Jeff Bridges gives a powerful and believable performance in the Oscar-winning film "Crazy Heart." He is brilliant as the character Bad Blake. The film won an award for its music as well.

The 82nd Academy Awards will be remembered for its structural changes, funny speeches, great talent of the nominated actors and crew members and even some mild controversies.

From the opening scenes of Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”, one can taste the modern sentiment oozing through an austere Victorian reserve.

Collegian staffer Kate MacDonald reviews new horror film "The Crazies." The film is chock full of gore and impresses, despite a predictable plot.

“Alice in Wonderland,” opening in theaters this Friday, certainly isn’t set in the Wonderland you remember from the animated Disney classic you likely saw as a kid. Rather, it promises a new take on the story, transporting the viewer into another world in what will doubtless be the next 3-D blockbuster of the year.

Each year it seems as though there are one or two independent films which grasp enough of the mainstream that they are nominated for several Oscars. This year, one of those films is “The Last Station,” an adaptation from the novel of the same name.

Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” is a movie that builds with such foreboding that it reminds its audience what good horror movies can be.

Every year, the Oscars come and go. And yet, one category always seems to pass by unnoticed: the short films.

Part two of the four-part epic series “Battle for Chile” was screened last Wednesday, February 17, at Food for Thought Books in downtown Amherst. Titled “The Coup d’etat,” the screening covered the armed forces’ actions against Salvador Allende.

Fret not, pop culture enthusiasts, the nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards, known more commonly as the Oscars, are in, and it is predicted to be a great show. The stars will parade down the plush red carpet, decked out in the latest fashions, vying for the attention of the paparazzi on March 7.