Arts & Lifestyle

The new thriller from "Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua takes the viewer on a journey through the lives of three unconnected New York City cops. The drama does not let up from beginning to end, making for a suspenseful ride.

"The Crazies" is a twisted horror film that wasn't half as bad as I expected. This remake of the 1973 classic features violent freaks, action sequences and an anti-government sentiment. A few stars, an interesting plot and down-to-earth characters really pull this movie together.

In their debut album, Titus Andronicus may have went into hipster overload with spoken word Albert Camus and Shakespeare. But with their release of "The Monitor," these Jersey kids prove that they've grown up and moved on to more mature territory.

Haiti has been in the news a lot lately, mostly because of the earthquake and the extensive recovery effort afterward. But that is not a complete picture of Haiti. Warm up those earmuff headphones - here are five Haitian musicians who you should be on your radar.

Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch sat on a bench at the Staller Center last Saturday evening. A silky, purple-colored sheet engulfed her entire body, revealing only her face, a single hand and bare feet that were planted on the ground.

I just pulled a record off the back shelf from the kings of extraneous punctuation, You Say Party! We Say Die!. It’s their newest album, "XXXX", and if you’re wondering why you forgot about it or never heard of it, it’s because the album is, quite frankly, terrible.

Three kidnapped vikings have to fight aliens, dodge lasers and find their way off a spaceship. It's not exactly your normal Norse experience, but it's the plot of this amazing '90s game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Many see the desert as a vast space of emptiness with hot and grainy sand, prickly cacti and spinney water stricken plants basting in the heat of the sun. Pekarsky was able to take the desert as an inspiration and create in a sense his own artistic desert.

The Lovely Feathers' new album, "Fantasy of the Lot," is basically the same song played over and over. Listening to the boring lyrics and chord progressions through my headphones gave me an uncomfortable trapped feeling. I had musical claustrophobia.

Halloween, it's that time of year when everyone dresses in hilarious costumes, throws eggs at people’s faces and skips up and down the streets collecting free candy. Others like to throw parties, and what is a good party without a great soundtrack? Here are some good tunes to listen to on your horror-themed night

Thirsty for blood sucking, vampires, and freaks of nature, then you may want to consider seeing Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant this Halloween season. The movie, a Universal Pictures Production, was released on Friday Oct. 23.

"Confessions on Life, Death, and God" by PostSecret founder Frank Warren includes secrets that follow people on their journeys through life, chronicling their discoveries and feelings. Each secret is that of just one person, but at the same time it is a secret of us all.

Ghostface Killah’s eighth studio album, "Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City," is in stores now and fans of Killah's debut album "Ironman" should rush to listen.

Music showcase RockYoFace Case drew a crowd of nearly 70 on Monday night at the University Cafe. However, lack of promotion and diversity could threaten student exposure to new bands and sounds.

Drew Barrymore’s first directed film, "Whip it," opened in theaters on Friday Oct. 2. A mixture of wild, funky bohemian mix-matched fashion and spontaneous moments that kept the audience interested were tied tight together like the roller-skates of the rebellious girls who battled it out in the derby ring.