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(02/08/08 6:00am)
Animation is often appreciated for its depiction of the
fictional. The fevered dreams of animators and the exaggerated
sight gags impossible with props and actors in the flesh. Films
like Persepolis"" demonstrate how much more animation can do when
applied to harsh reality.
(02/07/08 6:00am)
For the uninitiated, the Burnout"" series is essentially ""Mario
Kart"" on steroids, except the mushrooms are replaced by jet
engines, firing fuel obtained by running competitors off the road
and checking them into traffic. Its claims to fame are the
spectacular crashes that result from all this mayhem, and the
latest installment does not disappoint - glass flies everywhere in
a glittery show of particle rendering and physics while cars twist
and crunch with frightening detail.
(01/30/08 6:00am)
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but unfortunately
for Francis Ford Coppola's Youth Without Youth,"" the same holds
true in reverse. The Hollywood legend returns to the screen after a
ten-year absence from the director's chair, and while his talent
shines through to make for a beautiful cinematic experience, the
core story of the film still smells rotten.
(01/24/08 6:00am)
Illness in old age can be difficult for families to deal with -
a world filled with the misery of nursing homes and the burdens
that parents can unwittingly inflict on their children. This is the
world where writer-director Tamara Jenkins looks for humor in The
Savages.""
(12/10/07 6:00am)
Of students who have heard of Charles Nelson Reilly, most can
probably only think of one word: scrumtralescent."" The Broadway
talent and iconic star of campy 1970s television has the
unfortunate burden of being best remembered by our generation for a
parody of a James Lipton interview on ""Saturday Night Live.""
(12/03/07 6:00am)
The holiday shopping season has officially begun, bringing in
the tidal wave of materialism and credit card debt Americans
lovingly refer to as the season of giving. Of course, not everyone
is thrilled with what the modern American Christmas has become. In
What Would Jesus Buy?"" we follow one such group, The Church of
Stop Shopping. While the documentary has entertaining footage of
the performance/activist group staging their own brand of protest,
the film falters when it comes to providing substantial facts and
other sources, making the film more of a sermon than a balanced
look at American materialism.
(11/26/07 6:00am)
Drama is as much a part of music as guitars and leather pants.
In the case of Rock Band,"" the garage band simulator from the
developer of ""Guitar Hero"" and ""Guitar Hero II,"" there is no
exception. Developer Harmonix left the franchise and teamed up with
MTV Games to pursue what they believed was a more complete
experience of being in a band.
(11/09/07 6:00am)
Underneath the bigger Oscar-grubbing flicks coming out this time
of year are smaller, more oddball films that may be a little rough
around the edges, but bring the viewer a joyful experience that
transcends any of the film's flaws. Wristcutters: A Love Story""
falls into this category, delivering what at times seems to be an
unpolished experience that is a delight to watch.
(11/05/07 6:00am)
In the experience of most Guitar Hero"" fans, there are four
steps to any new release in their beloved guitar-shredding
franchise. The newest release in the franchise, ""Guitar Hero 3:
Legends of Rock,"" follows a similar pattern.
(09/25/07 6:00am)
Many who read this review won't recognize the name Pete
Seeger."" But when an acoustic version of the folk music legend's
""Turn, Turn, Turn!"" begins playing over the opening scrawl of
""Pete Seeger: The Power of Song,"" even those of us too young to
remember the man at his peak will feel the energy his work
channeled into the folk music revival of the 1950s and '60s. While
the film was made for those whose college years were filled with
his music and his political activism, this documentary serves as an
excellent account of cultural history that will bring out the inner
flower child in 21st century college students.
(09/10/07 6:00am)
A complex unraveling of the forces that drive a man to action is
not something often found in classic westerns. Neither are
stagecoach chases featuring 19th Century machine gun fights and an
exploding horse, but the audience shouldn't hold that against 3:10
to Yuma,"" a remake of a classic 1950s western of the same name,
lest it miss out on an excellent modern take on the genre.
(09/06/07 6:00am)
By design, all revenge movies are fairly predictable - an
injustice takes place, the protagonist sets out to right wrong with
some vigilantism and somebody dies to balance the equation."" The
point of these movies is to use the predictable frame as a vehicle
for over-the-top action and cheesiness, or in the case of ""Death
Sentence,"" as a parable for how exacting personal revenge is not
only personally damaging, but is part of an escalating cycle of
violence.
(04/18/07 6:00am)
Road trips offer unique perspective on change. As each mile
passes, travelers can feel the similarities between each
city—usually the dominant fast food enterprises.
(03/25/07 6:00am)
The protagonist of ""I Think I Love My Wife"" describes his life
rather succinctly: ""I'm bored out of my f***ing mind."" Within the
first 30 minutes, audiences will be checking their watches and
thinking the same thing themselves.
(03/18/07 6:00am)
Three percent. Of the 41,169 students on campus, that is only
1,235. Just 1,235 students felt compelled to make it to the polls
to vote in the spring Associated Students of Madison election last
year.
(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.
(02/27/07 6:00am)
Sky diving, space travel, being digested by a whale. There are a
lot of experiences in life that are impossible to describe to
someone who hasn't experienced them. Fortunately for the reader,
not all of these experiences require a risk of mortality. One is
available for as cheap an entry fee as $50 and an open
mind—""WarioWare: Smooth Moves"" for the Nintendo Wii.
(02/04/07 6:00am)
When interviewed by People magazine last October about his
portrayal of a Ugandan dictator, Forest Whitaker claimed after the
movie wrapped, he had a difficult time ""trying to get the guy to
leave me. I needed to wash those darker passions away.""
(01/25/07 6:00am)
An economy is a system designed to maximize the benefit garnered
from resources that its component parts invest into it. And by the
sounds of the decisions regarding the sale of four record
companies' music, that benefit will for once be shared between
music sellers and consumers.
(12/13/06 6:00am)
Chancellor John Wiley overstepped his boundaries when he issued
a memo effectively retracting the money allocated by the Student
Services Finance Committee to seven campus groups for off-campus
rent.