Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen isn't the most likely choice for a sympathetic portrayal in a Hollywood film.
Apparently Hollywood plans on adapting every comic book ever put to ink. (I think some of the guys from The Cavalier Daily's Comics page are in early talks with Miramax.) Not that I have a major problem seeing so many of my childhood idols grace the screen, but whenever a market is flooded with a particular brand of product there's bound to be some low quality runoff.
The University Jazz Ensemble will be holding its winter concert Saturday at 8:00 p.m. in Old Cabell Auditorium.
Sure, one can look at the Academy Awards as a self-congratulatory group hug by an insulated community convinced of its own importance while oblivious to the real cares of the outside world. Whatever.
"What's your Hugh IQ?" was the question posed on the AOL homepage last week. I have never considered myself a Hugh Grant aficionado, but I'm not one to back down from a movie-related challenge posed by a major Internet corporation, so I took the quiz.
In fourth grade I had to read "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Patterson. After reading the book, I felt completely changed. This work that introduced anonymity, bullying, and above all death, flooded my nine-year-old mind.
The University Filmmakers' Society held the premier of its latest project, Her Infidel, in Newcomb Theater Sunday.
When you load Bloc Party's A Weekend in the City into your CD player, you won't be greeted by dueling guitars or aggressive percussion.
Millions of heart-strung teenage girls, love-struck punk boys, and I anxiously waited for the release of the new Fall Out Boy CD Infinity on High Feb.
Carlyle Brown's drama The African Company Presents Richard III will be performed beginning this week at Culbreth Theatre.
Truth in advertising is a lost virtue these days, but The Apples in Stereo seem ready to revive it with their latest album, New Magnetic Wonder. One look at the album cover and you'll get an accurate impression of what the band is trying to do.
Coming off an extremely successful fall Film Festival, the Virginia Film Society has unleashed its spring season.
The expectations for Some Loud Thunder, the second self-produced recording from Brooklyn-based indie outfit Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, have been felt ever since the group's first album stirred up enough internet buzz to force the group from veritable obscurity to superstardom.
For anyone interested in film and local artists, Live Arts is hosting a must-attend event. Sunday, February 11th at 6:30 pm, five local filmmakers, including two fourth-years at the University, are coming together to present their short films. The formation of Reel Local seems to have been partly inspired by the success of a screening of Johnny St.
For those girls, or even guys, who like to curl up in a blanket on a rainy day and watch feel-good movies, "Because I Said So" is one more to add to your list of favorites.
Dave Matthews launched his career at Miller's Bar on the Downtown Mall. Now he captivates the filled-to-capacity John Paul Jones Arena with songs that are famous nationwide. Although this year's Battle of the Bands may not have the same large-scale hype, the University's musical talent will take the stage, hoping for a break of their own.
Hella always tries to mix things up. Since the duo's formation in 2001, the band has released a steady flow of material, all of which has its own unique offerings.
After her single "Smile" hit number one on the British charts last July, Lily Allen became the subject of close attention from MP3 bloggers and pop cognoscenti of all stripes this side of the Atlantic.
There are three things that every horror movie needs in order to startle an audience: crescendos, blurred figures and sudden, loud noises.
Imagine you are a devoted Clap Your Hands Say Yeah fan. You were at the forefront of their internet explosion, you have attended at least five of their concerts, you've heralded the band as the forerunners of DIY ethic and you wear artsy T-shirts of theirs at least twice a month.
