In today's cinema world with a seemingly short attention span and reactions to flavor-of-the-month trends (I'm looking at you Justin Bieber), and a lack of creativity in sequel after sequel and remake after remake, we sometimes have to look to the past for meaningful films and films that can leave a lasting impression.
While the opening track of Bright Eyes' new album "The People's Key" may have an elderly-sounding man rambling about things we can't even begin to comprehend, it should not be a sign of things to come for the Omaha band's latest and probably last outing.
Wendy Whelan's Picks
The Heartland View Edge has asked me to give you my predictions this year for the Oscars. These, in my humble opinion, are my predictions. Best Picture: To be honest, I've only seen two of the movies nominated for best picture. The movie I want to win is Black Swan.
Brian Johnson's Picks
It's that time of year again when the mother of all award shows, the Academy Awards, hand out the most prestigious awards in film. We here at the Heartland View Edge are very excited and thought that we would give our thoughts on who the big winners will be.
Here are a few upcoming TV shows to check out this week as we head into break.
The first thing most people think about when they hear mention of Kansas, sadly, is where is Toto and does everyone farm there. Once you get done laughing uncontrollably, you realize that the first assumption is honestly what the state is known for.
From the opening scene of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1" when Hermione Granger has wiped her parents' memory to make them forget about her, it is obvious that the little wizards are grown up and dealing with very serious problems in this dark turn of a new film
It seems very fitting that the aliens in "Skyline" invade Earth to capture the brains of humans, because there is a definite lack of brains in the writing process of this sci-fi film.
M. Night Shyamalan may be the most consistently mediocre filmmaker in the world. However, on his latest outing, "Devil," he has made a small step in the right direction, but not without a little help from his friends.
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