The winter months of January and February once provided a welcome retreat from the holiday season's annual onslaught.
Don't get it twisted. T.O.N.E is no new jack to this Hip Hop thing. The One No one Expected has seen first-hand how Hip Hop has gone from battling in the parks to luxury cars and MTV Cribs. Hip Hop is a family thing for T.O.N.E, formerly known as Toney Tone, as he first made noise ghostwriting for his older brother T La Rock.
After countless shout outs and guest cameos on Nas records, The Bravehearts (composed of Nas' little brother, Jungle, and best friend Wiz) are attempting to step out of the shadows with their cleverly-titled debut effort "Bravehearted." So what does a duo do when they come into the game on the coattails of one of the illest and most respected lyricists of all time?
What is this? At the risk of falling prey to the ubiquitous and incidentally, wholly unwarranted Bob Dylan comparisons lofted on Ryan Adams, his "Love is Hell" provokes confusion and knee-jerk repulsion similar to that which Greil Marcus succinctly encapsulated decades ago when infamously confronted with "Self Portrait." "Love is Hell," a morose collection of self-pity-infatuated, emotionally hollow singer-songwriter drivel, presents a portrait of an artist arriving at a creative dead end as he finishes the painful transformation from precocious to self-consciously precious.
Imagine a wonderful and romantic evening at a restaurant in downtown Washington, D.C. with your significant other...and about 50 secret service agents watching your every move.
If you like drama, go see "Big Fish." If you like comedy, go see "Big Fish." If you like fantasy, go see "Big Fish." If you like little kids, old men, small Southern towns, big city dreams, love stories, war stories, tall tales, nostalgia, or just really good movies, GO SEE "BIG FISH." In his latest triumph director Tim Burton brilliantly lends his flare for the fantastic to the moving story of a son's search to understand his father before it's too late.
Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" is as close to literature as a thriller novel dare approach. The protagonist, usually a detective or lawyer (in the style of John Grisham), is a symbolist and art historian in Harris tweed suits.
Like Impressionistic art, "Cold Mountain" is a much better piece of work when viewed from afar rather than at its individual components.
With a solemn, artsy title like "House of Sand and Fog," it's easy to imagine director Vadim Perelman's debut film as a sappy sentimental drama involving a decaying Victorian manor, the kind of movie with foppish elderly British couples bemoaning the slow disrepair of an old mansion.
Though it is set at an all girls school over 50 years ago, Mike Newell's latest film, "Mona Lisa Smile," seems eerily applicable to modern day U.Va -- or it did to me at least.
At some point in their prolonged career, the Offspring thought it best to create banal, commercial-friendly tunes against the tradition of their Southern California punk roots.Unfortunately, that occurred years ago with the release of their major-label debut, "Ixnay on the Hombre," and their most recent concoction, "Splinter," only proves that the four-piece has failed to evolve since then. Unlike their former counterparts in Bad Religion and Rancid, the Offspring succumbed to the demands of corporate America after gaining massive exposure through their critically acclaimed 1994 album, "Smash." Their latest work stands as a testament to this.
With 2003 in the books, the Gamer looks toward the year ahead for the Next Big Thing. 2004 will be a hallmark year in the portable market with the release of Playstation Portable and the groundwork for the next generation of consoles will be laid, but the Gamer posits that this year will set a precedent for the future of online gaming development.
We all know the story of Peter Pan. We grew up with him, probably first seeing him in the Disney animated version and seeing the story with a new spin with Robin Williams in "Hook." We know the story of Wendy and her brothers, Captain Hook and his ruffian crew of pirates, Princess Tiger Lily and her tribe and the little fairy Tinkerbell. This new version of the film will not change the plot line from the one you are familiar with.
So, you've made yourself into a rock star. Your high school garage band has hit it big, laying claim to innumerable fans across the globe and being heralded by a few of the more adventurous critics as the probable future of rock.
Pete Moutso, resident DJ and music director at Washington D.C.'s club Glow, has been waiting for the release of his second album for three long months."One Night at Glow," originally slated for a September release date, finally hit stores on Nov.
Okay, y'all break out the Kleenex because Jigga AKA Hova AKA Sean Carter, or otherwise known as Jay-Z, is throwing in the towel. That's right, the Brooklyn M.C.
The first sign that a movie may be worthwhile is that tickets to an evening show are sold out hours before.
Oops, she's done it again. Nearly two years after her eponymous last album was released, Britney Spears dropped her fourth album, "In The Zone." The album has both good moments and others that are, well, out of the zone. It opens up strong with the first single, "Me Against The Music," featuring the legendary Madonna.
The gaming news is piling up faster than Medal of Honor sequels this time of year, hence, this special off-week edition.
I was not prepared for "My Life Without Me." I'm not sure if anyone can be prepared for it; while it may be a film that no one is ready for, it is also a film to which everyone should be exposed. "My Life Without Me" tells the story of Ann (Sarah Polley, "The Sweet Hereafter"), a 23-year-old mother of two.
