Arts

Pixar’s latest release opens in Champaign-Urbana tomorrow. Is the $2.50 surcharge for the 3-D experience worth it?

A new book takes an uneven look at the current and upcoming challenges facing Latinos and the U.S. educational system.

HBO’s newest comedy spoofs the modern athlete we know so well.

Mister Brown explains how he’ll rewatch this final episode slightly less than all the others.

Dance at Illinois and the School of Architecture team up to create an eco-friendly dance rehearsal space.

After a well-deserved week off, Adam’s LOST analysis returns.

A recently released book explores the travels of millions of rural villagers to the factories of urban China, and the impact of this life across generations.

Urbana native Nina Paley has a slot at EbertFest for Sita Sings the Blues. She talks to Smile Politely about growing up in Urbana, being a mayor’s daughter, and her former addiction to PLATO computers.

C-U’s newest theatre group makes a striking debut above Boltini.

Adding bad dubbing and Raymond Burr footage into a monster film isn’t necessarily an improvement. But the Japanese original is worth delving into.

From The Box presents Synecdoche, New York and although it may not be Kaufman’s best, it’s definitely worth watching.

If Studiodance I were a confection at Coldstone Creamery, it would be cake batter ice cream with confetti, lots of nuts, ice chips, and garbage.

Ms. TeeVee gives you three good reasons to give America’s favorite TV show a shot.

The Station Theater’s new play from Mark Roberts leaves Springer wanting for more plot and fewer repetitive attempts at humor.

If you can’t go to the mountains, let the mountains come to you.

This year’s recipient of the Palme D’or at Cannes — The Class — was more than deserving of its prize. Just take it from movie critic Chuck Koplinski, who daylights as a teacher when he’s not writing reviews.

Suzanne explains that some may not be ready for Watchmen, but makes a case for why you should give it a try today.

The four-toed statue makes an appearance — from behind, and LOST is stuck in the ’70s. Time to discuss the latest theories about TV’s best drama.

Trampolines. Silks. Hula hoops. Classical music. Pebbles raining down from above. Cirque Éloize was not your typical ensemble performance at the Krannert.

For all you slackers out there, we present to you a musical that’s right up your alley.

If someone at The New York Times actually read The City and the Pillar in 1948, their review did little to prove it.

Marketing ploy or worthwhile endeavor? Pat Brown explores the history of the controversial term.

The Orpheum Children’s Science Museum hosts its third art show in conjunction with students at Leal Elementary.

If Charles Widmore and Benjamin Linus both claim to be fighting for the “good” side, who is John Locke to believe? Adam Fein digs deeper into LOST.

Ms. TeeVee doesn’t do live broadcast TV watching particularly well, especially during award shows. Still, she survived Oscar night despite Queen Latifah.

In what is no doubt a turning point for the time-traveling drama LOST, the show set up viewers for what might be the most significant answers of all in the weeks to come.

Oscar got it wrong again this year, and Collin surveys the damage while selecting which films he thinks will win each of the big awards.

Pat Brown gives us the goods on Abel Gance’s classic, Napoleon, then finds plenty of fault in Religulous.

Monkey: Prehensile Tales is unpredictable. It’s real. It’s nuggety. It’s at the Station Theatre.

A Nation of Emigrants turns the Mexican immigration issue inside-out and emerges with a fresh perspective.

The producers of LOST gave us more than a little to chew on last night. Post away in what continues to be the one great forum for all things about TV’s greatest drama.

Seriously, I do. (God it feels good to get that out of my system.)

We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to see comedian Eugene Mirman this Valentine’s Day.

After years spent both in front of and behind the camera, Clint Eastwood has decided to step away from the former. Pat Brown doesn’t think it will last long.

In between philosophical dilemmas? The Stranger will provide.

An individual tragically cut down before his true potential could be realized, Harvey Milk and his legacy continue to live on.

Fans of Neil Gaiman have been looking forward to the film adaptation of Coraline for several years. Did Henry Selick do the award-winning novella justice?

Is it really possible that the secret to finding lasting love can be reflected in the simple truism of a single mantra?

Prior to the author’s reading on Monday at the Illini Union Bookstore, Adam Scott reviews this award-winning collection of short fiction.

Fairy tale conventions and primal fears propel Coraline and The Uninvited.

Season 5 is beginning to heat up on LOST and as usual, we’re here to give you a little more than just the Who, What and Why. Join the best dicussion on TV’s best show. Period.

Another film suggestion for those consuming wrestling in pop culture, plus a few new DVDs you can skip over.

Mickey Rourke sizzles in the squared circle, but The Wrestler doesn’t quite live up to the hype.

For the first installment of his series on underappreciated genre films, Collin sees through the cloud of pot smoke to the pure cinema beneath.

Dance at Illinois demands someone Pass the Goddamn Butter.

Daniel Faraday seems to be more than meets the eye. And, oh yeah, the U.S. military installed an H-Bomb on the island in 1954. Read on…

Jean Forst has high praise for a new book that details the Keystone Film Company’s rise and the birth of middlebrow culture.

Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire has become a hit sensation. But some people are not so swept up. What would a great film be without a little controversy?