Half-Assed Attempt

February 7, 2002 by

Trying to prove that their finger is perpetually on the pulse of the young adult populous, 30-something marketing spin doctors give you yet another college flick.
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Cornelius | Point | Matador

January 31, 2002 by

Cornelius, AKA Keigo Oyamada has been hailed a Phil Spector for the post-rave era, and appropriately so.
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Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down: Against All Odds

January 24, 2002 by

A modern war-film, "Black Hawk Down" neither glorifies, nor denounces war. As the light fades on Mogadishu, the futility and desperation of the situation is pulled into sharp focus.
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The Many Faces of Popular Music

January 17, 2002 by

Dishwalla was formed in Santa Barbara in 1992 by original members, frontman J.R. Richards, bassist Scot Alexander, guitarist Rodney Browning Cravens and drummer George Pendergast.
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Movie Review: A Beautiful Mind: A Terrible Thing To Lose

January 10, 2002 by

Spanning some 40 years, from post-World War II through the early '90s, "A Beautiful Mind" is a sugar-coated bio-pic/period piece about the mental anguish of theoretical mathematician John Nash (Russel...
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Digital Masterplan

November 29, 2001 by

In 1995, when Brent Meeske decided to make a feature-length documentary, he really had only one format option within his price range: a small, first-generation, digital-eight camera.
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John Mayer | Room for Squares | Sony

November 29, 2001 by

If this were a hard and fast rule Room for Squares would probably be pulled over for reckless endangerment. The album rides the line between following the caravan and diverging into John Mayer's own a...
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Out of Many, One

November 15, 2001 by

Jude Narita, actress, producer and playwright, brings her own one-woman show to Campbell Hall this Friday night. Critically acclaimed, "Stories Waiting to be Told" is a performance that celebrates the...
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Heist: Dishonor Among Thieves

November 15, 2001 by

Mamet's newest modern noir, "Heist," has the muted monochromatic color scheme of its timeless predecessors. More crime than con game, an abundance of double-crossings and plot twists are still intact.
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Growing Old Together

November 13, 2001 by

We might not walk, talk or look the the same, but I still love you baby. Artsweek celebrates a two-decade long relationship with animation.
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‘Mulholland Drive’: The Long and Winding Road

November 1, 2001 by

After his Oscar-winning Disney departure from new noir, "The Straight Story," director David Lynch returns to the off-kilter, double fantasies that made "Lost Highway" so maddeningly enthralling.
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“From Hell”: Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter…

October 25, 2001 by

There is more pathology and suspense in an episode of "Blue's Clues" than in the contrived "From Hell."
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Tangled Up in Blue and Gold

October 18, 2001 by

I love seeing a live music performance, but I hate concerts. There are always too many damn people to ruin the whole experience.
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Opera: the Best Russian Export Since Vodka

October 18, 2001 by

Some stories are universal: love, death, betrayal, murder. They speak to the human condition now as they have for centuries. But we do not often get the opportunity to see how these themes are interpr...
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“Lumumba”: A Light in the Heart of Darkness

October 18, 2001 by

Sometimes, in spite of all your attempts to change the world for the better, the world is not ready to change and irresistible forces silence you.
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