Everything comes crashing down
""Skyline," directed and produced by Greg and Colin Strause ("Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem"), is a science fiction thriller about aliens who come to Earth and start to capture humans. The film stars two couples, Jarrod (Eric Balfour, "Dinoshark") and Elaine…
Experience unique jazz style
"Norwegian jazz guitarist, Lage Lund, creates a sound that ranges in pitch and tone, bringing into the genre a suave yet feisty attitude. He and his trio, including Orlando le Fleming on bass guitar and Rodney Green on drums, will…
‘Black Ops’ intrigues fans and newcomers
"Finally, one of the most anticipated games of 2010 has finally arrived. "Call of Duty: Black Ops" is the latest installment of the award-winning "Call of Duty" franchise. "Black Ops" builds off of the successful elements of "Call of Duty:…
Springsteen keeps his ‘Promise’
"Usually when an artist releases a collection of unreleased material and alternate versions of popular songs, disappointment follows. Usually the songs on these sets were not released for a reason. They were just slapped together onto an album, knowing all…
Painting with personality
"Continuing with my Featured Artist Series, I interviewed figure painter and graphic designer Lacey McKinney. Her work is an expressive blast of color and fantastic rendering of the human form. "Q: How did you get into art in general? "A:…
‘Underpants’ brings sheer delight
"Tension blooms in the student honors production of "The Underpants," after a "little housewife," as her tender husband so eloquently puts it, drops her drawers and gives the King of Germany a salute for the ages. "Although she quickly gathers…
‘Unstoppable’ disappoints given hype
"Movies involving speeding vehicles that may explode and cause terrible damage are nothing new; the most notable is, of course, Jan de Bont’s 1994 action film "Speed." Since its release, many films have tried to take various permutations of its…
N.Y. runs afoul of free will
"We arrive into life alone. Cold, unclothed we travel the requisite inches through the birth canal and begin significant life. When the umbilical cord is severed, the conversion is complete. We are now free—but also completely and totally singular in…
In November, Thanksgiving means food, football but also family
"It is almost that day. The day where family we see once a year seem to magically re-appear at our doors, bearing a casserole that they claim to be a secret family recipe, or a store-bought pie, which they then…
Passion rings through Rihanna’s ‘Loud’
"Barbadian recording artist Rihanna splashes back on to the pop music scene with her fifth studio album, "Loud," released on Nov. 16. The album serves as her pop diva redemption following her much darker and emotional album, "Rated R." "The…
