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Life in Perspective: Hollywood Train Wrecks

By The Observer · Tuesday, March 1, 2011

We can all identify the people on campus who, by comparison, immediately make us feel better about our own lives. Whether these people are exhibiting offensive party behavior, running to a test a half-hour late or pulling consistent all-nighters, their bad decisions make us put our own messiness in perspective. Celebrity train wrecks exemplify this purpose a thousand times over. With paparazzi constantly on their tails, every shameless aspect of their lives is broadcast to the general public. Through erratic interviews, embarrassment televised worldwide and general idiocy, the following celebrities will make any of your questionable behavior seem about as wild as a four year old's birthday party.

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Academy Awards recap

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards was a night lacking surprises. "The King's Speech" took home major awards, the Academy continued to rush people off the stage by playing music during their acceptance speeches and Billy Crystal remained the funniest man alive when inside the Kodak Theatre.

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Why the 'King' was crowned with Oscar gold

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

There was little surprise at Sunday's Academy Awards when Steven Spielberg announced "The King's Speech" the Best Picture winner, capping off a spectacular award season for the British film starring Colin Firth as the stammering King George VI.

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Keying in

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

You probably haven't visited a lot of places on campus. You've been to the Grotto, the Hesburgh Library, South Dining Hall and the Main Building. You've attended a theatrical performance, gone to hip hop night, seen the Keenan Revue (pre-SAO revisions), eaten at all the campus cafés and attended a Mass in the Basilica.

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ND Literary Festival Presents: William Paul Young

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011

William Paul Young, author of the best-selling spiritual novel "The Shack," will speak at Notre Dame Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Eck Visitors Center Auditorium. Since its publication in 2007, "The Shack" has sold nearly 14 million copies in print and remained No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list for 49 weeks.

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Fiestang brings Filipino culture and dance to ND for 17th year

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Under the tinfoil-armadillo ceiling of Stepan Center, half a dozen students laid down several giant bamboo sticks in neat rows, cranked up music and started practicing their routine, a combination of hip-hop dance integrated with traditional Filipino choreography on Tuesday night.

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Stoners Always Win

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Here's a not-very-odd prediction for a kind-of-odd reason: James Franco is going to win Best Actor, and not because he singlehandedly carried a very solid movie about self-amputation (which he did), but because he once played a stoner.

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Oscar Predictions

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Best Picture: It's no coincidence that this year's best-reviewed film has gone home with almost all of this year's Best Picture hardware. That trend should continue as "The Social Network" is likely to win this year's Best Picture award (despite the fact that "The King's Speech" has curiously become the favorite amongst experts).

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Just Go With It' for a refreshing romantic comedy

By The Observer · Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011

Expecting another usual and repetitive Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy? Find another movie. Although "Just Go With It" has a simple and somewhat predictable plot, Aniston's latest project in collaboration with Adam Sandler proves to be surprisingly refreshing and enjoyable.

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Adele older and wiser on sophomore album '21'

By The Observer · Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011

There is something magical about "21," the second album from British singer-songwriter Adele. Her first album, "19," was a smashing success, with four Grammy nominations and two wins — and yet in retrospect it seems Adele was just getting started. Amidst the darker, more complex tunes and themes of "21" is an artist who now has the experience and confidence that the songs demand.

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Culture Tantrum

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 21, 2011

Like any hot-blooded American college student, I have made my rounds of the concert scene. I was christened with the Spice Girls world tour, caught my first glimpse of alternative culture at a Flaming Lips concert at Red Rocks and moshed at the Chicago House of Blues when the Finnish symphonic-metal group Nightwish came to town. I've seen the Irish folk of Solas and the modern strings of the Kronos Quartet. I've seen Sting three times, once with Annie Lennox, once with The Police and once with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. (Hey, we all have That Guy, the musician we somewhat unwittingly inherited from our father and have a devotion to regardless of their modern-day cool factor. And Sting is cool.) I'm not a master concert go-er, but I have seen a few of my favorites in concert, and I know what to expect from an evening of music done live.

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Modern book-to-movie adaptations: brilliant or bungled?

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 21, 2011

The decision to see a book-turned-movie is always a tough one. Will the movie do justice to the book? Will the director have tweaked the plot or the ending to best fit his message? Will the beloved main character be accurately portrayed by a talented actor/actress or mangled by a sub-par one? Is it worth $10 to possibly see your favorite book destroyed on screen?

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