Ever since Cameron Diaz starred in breakout comedy hit “There’s Something About Mary,” she’s been one of the go-to actresses for adult-geared comedy – for better or for worse. With “Sex Tape,” we end up with a promising idea gone completely sour, an amalgamation of lazy jokes and flat-out wackiness that might be difficult to
Thanks to a smart and exhilarating first half and powerful finale, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is the best action movie of the summer in a year of more than a few mind-numbing duds. Improving on some of the flaws of the intriguing reboot “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Dawn” digs
By Shout Omaha Staff The French Bulldog in Dundee believes in taking the time to make their meats as close to perfection as possible. All the meat is cured in-house. It starts when the hog comes in to their place. From there, the bones are removed; it’s ground, cased, and aged. This can take
Hank Williams Jr. On the Road By Shout Omaha Staff The Williams clan is huge. Country music legend Hank Williams began as the patriarch, had Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams, Jr. had Hank Williams III and four more Williams children. The tribe just keeps growing and clearly it’s brimming with talent. Hank Jr. followed
By Shout Omaha Staff When thinking of things Greek, one might imagine symbols that usually adorn the outer surfaces of buildings containing rowdy college kids, blue and white stripes or the idea of multiple gods with an array of superhuman powers. We’re putting all of those cliché’ ideas of “Greekness” aside and focusing on Katie’s
By Paul Lukes Every once in a while, I find myself wanting to eat great food without dealing with all the pretentiousness and extra nonsense that comes along with “fine dining.” When that happens, my first choice of where to eat is usually La Michoacana on 24th and F streets in South Omaha. Now, I’m
When the most unrealistic thing that happens in a movie isn’t the flying dinosaur robots, there’s likely a fundamental problem. Though director Michael Bay gives it his usual all-out effort, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” is another irredeemable mess of dimwitted dialog, soul-imploding action sequences and loud noises crammed together in an effort to beat audiences
The good news for director Clint Eastwood’s “Jersey Boys” is that the music works, elevating it from a tedious rehashing of familiar elements to an occasionally inspired movie that nearly overcomes its shortcomings. To be sure, the rise of Frankie Valli and the rest of his band, the Four Seasons, is an amazing success story.
Blues Traveler Joins the Under the Sun Tour By Kyle Eustice John Popper apparently had a bad month in March of this year. While seeing a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, the Blues Traveler vocalist grabbed a drink with a woman who allegedly put a roofie in his cocktail. He woke up with
There’s something to be said for Bret Michaels. The dude is hanging on. Since his debut with the hair metal group Poison in 1983, he’s been doing his thing with his long blonde hair flying behind him. Michaels is joining the Country on the River festival in Council Bluffs June 20-21. Country music artists Gary