by Dan Henshaw in Entertainment
The impact of most films is usually measured in dollars. Blockbuster films that attract large numbers of people and pull in big revenues are generally regarded as having a significant cultural impact because they are well known and they get people talking.…
by Associated Press in Entertainment
Sexting - sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell
phone or online - is fairly commonplace among young people, despite
sometimes grim consequences for those who do it. More than a quarter of
young people have been involved in sexting in some form, an Associated
Press-MTV poll found.…
Third time is a charm for writer/director Jason Reitman
by Chris Osterndorf in Entertainment
In "Up In the Air," George Clooney plays a middle-aged, career-oriented bachelor who refuses to settle down despite what others tell him. If this sounds familiar to you, you are not alone; writer/director Jason Reitman intentionally cast Clooney in a role that was similar to his personal life, which made Clooney all the more happy to play it.…
The DePaulia sits down with writer/director Richard Curtis and star Tom Sturridge to talk about their new movie, "Pirate Radio"
by Chris Osterndorf in Entertainment
Tom Sturridge plays Young Carl, the character who, as he puts it, is "the audience's eyes" in "Pirate Radio." The DePaulia sat down to talk to him.
Q: Were you a Richard Curtis fan before you were cast in this movie or did you get acquainted with his work after getting cast?
A: When you're from England, Richard Curtis is like a national treasure.…
by Charlotte Eriksen in Entertainment
Demand it! Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday could be @ your school for a screening of their new movie "Youth in Revolt" !!!! The school with the most demands in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco will WIN a Youth in Revolt screening with an appearance by Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday.…
by Paul Yoder in Entertainment
While sometimes attending a show without having previously heard all the acts, one can be easily disappointed, but Francis delighted the crowd, at Lakeshore Theater on Oct. 29, and was equally as talented as the headlining band, Noah and the Whale.
Francis, a young singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, showcased his talent by playing a variety of instruments and captivated the audience with his emotion filled voice.…
by Jason Shough, Senior Writer in Entertainment
America's pre-eminent living poet of record has an unshakeable reverence for the Classic Rock show. After fifty-odd years of touring, Bob Dylan is still playing summer concerts at minor-league ballparks, writing and recording albums (he has released two this year) and packing concert halls three nights at a time.…
by Rachel Metea in Entertainment
Cinderella's glass slipper, Jasmine's magic carpet ride and Ariel's first steps on land were the Walt Disney princess stories that captured many young girls' hearts over ten years ago. Of the nine Disney princesses, there has never been an African-American princess-until now.…
by Elizabeth Murphy in Entertainment
Many types of music easily go hand in hand but the two that would be least expected to complement each other would be hip-hop and opera. Somehow Adrian Dunn managed to retell the Shakespeare story of "Othello" by mixing these two musical genres. Dunn is a graduate of Roosevelt University's music conservatory.…
by Billy O'Keefe, MCT Wire Service in Entertainment
It's been only four years since "Guitar Hero" first took the planet by storm, but an oversaturation of incremental sequels, offshoots and competitors' products has made it feel at least twice as long.
How nice, then, that "DJ Hero" has the gall not only to freshen up the landscape, but do so with greater concern for achieving its vision than trying to please everybody the way its spiritual predecessors so often have.…
Matthew Santos sat down with The DePaulia to discuss his true talent and passion, music
by Elizabeth Murphy in Entertainment
People often say they had a moment in their life when they realized exactly what they wanted to do, but Matthew Santos' story is slightly more dramatic than everyone else's. After dropping out of school, Santos was on a trip to Alaska. He realized there were only two things he truly missed: his bed and his music.…
"The Real World" season 24 casting call
by Caitlin Charron in Entertainment
Hundreds of young adults stood in line exuding how they could stop being polite and start being real at the 24th season of "The Real World" casting call, held at State Restaurant and Cafe, at 935 W. Webster Avenue.
Pinning and primping their 20-page application, hopefuls ranging from 18-24 stood in the crisp weather anticipating how to prove to the casting team that they could be one of the seven roommates picked to live, work together for five months and have their lives taped.…
DePaul offers a hands-on approach to studying music
by Nicole Nicholson in Entertainment
With the city as its classroom, DePaul offers its students a number of opportunities to take part in experiential learning. Perhaps the student group that emphasizes this experiential learning the most is the DePaul Jazz Ensemble. Led by music director and Professor Bob Lark, the ensemble is taking Chicago's jazz scene by storm.…
by Steve Pries in Entertainment
On June 25, 2009 the internet almost crashed. Not just one website, the entire internet. The drug-related death of Michael Jackson wasn't just devastating to the music industry, but to the entire world. Sure people will choose to remember the controversies that encompassed Michael's career, like the "adventures" at Neverland Ranch, the ghoulish complexion, the decision to hang his baby over a balcony, and the fact that at any given moment, the object on his face that resembled a nose could fall off.…
by Chris Osterndorf in Entertainment
Richard Curtis, director of "Love Actually" and writer of "Four Weddings and a Funeral," has created a movie that is purely enjoyable to watch-"Pirate Radio" (or "The Boat that Rocked," as it was originally titled when it was released in Great Britain.)
The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as a radio DJ who, with the help of an assortment of other rock-enthusiasts with lax morals, broadcasts rock music from a station called Radio Rock on a giant ship off Europe's North Sea.…
by TJ Horansky in Entertainment
In case you missed one the best albums of 2009, there is still hope for you. Pop-punk/hardcore titans A Day to Remember have re-released "Homesick," but this time the album includes a bunch of bonus material and artwork. In addition to the album itself, every lucky fan will receive two bonus acoustic tracks, a live DVD and extra album work including band photos and fan tattoos.…
Radio DePaul sat down with the actor/ comedian to discuss his career
by Tony Valdivieso in Entertainment
Upon hearing his name, you may not be sure exactly which roles Joe Lo Truglio has played or what movies he has been in. Upon seeing his picture, you are bound to know who he is.
It may be his scene-stealing performances in "Pineapple Express," "Role Models" or "I Love You, Man" that you recall.…
by Rene Rodriguez, MCT Wire Service in Entertainment
"More of this is true than you would believe," warns a title card at the start of "The Men Who Stare at Goats," although the ever-reliable "I know this sounds crazy, but ..." would have worked just as well.
Based on the nonfiction book by Jon Ronson, whose Web site describes him as a journalist and a humorist, the movie claims that the U.…
by Robert W. Butler, MCT Wire Service in Entertainment
Nearly 20 years ago Grant Heslov met fellow struggling actor George Clooney at an audition. Clooney was too poor to purchase a set of head shots, so Heslov lent him the money.
It was the beginning of a long friendship. Heslov has since produced Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Leatherheads" and now makes his feature directing debut in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," which opened Friday.…
by Elizabeth Cherneff, MCT Wire Service in Entertainment
This month, Anna Getty brings readers a unique holiday gift guide featuring a different kind of green. A chef, writer, television personality and environmental advocate, Getty's first book "I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas" encourages gift givers not to abandon their eco-friendly ways this holiday season.…
