Where else, other than a stage, can you find a fog-emitting fountain, a path leading straight up to the sky and a Greek chorus of modern dancers moving to a live drum beat?
No doubt you've seen plenty of ghost movies and TV specials about the paranormal or pondered the existence of a soul.
Oh, if only we could go back in time and rewrite history to include a second epic battle with 301 Spartan soldiers.
There's not much more exciting than the reunion of a great band. But when that band is The Stooges, a group whose contributions to rock history are utterly priceless and whose discography is one of the most flawless in the business, things get a little more exciting.
When I saw Snakes on a Plane back in August, I saw a preview for Black Snake Moan. My perception of the movie probably turned out the same as yours: Samuel L.
How can you not get excited for a movie about 300 well-oiled and buffed men in red Speedos fending off thousands of other men with naught but their big, steely swords?
Whether it was when Air's musical narration tiptoed behind insomniacs as they wandered through a neon Tokyo in Lost In Translation or when it cried out along with the Lisbon sisters as they pulled their blonde hair out in The Virgin Suicides, this French duo's moody electronica served well and successfully (director Sofia Coppola is probably the band's #1 groupie) as background music for the silver screen. It's no surprise then that Air's newest record, Pocket Symphony, is the band's conscious effort to backtrack to the heavy-on-the-mood, light-on-the-pop aesthetics of their previous work with motion-picture soundtracks.
Don't go to see a movie about the search for a serial killer alone at 3 p.m. on a Wednesday. Zodiac isn't a scary movie, but you'll still be hoping for the company of something more reassuring than empty soda cups.
Funeral, the Arcade Fire's 2004 debut album, has been adored like few others in the indie rock community.
Having never listened to a full Bright Eyes CD before, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by their latest disc Four Winds.
As the play's title suggests, the performances of The Violet Hour -- titled after that New York twilight moment when day fades into night -- are strikingly delicate.
Many music critics are starting to agree with Nas's new album title: Hip Hop is Dead. There are artists on the rise trying to dispel this clichéd notion.
Last weekend, Spanish director Nacho Cerda released his newest horror film, The Abandoned, to a limited 1,250 theaters across the United States.
Many view student films with more than a little trepidation. They have the reputation of being ill conceived with sub par scripts and even worse acting.
Explosions in the Sky was becoming rapidly popular by word of mouth about their scorching live shows, but after the band composed the soundtrack of "Friday Night Lights," the 2004 film about high school football in the band's native Texas, the band's popularity exploded. The quartet of Mark Smith and Munaf Rayani (guitars), Michael James (bass) and Christopher Hrasky has justified critics' frenetic praise and their tag as an indie phenomenon with their fourth album All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone. All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone continues the band's emotive approach to songwriting.
With an album title like Sex Change, one expects a band to show a great deal of modification to its sound.
When a popular television show goes on hiatus mid-season, a network often finds some way to placate viewers.
The Number 23, directed by Joel Schumacher, is a story about one man's obsession with a number. Jim Carrey plays Walter Sparrow, an animal control officer whose life is turned upside down when his wife buys him a book for his birthday called "The Number 23." Soon Sparrow becomes obsessed with the book and finds connections between himself and the main character, named Fingerling.
Following up on success is often hard to do; for the U.Va. Wind Ensemble and director William Pease, however, success is a constant. "What's amazing about this [performance] is the amount of time rehearsing we put in before the semester started," Pease said.
Bob Saget is an American icon: good-guy single dad from Full House and host of America's Funniest Home Videos by day, star of lewd stand-up and rap music videos by night (see Jamie Kennedy's breakout hit). Saget embodies our heritage of puritanical values, VH1 reality shows and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, now, more than ever, because Saget is back on national television. Since October, he's been hosting a family-friendly quiz show, 1 vs.
