After weeks of anticipation, The Vow left me feeling slightly cheated. Rachel McAdams stars as Paige Collins, an artist who loses five years of her memory, including any memories of her loving husband, following an automobile accident.
When you think of photographs, what comes to mind?
In the world of drama and theater, many different factors come together to create a production. Yet some are unfortunately overlooked - most notably the importance of sound.
Feminism has been a point of societal contention since the term itself was coined.
Today's horror films tend to be, for lack of a better word, disgusting. They pile on the gore and spare little thought for suspense and genuine scares.
David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method may be the most boring sex dramedy ever made. Apparently intended as a provocative portrait of the rocky relationships between early psychoanalysts Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein, the film emerges instead as a strange blend of biopic conventions and bawdy humor. From scene to scene, the movie shifts awkwardly between dry exchanges of dialogue and campy moments of theatrical comedy.
The University's McIntire Department of Music wrapped up its Chamber Music Festival Sunday. Instead of sprinkling various chamber performances throughout the year, the department consolidated four performances into one week-long festival, making January an unusually eventful month for music. "The month of January is the slowest time usually for concerts so it's the perfect opportunity [to have a festival]," Festival Director Ayn Balija said. Because each of the event's four concerts presented different instrumental groupings and styles, the festival also provided much-needed musical variety to a month which typically offers none. The wide range of pieces performed throughout the festival was nothing short of incredible.
If you hadn't heard the name Lana Del Rey before last month, you're probably in the majority. With her heavy-lidded eyes and bubble lips, the 1950s throwback queen resided in the realm of Pitchfork-esque obscurity until a month ago.
New Internet sensations circulate cyberspace everyday, but YouTube personality Jenna Marbles is different.
For electro-dance music fans, Sonny Moore, better known as Skrillex, beat Santa to the punch this Christmas.
Unlike today's cruder and less clever comedies, such as Whitney and Two and a Half Men, 30 Rock resists cheap humor and replaces it with quick wit, often making fun of the shameful ploys of other so-called "comedy" programs.
Poet Jane Hirshfield recited her work in the Harrison Institute Auditorium at the University's Special Collections Library Thursday as part of the Rea Visiting Writer program, an initiative sponsored by the Creative Writing Department. The Writing Program aims to bring acclaimed writers to Grounds for a week of intensive student workshops and public readings.
Action junkies rejoice! She's a female Jason Bourne, and she will kick your ass. I am speaking, of course, about Gina Carano - the retired mixed martial arts fighter who takes her first lead acting role in Haywire.
Several words come to mind when describing the BBC One hit Sherlock - thrilling, suspenseful and brilliant, but certainly not elementary, my dear Watson.
Craig Thompson's graphic novel Habibi is an aesthetically beautiful journey which takes place in the fictional land of Wanatolia, an Arab-esque country dominated by sweeping deserts and rapidly growing cities.
Performing for a sold-out crowd at the John Paul Jones Arena last Friday, Miranda Lambert set the stage on fire.
Simple, sincere and catchy lyrics have made Ingrid Michaelson famous. If you're unsure of who she is, you might recognize her catchy single "The Way I Am" from those beguiling Old Navy commercials.
What can you expect from a Mexican acoustic guitar duo who became famous in Dublin and have a penchant for thrash metal?
These days, most TV shows are only average - they are a little too predictable or maybe just a bit boring.
