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Indie bands rock four-hour House show

By CHRIS KRAPEK | April 1, 2008

Plaid shirts and hand-clapping were a prerequisite for all those attending "Indie Rock Night" at The House Café on Monday. Champaign's own Headlights headlined the four-hour show. The band is on a nationwide tour promoting its brilliant new album,...

Flick Pick: ‘Very Bad Things’

By CHRIS KRAPEK | April 1, 2008

Director: Peter Berg Starring: Jon Favreau, Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Jeremy Piven Synoposis: After a rowdy bachelor party ends with a dead prostitute, a group of friends start to turn on each other while preparing for a wedding in this, the darkest...

Some dating rules are universal

By CARLENE ECK | April 1, 2008

With the popularity of online dating and Internet networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, it's safe to say that dating has evolved. This evolution, while still in its first stages, has changed some of the rules for many seeking companionship. However,...

Molyneux’s book offers brutally honest self-help

By NYSSA BULKES | April 1, 2008

"Everything Is Wrong With You" by Wendy Molyneux (2008) Rating: 8/10 The title says it all. Molyneux's guide to shameless self-loathing takes 180 rainbow-colored pages to let readers know their self-doubt isn't just in their heads. The book is armed with...

Pegg the only thing that makes ‘Run Fatboy Run’ worthwhile

By CHRIS KRAPEK | April 1, 2008

Rating: 6 / 10 Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria Plot: Five years after leaving his pregnant fiancée (Newton) at the altar, disheveled Dennis (Pegg) decides to run a marathon to win her back. The good: "Run Fatboy Run" only works because...

Five fake surprise endings for April Fool’s Day

By BEN BURR | March 31, 2008

In honor of April Fool's Day, here are five great fake-out surprise endings for your movie-viewing pleasure. 5) "Memento" â€" Where will Leonard Shelby find the man who killed his wife? 4) "Psycho" â€" What is at the heart of Norman Bates' misbehavin'?...

TV Talk: ‘Dancing with the Stars’ a waste of time

By NYSSA BULKES | March 31, 2008

Dear "Dancing with the Stars," You're the biggest waste of primetime airspace in the history of ever. First, you were on British TV. Fine, I get that you want to branch out, take new opportunities and flood our airwaves with crap. You probably thought...

‘Stop-Loss’ a good premise gone wrong

By KEITH CAMERON | March 31, 2008

Rating: 3 / 10 Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Channing Tatum The plot: Phillippe plays Brandon King, a soldier who has just returned from two tours of duty in Iraq. Just before he's ready to settle back into everyday life, he's "stop...

’21’ a winner, despite bad puns

By JEN HANCE | March 31, 2008

Rating 8 / 10 Starring Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence Fishburne The plot A 21-year-old from MIT is drafted by his crafty math professor to play in a group of six students trying their hands at counting cards in Las Vegas. The...

Some movie sequels should never be made

By KEITH CAMERON | March 31, 2008

"Mrs. Doubtfire II: Doubtfire in the Dorms" Robin Williams reprises his role as the cross-dressing nanny, but he faces a new challenge. His oldest daughter, Lydia, is heading to an all-girls college and Robin's character can't help but feel leery about...

Cheap Trick, Joan Jett rock Convo

By KEITH CAMERON | March 30, 2008

Cheap Trick and Joan Jett rocked the Convocation Center on Saturday night. At 7:30 p.m., Jett belted out "I don't give a damn about my reputation," and before she could finish the famed lyrics with, "Livin' in the past, it's the new generation," fans...

Apollo show makes mockery of hip-hop

By PATRICK BATTLE | March 30, 2008

First order of business: For a journalist, there is almost no excuse for leaving an event early, no matter how much you dislike it. With that being said, I apologize to performers who showcased their talents in the Apollo show last Thursday at the Holmes...