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reel to reel | Week of July 12, 2012
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER No more sensitive, sparkly vampires — Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter takes bloodsuckers back to their grisly origins as terrifying monsters. In the film’s universe, Southern slave owners are vampires, and President Lincoln is the one...
Knowledge is power
The word ‘planet’ means wanderer,” the narrator says, explaining the captivating, wandering harmonies of Gustav Holst’s popular orchestral piece The Planets. “To the ancient world, the planets were the stars that changed position, that wandered from one place to ...
Steven Tyler Leaving ‘American Idol’
Steven Tyler has decided to leave his role as a judge on American Idol after just two years, the Aerosmith frontman said today...
AMC to stream ‘Breaking Bad’ premiere online
AMC’s battle with Dish continues, but at least Breaking Bad...
Ladies, ladies, ladies!
Perusing the list of plays at this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF), a purist might be a bit nonplussed. Out of five total plays, the bard penned only two, Twelfth Night and Richard III, putting Shakespeare’s work firmly in the minority at his own festival...
A farce within a farce
It’s a testament to the playwright, cast and director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s Noises Off that something as subtle as a missed stage direction can become a hilarious running joke in a play...
Unmasking Anonymous
You may not have heard about the group Anonymous, but that doesn’t bother them. It wouldn’t stop them from taking down your website or accessing all of your personal information should they find you disagreeable...
TruTV Greenlights ‘Tosh.0’-Style Clip Show with Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille O’Neal is getting the Tosh.0 treatment...
Daniel Tosh apologizes for rape jokes at comedy club
Daniel Tosh isn’t the sort of comedian who typically apologizes for anything. His hit Comedy Central series Tosh.0 frequently explores potentially offensive territory...
Run-D.M.C. to Reunite at Fun Fun Fun Fest
Hip-hop trailblazers Run-D.M.C. are set to reunite for a performance...
Def Jam: Early release of Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ part of...
Odd Future fans who had July 17 marked on their calendars got a pleasant surprise late last night...