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Before the first hits theaters, ‘Twilight’ already planning for a trilogy

By NYSSA BULKES | November 18, 2008

Cue all teen girls: Start screaming now. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Twilight" film franchise is already looking forward to the second, third, and perhaps fourth installments of Stephenie Meyer's swoon-worthy book series. Well, they're not...

Four James Bond ready actors

By NYSSA BULKES | November 18, 2008

Daniel Craig isn't the only Bond-ready actor out there. Perusing through msn.com, I stumbled across the headline "The Men Who Could Have Been Bond." Without looking at their list, I made my own. Compare the two, if you wish, or just enjoy the eye candy....

Christmas comes early with Jeff Dunham’s special

By ORLANDO LARA | November 18, 2008

Christmas is a little extra special this year. "Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special" premiered Sunday night on Comedy Central. Dunham, ventriloquist extraordinaire, trotted out his puppets for an hour-and-a-half of Christmas-themed stand up....

Chris Carter comes to blow your mind

By FLAVOR STAFF | November 18, 2008

Christopher Carter, mindreader, hypnotist and self-proclaimed "freakout artist," will be bringing his show, "Theater Of Thoughts" to NIU tonight at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. According to a news release, Carter will cause a lightbulb to explode by...

Flavors of the Week: Christmas, Detox, pass/fail classes

By NYSSA BULKES | November 17, 2008

Flavors of the Week is changing. Now, rather than those confusing ice cream scoops, Flavor will be ranking recipients like it does the movie reviews, with zero stars being the worst and five stars being the best. 0 of 5 stars - Stores that think it's...

New Bond film leaves something to be desired

By NYSSA BULKES | November 17, 2008

James Bond is back, but he isn't the same 007 viewers remember. Daniel Craig returns as the beloved British Secret Service agent in "Quantum of Solace." The 22nd film in the franchise takes place approximately 30 minutes after "Casino Royale" ends, and...

Young Jeezy ‘Puts On’ at Convo Center

By CHRIS KRAPEK | November 17, 2008

As the end of President-elect Barack Obama's historic election night speech echoed throughout the Convocation Center Saturday night, Young Jeezy asked everyone to sing-a-long to "My President Is Black," even if they only knew the beginning. The crowd,...

Batman, Turkey to sue Warner Bros. over ‘Batman’ name

By ORLANDO LARA | November 17, 2008

Funny the type of attention $1 billion can attract. Variety reported last week that the mayor of Batman, Turkey is suing Warner Bros. and "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan for using the city's name without his permission. A few things about...

New SNL cast members make debuts

By ORLANDO LARA | November 17, 2008

"Saturday Night Live" got two new cast members last week, but except for the opening, you would have been hard pressed to find them. Abby Elliot, daughter of former "SNL" cast member and "Cabin Boy" scribe Chris Elliot, and Michaela Watkins made their...

Not even Colbert could beat Obama

By ORLANDO LARA | November 14, 2008

"COLBERT DEFEATS MCCAIN & OBAMA," read the bold, 70-inch headline of Nov. 5's early edition of The Daily Bugle. But sadly, not even in a fictionalized world could Stephen Colbert defeat Sen. Barack Obama for the highest position in the land. Pulling...

Breaking News with Orlando: Oprah sobs at Obama rally

By ORLANDO LARA | November 14, 2008

Oprah Winfrey spared no expense for President-elect Barack Obama's victory speech at Grant Park on election night. Expecting a crowd of hundreds of thousands, the TV talk show queen had the body of late actor John Ritter reanimated to be used as a leaning...

Filling the post-election void

By NYSSA BULKES | November 14, 2008

What to do, what to do? Now that the election is over and you've got two solid months before inauguration-whatnots take place; you're, like, totally bored, aren't you? You no longer have bewildering political stats thrown at you 24/7, so of course, you're...