Generic rom-com ‘Hurts’ from title to characters


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Considered an indie romantic comedy, director Barra Grant’s Love Hurts is painful viewing for audience members seeking a sappy indulgence. The only tears a movie watcher might shed are from laughter. The movie stars British actor Richard E. Grant as Ben Bingham, an ear, nose and throat doctor who is oblivious to how his beautiful, […]

McCarthy novels sap adrenaline from films


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Ours is a violent generation, and Cormac McCarthy knows it. He knows it, and he knows how to exploit us for it. The final third of Joel and Ethan Coen’s adaptation of McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men was one of the most divisive acts of cinema committed this decade. After establishing a violent and […]

Students make or break relations with community


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Back in Arizona when I was senior in high school, my calculus teacher surveyed the class about what colleges they wanted to attend. About 40 percent raised their hands when he asked if anyone was interested in Arizona State University. He then handed each student with their hands up what he said was ASU’s application. […]

Tim Floyd moves on to his next job


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Former USC basketball coach Tim Floyd was hired as the top assistant coach for the New Orleans Hornets. The announcement came on the heels of the firing of head coach Byron Scott, who was dismissed after only nine games. The Hornets had high expectations coming into the season after the acquisition of center Emeka Okafor […]

USC men’s basketball team receives four letters of intent


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Four high school seniors signed letters of intent Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA’s early signing period, to join the USC basketball team next year. Guards Maurice Jones and Bryce Jones (no relation) and forwards Curtis Washington and Garrett Jackson have all committed to play for the Trojans. Forward Dwayne Polee has verbally committed […]