Superhero movie series get rebooted all the time, but they don't often get rebooted five years after the first and only film. It's even rarer for the same actor to play the protagonist in the both films. While Nicolas Cage still plays Johnny Blaze, "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" has no continuity ...
This weekend, the University Center may have more tabletop games than people in it when the Memphis Role Player's Association Game Convention gets started. The convention will take up the third floor of the University Center from noon until 11 p.m., today through Sunday. "The convention is free, which ...
In a meeting on Thursday afternoon, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission approved a recommendation of a five to eight percent increase in University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Knoxville tuition for the 2012-2013 school year. In THEC's meeting, broadcast over the Internet via live stream, ...
The horror genre is hard to do right, with most films in it either turning into jump-scare filled slasher flicks or just plain silly with ridiculous monsters and makeup. While the latter can be entertaining for a laugh, it's been a while since we have had a truly good horror film. But if you're in the ...
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Emmanuel Tuombe, an engineer from Rwanda, will speak about students using their skills to help others at an event hosted by The University of Memphis student chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA. Tuombe moved to Memphis about four years ago from Rwanda, where he was an engineer ...
Starting today, people dressed as Superman, Spider-Man, Darth Vader and other characters will be prowling The U of M campus for the second Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention. The convention, which focuses on comic books, fantasy and sci-fi novels and pop culture, will start today at 1 p.m. and last ...
"Gears of War" introduced us to Marcus Fenix and his band of ludicrously muscled soldiers. Five years and two games later, the series is one of the best selling games for the Xbox 360. The series is now coming to a close and "Gears of War 3" not only wraps up the story of Marcus and the other soldiers, ...
Netflix and its users have been going through a lot lately. First, they split streaming and DVDs into separate services, almost doubling their prices. Then, the Starz channel announced that they wouldn't renew their contract with Netflix. And this week, it turns out Netflix is splitting into two companies, ...
Next month, Memphis director Craig Brewer's remake of the 1984 dance classic "Footloose" will finally be released in theaters. "Footloose" tells the story of Ren, a teenager from Chicago who moves to the small town of Bomont to live with his aunt and uncle. Bomont banned public dancing, loud rock music ...
Today, as part of The University's September 11 memorial, the Leadership and Involvement office will be showing the 9/11 documentary "Rebirth" in the University Center Theatre at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. "Rebirth" focuses on five people and how September 11 affected them: Ling, a mother who was severely ...
