Arts & Entertainment

That an English-language Astro Boy film has actually made it to the big screen should be considered an accomplishment in itself.
October 21, 2009 at 7:35 pm

“I feel old, but not very wise,” admits a 17-year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a familiar feeling to students who have accomplished so much, and yet nothing at all.
October 21, 2009 at 7:34 pm

Once upon a time, Jennifer Lopez proved that she could act. Okay, maybe we're being a little harsh on Jenny from the Block, but in 1997 she did in fact exhaust her limited acting skills playing the title role in Selena, a biopic of Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.
October 21, 2009 at 7:32 pm

Jesus of Nazareth (b. 0-30 AD) Not everyone can cause a stir about the most famous historical figure of all time, but Mel Gibson achieved that — and put a whole new spin on Jesus — with The Passion of the Christ (2004). For the fans: Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b.
October 21, 2009 at 7:26 pm

Rain Machine, Kyp Malone’s solo project, seems to operate under the umbrella of two different styles: the multi-instrumental sound strewn across the opening of the album and the soulful-crooner-over-guitar tone that ends Malone’s brainchild.
October 21, 2009 at 7:19 pm

“Shoot First” by Apathy, featuring B-Real and Celph Titled Apathy’s message is simple: “Shoot first, ask questions last.” This lack of apology is just part of what makes this track so damn good.
October 21, 2009 at 7:18 pm

Sometimes, the best kind of music doesn’t make sense. The Flaming Lips are veterans of testing the capabilities of listeners to piece together cohesion out of collages of musical chaos.
October 21, 2009 at 7:14 pm

My fondest memory of my Bat Mitzvah is the car-ride to the service with my brother. Instead of bestowing advice, my brother initiated me with Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). While I should have been reviewing Bat Mitzvah tunes, the album’s second cut — “Shame On A Nigga” featuring Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method Man and Raekwon the Chef — blasted through my ears.
October 21, 2009 at 7:12 pm

Let’s be real: your knowledge of dance music is likely quite limited. You’ve surely rocked out to “World, Hold On” at a downtown and maybe even have a Benny Benassi track on your workout playlist.
October 21, 2009 at 6:56 pm

“When one link breaks, the whole thing falls apart. You can’t ride a bicycle without a chain.” Romeo Travis, a star player on St.
October 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm

Few films in recent history have so polarized public opinion as Lars Von Trier’s latest venture, a masterwork of psychological horror entitled Antichrist. When it premiered at Cannes this summer, it was met with equal amounts of zealous praise and derisive boos, both winning critical acclaim and eliciting fervent protest.
October 15, 2009 at 7:53 pm

New York, I love you. I really, truly do. But I am not convinced that the directors of New York, I Love You share the sentiment.
October 15, 2009 at 7:46 pm

In anticipation of the release of The Stepfather, Street chatted with Gossip Girl hunk Penn Badgley about thrillers, family life and playing Dan Humphrey Street: How will the film be different than other thrillers? Penn Badgley: First off, it is a thriller — it’s not straight-up horror.
October 15, 2009 at 7:43 pm

For anyone who is a little behind in their catechism class, the book of Job concerns a pious man of good fortune who gets caught in the middle of a bet between God and Satan.
October 15, 2009 at 7:36 pm

As little kids, we all fell asleep to our parents narrating Maurice Sendak’s tale of the adventures of Max and the Wild Things, dreaming of the adventures we could have as the ruler of a distant land.
October 15, 2009 at 7:30 pm

Was it difficult to balance directing the film and acting in it as well? It would have been easier in some ways to just focus on directing, but I wanted to be in the trenches, understanding the scary, hard, unattainable goal of achieving the skills of roller derby.
October 13, 2009 at 7:13 pm

Breaking from his usual tough-man persona, Clive Owen stars as Joe Warr, a sportswriter coping with the tragic death of his wife in The Boys Are Back. Struggling with his new role as a single father, Warr adopts an “anything goes” parenting philosophy as he tries to create a world devoid of harsh realities for his two sons.
October 11, 2009 at 7:18 pm

During the notoriously dry October movie season, it’s hard to find anything halfway decent on the silver screen.
October 11, 2009 at 7:14 pm

Oh, Couples Retreat, you had so much promise. Vince Vaughn’s latest has all the right ingredients: a stellar ensemble cast, including Jon Favreau and Jason Bateman, an intriguing premise and a gorgeous island backdrop.
October 8, 2009 at 12:05 am

What separates Coco Before Chanel from the recent rash of Chanel biopics is the focus on the couturiere’s humble beginnings.
October 8, 2009 at 12:03 am