The lure of the noir crime film is so strong that it can feel like sooner or later every filmmaker is going to take a shot at making one and every actor is going to try to be in one. Often this turns out well, but sometimes you get a movie like
Mulholland Falls, which manages to squander virtually every bit of its enormous talent.
The film, which premiered on April 26, 1996, was the brainchild of writer Pete Dexter, notable for his novel
Paris Trout, which won the National Book Award in 1988, and also for almost being killed in a bar fight alongside ex-boxer and Hollywood tough guy Randall Tex Cobb.
SIU law school professor named Fulbright Specialist
Tactical Navigation (Photo by Russell Bailey)
by Pete Rosenbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been long known for its global reach, including welcoming its first international student in 1947. Christopher Behan, a professor with the SIU School of Law, is continuing the relationship with his recent selection as a Fulbright Specialist.
Behan learned in February that he was selected for the specialist program, which “pairs highly qualified U.S. academics and professionals with host institutions abroad to share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their skills, gain international experience and learn about other cultures,” according to the organization’s website. The program has host institutions in more than 150 countries, and projects generally last two to six weeks, although specialists are encouraged to continue working with their host institutions in the years after t
Mel Brooks Delivers a Blockbuster Flop With Our Pick of the Week
Plus 8 more new releases to watch at home this week on Blu-ray/DVD!
Streaming might be the future, but physical media is still the present. It’s also awesome, depending on the title, the label, and the release, so each week we take a look at the new Blu-rays and DVDs making their way into the world. Welcome to this week in
This week’s home video selection includes two Mel Brooks classics, a surfer flick, and more. Check out our picks below.
Pick of the Week
What is it? A plan to produce a flop backfires, hilariously.
Two-way conversion of Front and Main moves to engineering and design
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With an infrastructure bill looming in Washington, D.C., downtown advocates believe now is the time to have plans in place and a design ready for the conversion of Front and Main streets back to two-way traffic.
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MISSOULA â Efforts to design the conversion of Front and Main streets back to two-way traffic in the downtown district will move forward after the Missoula Redevelopment Agency this week agreed to fund the cost.
The $450,000 design and engineering contract, awarded to HDR, will get the project shovel ready in the event that federal funding comes available to cover the estimated $4.5 million conversion.
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