Entertainment
Isolated Incident: Dane Cook to Visit the Patriot Center
|By Patrick Wall, Style Editor
It’s been nearly two years, but he’s back. On Nov. 6, outspoken comedian and actor Dane Cook will bring his antics back to the Patriot Center with his ISolated INcident Global Thermo Comedy Tour.
Known for his outrageous observational humor, Cook has proven to be a smash hit among college students.
Starting his career in Los Angeles, Cook appeared on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend in 1998. Since then, he has released five comedy albums and has toured successfully for each.
Movies That Rock: They’ve Got the Beat: The All-Time Best Films About Music
|By Ross Bonaime, Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, Michael Jackson’s final concert opus, This Is It, was released to rave reviews and sold-out showings.
On Nov. 13, Pirate Radio, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, about DJs going out to sea to broadcast illegal rock and roll radio to ‘60s England, will be released.
With this recent rise in music in movies, here are the top 10 movies about music:
10. School of Rock
What would happen if Jack Black took over a private school’s music class? Probably what happens in School of Rock.
The Weird World of Jared Hess Broadside Talks with Gentlemen Broncos Director
By Katie Robertson, Broadside Correspodent
Jared Hess is an award-winning writer and director who, in just five short years, has created two blockbuster films and made a lasting impression on popular culture and the independent movie-making world, creating an unassumingly unique genre all his own.
Hess, who brought us the weird world of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, has a new movie called Gentlemen Broncos opening in selected cities Oct. 30.
New November Music Like Autumn Leaves, New Albums Dropping all Month
By Patrick Wall & Pearson Jones, Style Editors
Weezer – Raditude (11/3)
Legendary nerd-rock quartet Weezer is back with their seventh album, Raditude. The lead single, “(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” is as hooky as the name is long.
Singer Rivers Cuomo retains his awkward charm while the band provides an energetic pop-punk background. Raditude has the potential to be the best summer album of the winter.
Dashboard Confessional – Alter the Ending (11/10)
The Stepfather has Daddy Issues: Remade Thriller Lacks the Depth, Suspense of Original
By Josh Hylton, Staff Writer
There is a brewing hatred for remakes across the movie landscape. Fans cry “foul” when their beloved memories are altered and filmmakers are troubled to see a new generation receive a watered down version of their work. Both should be equally upset over the newest remake, The Stepfather.
The Terrifying 10: Our list of the Scariest Movies of All Time
By Ross Bonaime, Staff Writer
As Halloween rolls around this week, it is time to reflect on a yearly mainstay of the season: the scary movie.
While Saw VI comes out with its latest iteration on how to convolutedly kill people within a ragged plotline, I implore you this Halloween to check out some of the films that are actually frightening. With that, here are the top ten greatest scary movies.
10. Let the Right One In
Vampires may have regained popularity with Twilight, but this Swedish film did it much better.
Halloween Playlist
By Emily Sharrer, Editor-in-Chief
The drinks have been bought, girls have found the smallest costumes they could possibly fit into and the Facebook invites have been sent out. So, with Halloween just around the corner, it’s come time for frat bros and general party throwers everywhere to begin making crucial choices about what songs to put on this year’s “Halloween Mix ‘09.”
Repeat Offenders: Six Overused Halloween Costumes You Should Avoid
By Julia Harding, Broadside Correspondent
Every year, college students are faced with the challenge of choosing a costume for their Halloween adventures.
Unfortunately, most students continue to make the same mistakes over and over again: Wearing the same ridiculously lame costumes from years prior.
Halloween Rock: Deathklok and Mastodon to Headline Halloween Show at Patriot Center
By Pearson Jones, Asst. Style Editor
Halloween provides the yearly excuse to dress up as some of the strangest and most iconic characters without looking too out of place in public. In keeping with the Halloween spirit of make believe characters, George Mason University has scheduled the virtual cartoon death metal band Dethklok to perform at the Patriot Center this Hallows-Eve.
In Bed with Billy: Getting Through the Dry Spell
By Billy Curtis, Sex Columnist
When you’re as dumb as I am, sometimes bad things happen. Like losing your USB card with everything you’ve ever written on it, or making a vow to yourself to give your born-again virginity to someone you care about in a world where promiscuity runs rampant, and marriage is the non-socially accepted option—because you’re gay.
I’m just kidding. Regardless though, finding something to occupy yourself in the meantime can be a bit easier than finding someone.