When Orson Scott Card wrote the contemporary science fiction classic Ender's Game in the late 1970s, he laid the groundwork for a career in historical speculation.
The Star Fox series, one of Nintendo's best franchises, returns to the GameCube with Star Fox: Assault. After deviating from the tried and true space battle/shooter formula in Star Fox Adventures for the GameCube, Assault tries to return to the addictive gameplay fans have come to expect. When Star Fox first hit the scene on the Super Nintendo, gamers fell in love with its stunning 3-D graphics and addictive on-rail shooting.
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Golden Raspberry Awards, which celebrate Hollywood's schlock cinema with categories ranging from Worst Picture to Worst Remake or Sequel to Worst On-Screen Duo.
Visions of men in tights, dramatic deaths and bustiers may come to mind when thinking of opera. Many preconceived notions about the form abound, not all of them positive.
For almost ten years, human cloning has been one of the hot topics of political debate. Ever since Ian Wilmut created Dolly, the first genetically identical clone of a mammal, the idea of humans cloned from other humans has evolved from science fiction to a scientific plausibility. Cast of Shadows, the surprisingly decent first novel from journalist Kevin Guilfoile, deals somewhat soberly with this controversial topic.
Almost everyone can find some comedy in their romantic lives. Whether it's that old boyfriend that you can't believe you went out with, or the time your date shot milk out of her nose, we can all look back on our past romantic relationships and laugh. Such is the premise of "The Ives Have It," a collection of one-act plays by David Ives which explore, often comedically, the different sides of dating.
You may know Neko in her own right, or you may be familiar with Ms. Case's most recent alter-ego in the band, The New Pornographers.
Tableau sits down with Michael Slon, interim conductor for the Charlottesville and University Symphony, about his filling in for regular conductor Carl Roskott, and their upcoming concert: For those of us who might not know, how does the Charlottesville and University Symphony operate as an institution? In each section of the orchestra, there are paid principals who are auditioned and hired by the [McIntire Department of Music]
We have a confession to make. We are restaurant groupies. We make it our business to be the first to know when a new place opens, we check the health violations Web site for sheer pleasure and we revere chefs like celebrities. So when we heard that one of our favorite local chefs, Sean Lawford, was opening his own restaurant, we immediately started to salivate.
Spectrum Theater does most of its work in the shadows. To many students, Spectrum might be nothing more than that little phrase at the bottom of the myriad fliers for shows like The Vagina Monologues, Voices of the Class or, currently, Dido and Aeneas.
The Aviator Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, with 11 nominations, is this year's film to beat. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance, nominated in the Best Actor category, along with Oscar-nominated supporting roles from Alan Alda and Cate Blanchett place this Howard Hughes biopic at the top of many Academy member's ballots. The Aviator is also nominated for awards in Art Direction and Cinematography, a testament to the film's visual beauty.
"It's John. John Constantine, a**hole," Keanu Reeves whispers to a demonically possessed girl strapped to a bed in Constantine's opening scene. Constantine (Reeves) is a man born with a "gift," the ability to recognize half-breed angels and demons hidden among humans.
Music is supposed to inspire, to enliven, to invigorate. It should also ask questions of the listener, questions like, "What if God was one of us?", "War: what is it good for?" and "Who let the dogs out?" They Might Be Giants' new children's album, Here Come the ABCs, raises its own pertinent questions, like "Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?" It's a good question, and in the midst of midterms, some well-placed kid's music works wonders. "Alphabet of Nations" begins with Booker T-style traveling music and moves smoothly into pop-happy piano.
Studio Ghibli has long been recognized as one of the premiere movie companies in the world. Helmed by visionaries Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli consistently has produced quality films over the past two decades.
The entertainment industry is all about choices. Recent pop culture earthquakes such as the iPod and TiVo make sure consumers can listen to and watch what they want, when they want.
New Jersey: the new heroin. It has a bad stigma, but damn it if we don't go back for more. We try to escape it, but something keeps drawing us in. New Jersey has a bad reputation -- Governor Jim McGreevey, pharmaceutical plants, the Mafia, the Net --but she has experienced a resurgence as of late.
At the risk of sounding too lit. mag-esque, the content for this week's tableau reminds me of a poem: "The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost. The well-known analogy of "the road less traveled" occurred to me while dodging sketchy construction workers and falling objects near the site of Varsity Hall's brilliant move.
It's time again for another a cappella concert. It's time again to fill the pockets of University singers so they can run off and get drunk somewhere.
Nothing about Paul Hitopoulos, neither his art nor his personality, is what it seems. His work reflects a degree of meticulousness that borrows from Ad Reinhardt, the poster child of Minimalism, an art movement anchored in precision and hyper-simplicity. Hitopoulos' art, however, in subject and color, appears environmental
This one is a renter, and maybe not even that. Despite a handful of humorous moments, Hitch proves to be a sub-par romance with poor character development and extremely cheesy dialogue.
