Review: 'Grand Theft Auto IV' is remarkable
By Brian Huntley, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
May 08, 2008 06:54 pm
“Grand Theft Auto IV” is a remarkable achievement in almost every way says reviewer Brian Huntley. (more) >>>

Review: ‘Iron Man’ is rock solid
By ANDY PAUGH , OTTUMWA DAILY COURIER (OTTUMWA, Iowa)
May 07, 2008 01:45 am
Thanks to outstanding special effects and fine performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges, “Iron Man” is the best superhero comic movie since “Batman Begins.”
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Mulebone: Duo crafts career in blues music
By Marta Hepler Drahos, Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Mich.)
May 02, 2008 12:14 pm
"Lots of times in creative pursuits you pull your hair out (over a project), throw lots of money at it, scheme to make it work. And often it's the things that are totally effortless that are the things that end up working, have a lot of traction."
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‘Controversy’ calculated career move
By Jeremiah Tucker, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
May 01, 2008 06:47 pm
Entertainment column: Now I don’t have a problem with Cyrus becoming a coy, self-aware teen pop star sexualizing her image in exchange for money and fame, but I find it annoying that the public has to participate in this storyline. (more) >>>

Singer/songwriter aims to win
By Wade Coggeshall, Hendricks County Flyer (Avon, Ind.)
May 01, 2008 04:48 pm
Matthew Ryan has chosen to stay positive in the music career despite many setbacks. (more) >>>

Sequel goes up in smoke
By Benji Tunnell, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
May 01, 2008 06:54 pm
Entertainment column: The second 'Harold and Kumar' film strives hard to re-create the manic energy and genuine laughs of the first film, but fails miserably. (more) >>>

Budding archeaologists aren't hunting a Dr. Jones lifestyle
By Mark Bennett, THE TRIBUNE STAR (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.)
May 01, 2008 10:01 am
Column: With the long-awaited fourth episode of Harrison Ford's "Indiana Jones" movies due out this month, seven Indiana State University May graduates are ready for far less dramatic careers in Indy's field, archaeology. (more) >>>

What’s on television?
By James Grob, OTTUMWA COURIER (OTTUMWA, Iowa)
May 01, 2008 12:20 pm
Entertainment column: Television is no longer my friend. (more) >>>

Residents of the real Sitka feel left out of movie magic
By Jonathan L'Ecuyer, GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES (GLOUCESTER, Mass.)
April 25, 2008 01:19 pm
"I wonder how they will handle sunset shots, shoot them at sunrise and run them backwards? (more) >>>

Masterful touch buoys ‘Lars’
By Benji Tunnell, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
April 24, 2008 05:03 pm
Entertainment column: The film 'Lars and the Real Girl' takes an unbelievable premise and creates a believable reality. (more) >>>