Finally, I'm laughing with a movie instead of laughing at it. "Big Trouble"(Touchstone, PG-13) is the perfect B-movie with an A-level cast. The film moves along at blinding speeds and wraps up in a short-but-sweet 82 minutes. This is a key factor of the...

Starbusters' patrons rode the wild Nightrain Saturday night. Elgin-based Guns N' Roses tribute band Nightrain packed Starbusters, 930 Pappas Drive, with a crowd thirsty for GN'R but willing to settle for the next best thing. After being pumped and primed...

New York City's finest, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, returns after a three-and-a-half-year hiatus and attempts to release the animal within. While taking cues from a number of genres (punk, R&B, blues and hip-hop), the task at hand for the Blues...

"She's my shelter from the storm/ She's a place to rest my head/ Late at night she keeps me safe and warm/ I call her red ..." There once was a time when this little ditty was all we knew about Jared Leto's musical abilities. As his character Jordan Catalano...

Heads that normally might not bop were bopping, most of them with big, silly grins on their faces. Maybe they were just excited to see the biggest Dogg of them all - the Snoop kind. Intensity filled the air for the long time before Snoop Dogg took the...

While stress, work and worry dominate life, it's vital to keep one's psyche balanced, calm and sound. Dealing with life's obstacles is what determines a person's stability, effectiveness and success. We all develop personal mental support systems to combat...

"Sesame Street" made it OK to love the green fuzz that resided in garbage cans. The famous children's program made it fun to gobble down cookies by the dozen. It brought America joy in the form of an eight-foot tall, blindingly yellow bird that had more...

In an effort to solicit more interest, the CAB Films committee is surrendering the decision making to the students. The last scheduled movie showing was at 8 p.m. Sunday night at the Holmes Student Center's Carl Sandburg Auditorium. How many people showed...

Van Wilder is quite a character. In the nature of Ferris Bueller, Van (Ryan Reynolds) is a charismatic, hip young male whose peers just can't get enough of him. The big difference between Van and Ferris is that Van is not likeable. He is a womanizing,...

Fans hungry for the second effort of underground metal hybrid Down should head to any music store and pick up the band's latest album, "II." For those unfamiliar, Down is Black Sabbath-meets-Pantera. The group features five guys from four different bands....

With all the redundancy of pop music, it can be hard to find something fresh. On the Great Plains Gypsies' latest release, "Ride the Blinds," the music is not only fresh, but also inventive. The album is a collection of 12 stripped-down tracks that range...