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Sequel Showdown
By
The Observer
· Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The sequel. It's one of the hardest movies to make in Hollywood. If you start with a lackluster film, the sequel could easily eclipse the first installment and rocket the series to fame. But if the series begins on a high note, unfortunately (unless the producer oozes talent) there's no direction to go but down. Hollywood has taken sequels in many directions trying to bring credibility to the genre, from replacing actors and actresses to changing settings. Below, Scene judges if they work.
ND Literary Festival welcomes Audrey Niffenegger
By
The Observer
· Monday, April 11, 2011
Audrey Niffenegger, author of the internationally bestselling novel "The Time Traveler's Wife," will conclude this year's ND Literary Festival Wednesday. A book signing will follow Niffenegger's speech, and copies of "The Time Traveler's Wife" will be available for purchase at the event.
Your Highness' offers cheap laughs
By
The Observer
· Monday, April 11, 2011
From the opening frames, "Your Highness" presents a crude, humor-ridden mix between "Lord of the Rings" and "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle." With the talent of Oscar nominee James Franco and winner Natalie Portman, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to ask for a decent movie, but the little redeeming value doomed "Your Highness" to the likes of "American Pie 6: Beta House.
Culture Tantrum
By
The Observer
· Monday, April 11, 2011
As many of you are well aware, my weekly tantrums tend to focus on quips about the music industry and qualms about television. Few may know, however, that my first geek title — before music geek or TV geek — is that of Lord of the Rings geek. Which if you are a Colbert Report fan who caught the James Franco episode last week, you will understand why my roommate walked in on me yelling, "Nenya! Nenya! Galadriel's Ring of Power is Nenya, you idiot!" at my laptop in the middle of Colbert's rapid-fire questions to challenge Franco's Tolkien trivia superiority (Btw, Colbert pwned Franco. Fëanor and the Silmarils can get pretty tricky, if you know what I mean). So when I got the chance to interview Ethan Gilsdorf, who has quite possibly written the definitive book on fantasy geek culture, I was about as pleased as Pippen at elevenses.
Chris Brown grows up with 'F.A.M.E'
By
The Observer
· Monday, April 11, 2011
Favorite Tracks: "Yeah 3x" "Look at Me Now" "Next 2 You"
The Cant Resurrection': interesting and refreshing
By
The Observer
· Monday, April 11, 2011
For those looking for a unique new album this year, look no further.
Movie rewind: John Hughes classics
By
The Observer
· Monday, April 11, 2011
John Hughes's movies do the impossible — they make audiences feel nostalgic for high school, an extremely difficult task. With "The Breakfast Club," "Pretty in Pink" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's midnight movie series will bring the best of the 80's back to Notre Dame.
O.A.R. owns the stage
By
The Observer
· Sunday, April 10, 2011
Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) gave Notre Dame students exactly what they were looking for Friday night: an excuse to be carefree, happy, maybe a little tipsy and completely at ease while they listened to music that brought them back to a time before finals and parietals.
Chiddy Bang steals the show
By
The Observer
· Sunday, April 10, 2011
The only problem with the Student Union Board (SUB) concert Friday night was that the order of acts was backwards. O.A.R. was good, and they may be the better-known band, but Chiddy Bang didn't just steal the show; they owned it.
O.A.R.
By
The Observer
· Thursday, April 7, 2011
Make sure you're nice to your freshmen dorm mates, because they might just become your lifelong career partners. At least, that's what happened to Jerry DePizzo, saxophonist and backup vocalist for O.A.R. (Of a Revolution), the revolutionary rock band performing at tonight's S.U.B concert.
Your Highness' quests for box office gold
By
The Observer
· Thursday, April 7, 2011
Natalie Portman and James Franco team up with classic funnyman and writer Danny McBride ("Tropic Thunder," "Pineapple Express") for this epic tale of adventure set in the middle ages. Portman, a 2011 Oscar winner, and Franco, a nominee, are sure to be just as incredible in this legendary movie.
Chiddy Bang: Anything but an opening act
By
The Observer
· Thursday, April 7, 2011
One of hip-hop's fast-rising stars, Chiddy Bang, comes to South Bend tonight to join O.A.R. in S.U.B.'s annual spring concert. Though some may be more inclined to see O.A.R., considering they have been around longer, but Chiddy Bang can't be dismissed as simply an opening act.
CJ Fam: No 'Ordinary Pop Star'
By
The Observer
· Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Ark Music Factory. The first thing to pop into most people's heads after that sentence probably ranges from "Rebecca Black" to "auto-tune" to "exploitation." Some people may have even experienced nausea. Basically, unless you are Ryan Seacrest, you most likely have a fairly negative view of the new music production company.
Culture Tantrum
By
The Observer
· Wednesday, April 6, 2011
It has come to my attention through a number of encounters and conversations that there is a negative sentiment growing like a weed in the hearts and minds of collegiate uprights everywhere. At first it seems absurd. But I have heard through the grapevine something that goes far beyond anything I could ever imagine to conceive during my tenure in college. It is just this: Facebook is bad.
Bret Michaels gets his rock on at Club Fever
By
The Observer
· Wednesday, April 6, 2011
This Sunday Club Fever hosts Bret Michaels, lead singer of the glam metal band Poison and star of the VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.
Waiting for Superman' at DPAC
By
The Observer
· Wednesday, April 6, 2011
"Waiting for Superman," which plays at the Debartolo Performing Arts Center this weekend — though certainly not a lighthearted, fun movie — is the must-see documentary of the year. Davis Guggenheim's highly politicized film analyzes the flaws in the American public school system and received the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Guggenheim is also the director of "An Inconvenient Truth," the 2006 informative documentary about global warming, and several TV shows, including "Alias," "24" and "Deadwood."
Muffet McGraw: Scoring Fashion Points
By
The Observer
· Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Fashion is never fluff. It's a weapon of communication. An accessory or a complete ensemble can project strength to your opponent, encouragement to your team and unstoppable confidence to all those TV cameras. If you have any doubt, just tune into a Notre Dame women's basketball game, and take a look at Muffet McGraw on the sidelines for proof. Like the armor of an Amazonian woman prepared to do battle, Muffet's outfits fly in the face of expectation and disarm you with their fierceness.
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