USA: How low can you go?
I hope that the Screen Actors Guild goes on strike. Then we'd be spared crap like USA's new original series "The War Next Door" (9 p.m. Sunday), representing the latest offensive in the network's war on good t
I hope that the Screen Actors Guild goes on strike. Then we'd be spared crap like USA's new original series "The War Next Door" (9 p.m. Sunday), representing the latest offensive in the network's war on good t
This David Fincher masterwork could go down as the most misunderstood film of the \'90s, with critics claiming it has fascist leanings and audiences not caring to go the extra mile to comprehend the reality of Tyler Durden. And even though the film basically flopped, Twentieth Century Fox pulled out all the stops on the DVD, making it a definite must-have.
Take the red pill or the blue pill? Buy the videocassette or the DVD version of "The Matrix"? It's a tough choice, but for everyone who is still surfing the Internet trying to find Morpheus, DVD is the only way to go. The DVD version, which was released before the videocassette version, is jam-packed with extra little goodies.
Oliver Stone's football epic, starring Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, was met with mixed reviews last winter when it opened in theaters. Now it has been released on DVD with about seven minutes of additional Stone staples -- gratuitous sex, drugs and violence. And of course these qualities never hinder a film.
Saturday night was bittersweet for both the audience and performers. About 50 people gathered in the IMU cafeteria to watch the very last performance of the Pumpernickel improv troupe, and they were thoroughly impressed. The group, which formed in 1994, does Chicago-style comedy games similar to those seen on "Whose Line is it Anyway?". Saturday's final performance made the audience laugh, cry and, in the end, they were sorry to see the group go.
Profane from the beginning, Cam'ron's S.D.E. sets an urban reality or suburban fantasy of a violent New York City and candid sexual speech. This sophomore record is consistent but has no high-profile songs such as "Horse and Carriage," a BET favorite that featured Mase at his prime.
This Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant film is not only the pinnacle of Howard Hawks's directing career (which includes "His Girl Friday" and "The Big Sleep") but also the finest piece of screwball comedy, and maybe even comedy overall, ever produced in film. Grant and Hepburn are in top form, as a paleontologist and an heiress respectively, who never seem to be able to stop bumping into one another.
In the early '90s, Seattle had a horde of bands eager to take part in the grunge revolution. Appealing to a pissed-off generation, these bands sang about everything from teen spirit to school violence to black-hole suns. Then The Presidents of the United States of America came along parading kitties and peaches, a band whose anthem was "We're Not Gonna Make It."
Joan Osborne is an excellent musician. Her 1995 release Relish produced the tepid "One of Us" for radio airplay, but the rest of the album was much stronger. So her eagerly anticipated follow-up had big shoes to fill. Unfortunately, Righteous Love leaves much to be desired.
Virgin Records and the Smashing Pumpkins have never gotten along. But this time, the Pumpkins have the last laugh. They decided to release 25 vinyl copies of Machina II / the Friends and Enemies of Modern Music to a select group of friends and fans, encouraging mass bootlegging.
Letter from Bob Knight's attorney
Letter from University President Myles Brand
The storytelling and name calling between the IU administration and former basketball coach Bob Knight's camp continues. Russell Yates, Knight's attorney, sent out two letters Wednesday. One was sent to the IDS, calling for IU to "immediately discontinue their campaign of misinformation that is apparently intended to publicly justify the University's firing of Coach Knight without true cause."
The Bloomington Common Council agreed Wednesday night to vote on an ordinance that would prohibit activities such as skateboarding in public parking lots and garages. It will officially vote on the issue at next Wednesday's meeting.
"Voting registration forms up front" is scrawled across the chalkboard at the front of Room 126, the main lecture hall in the chemistry building. But students and local residents who want to vote in the November 2000 elections don't have to attend a course in chemistry.
Many people spend their entire lives working just to bring home a paycheck. Others work because they love what they do. Professor Henry Glassie, from IU's Folklore Institute, is one of those people.
Although their collegiate season is still about five months away, the members of the men's and women's Ultimate Frisbee clubs are already back to work, focused on honing their skills in the 'Club Ultimate' circuit and picking up new recruits.
Men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley said earlier this season that scouting reports on IU probably said one thing: stop midfielders Ryan Mack, a junior, and Pat Noonan, a sophomore, and you'll stop IU.
The United States is famous for its philosophy of valuing profits over principles, and China is famous for violating human rights. Put the two countries together and it's toxic. Something must change.