FEATURES
Entertainment outshines education in 'Capitalism'
“Capitalism: A Love Story” could be described as a documentary, a comedy and perhaps even horror. Anything but a love story.
MSU
Wells Hall to show Zombieland tonight
A sneak preview of the new movie “Zombieland” will be open to all MSU students today.
FEATURES
Blood-suckers reign over film, books, television
I swore I would never in a million years read Twilight. I swore I wouldn’t watch the movie and I wouldn’t ever pick Team Edward or Team Jacob.
FEATURES
Web exclusive: 'Sorority Row' so tragically bad, it's wonderfully good
Surprisingly, “Sorority Row” was so painful, it was good. In fact, it’s a lot like a fraternity party. It’s got good looking people and a great soundtrack. It’s got lots of booze and boobs, and the jokes are average.
FEATURES
Poehler, Ansari talk 'Parks and Recreation,' peeing in public
Public urination, “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” and being sleazy are topics of interest for Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari.
FEATURES
The red carpet
What is the academy thinking? The phrase “Best Motion Picture” nominee will diminish in value now that there are 10 Best Motion Picture nominees; it isn’t as much of an accomplishment to be nominated.
FEATURES
And the winner is...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to change the rules on us, so instead of nominating five of the hundreds (or more) movies that come out each year, they are putting 10 films up for the chance of winning the coveted award for Best Motion Picture. It also is changing the way in which it elects the winner from that group, making the academy members rank the films in order of best to worst and then figuring out which one, overall, has received the greatest amount of support from members instead of just voting for one and determining the victor by majority.
FEATURES
'Taking Woodstock' slow, uninspiring
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival. It’s odd that a film celebrating the monumental event neglects the most important feature of the festival: music. You’ll see weed, sex and plenty of long hair, but no more than a hint of music here.
NEWS
Viewers question satirical boundaries pushed in ‘Brüno’
It was the grace exercised while walking the line between the satirical and the offensive that made 2006’s “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” a success and main actor Sacha Baron Cohen a star.
NEWS
Half-Blood Prince a hit
Although “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” did not play until 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, Carina Teoh arrived early to make sure she was the first in line. “We got here at 9:15 in the morning, before the doors opened,” Teoh said.
MICHIGAN
Web exclusive: MSU professor discusses antimatter following ‘Angels & Demons’ showing
When Wacousta, Mich., resident Kathy Bender went to NCG Cinemas, 2500 Showtime Drive, in Lansing, Wednesday night to catch a movie, she wasn’t just paying for a ticket — she was paying for a physics lesson. Bender and a crowd of about 100 others were taken on a tour of the building blocks of life following a showing of “Angels & Demons” with MSU physics professor Raymond Brock acting as the tour guide.
MICHIGAN
3-D movies gain popularity, may be way of future
Fancy shades are no longer the norm for viewing movies in a three-dimensional format as more movie companies are turning to digital 3-D technology.
NEWS
An old-school kind of guy
I listen to old music and enjoy watching old movies. I was brought up that way and haven’t seen much of a reason to change. I’m a classic rocker and a ’70s film watcher.