Yahoo! Movies recently did a segment called “Con Hair: Defining the ’Do’s of Nicholas Cage.” Over the years, Cage has had so many weird haircuts in his numerous films that I wonder if he takes the same advice that Rainn Wilson once spoke of. Wilson said that to develop a character, he starts...

Making a sequel to “Hamlet” is, of course, Shakespearean blasphemy. Creating a time machine to bring back all the dead characters from “Hamlet” kills the power of the tragedy, which is, of course, theatrical blasphemy. Adding a musical number to the show named “Rock Me Sexy...

It’s pretty safe to say that last Monday night changed my life. Call me over-dramatic, but with the ridiculously high standards I had set for my first concert experience with my all-time favorite band, I thought I was sure to be let down. Radiohead exceeded my expectations; they blew them out of...

There are times in art where comedy and tragedy intertwine so there is near perfect synthesis. This is a balance that many aspire to, but few artists reach. This principle is especially true with the auteur duo, Joel and Ethan Coen, and their new film, “Burn After Reading.” “Burn After Reading”...

“Hurry, hurry, hurry, right this way to Toy Story Midway Mania. It’s a ride that’s a game, it’s a game that’s a ride. Step right up and see what’s inside.” The first thing that will draw you into the new Toy Story Midway Mania ride at Disney’s California Adventure is a giant, animatronic...

The word “mature” is one that gets tossed around all too often today in labeling music. It’s almost to the point where the word has lost its meaning and become simply a term for when a band breaks expectations. It doesn’t have to be good – just artistic – which makes...

Writer-director team, Andy and Larry Wachowski, the makers of grand films like the “Matrix” trilogy and “V for Vendetta,” bring the popular 1960s Japanese cartoon“Speed Racer,” to life with vibrant action, comedy, and summer movie fun that may drag in places, but overall...

Ashton Kutcher may have met his match. No, not matched in the art of romantic chemistry but matched in the art of loudness. There’s a brand of comedian that tries to get laughs by being loud, as if more volume equals more humor. If a joke isn’t funny, just tell it LOUDER and it becomes FUNNIER,...

Beginning with three college graduates and a camera, Invisible Children has captured national and international attention and set the bar high for what a media-savvy social justice movement should be. Now, the doors opened by the low-budget documentary about child soldiers in Uganda are being propped...