“Van Helsing” Directed by Stephen Sommers Universal Pictures “I want to live,” cries Frankenstein’s monster at one point in “Van Helsing.” About halfway through the film, you’ll want to scream the opposite. Read more...

If a band has enjoyed both critical and popular success in the beginning stages of its career, switching up its lineup and reinventing its recording process for a new album could seem like a pretty risky move. Read more...

Imagine 20 people on stage, accompanied by more guitars, drums, horns and instruments than the traditional rock quartet. For the Canadian collective Broken Social Scene, strength in numbers has always added to its unique brand of rock music. Read more...

People who grew up in the ’60s like to talk about Woodstock. A lot. They like to talk about Jimi Hendrix, and The Who, and why Crosby, Stills and Nash were so much better with Neil Young in the lineup. Read more...

Part 1 An English student, I am forced to read Inordinate amounts at blinding speed. As Superman flew ’round the world to save Ms. Lane from harm and almost certain grave, I, too, must circle, with my eyes, and gauge What happens line to line, from page to page. Read more...

While the name Henry Mancini may not be as famous as some of the people he’s worked with, anyone who has seen “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” or hummed the slinky saxophone line to “The Pink Panther” theme has heard Mancini, loud and clear. Read more...

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