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By Sam Sottosanto Senior Verge Reporter Alphonso DiPietro remembers taking his wife and two children to the drive-in theatre back in the 1960s. His oldest son sat in his pajamas between DiPietro, a math professor at Eastern, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter, only a few months old, sat on his wife's lap. (0) comments
"Babylon A.D." is a confusing twist of pointless scenes and almost unnecessary violence. The plot revolves around Toorop (Vin Diesel), a mercenary who lives in a future world full of riots and war. He is a tough guy who lives by his ideal that he must "kill or be killed. (0) comments
Businesses have one goal: to make a profit. I've worked at enough sales-based jobs to see through the "We truly care about customer satisfaction" slogans. It's all about money. So why does Hollywood give us an entire movie and all its best parts packed into two and half minutes for free? Not to get nostalgic, but remember when movie previews didn't give away the best parts of the movie? What happened to that? When I saw a preview for "The Simpsons Movie," I couldn't wait until it came out because I thought the Spiderpig bit was hilarious and I couldn't wait to see more. (0) comments
Most of today's Chicago punk bands have strayed far from their roots. The Chicago-punk scene's roots date back to the early 1980s, with bands like Naked Raygun and The Effigies. These bands gave Chicago a defined, unique sort of working-class sound. Sure, Chicago has popular bands like Alkaline Trio, whose influences include Naked Raygun, Pegboy and a slew of Chicago originals, but they are completely separate animals. (0) comments
On Sunday, the Canopy Club in Urbana will be overrun by a group of Southern hipsters playing a familiar brand of rock 'n' roll. The Avett Brothers are hauling their upright bass all the way to the University of Illinois from Concorde, N.C., on Sept. 7. Between the bass, banjo, harmonica, drums and acoustic guitar, their sound can get a bit raucous at times. (0) comments
Ruth Duckworth draws inspiration from plenty of sources. Every morning, the sculptor tends to her garden and spends time with nature. It is here that she often decides to do one thing: "Create something beautiful that appeals to people and herself," said her agent, Thea Burger. (0) comments
Ryan Kerch has probably seen as many movies in the past few years as a lot of movie critics. He has worked at a movie theater in his hometown for several years. He cannot estimate how many movies he has seen in that time. So when he applied in 2007 to work for Eastern's University Board, he naturally made the position of movies coordinator his first choice. (0) comments
SEPtEMBER EIU Wind Symphony & Jazz Ensemble: Life in the Groove, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, Dvorak Concert Hall From Big Band to Wind Band, there's something for everyone as two of EIU's finest music ensembles present a joint concert recognizing the influence of jazz. (0) comments
Warner Brothers announced in August that the final installment of the Harry Potter movies, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," would be delayed until the summer of 2009. Our take: I planned my November around one event - the release of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. (3) comments
