Films rarely communicate a beautiful message in a beautiful manner. The Oscar-nominated The Illusionist (2010) manages both while displaying a simple and refined bravura.
The story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination has been told time and time again. Through new film The Conspirator, however, acclaimed actor/director Robert Redford (The Horse Whisperer, Lions for Lambs) provides a fresh twist on the age-old story from history textbooks.
It saddens me that I cannot say with absolute certainty whether any or all of the events depicted in the Lifetime original movie William and Kate are true.
Wow, what a great movie. I am not exaggerating here, folks. Source Code is one of those films that grabs your attention from the very start and has you riveted until the end credits. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a decorated army Captain Colter Stevens who wakes up on a train in another man's body, without any knowledge of how he got there or why he is, quite literally, not himself.
Snoop Dogg, April 25: That's right, folks. In case you haven't already heard, Snoop Dizzle is headed to Charlottesville for one night only.
"I like freaks," said Saoirse Ronan, the young star of Hanna, in an interview with tableau before the film's release.
When Britney Spears' first album, Baby One More Time, debuted in 1999, her only real competition for Queen of Pop was fellow blond-haired former MouseketeerChristina Aguilera.
When it comes to television, comedy is hard. It's difficult enough to sustain a funny premise for a single movie, let alone many seasons with dozens of shows.
So I'll start off this article being truthful - I had no idea that the foreign language department hosted cinema clubs until about two weeks ago, or that La Maison Fran
As this week's warm weather has indicated, spring is in the air, and there's no better way to celebrate it than with the University Program Council's annual Springfest, held this Friday at the downtown nTelos Wireless Pavilion.
"Could I be the same one who came from a far away life/ Just to make it in these Broadway lights?/ Now I'm shining in the broad daylight - go figure." Go figure.
Known for his strong grassroots fan base that he lovingly calls the Taylor Gang - a reference to his signature Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoes - Wiz Khalifa has been steadily claiming the rap scene limelight, as evidenced by the chart-topping success of his single "Black and Yellow." With his 2005 mixtape Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania and his 2006 album Show and Prove, Wiz earned recognition from Rolling Stone Magazine as an "artist to watch." Since then, Wiz Khalifa has released eight free mixtapes, which helped him develop an extremely loyal fan base, has been named a "Top 10 Freshman" by XXL and "Rookie of the Year" by "The Source" and has rocked in front of a sold-out crowd at the Jefferson Theater last September.
Not your average action thriller, Limitless surprised me with its plot twists and director Neil Burger's clever cinematography.
Many people roll their eyes when this show is mentioned. Others shake their heads or laugh. These same people probably tune in as a guilty pleasure when they think they are completely alone.
We've seen it happen before. Actors and actresses have breakout roles and continue to play them for the remainder of their careers: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Vince Vaughn, the list goes on and on.
Something has been weighing heavy on my heart for quite some time. It is an issue that affects all of us, and as a nation I think we should take notice.
The issues of democracy in Cuba, the education system in Pakistan and sexual exploitation in New York City may seem worlds apart.
When it was announced that Prince William and long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton were engaged, I had a mini freak-out.
I rushed into the Student Activities Building last Friday to find the room packed with people. "Wow," I thought to myself, "this is going to be good." I had the pleasure of attending Mahogany's spring semester production, The Seven Deadly Sins.
