashers and unapologetic media hounds, have transformed themselves into soccer mom fantasies and acoustic guitar-toting babysitters.
The Thrills come from Ireland, inhabit San Diego and want to be the Beach Boys, and somehow their new album, Let's Bottle Bohemia, doesn't make you cringe as much as that description might lead you to believe.
Within a Mile of Home should have come pre-packed with a sixer of Guinness, because this anthemic mix of traditional Irish folk and blistering punk rock will have you raising many a pint. Flogging Molly's third record doesn't bring much new to the table, but tighter songwriting and better production make this their best effort yet.
Warning: this is a test. Nelly, the hip-hop sensation out of St. Louis, released two separate albums on the same day, a week ago. The first, Sweat, is a collection of party anthems and club beats, while the second, Suit, is full of mellow, slow jams. Either Nelly is giving his fans a choice of which set to buy, or he is confident that people will drop nearly $30 for both albums.
The Jungle Room is rapidly filling with tough-looking, leather-clad bikers from the Memorial Ride, and The Swell lead singer John "Johnzo" West is laughing and saying that people are already accusing him of selling out.
Rarely will a film critic claim a movie is too short for its own good, but that is precisely the problem with "Maria Full of Grace," an intrepid but rather ordinary independent film from first-time director and recent New York Film Academy graduate Joshua Marston.
Working Title Films must have some sort of template they follow when making movies. The British-toned romantic comedy maker that brought us "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill" just released its newest clone, "Wimbledon," and it's safe to say it's not a far stretch from the three previous films.
What could be more American than baseball? Mediocre movies, of course. "Mr. 3000" is a movie that plays with the oh-too-familiar sports movie formula.
"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" is a tough flick to review. On one hand, it's a huge step forward as far as cinematic technology goes. On the other, it seems like a movie dreamt up by a nerdy 8-year-old who'd most likely reenact the film's preposterous plot with Legos in his or her bedroom.
Soulive is proof that jazz music is alive and ever-changing. This jazz/funk group, comprised of Alan Evans on drums, Neal Evans on organ and Eric Krasno on guitar pays tribute to jazz, funk and R&B of all decades, all of which can be found in their trademark sound.
Bloomington barflies -- prepare to snub your butts. Bloomington Municipal Code Chapter 6.12, also known as the "smoking ban," has been in effect for all restaurants and public places in the city for more than a year.
In his last address to the Bloomington Faculty Council regarding athletics, former Athletics Director Terry Clapacs listed five major departmental concerns for new AD Rick Greenspan to tackle. The list included football, scholarship costs, gender equity, facilities and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Most of these five concerns relate to one constant problem within the athletics department -- the budget deficit.