If you've read anything about "United 93," the first major Hollywood film to deal directly with the events of Sept. 11, 2001, you've almost certainly been subjected to this question: Is it too soon?
When I read that Raymond "Boots" Riley described his hip-hop duo's album, Pick a Bigger Weapon, as "a little edgier," I immediately put it on the must-listen list.
If you've been watching cable news shows or reading major American newspapers over the past few weeks, you'd think the biggest debate regarding the Iraq war isn't about the war itself, but how it is covered.
I credit myself on being pretty hard to impress when it comes to plot twists. Once you've seen as many action/suspense/thriller/crime movies as I have, you can see 98 percent of the standard, oh-so-shocking "Gasp - the mole is, in fact, Bruce Willis' boss" variety endings from the theater lobby.
by Chris Narkun Daily Lobo President Bush on Thursday gave his most recent defense of his Iraq policy. It's necessary because his approval rating on Iraq policy is hovering in the 30s and because Americans more than ever want to know how and when we plan to leave.
by Chris Narkun Daily Lobo To fantasy mavens who regularly watch the four-hour versions of "The Lord of the Rings" movies and adore their star, Viggo Mortensen: Do not see this movie. On second thought, do see "A History of Violence" - just don't take any of the youthful innocence that fuels your obsession with magical fantasy worlds with you.
by Chris Narkun Daily Lobo Usually, you can count on Jodie Foster in a thriller. Since breaking out as a 14-year-old prostitute in "Taxi Driver" through her role opposite Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs" and, most recently, as a woman protecting her daughter from a deranged Dwight Yoakam in "Panic Room," Foster's always been able to select roles in believable and suspenseful material with the best directors.
by Chris Narkun Daily Lobo While President George Bush addressed a gathering of veterans in Utah and urged Americans to stay the course in Iraq and fight terrorists there rather than in the United States, that country's new political process may have produced a powder keg with the potential to strengthen the insurgency there or, worse, push the country closer to open civil war.
One would have hoped Dave Grohl would have learned not to separate his two musical leanings by now. Three minutes and 22 seconds into the first disc of his band's new double album, the Foo Fighters' frontman lets loose his first throat-rending howl. On the second disc, it takes only 34 seconds for Grohl to begin the first of the almost-whispered lullabies that make up the second half of In Your Honor, an album split distinctly into loud and not-so-loud halves.
With anti-terror efforts taking precedence over the American war on drugs, one would think since less resources are available, they would be focused on the deadliest, most hard-core drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Instead, though the United States spends an estimated $35 billion every year on the drug war, the easing of the crack epidemic has led to a major increase in arrests and prosecutions for, of all things, marijuana possession.
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