The nominees for Best Actor this year are equally talented. The films they worked on range from comedy to suspense and drama. Newcomers to the podium this year include Demián Bichir for "A Better Life" and Jean Dujardin for "The Artist."
Award winner, actress, model, and most of all, inspiring singer. Whitney Houston, who died suddenly on Saturday, was all these things. She was 48.
Betsy Johnson, known for her over-the-top design aesthetic, did not disappoint fans this year with her high-energy and brightly-colored clothes. Johnson's line had electric tones like neon yellow and bright orange in some garments that you would be hard pressed to find on anyone outside of a runway show. While a hot pink faux-fur jacket was featured, some of Johnson's pieces also showed a slightly more sophisticated side to her with some very wearable cocktail dresses thrown in the mix of blinding pinks.
"The Vow," which stars Rachel McAdams from "The Notebook" and Channing Tatum from "Dear John," is a love story inspired by true events about a couple whose lives and the love they have for each other are significantly altered in a single moment.
Seton Hall students do not always create memes, but when they do, the whole school can see.
Pop-rock foursome The Fray are undeniably good artists. But their new album, "Scars and Stories," unfortunately sounds just like every other album the band has released. There is nothing new.
Of Montreal, with their unusual sound and out-there performance style, do not often produce music for the masses. Their new album, "Paralytic Stalks" is no exception.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a model in our midst.
Album of the Year, by Frank Raso
The tragic story of Romeo and Juliet has been retold countless times but the State Ballet Theater of Russia expressed the feelings of love and intensity without the famous dialogue of William Shakespeare. The performance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center not only perfectly depicted the struggles between the Capulet and Montague families, but exemplified both the feelings of love and courage through classical ballet.
Poor Lana Del Rey. The media attention for the crooner's latest album, "Born to Die," was strong but mostly negative. After her fiasco performance on "Saturday Night Live" on Jan. 14, critics and viewers alike dismissed her. But "Born to Die" was the top downloaded album on iTunes when it was released Tuesday, and Del Rey might have another shot at success.
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe goes from Hogwarts to haunted houses in the new movie "The Woman in Black," which hits theaters Friday.
In the new novel "Taken," Robert Crais brings his signature character to life again to take on yet another daring assignment. While the book is not Crais's best, it certainly is a welcome addition to the long-running Elvis Cole series.
Holding some of the most notorious prisoners in American history - Al Capone among them- Alcatraz has become legendary. Before it closed in 1963, the prison was one of the most feared places in the world. Since becoming a national landmark in 1986 it has been the subject of numerous prison break films and most recently a show that offers an alternate explanation as to why the facility closed.
South Orange residents Rosena Hill and Jason Jackson are not your typical neighbors. The married pair has traveled individually to countless stages around the globe, performing jazz, musicals and symphonies with several groups and bands. Now, they bring their talents together to perform "The Sounds of Sarah Vaughn" at the South Orange Performing Arts Center.
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For anyone who has listened to the emo/ post-hardcore group From First to Last and has become familiar with the angst-ridden vocals of Sonny Moore, his latest musical project will come as a surprise. Moore has abandoned the ear-splitting screamo that first made him famous and transitioned into the world of dubstep, the newest trend in electronica.
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