After all the little golden statuettes were given out and all the tears and exasperated "thank you" addresses over, it's clear the big winner of the 81st Annual Academy Awards was "Slumdog Millionaire." The fact the year's most celebrated film almost...

What would happen if Will Ferrell brought his trademark frat boy humor to some of Hollywood's classics? Toy Story (1995) Taking the reins from fellow goofball comic Tim Allen, Ferrell fills the moon boots of Buzz Lightyear, instantly garnering the computer-animated...

M. Ward - "Hold Time" Rating: 7/10 Things are hangin' low and lazy on Californian singer-songwriter M. Ward's latest effort "Hold Time." Hot on the tail of last year's collaboration with actress Zooey Deschanel under the guise of "She & Him," the...

Those who made it to the Convocation Center on Friday night were treated to the swagger of rappers Ludacris and T.I. Even though the concert was plagued with sound problems, the two larger-than-life rappers brought hit song after hit song to loyal fans...

Foxy Shazam, The A.K.A.s, Dr. Manhattan and Bachelor Party Weekend are all acts that refuse to be pigeonholed into any one genre. All of these bands came together at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, Thursday night. Foxy Shazam played an energetic...

I get distracted easily. Not that that's a particularly unfortunate problem to have, but when out to lunch last week, I found myself extremely, if not overly, flighty. Friday afternoon, I met with two friends for a casual lunch at Tapalaluna, 226 E. Lincoln...

The NIU Community School of the Arts showed its talent when its students performed a concert at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Wednesday night. The hour-long performance consisted of young string, wind and brass players showcasing their talent and...

M. Ward - "Hold Time" Rating: 7/10 Things are hangin' low and lazy on Californian singer-songwriter M. Ward's latest effort "Hold Time." Hot on the tail of last year's collaboration with actress Zooey Deschanel under the guise of "She & Him," the...

Everyone knows that illegally downloading music is, well, illegal. NIU, along with other universities, gladly took initiative to stop the so-called epidemic of unlawful music downloading with the implementation of Ruckus. The problem is obvious: too much...

National Lampoon's Chinese Vacation Synopsis: Clark and Ellen Griswold round up the kids (now in their late 30s) for one more out-of-state whirlwind adventure. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo both need money and return to the roles they made negligibly...

'Doubt' left me with chills. The intense film focuses on a Catholic school nun's suspicions about a priest's indiscretions with a young black student in the Bronx in 1964. The tension between Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius and Philip Seymour Hoffman...

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "The Century Of Self" Rating: 9/10 Austin, Texas-based ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead has never been the silent type. After negotiations with former label Interscope went south, they made it...