Artsweek

September 30, 2010

Seeing “You” Once is Enough

By Derek Boeckelmann

Let me start by saying that whatever preconceived opinion you have of You Again is probably right.

September 23, 2010

Ben Affleck Dressing As a Nun? Always a Crowd Pleaser.

By Alex Svedlow

Ben Affleck’s latest brainchild, “The Town,” is also his latest ploy at attracting fans of the crime/ gangster/ heist genre.

September 23, 2010

That One Chick From Superbad Made Another Movie!

By Derek Boeckelmann

Apart from slasher films and romantic comedies, high school flicks might just have the worst hit-to-miss ratio of any genre. For every gem, there is at least a dozen atrociously unoriginal, abysmal films to go with it.

September 23, 2010

Velvet Jones Presents: The Melvins!

By Alex Svedlow

Sludge metal goofballs The Melvins played Velvet Jones last Thursday, September 16.

September 23, 2010

Can Steve Buscemi and Martin Scorcese Save HBO?

By Rowan Byers

“Boardwalk Empire” is HBO’s shot at regaining the title of “Channel with the Best Original Show” from AMC.

September 23, 2010

Joaquin Phoenix: More Present Than Ever

By Artsweek Editor

Casey Affleck’s admission that “I’m Still Here” was all a hoax makes it a much better movie.

September 16, 2010

A Cut Above the Rest

By Rowan Byers

Some movies are slow. They draw you in with nuances of character development and meditative contemplation of the human condition. “Machete” is not one of those movies.

September 16, 2010

FYF Festival Satisfies Despite Growing Pains

By Artsweek Editor

September 4, which marked the seventh year of FYF Fest, saw downtown Los Angeles look a little like God’s idea of a cruel joke on hipsters.

August 25, 2010

Teenage Dreaming

By Lucas Villa

It’s make-or-break time for Santa Barbara native Katy Perry as she releases her sophomore album, Teenage Dream.

August 25, 2010

Making Wavves at SOhO

By Artsweek Editor

At “Rock the Bells” a few years back, the MC announced that the special guest for the show would be Lauryn Hill. As in Fugees, “Killing Me Softly” Lauryn Hill.

August 25, 2010

Stallone is Anything but Expendable

By Alex Svedlow

In 2008 American audiences watched as John Rambo defeated an entire fleet of repressive hostiles in the jungles of Burma.

July 14, 2010

Inappropriately Titled Album Shocks World

By Lucas Villa

Disney Pop-Tart™ Miley Cyrus has reached the point in her career when it’s time to release the rebellious coming-of-age record.

June 8, 2010

Daily Nexus Photo Issue 2010

By Daily Nexus Photography

Spring Edition

May 27, 2010

“The Holy Mountain” Is a Brilliant Epic That Entertains with Surreal Strangeness

By Hunter M. Daniels

Over the last few months I have been privileged to share with you, my dear readers, a collection of the strangest, most offbeat films in my catalogue.

May 27, 2010

Christina Aguilera’s Newest Album Offers Fresh Sounds, Amazing Vocals

By Lucas Villa

After going pursuing a more retro feel on 2006’s Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera looks toward the future for a new musical direction with electro-romp album Bionic.

May 27, 2010

“Constructive” Criticism for This Year’s Summer Movie Lineup

By Virginia Yapp

In response to the silly summer 2010 movie trailers I suffered through in the name of Artsweek, I took those lemons and made bloody, vengeful lemonade.