The Bama Theatre is about to become a time machine taking Tuscaloosa back to a musical period when bands were big and one orchestra led by Glenn Miller was the biggest of all. “The World Famous Glenn...

Neil Gaiman has worked in many different mediums, from film to comics. Here’s a primer on some of Gaiman’s most well-known and significant works. “The Sandman” (comic series, 1989-1996) - Widely...

Freshmen aren’t the youngest music students at Moody Music Hall. Through the Community Music School, a non-degree grant-funded program, UA offers Kindermusik music outreach classes for children six...

On Sunday night, Birmingham-based radio station Live 100.5 officially swapped from live DJs to automated programming, beginning a process to switch its format to an exclusively talk radio format. The switch...

Neil Gaiman routinely puts up with the worst winter has to offer, and he welcomes a break from it. In a phone interview on Feb. 12 — the same day that two inches of snow fell on Tuscaloosa — Gaiman...

Each time Molly Brooke Threadgill receives a call from her grandmother, the first question is usually the same: “Are you rummaging?” her grandmother jokes. The answer is often yes. Threadgill is a...

When “Bioshock” was released in 2007, it appeared the story of the underwater city of Rapture had come to a close. The sequel, however, still manages to create an experience that rivals the original,...

I remember the exact moment when I went from being an avid moviegoer to an outright cinephile. It was just after my 15th birthday, and my siblings had given me Roger Ebert’s “The Great Movies.” ...

The Department of Theater and Dance is once again bringing the annual Dance Alabama! spring concert to Morgan Auditorium. Dance Alabama! will showcase originally choreographed pieces Tuesday through Friday....

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” isn’t very subtle regarding its intentions: it wants to be the next teen-lit sensation to make good on the big-screen. Based on a series of...

Gary Marshall directed a wonderful romantic comedy once, a film that will probably go down as one of the most beloved of the genre. That film was "Pretty Woman," a darling little romantic comedy with one...

Some movies are like watching two cars dancing dangerously close to each other on a highway. Scott Cooper's directorial debut, "Crazy Heart," is such a film. It is a dark voyage into the shadowy caverns...