Early on in "Grosse Pointe Blank," there is an exchange between hitman Martin Q. Blank (John Cusack) and his high school sweetheart Debi (Minnie Driver), now a suburban Detroit disc jockey. She asks what line of work he's in, he says, "Professional killer.
'Pointe Blank' promises a sure shot
What do magician Harry Blackstone and the University Men's Glee Club director, Dr. Jerry Blackstone, have in common? In addition to rhyming and similar names, anyone who has heard the Men's Glee Club perform might argue that both Blackstones are magicians.
Glee club prepares for spring concert
Sixty-five dancers, singers and musicians will fill the Michigan Theater's stage tonight in "Russian Village: Rituals and Celebrations of the Russian People." After opening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last weekend with enthusiastic reviews, "Russian Village" graces Ann Arbor for only one performance.'Russian Village' makes A2 stop
Jeremy Piven has one of those faces that is easily recognized, but people have trouble putting a name to it. Having been seen in countless numbers of movies, television shows and theater productions, this talented actor should be raking in top billing on dazzling marques, inhabiting a lush star trailer bigger than most homes and exercising a massive Hollywood ego by now.
Talented Piven takes entertainment industry by storm
So is she or isn't she ... Lebanese? Why care, as long as talented comedian, actress and best-selling author Ellen DeGeneres and her beloved character of the same name continue to deliver quality laughs on ABC's hit television series, "Ellen."Quirky 'Ellen' brings 'Must-See TV' to ABC
The next scariest thing to Chris Farley in a tight Ninja suit has arrived in Beverly Hills - complete with gold teeth, big funky hair and an in-your-face attitude.
Halle Berry and Natalie Desselle star in "B.A.P.S.," (Black American Princesses), a Robert Townsend comedy about two girls from Georgia who head for Glamour Town with a dream as big as their hearts. 'B.A.P.S.' offers glamour, cheese to saps
Whoever claims that poetry is a dead art had better stay away from the East Hall Auditorium this Friday, unless they're prepared to have this belief challenged. The State Street Poetry Project is bound and determined to show that poetry's heart is alive and beating, and that the younger generation of Ann Arbor writers boasts talent to equal the more established writers of the area.
'Poetry Project' to showcase diverse A2 talent
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