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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...

‘One Nation, Under Blog’ entertains with improv, innuendo

By JEN HANCE | March 30, 2008

The Egyptian Theatre erupted with laughter Saturday night for the unbridled, improv-fused sketch comedy group The Second City. The group, on tour from Chicago, came to perform its show "One Nation Under Blog." The show was a mix of scripted and improvisational...

Flick Pick: ‘Best in Show’

By NYSSA BULKES | March 30, 2008

Directed: Christopher Guest Starring: Jay Brazeau, Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy Synopsis: Filmed like a documentary, dog owners are interviewed as their pets compete at Mayfair Kennel Club Dog Show. The characters are...

Track of the Day: ‘Rabbit Run’ by Eminem

By PATRICK BATTLE | March 30, 2008

Everyone's had those days where they feel like giving in. No one can relate to that more than artists, who must swim among several other potential artists and somehow make it to the shore of success. For a rapper, Eminem's "Rabbit Run" seems to be the...

‘Superhero Movie’ surprisingly original, but too self-conscious

By BEN BURR | March 30, 2008

Rating: 7/10 Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Leslie Nielsen The plot: Rick Riker (Bell) gains superpowers and learns to harness them while trying to woo schoolmate Jill (Paxton) and combating the effortlessly named superhero,...

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...

Lucky Boys Confusion give energetic performance at Otto’s

By JEN HANCE | March 30, 2008

Otto's was jumping Friday night, as hundreds of fans crowded the nightclub to welcome back Lucky Boys Confusion. Lucky Boys are a lot like many other pop-punk bands: the majority of their songs are upbeat, guitar-driven anthems. But they also have subtle...

America has double standard when it comes to political, celebrity scandal

By NYSSA BULKES | March 27, 2008

America is confused. In the last several weeks, we've been inundated by news of Eliot Spitzer's romp with "Kristin," which resulted in his resignation as New York governor. Some news outlets have marked him off as just another politician publicly humiliated...

Track of the Day: ‘No More Tears’ by Andrew Jackson Jihad

By TONY MARTIN | March 27, 2008

Life is hard. And it's not usually folk punk, with its political overtones, that brightens people's days. Yet, "No More Tears," a one-minute-and-two-second folk jam, makes me happy. It also makes me mindful of everyone around me and gives me a sense of...

Altgeld exhibit focuses on natural world

By NYSSA BULKES | March 27, 2008

"Peggy Macnamara: Nature Studies" presents the intricacies of science with the advanced palate of an artist. "I come at it from an art background rather than a science background," artist Peggy Macnamara said. "I did a watercolor book on drawing nature...