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(05/06/07 6:00am)
There's a scene in ""Spider-Man 3"" near the end when the evil
Spider-Man doppelganger named Venom writes a message in a web,
""Charlotte's Web""-style, to our hero telling Spidey to come and
get him. This probably doesn't belong in the film and probably
wouldn't be seen in the comic, either. It's something straight out
of a Saturday morning cartoon. Maybe that's what keeps ""Spider-Man
3,"" the newest installment of the web-slinger's story, from being
another masterpiece: It's high on action sequences and amazing
visuals but a little short on the emotional depth that kept the
first films grounded in reality, even in a comic book world.
(05/02/07 6:00am)
Capitol Square
(05/02/07 6:00am)
A 29-7 record, two Capital One Bowl victories and 7,227 yards
passing. Undrafted and still unsigned.
(04/17/07 6:00am)
By Matt Hunziker
(04/10/07 6:00am)
On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, Mt. Vesuvius erupted, infamously relieving
itself of about a cubic mile of ash and rock, blanketing and thus
preserving nearby Pompeii to the delight of future tourists and
classicists, if not its citizens. Two-and-a-half miles southeast of
Pompeii, the seaside villa community of Stabiae met a similar fate,
and the eruption buried its luxurious beach retreats for 1,700
years. ""In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the
Roman Elite,"" showing March 17-June 3 at the Chazen Museum of Art,
is an exhibition of over seventy remarkably well-preserved
artifacts, ranging from household items to sculpture to wall
frescoes, culled from five partially excavated Stabian
villas.
(03/27/07 6:00am)
""Showcase 2007,"" an event intended to ""show the university's
best practices,"" was suddenly interrupted Tuesday by students who
wished to showcase what they believed to be one of the university's
worst practices.
(03/25/07 6:00am)
A few questions to ponder: Why do the Ninja Turtles wear
masks—how many other six-foot-tall turtles are running around New
York that the masks add anonymity? If Splinter has a limp and walks
with a stick, how does he still kick ass when he needs to? If the
turtles can't be seen by humans, how do they get all that pizza
delivered to them or, for that matter, all of their weapons?
(03/18/07 6:00am)
""Premonition,"" Sandra Bullock's new domestic psychodrama,
proves to be a failed hybrid. Bullock plays a housewife with two
children and a handsome husband—a seemingly perfect life. Her world
turns upside down upon hearing that her husband died in a fatal car
crash. Her world continues to spin, as each day she discovers her
husband is actually alive.
(03/14/07 6:00am)
It gets your adrenaline pumping and lets you see things you
could never see in reality. It keeps you looking for bigger highs,
seeking even more insane and dangerous ways to get your heart
pumping and score more in the process. It only gets better when you
have friends to share it with, because you can do more dangerous
and insane things together.
(03/05/07 6:00am)
Five animated shorts were nominated for this year's Academy
Award for ""Best Animated Short,"" and their variety mirrors the
many possibilities that the term ""animated"" now encapsulates:
""traditional"" pen-and-ink animation, computer-generated and even
a hybrid of the two. Screenings of the nominated shorts are showing
across the country, including one last weekend in Madison.
(02/25/07 6:00am)
COLUMBUS, Ohio—With 20 seconds remaining Sunday at Ohio State,
hopes of at least a shared Big Ten title were still alive for the
UW men's basketball team. The Badgers held a 48-47 lead and their
best free throw shooter in senior guard Kammron Taylor at the free
throw line.
(02/13/07 6:00am)
John Keats famously wrote, A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.""
Ali Selim seems to have taken these words to heart in his first
feature film, ""Sweet Land."" Set in 1920s rural Minnesota, the
film is a study in beauty, wearing its nostalgia on its sepia-toned
sleeve. All the elements are there: rustic baseball games, an old
victrola pouring waltzes over the corn fields, midnight walks
beneath the aurora borealis and a local priest who
quotes""well""Keats of course. It's unfortunate that in a film of
almost painterly beauty, Selim's narrative should plod along at
such a glacial pace, making for a viewing experience that,
appropriately enough, is about as interesting as watching paint
dry.
(01/28/07 6:00am)
The Good German"" is a curiosity of a film""a homage to 1940s
noir classics without the hard-boiled dialogue, a vivid aesthetic
recreation rife with narrative anachronisms and a nostalgic
celebration of the silver screen without a shred of sentimentality.
It's no wonder that Warner Bros. has all but given up on marketing
the film, which when combined with lukewarm reception by New York
and Los Angeles critics will likely lead to the film's quick burial
among the DVD racks, perhaps alongside the very films from which it
borrows""most notably: ""Casablanca,"" ""The Third Man"" and ""A
Foreign Affair."" While not likely to connect with mainstream
audiences, however, the film is still a joy to behold, and should
prove a worthwhile viewing experience for film students and
cinephiles alike.
(01/25/07 6:00am)
Last week, NBC announced they would be canceling their
seven-year-old cult hit soap ""Passions"" in favor of adding
another hour to ""Today.""?
(01/25/07 6:00am)
The year that was 2006 was a great one for sports fans. It had
USC-Texas, George Mason's run to the Final Four, Edmonton's
surprise appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, a headbutt in the
World Cup Finals; 2006 had it all. But since 2007's not looking too
bad either, here are a couple things I think will happen:
(12/14/06 6:00am)
1TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
(12/11/06 6:00am)
A lot has happened to Damien Rice since he released O, his debut
album. His music appeared on the ""Closer"" soundtrack, he dated
RenAce Zellweger and he embraced his popular success. Rice seemed
to disappear after his whirlwind in the spotlight, but now he is
back to where he belongs with 9, his stunning, long-awaited
comeback.
(12/04/06 6:00am)
A defense fund has been started on behalf of Georgia Thompson,
former aide to Gov. Jim Doyle.
(11/26/06 6:00am)
The No. 7 Wisconsin men's basketball team rebounded from a
stunning defeat Friday at the hands of Missouri State to defeat
Auburn Saturday afternoon in Texas as part of the South Padre
Invitational consolation matchup. The win against Auburn was head
coach Bo Ryan's 500th Division I-A victory.
(11/15/06 6:00am)
By Kathryn Minnick
