Arts & Entertainment
Leaving casper behind, but still pale
Street: What makes Penelope a fresh take on a fairy tale? Christina Ricci: I think the writer uses that traditional structure to then inject this very powerful surprise, and to really make a statement in an impactful way that isn't necessarily patronizing. Street: How do you think this movie will impact young individuals? CR: I'm hoping that young people really like the movie.
Got Adderall?
Charlie Bartlett has been kicked out of every private high school he has ever attended. The last time he was expelled for running a fake ID laminating press out of his dorm room.
The Week in Music
Tonight: Genghis Tron First Unitarian Church, All Ages It's been nearly two years since Genghis Tron left upstate New York and relocated themselves in West Philadelphia.
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Unfortunately, too many people have passed on the Mountain Goats' extensive discography - 16 albums in total.
Garden State Wisdom
Garden State is not New Jersey - Zach Braff never even got caught in traffic on the Parkway. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, now studied assiduously at Penn alongside Citizen Kane, seems closer, at least stereotypically.
Profile: Woody Allen
To be cool. To be suave. To be Bogart. In Play It Again Sam, we witness one man's aspiration to be all of the above. Wildly imaginative and uncannily original, this neurotic comedy is arguably the best of Woody Allen's career.
Students Sound Off
Waking up early on a Saturday morning for a Ticketmaster pre-sale is never fun; what's worse is the bundle of extra charges you have to pay if you're lucky enough to snag a few seats.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Imagine that you're a film editor and a German director walks into your office and pitches this idea: "We're going to go into the middle of the Amazon, find a giant mountain straddling two rivers, blow it up and move a large boat across." Seriously. In Werner Herzog's 1982 film, Fitzcarraldo, one can watch roughly 1000 Amazon tribesmen move an actual steamboat over a mountain, a feat accomplished with no special effects.
COMEDY TOUR: suprisingly... Wild
Director Ari Sandel wants you to cry. Whether you cry from laughing so hard that your abs feel like they've just been through Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo Boot Camp, or you're crying from the raw emotive power of each of the comedians' stories, there's no question that you'll find a little glisten on your cheeks after watching this film. Vince Vaughn's comedy tour took four amateur comedians and three professional ones on the road for a month in 2005 across the U.S.
The Defibrillator
Nico Chelsea Girl 1967 With Chelsea Girl, Nico manages to capture an entire moment in history within her voice.
So Bad It's Good. But Not 2 Good.
If you're reading this, you probably already know that Step Up 2 the Streets is a really bad movie. You know this because everyone knows this; it's like knowing that Barack Obama is running for president or that right now, wherever she may be, Amy Winehouse is smashed (or wishes she were). This is Step Up 2 the Streets.
Jazz Up Your Life
On Tuesday, Feb. 19, one of the biggest names in the jam band and jazz worlds will be coming to campus.
From the Basement to the Big Time
February 24, 2005 was the end of an era. At least, that's how it looked to alt-rock fans across the Delaware Valley.
The Week in Music
Tonight: West Philadelphia Orchestra The Khyber, 21+ Is the idea of seeing the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center too classy for you?
Jumping Away From Jumper
20th Century Fox's latest action flick Jumper might possibly be the most ill-conceived movie I have seen in some time.
So Nice, So Spice
At the risk of losing respect and friendship, I would like to turn your attention to a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed watching: Spice World, or as some call it, "that stupid Spice Girls marketing device." Those negative Nancies do have a point.
FEBRUARY FILMS
We promise they're worth leaving the comfort of your house/boyfriend's arms/cocoon at Bucks. Free screening of Harlan County USA Feb.
Penn Rocks Y-Rock
We let you get heard... So you think you know music? Want to win a chance to broadcast your favorite songs for everyone to hear?
