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The opening shot is telling of how “Somewhere” eventually plays out. As the Focus Features logo fades away, the roar of a Ferrari can be heard as the screen fades into the car driving around a desert track. With no music and the camera fixed in one position, the car circles the track five times…

Fat Dan’s Deli is a mecca for meat lovers, or any late night Broad Ripple bar-hopper looking to taste the “best fries in the universe.” Fat Dan’s is an authentic Chicago-style deli and pub whose mission is for the customer to, “Be our friend. Live life right. Have fun, be comfortable and get fat!” Fat…

In a year full of several big budget films with no heart and mediocre music dominating the charts, The Butler Collegian staff has found those movies, TV shows and CDs that managed to catch our attention and keep our faith in the entertainment business, even while it seemed the whole world was playing Justin Bieber’s…

[imagebrowser id=1] The Vienna State Opera in Austria, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and the Sydney Opera House in Australia are often considered to be the best symphony concert halls in the world. Perhaps now the Palladium, located in Carmel, Ind., will some day be among those great buildings. This concert hall, which…

[imagebrowser id=2]Tragically heartbreaking, “Blue Valentine” is no doubt one of the best movies of the year. Outstanding acting and strong emotion mix the joys of new love and the pain of what happens when that love falls apart. The movie is shot documentary style, allowing the audience an extremely graphic portrayal of a relationship’s life…

No one knows how to direct a chilling masterpiece like Darren Aronofsky—his portfolio features movie favorites “The Wrestler” and “Requiem for a Dream”—but this time, he’s making a lot more money doing it. Aronofsky’s most recent release, “Black Swan,” has brought in more than $1.3 million in its first three days in theaters. That’s about…

Shakespeare plays can be notoriously difficult to direct, but, if creatively interpreted, they can be highly enjoyable. Butler theater’s presentation of “Twelfth Night”  was spot on. The play, directed by  Professor Elaina Artemiev, is a romantic comedy in which drama, festivity and life abound. Artemiev said those aspects, among others, attracted her to the play,…

There’s nothing like a good amputation scene. Danny Boyle’s (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “28 Days Later”) new film, “127 Hours,” is the story of adventurer Aron Ralston and the perfect expedition gone wrong. For those who don’t remember, Ralston was hiking alone in Utah when a boulder shifted, pinning him to a canyon wall. He eventually, of…

When it comes to Kanye West, you have to separate the person from the artist. The person may be a “jackass” as President Obama said, but the artist is a borderline genius. “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” released  two weeks ago, is West’s fifth studio album and his best yet. He has come a long…