It took me approximately 12 seconds to register what I saw lying on the bathroom floor — my jade bracelet broken into four separate pieces. At first, I thought I was looking at a surreal photograph or having a mean joke played on me. '
Creating an original, compelling film from scratch is hard enough, but adapting a popular novel into a successful movie brings its own unique set of complications. With the exception of books by authors like Elmore Leonard, who writes terse yet vivid prose that is naturally cinematic, it's impossible to perfectly replicate material from the page to the silver screen. Then there are those pesky books that, for one reason or another are deemed unfilmable,"" like ""Naked Lunch,"" ""A Confederacy of Dunces"" or anything by Kurt Vonnegut or Thomas Pynchon. Patrick Suskind's 1985 cult novel ""Perfume: The Story of Murderer"" was considered one of them after some notable filmmakers""such as Stanley Kubrick""tried and failed to adapt it. But now ""Run Lola Run"" director Tom Tykwer has done it, and while his ""Perfume"" is a visually astounding, well-paced effort, the results are certainly mixed.
With yet another series split, the UW men's hockey team showed the inconsistency that has dogged it all season long.'
Imagine if your personal information — name, home address, e-mail address — became public knowledge. Despite increased vigilance regarding identity theft, it has now been revealed the Wisconsin Department of Transportation makes money by selling y'
The skinny: Ever feel cheated when your ‘value meal' includes a two-year-old bag of Lay's? These babies are sliced and fried before your eyes.
As college students, many of us have done things we regret in regard to partying in one form or another. Compounding that issue is the proliferation of taking digital pictures and storing them on the Internet, meaning our regrettable actions cannot be eas'
The Wisconsin women's hockey team outscored Minnesota State 13-0 in two easy wins this past weekend.'
The Badger men's hockey team cannot be happy with their performance Friday in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota State, but it did recover to beat the Mavericks 4-1 Saturday.'
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.
\The first time we hear Judi Dench in Richard Eyre's adaptation of Zoe Heller's novel ""Notes on a Scandal,"" her voice-over narration laments the belligerence and ignorance of Generation X,"" writes Eric R. Schmidt.'
The UW men's basketball team held on for a 57-46 victory over the Hawkeyes (3-4 Big Ten, 11-10 overall) Sunday, but it took some halftime adjustments to secure their seventh conference win.'
Although 2006 was a fantastic year for sports, 2007 has the potential to be wonderful as well.'
Just about everyone on the UW men's basketball roster contributed Wednesday as the Badgers defeated Michigan 71-58.'
Midseason report on the WCHA'
The UW men's basketball team has received scoring from their bench all season, but Wednesday's 71-58 win over Michigan was arguably the most impressive showing of Wisconsin's depth thus far.'
Last week, NBC announced they would be canceling their seven-year-old cult hit soap ""Passions"" in favor of adding another hour to ""Today.""?
Gov. Jim Doyle announced plans to combat the ""scourge of tobacco"" by increasing the Wisconsin cigarette tax by $1.25 and passing a statewide smoking ban Wednesday. '
This spring, the UW-Madison history department will welcome a new professor. The position is for U.S. military history, a professorship that has been open for 15 years and is being filled just six months after a conservative journal said: ""Wisconsin'
UW has hired former Penn State head coach Paula Wilkins as the new women's soccer head coach, UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced Thursday.'
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