Borderlands crosses genre lines
By Alex Cutler | October 29, 2009What happens when you cross Fallout 3 with Diablo II and cover it in a fresh coat of cell-shaded paint?
What happens when you cross Fallout 3 with Diablo II and cover it in a fresh coat of cell-shaded paint?
I don't usually find new music artists on TV and if I do, it's not on some teeny-bopper show like One Tree Hill.
My night started out blandly with dinner at the Observatory Hill Dining Hall, but the Flavors of Dance event soon gave my taste buds a much-needed kick in the mouth.
If I had to just throw out some words to describe the new Flaming Lips album, a plethora of adjectives could fit the bill: Dark.
Doesn't it just seem that the past couple of weeks have flown by? Forget midterms and readings and practice schedules - we here at tableau would just love a chance to kick back, read a magazine, sip a cup of tea and rock out to Ratatat.
Maurice Sendak's picture book classic, Where the Wild Things Are, is one of the most beloved children's books of all time.
On its own, Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are is a beautifully-wrought story of the pangs and pleasures of childhood, loaded with both pure, innocent imagery and decidedly adult narrative themes. If you had a childhood, you've read Sendak's picture-perfect tale.
F. Gary Gray, director of The Italian Job, once again displays his love for action, cool gadgets and the beauty of explosions in this year's Law Abiding Citizen, which stars Jamie Foxx (Collateral, Ray) and Gerard Butler (300, P.S.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the sequel to 2007's critically acclaimed PS3 action-adventure blockbuster, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
When talking about heavy metal music, it's damn near impossible for Metallica not to come up in the conversation.
The dreaded Family Weekend is coming up. You know, when your mother comes to visit you, scolds you about your major and insists that you wash your dirty laundry.
Few female singers are known by just their first names. You've got singers like Madonna, Britney, Beyonc
Earlier this month, the FTC announced that on December 1, a new law will go into effect that demands bloggers to disclose their relationship to manufacturers, advertisers, etc.
We know there's an ongoing love affair with the United Kingdom in the music scene right now. So who's The ne-xx-t band to make our hearts flutter, our knees knock and our souls rock?
ABC's Modern Family - This hilarious new comedy is one of the best on television since Arrested Development - high praise indeed. Miranda Lambert - Our thanks go out to her for turning in the best country album of the year, her third record, Revolution. Paranormal Activity - Looking like the scariest movie in a very long time, this low-budget flick banked a staggering $7 million from only 159 theaters this past weekend and will continue to expand nationwide in the coming weeks. Britain's X-Factor - Hilarious, cheesy, over-the-top - and yet this U.K.
The 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature quietly slipped past the limelight in the wake of President Barack Obama's surprising win.
The challenge for Paramore in making its third album, Brand New Eyes, was to avoid sounding like a boilerplate pop-punk band, while also reminding listeners why it was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2008 Grammy Awards on the heels of its previous album, Riot! Perhaps my reaction to this album could be best summed up by the title of the second single off this album: "Brick By Boring Brick." The record seems to sorely lack creativity.
Whip It, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, centers around Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page of Juno), a rebellious teen who takes up, of all things, roller skating.
"First love burns the brightest." This, the short-but-sweet tagline of the recent British import Bright Star, says it all.