When most University students think about Buddhism, they may conjure up visions of robed monks, prayer flags and the mountainous terrain of Tibet.
When a movie is titled "Along Came a Spider," you expect it to weave a tangled web. However, these expectations are not met, and this film ends up as a bunch of loose ends.
"The Brothers" is mostly hilarious, at times crude, but always intent on teaching life's lessons: Bill Bellamy, meet Oprah Winfrey. After the success of 1995's "Waiting to Exhale," it was only a matter of time before the male counterpart of the story came along.
Remaking an outstanding film is never a good idea. See "You've Got Mail," "Mighty Joe Young" or 1998's "Psycho" for painfully clear proof of this theory.
If drugs themselves accentuated the banality of "Blow," there would be no drug problem, period. Though marketing has suggested the contrary, Ted Demme's ("Beautiful Girls" and "The Ref") exercise in mediocrity spawns a main character who is self-centered, uninteresting and naive.
Apparently, "Walk This Way" was more prophetic than we ever could imagine. The song was the genesis of rap-rock as fomented by two groups who would take eerily similar career paths.
When it comes to mixing car racing and music, the first image that comes to mind might be shirtless, sunburned drunkards crooning along to Randy Travis in the infield of the Indy 500.
Perhaps Raphael was on to something when he created his renowned Madonna masterpieces of the 16th century.
Have you ever been dumped and wanted to know why? Ever thought about scouring the pages of
Coming across Train's new album, "Drops of Jupiter," the average listener might not be entirely familiar with the band.
July 1, 1997: Radiohead releases "OK Computer." March 27, 2001: Our Lady Peace comes to Trax Nightclub in Charlottesville, still reeling somewhat from the date above. Hmmm, maybe that's a touch harsh.
In an era where the two staples of music are bubblegum pop and rap/rock, rock in its purest form is difficult to find.
In film, there are prominent and mostly Western voices. There also are voices that are seldom heard, as well as voices that are never heard at all.
Though it sports plenty of Jennifer Love Hewitt's assets, "Heartbreakers" is ultimately the one in need of a Wonderbra.
"Before Night Falls" is by no means an easy film. At its end, your heart will not be warmed, nor will it be at peace.
The moment flies straight from the annals of science fiction - you're sitting on the Lawn, basking in the sunlight that March is beginning to provide.
Staring into the welded steel forms of Melvin Edwards' sculptures, you can imagine the callused hands, bruised and tired backs and weathered faces of the black working-class Americans who helped build this country.
