The NEIU Independent

Albert Einstein said, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Einstein's questionable knowledge of neoclassical French theater notwithstanding, this is precisely the theme of Pierre Corneille's "L'Illusion Comique," written two and a half centuries before Einstein was born.… Post the First Comment

The ladies of the NEIU Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance want to talk about vaginas and they want you to listen. Come March, NEIU will host performances of the acclaimed "The Vagina Monologues" at Recital Hall and El Centro. Eve Ensler wrote the first version of "The Vagina Monologues" in 1996 and has revised and added to it since.… Post the First Comment

Comedies, especially feel-good comedies, have the purpose of making you feel good and getting you to laugh. That's pretty obvious, right? They part the clouds of a bad day to let the light of satisfaction shine through. One could say watching one of these movies has a feeling equal to getting a new, cute little puppy.… Post the First Comment

The answer is yes, but only for the most part. "Taken" is the king of action movies that can really only be enjoyed for the spectacle of it. It is also a rather short film that moves so quickly that by the time the credits have started rolling it might feel like only moments since the movie first began.… Post the First Comment

Stephen King has been one of the most celebrated horror authors ever since he started breaking into mainstream fiction in the late 1970s. Many of his books, and some of his short stories have been adapted to, or referred to, in films. Now there is a 'new' release from the master of horror, which celebrates some of the stories that have been adapted to film: "Stephen King Goes to the Movies.… Post the First Comment

The movie "College" follows three high school seniors, Kevin, Morris and Carter, on a weekend trip to Fieldmont University. "College" follows the standards of a college drinking movie. They have fun, then it gets bad, and then they get even with the bad guys.… Post the First Comment

The Nashville music scene invaded Chicago this weekend in the form of a new breed of southern rock. This relatively new band called American Bang opened for The Pretenders on Sunday night at the Riviera Theater, performing a short set for the tightly packed audience of mostly middle-aged rockers.… Post the First Comment

When you think of Nashville, Tennessee, it's hard to think of anything other than its long history of great country and southern rock musicians, like Hank Williams and the Allman Brothers. With places like the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville has been an epicenter of music for many years.… Post the First Comment

"Silent Hill" is a great psycho-spiritual survival horror franchise. Sure, they've had their high points like "Silent Hill 2". They've also had their strange, broken low points like "Silent Hill 4: The Room. Silent Hill 5: Homecoming" is in a weird state of limbo, being one of the best and one of the worst in the series thus far.… Post the First Comment