"New Year's Eve," directed by Garry Marshall, tells the story of a group of New Yorkers as they prepare to ring in 2012. Broken down into different storylines, the film is a classic case of six-degrees of separation: audiences must figure out how all of the characters are connected as the film progresses.
In 2008, throat cancer robbed the world of one of the most creative minds in literature: one that gave us "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain" and numerous other science fiction adventures. "Micro" is the last novel from Michael Crichton, the inventor of the techno-thriller, and in it he takes readers on a final thrill ride. While Crichton's untimely death prevented him from finishing the book, author Richard Preston completed it based on Crichton's notes. "Micro" serves as a fitting send-off to a literary legend.
"The feel bad movie of Christmas" arrives soon at a theater near you.
Senior Jennifer Graham-Macht will be the first student to direct a main stage Seton Hall production when "Picasso at the Lapin-Agile" opens tonight.
Why go all the way to New York City when Christmas festivities are right around the corner from Seton Hall?
The typical song style for an acoustic artist can usually be defined as one of two things: sappy or depressing. Singer-songwriter Jason Reeves successfully displays both attributes in his new EP "Caged Birds Set Free," while surpassing the ordinary styles of the mediocre acoustic artists out there.
With today's society seemingly obsessed with social media, it is only natural for a new social networking site to draw the attention of many. Pinterest is a way to connect with people based on similar interests.
"The Nutcracker" will be dancing its way to the stage at SOPAC this Sunday. The classic ballet has been updated by the New York Theatre Ballet and will make a stop at the local performing arts center as part of a run of area theaters before taking root in the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center in New York City.
While going to frat parties on a Thursday night is one way to take the load off of academic stress, night clubs are sometimes a better way to hang out with friends and mingle with new people. Webster Hall in New York City is one of many night clubs located right in the middle of downtown. As a sponsor to radio stations like Z-100, Webster Hall is one of the oldest and most popular night clubs in New York City, offering package deals for birthday, bachelor and bachelorette parties, as well as corporate VIP dinners.
After a six-month, 63-city North American run, Taylor Swift's 2011 Speak Now Tour came to a close last week to a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Even though it is still November, the Holidays are already in full swing at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn N.J. This year, to celebrate the season, the area's largest playhouse is presenting a six week run of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."
As the bright yellow lights ignited the stage, the infectious pop-punk sound of the band Transit sparked the attention of the restless audience, who were waiting impatiently for the show to begin. The band, who comes from Boston, opened the show for Saves the Day and Bayside at Irving Plaza on Nov. 16.
From the opening scene of Jacob taking off his shirt to the surprising end of the movie, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1" was everything a Twi-hard fan could have hoped for. On its opening weekend, the movie grossed $140 million.
With a new album in mind, Echo Movement, a local New Jersey band, decided they had to change something about their old music and fuse it with a new style they have formed over the last several years. Echo Movement has decided that their new album, "Music Played On," will not only show some of their new material to the world, but will also re-master some of their previously-recorded songs.
We get the picture: Clint Eastwood is a respected actor and director. He's been nominated for six Academy Awards, and won Best Director twice (for "Unforgiven and "Million Dollar Baby"). So perhaps even this Hollywood great has earned the right, at the ripe old age of 81, to make a mistake.
Since their birth in ancient Greece, the various myths surrounding the gods and the humans they interact with have undergone many transitions in the forms they take. The handmade carvings and parchment scrolls of the past have been replaced by more modern high-tech means of television and feature length films. The notable examples of this leap forward in storytelling include Frank Miller's "Immortals."
They've traveled from around the world to compete – an opportunity that comes only once a year. One hundred schools, universities and high schools alike, gather at this mythical Mecca for the die-hard Harry Potter fan – The Quidditch World Cup.
After fans have waited over a year, they will surely want to take a bite into "Breaking Dawn: Part 1" of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga. Twi-hards of all ages will be flocking to the nearest theatre for the midnight showing of the first of the two part final installment opening on Friday, Nov. 18.
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