Filmmaker Michael Moore, who won an Academy Award for his documentary "Bowling for Columbine," recently made a deal with Mel Gibson's Icon Productions to produce his next film. "Fahrenheit 911" will focus on the ties between the Bush and bin Laden families and suggests the bin Laden family greatly profited from a business association between former President Bush and Mohammed bin Laden.
One of the most powerful voices in the history of blues-rock happens to belong to one of the most intriguing female musicians of all time. Janis Joplin, who died of a heroin overdose just months prior to the 1971 release of "Pearl," took the world by storm with her emotional, passionate, sexy delivery of raspy-voiced rock 'n' roll.
Ask the Advocates is a column appearing on Fridays on Statenews.com that discusses different health issues affecting MSU students.
Geoffrey Sherman is a U.S. citizen by law, but hearing his thick English accent you know he hasn't always been a card-carrying Michiganian. "I have lived here for 25 years and just got my citizenship, so theoretically I'm an American," he said.
The folks from Sony are at it again with a new release for PlayStation 2 called "Amplitude." This game, a quasi-sequel to the game "Frequency," also for PS2, allows players to "mix and remix hit songs" by a bunch of well-known artists, including David Bowie, blink-182, Pink, Weezer, Garbage and more. I say "quasi-sequel" because, although having not played the original, it's hard to imagine what simpler concept there could be to make this game from. The gameplay is almost mind-numbingly simple.
I am Cro-Magnon man! I am a warrior! I seek meat and tools for building a civilization! I wear charcoal in place of a shirt. Such is my summer camping mentality.
With the sun beaming down on his face, Jeremy Yeates carefully climbed his way up an intricate vertical sandstone cliff, breathing in fresh air with every move. "This time of year is my favorite," MSU's Outdoors Club co-president and supply chain management senior said. Yeates has been out climbing at The Ledges in Grand Ledge's Oak Park almost every day this week.
Make no mistake, I love smoking. Love. I love it. I've been kissing a Camel every night before I go to bed and every morning when I wake up for, well, a long time now.
Family, not gardening, will be the subject of "Pruning the Family Tree," a play showing all week at the Arena Theater. The play is about the female members of the Casey family who reunite for the funeral of a family patriarch.
Film adaptations of Stephen King stories have a history impossible to define. Some of his books transferred to film and presented a wonderful cross genre body of work.
It's a dirty, nasty, disgusting habit - but hey, somebody's gotta do it. And if that person must be you, make sure you're getting the full experience of cigarette smoking, the best flavor and the best deal.
The bright lights of the convenience store are finally in sight as you conspicuously begin to dig through your pockets for any spare change.
Please excuse the band's name, it's not the most convincing or memorable. But if you don't judge it by its name (or in this case, also its cover) Grand Rapids-based Four Lincolns and its new release "Laxadaisical" have the ability to shock. Opening track "Never in Love," illustrates the band's abilities to write extremely strong lyrics - as does much of the CD. Although strong lyrics make a song, well, a poem, they aren't anything without the singer's ability to relay their meaning.
It's a so-so day for new releases this week but we can always count on one group to pull us all through - The Blues Brothers. "The Essential Blues Brothers" includes a number of Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) classics, including "Soul Man," "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "Riot in Cell Block Number Nine." The disc follows the release of the group's 2002 "Live at Montreux Casino." A household name to any fan of classic jazz, Dave Brubeck's camp releases "The Essential Dave Brubeck" and "Park Avenue South." Both albums include classics such as "Love for Sale" and "Take Five." Aphex Twin (actually it's just one guy named Richard D.
There is no denying the brilliance of Jim Henson's productions. The master puppeteer has permeated children's entertainment to Disney proportions, becoming not so much a recognizable artist as a household name.
The Band's final concert was not only a goodbye to a group who'd set strides in the folk/rock genre but also a goodbye to an era of the musical family. The night was Thanksgiving of 1976; big name musicians Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Ron Wood, Neil Diamond, Ronnie Hawkins, Paul Butterfield, Ringo Star and The Staples all shared the stage with The Band. Captured on film and directed by Martin Scorsese, "The Last Waltz" is a documentary of that magical night when more than 5,000 fans crowded into San Francisco's Winterland Arena, where The Band performed its very first show about 16 years before.
The show must go on. The phrase is a cliché, but it's true. Although there was no red carpet, the 75th Academy Awards still provided a chance to celebrate and honor Hollywood's finest.
Summer is on its way and you know what that means - people from all over Michigan will flock to venues as the summer concert season starts.
Dear judicial system, Thank you for your consistently fair treatment of students in the community.
Throughout the history of film, the depiction of ethnicity in war-themed films has been a very touchy subject.