Throughout this decade, it seems that pop music has looked back to the 1980s more than any other time period, almost to the point where it's become tiresome in 2009.
We here at tableau love America, but we're going to just come out and say it: the British rule.
Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matt Robinson, The Invention of Lying is a satirical comedy that takes place in an alternate reality where lying does not exist. Gervais (The Office, Extras) plays the main character, Mark Bellison - a short, fat loser who discovers how to lie, or "say what isn't." The characters not only always tell the truth, but they exercise no censorship as they feel obliged to share their stream of consciousness, no matter how rude or outlandish it may be. For instance, when "loser" Mark and "hot" Anna (Jennifer Garner)
The Invention of Lying shows us an alternate world without lying, in which everyone always tells the truth, no matter how blunt it may be.
If - a couple days ago - you asked me to succinctly describe Zero 7, I would've said they are a couple British blokes that make downtempo instrumental tracks and get singers like Sia and Jos
Few bands have managed to polarize the listening public quite like Creed has. Creed first gained national attention with its debut album My Own Prison in 1997.
Halo 3: ODST is the latest episode in the critically acclaimed and popular Halo franchise. Released just a few weeks ago, it has already become one of the fastest selling games of all time. ODST is a first-person shooter like Halo 3, with controls and gameplay that will be immediately familiar to anyone who has played one of the previous installments.
When college students hear the term "bureaucracy," they usually react in one of two ways. Students either launch into a heated and fervent debate or cringe at the word and often try to distance themselves from the conversation as much as possible.
Where do you go when your last record leaves you in the middle of the road? That is the defining question for the Noisettes, an indie-rock-pop-jazz-funk band hailing from the U.K., as they approach a new era in their careers.
With the U2 show and Fall Break just moments away, emotions are running high all around Grounds. Excitement is in the air now that the earliest midterms are out of the way, and the later ones seem so far off that a little quality time at Scott Stadium tonight doesn't sound like too bad an idea.
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Sometimes a plot comes around that just never seems to get old. And, sometimes, it needs to. First a musical film in 1980, Fame was adapted into both a Broadway musical and popular television series.
It has been almost 20 years since the release of Pearl Jam's landmark debut, Ten. One would think, 20 years down the road, there is no way that a band would still exist.
After a four-year hiatus during which many fans thought a breakup was imminent, Vertical Horizon returns in 2009 with a new record, Burning the Days.
Aion (pronounced "ion") is the latest massively multiplayer online role playing game offering from South Korean developer NCsoft, the makers of several moderately successful MMOs including Guild Wars and Lineage. First things first; yes, Aion shares more than a passing resemblance to Blizzard's immensely popular World of Warcraft in terms of interface design and play style but it certainly has more than a few important differences as well.
Whether it is her outlandish outfits, confusing gender or catchy songs, there is something fresh and exciting about Lady Gaga.
If you like emotionally charged, cutthroat capitalist plays about ruthless real estate agents, office politics and the decline of the American Dream, then the Live Arts theater's production of Glengarry Glen Ross is just the play for you.
Acclaimed exotic dancer-turned-scriptwriter Diablo Cody had a lot riding on her shoulders. After taking home a trophy at the 2008 Academy Awards for penning Juno, Cody became the new it-girl of the indie, offbeat comedy world.
While bored in an insufferable English discussion, I did what all my peers did: I took the "Where will Kayne interrupt you?" quiz on Facebook.
Directed by Brillante Mendoza of the Philippines, Serbis (2008) vividly and realistically depicts the despondent tale of the Pineda family's struggle to survive in an inner Philippine city.
