Arts & Entertainment

It is not often that a band produces something truly unique. Almost every successful indie group today somehow derives its sound from Morrissey or Bowie or even Byrne.
March 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Originally J. Leto and his brother's side project, 30 Seconds to Mars has recently gained a reputation in its own right.
March 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Ah, the heyday. Shakespeare in Love had just come out, and every girl in my fifth grade class was obsessed with marine biology.
March 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Penn's very own the Pale Nimbus knows something is missing from this university's campus. And so do their fans.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

For the alpha male, nothing is more appealing than a perpetually inebriated blonde who's drunker than a Mississippi sheriff and looser than a Playboy Bunny.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Street sits down for a round table interview with She's The Man stars Amanda Bynes, Robert Hoffman, Laura Ramsey and Channing Tatum. Any hookups on the set?
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Since their 1991 debut, Stereolab has functioned as one of the most influential -- if under the radar -- bands of the pseudo-pop electronica circuit.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Jason Reitman's Thank You for Smoking depicts the plight of Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), a propaganda-spouting cigarette industry mogul whose dubious business ethics haunt his tender relationship with his 12-year-old son.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Did you know that nuclear weapons are bad? No, really -- not only do they kill innocent people, but they also mutate people who then go on to kill other innocent people.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Our country is obsessed with the mafia. Something about organized crime appeals to us despite a disapproval of the lives they lead.
February 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

If you loved Night Watch two years ago, you're in for a treat with Night Watch 2. This Russian sci-fi/thriller/fantasy/action flick will surely knock your socks off... if you don't pass out from all the gory blood-stained battles first.
February 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

"The last time we were out on tour was two or three years ago. We've actually just been recording this album, and watching the children.
February 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Street recently met up with actor Paul Walker and director Wayne Kramer to interview them roundtable style about their new movie, Running Scared. Street: The film, Running Scared, is quite violent.
February 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Hopping the pond makes for strange bedfellows. Though the Subways had an early U.S. breakthrough this fall on that great cultural arbiter, The O.C., a February release date has lumped their debut with the latest wave of British musical exports.
February 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Richard Cheese The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese If this is your first listen to Richard Cheese, be forewarned: too much Cheese may result in massive indigestion, and upchuck reflexes may ensue.
February 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Several years ago, three members of the orchestral pop band Stars smoked pot in New York's Central Park and were arrested by an undercover cop.
February 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Karen Beckman arrived at Penn only one year ago and she is already making waves. She teaches a new class called "Women and Film," which shows "the range of work that women have done -- not just feminist filmmaking -- but work from early cinema done in the 1890s and early 1910s." The class syllabus explores a variety of women directors, from controversial Nazi propaganda filmmaker, Leni Riefenstahl, to avant-garde filmmakers like Maya Deren.
February 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Racial tension is sometimes a cop-out for filmmakers, a way of increasing dramatic tension while diverting the audience's attention away from poor casting.
February 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

What do Dakota Fanning, Jodie Foster, Ron Howard, Fred Savage and the Olsen Twins all have in common?
February 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

Street: How were you able to get into the character of the evil Bill Cox? It's something that's quite out of the norm for your career, and I was wondering what it was like and did you ever find yourself morally repulsed because you have real kids now.
February 9, 2006 at 12:00 am