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Government corruption, the public being listened in on without their discretion and violence being blamed on the godlessness of society. No movie currently playing holds more relevance than V For Vendetta. But does relevancy make for a good movie? The answer is not so simple.
The Cleveland International Film Festival may turn 30 this year, but it will have a lot to offer to students nearly half its age. The 11-day festival boasts a line-up of 200 features, documentaries and short films, many of which are not shown outside of the film festival circuit.
Historically speaking, the independent music fan has never had many options in terms of the traditional channels. FM radio churns the same pop songs day after day. Big box retailers like Best Buy and Virgin Megastores focus their retail efforts toward promoting artists on major labels.
Marvel Comics has successfully brought classic heroes back to life with a harsh new vitality in The Ultimates. A bimonthly comic book written by Mark Millar (of Wanted fame) and sporting art by Bryan Hitch, The Ultimates satisfies both hard-core comic fans and casual readers alike.
Five current Kent State students and a future Kent State student make up the band A Grand Design. A Grand Design - a self-described post-hardcore metal band with progressive undertones - will be playing its first show on Tuesday at the Electric Café Co. The band has begun recording demos of songs at guitarist Mike Notte's house, but members are not yet happy with what they have recorded.
New Zealand band All Left Out is coming to Europe Gyro today at 9:30 p.m. to perform its own brand of punk-inspired rock. Members of various bands came together four years ago in Hamilton, New Zealand, to found All Left Out, guitarist Dave Murray said. "The big difference between this band and a lot of others is that we actually like each other and get along well," Murray said.
"24:" Another one bites the dust Fox, Mondays at 9 Over the course of two episodes, three major fan favorite characters have been slaughtered, and if this is kept up, the viewers will feel nothing but numbness toward the remaining troupe of good guys. How can the writers think it's a good idea to keep characters like Kim, Audrey and Curtis around while killing off Edgar, Lynn and Tony like they were day players? All Kim does is moan about her daddy issues, Audrey moans about her love life with Jack and Curtis … well … Curtis doesn't do anything but lead teams in when Jack is otherwise engaged.