Strong cast carries ‘The Town’
They say Charlestown, a small middle-class neighborhood in Boston, breeds more bank robbers than anywhere else. The toughness of the neighborhood inevitably toughens its inhabitants, forcing them to turn to crime in order to survive. "The Town," the excellent new…
‘A Thousand Suns’ shines
California-based Linkin Park, consisting of singer Chester Bennington, singer Mike Shinoda, guitarist Brad Delson, DJ Joe Hahn, bassist David "Phoenix" Farrell and drummer Rob Bourdon, released their fourth studio album, "A Thousand Suns," which once again shows the band’s ability…
‘Reach’ for sky in latest Halo game
There are few games that have been built with obvious, palpable passion. It is this sort of game that tends to be the most successful. Bungie’s "Halo: Reach" is one of those games. "Halo: Reach" is so well designed, and…
Singer Stretch expands talent in Performance
"Joe Stretch is the lead singer of Performance, a Manchester, England based band, as well as a celebrated author of edgy novels such as "Friction" and "Wildlife." With the release of three promotional videos for three tracks ("Reptile," "Let’s Start",…
‘Resident Evil’ shines in afterlife
Springing to life in 3-D on the big screen, the video game inspired movie series "Resident Evil" is back with its fourth installment; "Resident Evil: Afterlife." Alice, played by Milla Jovovich ("The Fifth Element"), is back to continue taking down…
‘Boldly go’ with Mark Haskell Smith
Mark Haskell Smith, a prolific author and screenwriter, visited Oswego State this week to talk about his career and the writing process. His diverse career already encompasses screenplays for films, including "Playing God" (1997) and "The Inheritance" (2001), scripts for…
Chip Kidd: writer, artist, inspiration
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, graphic designer and author Chip Kidd visited Oswego State to speak to its population about his book "The Learners," which was selected as the summer 2010 reading book by the Oswego Reading Initiative (ORI). Kidd grew…
Talking business with J. Roddy Waltson
J. Roddy Walston & The Business is a band from Baltimore, Md., that vibrates with the energy of the best rock ‘n’ roll and is equally as timeless. Give their music a shot and you’ll surely be blown away. Fans…
Interpol turns to darker sound on new album
"The post-punk revival band Interpol released their self-titled fourth album on Sept. 7, but the band’s future is cloudy after bassist Carlos Dengler left the band following the album’s completion. "The band (singer/guitarist Paul Banks, guitarist Daniel Kessler, former bassist…
Spider-Man dazzles in return
"Spider-Man games haven’t been very good over the past six years. But "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions" is actually a pretty solid title with decent combat and a couple interesting concepts. The game is far from perfect, but it could mean that…
