Archive | Arts & Entertainment
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Movie review: ‘The Grey’ void of firey intensity beneath its frozen setting
"Schindler's List" actor Liam Neeson has had a questionable run of films lately. Neeson, a fine actor by most accounts, has appeared in many films that don't quite keep up with his exceptional acting capabilities and fall flat around his typically solid performances.
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In new book, professor explores “Nixon’s Darkest Secrets”
Was President Richard M. Nixon the crook he’s made out to be? According to former White House correspondent and American U. Adjunct Professor Donald Fulsom, he was.
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SNL’s Seth Meyers pulls no punch lines
Head writer of Saturday Night Live and host of SNL's “Weekend Update” Seth Meyers performed standup comedy last Friday to an excited audience at Carnegie Mellon U.
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Video game review: Metal Gear Solid HD
It seems pretty safe to say, at this point, that video game publishers have no problem essentially selling the same game multiple times, in the form of remakes and ports to modern systems. On some level one would almost expect the Metal Gear series to be immune to this trend.
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TV review: ‘Archer’ premiere hits target
As "Archer" dives into its third season, having premiered Thursday night on FX, it's brought out its biggest gun yet.
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What’s hot at Sundance 2012
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival kicked off Thursday with tons of films that sound both promising and intriguing.
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Movie review: Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’ formulaic but surprisingly sexy
Once upon a time, director Steven Soderbergh saw mixed martial artist Gina Carano in a fight and figured “Hey, that chick would be a cool action heroine.” So he decided to make “Haywire,” and the world rejoiced.
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Movie review: Steven Soderbergh reaches great heights with first action film ‘Haywire’
If director Steven Soderbergh is to be believed, he'll be retiring from his filmmaking career after three more films, and audiences will certainly notice the loss of one of America's most diverse and ambitious cinematic minds.
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TV review: ‘House of Lies’ follows Showtime formula
House of Lies is the new half-hour comedy from Showtime starring Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan, a project manager at a highly successful management consulting firm called Galweather & Stern.