Arts & Entertainment

By the time I entered high school, I was already months into the greatest love affair of my lifetime.
October 22, 2008 at 8:46 pm

The new millennium ushered in an awkward moment for British music. After 2000, most of the bands that epitomized '90s Britain were not producing new material.
October 22, 2008 at 8:44 pm

Oasis doesn’t release bad albums. Their work spans a range from good to great, and the band’s immense talent is almost always obvious in their tightly woven, upbeat pop-rock records.
October 22, 2008 at 8:43 pm

As a white Jewish boy from Boston, I’m an unlikely candidate to review West Coast rapper Murs’s latest release, Murs for President.
October 22, 2008 at 8:41 pm

Trailers are more than the reason you can come 15 minutes late to a movie. A good preview can get an audience buzzing about a film months before its release, and a bad one can ensure that no one shows up on opening day.
October 16, 2008 at 3:17 am

A female-dominated cast in a coming-of-age story rife with racial intolerance and the search for identity are the perfect recipe for a total cheesefest.
October 16, 2008 at 3:15 am

As the days of our current Commander-in-Chief's presidency come to an end, Hollywood is churning out its own version of history.
October 16, 2008 at 3:13 am

Center Stage 2000 Hi, my name is Darina, and I’m a dance-aholic. Well, dance movie-aholic, to be precise.
October 16, 2008 at 3:11 am

Although Rachel Getting Married is directed by Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), the only gore here is the open wound of familial dysfunction.
October 16, 2008 at 3:09 am

Japanese indie rocker Shugo Tokumaru is a virtual unknown in the States. This, however, has not stopped him from creating album after album of endearing, upbeat indie pop-rock (for which he records almost every instrument by himself, at home on his laptop). He has even started to gain a following that includes the likes of Animal Collective and Jens Lekman. The release of Exit can only cause his fanbase to broaden.
October 16, 2008 at 3:07 am

If San-X (one of the leading manufacturers of cute Japanese merchandise... think Hello Kitty, et al) sponsored a basketball team, their warm-up anthem would be “Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back” from Deerhoof’s new album, Offend Maggie.
October 16, 2008 at 3:04 am

Bubba Sparxxx Deliverance 2003 Bubba Sparxxx never gets much respect, and ditties like “Ms. New Booty” didn't help his cause.
October 16, 2008 at 3:03 am

Street: Would you say your life compares more to The Eagles’ “Life in the Fast Lane” or Mos Def’s “Sex, Love & Money?” Steve Waye: I’ll go with “Sex, Love & Money.” Because we’re sexy and people love us… and we’re money. Street: How much do drugs or alcohol influence your sounProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 Your shows? Eric Karlan: Alcohol plays an instrumental role in each of our shows because if the audience isn’t plastered, we don’t sound nearly as good. Steve: It’s like spinach for Popeye. Street: At what point in your career do you plan on going to rehab? Steve: I’ve been in and out many times. Ben Miller: On the wagon, off the wagon… Street: If Beethoven were alive what he would say about your music?
October 16, 2008 at 3:01 am

The teen movie is like the irksome little sister of the film industry. It's there and sometimes it can be entertaining, but for the most part, life would be a lot less annoying if it would stop talking so much and quit reading your diary.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am

Kat Dennings is dancing in a Four Seasons hallway when we arrive for our interview. Clad in a white blouse and black suit, with porcelain skin and ocean blue eyes, Dennings is as striking in person as she is on-screen.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am

On Sept. 26, legendary actor Paul Newman passed away due to complications from cancer. A prolific actor who appeared in 65 films over 50 years, Newman won over audiences with his gracious charm, fierce magnetism and piercing blue eyes.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am

Captain Audio Luxury or Whether it is Better to be Loved than Feared 2000 For every Neutral Milk Hotel and Of Montreal, there's another innovative group that remains so overlooked even Pitchfork won't give their work the recognition it deserves.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am

Fullerton, Calif.'s Cold War Kids have always been eccentric. Their sophomore LP, however, takes bizarre to a whole new level.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am

Constantine 2005 As a comic book buff, I'm supposed to look harshly upon film adaptations of comics.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am

Watch out, world: Bill Maher is on the loose, and he spares no monotheistic religion in the hilarious and offensive documentary Religulous.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am