It started with a look, as it usually does when The world stops for her. You catch her eye from across the table/the room/the universe, and the next moment has the potential to either consume you completely or leave you cold and distant as planets spinning wayward out of orbit. You smile. She smiles. It ...
Ever since "The Blair Witch Project," many filmmakers have attempted to create their own success with the genre. Found-footage films have had a rough history, both commercially and critically. Where this film differentiates is that it puts a fresh new spin on the superhero genre. That fresh look can ...
There are many reasons people tune in to their televisions on the first Sunday of February to watch the Super Bowl between two of the best NFL teams. The first reason is that it is considered un-American if you do not. Football fan or not, there is a pretty good chance you are going to be sitting there ...
On Feb. 2, Longwood University hosted "Coco Avant Chanel," for the annual French Film Festival that has become an annual tradition for Lancers. In the French Countryside, a young girl approaches an orphanage via wagon. It is the 1890's, and the girl in the wagon is a very young Coco Chanel, then known ...
The sky is swirling above my head. There's an aching in my chest. Anti-gravity day. A heavy calm in my bones to contrast the frantic racing of my thoughts. What is that sound? Songs on my playlist offer no comfort. I switch between them faster than the shuffling allows. They sweep me off my feet then ...
"The Woman in Black," a new horror-thriller, premiered Friday, Feb. 3 to audiences all across America. The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter" superstar, and while this movie may be supernatural, Radcliffe wields no wand in this film. Radcliffe plays a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, forced ...
It is amazing how at times You can make me feel so alive. But then again, sometimes It seems as if I'm slowly dying inside. And yes, it is hard to hide. Trust me, I know. I've tried. I've never felt a love so real. I can't stop the way that I feel about you. You are all that I want and need. I would ...
The Tuskegee Airmen are the all African American military aviators that fought valiantly during World War II. They are most renowned for their success in the war, especially in Europe, and the discrimination they fought against despite the Jim Crow Laws. Despite the military being racially segregated, ...
Marketing can be vital to a film's success or failure. When a film is marketed as a certain type but then ends up being something different, it can truly upset an audience. That may be the case with "The Grey." Director Joe Carnahan's latest offering is a brutal and spiritual look at death and ...
In 2003 a new movie series began that, some would say, paved the way for the next generation's interest in a feud between vampires and werewolves. On Jan. 20, the sequels continued for "Underworld" fans when the fourth film, "Underworld: Awakening," hit box offices nationwide. "Awakening" brought in ...
Touchstone Pictures' "The Help" scored the top win of the evening on Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Award telecast, which was an "Outstanding Performance by a Cast." But do most people know what the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is? This awards show is the one that insists on the organization being represented ...
Most people remember Kellie Pickler as being the southern charmer on season five of "American Idol." Pickler made it up to the Top Six and signed with 19 recordings and BNA Records. Since then, Pickler has produced three albums: "Small Town Girl," "Kellie Pickler" and her newest album, "100 Proof." "100 ...
Spoilers Ahead! This week's exciting episode of "Once Upon a Time" was filled with political espionage and enlightening back stories. In Storybrooke, the battle of wills between Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) and Mayor Regina Mills (Lana Parilla) continues as Regina orders Emma and Henry's wooden castle ...
Last Wednesday, Kiefer Sutherland made his return to primetime television after a two-year hiatus. As the star of "24" for eight seasons, Sutherland made a great name for himself as Jack Bauer, the terrorist-killing superhero who saved America countless times over the years, with the tagline "Events ...
All that the Sun touches is not bright. Yet all is illuminated by its light. The darkest of things even come into sight. But the depth of their evil knows not of wrong or right. You can lead a horse to water, but it decides if it will drink. A teacher can offer knowledge, but the student has to think. The ...
It is hard to believe that 2011 has come and gone, taking with it many new movies, stars, artists and drama in the entertainment world. In the world of celebrities, many things happened that held the attention of the public. Charlie Sheen had a mental breakdown that his publicists failed to cover ...
As 2011's year in the world of entertainment has come to an end, many of film's biggest fans gear up for what 2012 has to offer. With the closing of an epic series about a certain capped vigilante and the beginning of what could possibly be the next "Twilight" in regards to fandom, the movie industry ...
"The Fault in Our Stars" / John Green / Dutton Juvenile, a division of Penguin Publishers / January 10, 2012 / $17.99 retail "Cancer books suck," states the protagonist of the story, Hazel Lancaster, when she is asked about her favorite book. Cancer is an ever present topic in society, but people ...
Imagine Sweden: Stockholm and the river-ways, colder than ice, in the dead of winter. Imagine the difference between silent towns with not much more than snow, and cities fuming with 24-hour newscasts and nightclubs stocked with ecstasy. Imagine all this and you've got the setting for "The Girl with ...
Chelsea Handler, the star of her own late night cable talk show, "Chelsea Lately," has taken on a new role — sitcom star. "Are You There, Chelsea?" is a new sitcom on NBC's revamped Wednesday night lineup. The show is based on Chelsea Handler's own life and memoir, "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea." ...
