2008 Woodie Awards
For the 12th year, Current TV was a sponsor for the Art Under the Bridge Festival in DUMBO, which was held from Sept. 26 to Sept. 28. Current TV is "about what's going on in your world: all the things you and your friends are actually interested in - that you won't find on any other news site or cable TV channel.
Technology, terrorists, the government and Shia LaBeouf make up the race-against-time thriller Eagle Eye. Directed by D.J. Caruso (Disturbia), the film spins a cautionary tale about the consequences of abusing technology. With a political message underlying the film, Eagle Eye manages to be entertaining even though certain parts of the film tend to become a little unpredictable.
Kings of Leon released their fourth album, Only By The Night, to the hands of eager and adoring fans just a year after the release of their third critically acclaimed album, Because Of The Times - an album that mercilessly clawed it's way to the tops of US and UK charts.
It seems like it was only a matter of time until Madonna - that half-century old icon of all things pop, the same Madonna who is married to director Guy Ritchie (having starred in his flop remake of Swept Away) and has been featured in 22 films (most of them immensely forgettable, barring her 1996 turn in Evita) - would try her own hand at film directing.
Neil Gaiman, author of such bestsellers as "American Gods," "Neverwhere" and "The Sandman" series of graphic novels, has just recently returned from a research trip in China. It seems the prolific author has "taking a break" at the very bottom of his list as he has just hit the road on a book tour for his new Young Adult novel "The Graveyard Book.
The term "metal" has been skewed and misinterpreted over the decades it has been in existence. Properly defined by the massive sound, the resonating distortion, the crunching guitars, the ferocious growls and the beloved guitar solo. This type of music occasionally provokes a form of aggression such as a "mosh pit" or it can bring fellow "metalheads" together.
The University boasts a portfolio of student organizations that are as multifaceted and diverse as its student population. Most of these organizations were founded by students to fill a niche or create a sense of community among peers with similar interests.
The last time that director Jonathan Demme received an Oscar for Best Director was in 1992 for Silence of the Lambs. Among other work, Demme brings to us another great production - Rachel Getting Married, a screenplay written by Jenny Lumet. Silence of the Lambs is now considered a classic movie, having won five Oscars and featured Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins.