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...veteran British award-winning filmmaker falls far below expectations. Named after a 19th century Irish folk song, “Barley” follows Damien (Cillian Murphy of “28 Days Later,” “Red Eye,” and “Batman Begins”) as he attempts to suppress the abusive English Black and Tans alongside the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After a long and plodding exposition, Damien and his brother Teddy (Padraic Delaney) end up fighting each other in battle, the result of an English treaty which causes Irish civil...

Author: By Christopher C. Baker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Wind That Shakes the Barley | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...urge you, fellow citizens, make the right decision in 2008: Vote Batman. I don’t know who he is behind that mask of his, but I do know that America needs him—and needs...

Author: By Sarah C. Mcketta | Title: There Is No 'I' In Batman | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

...Batman is an everyday man, just like you and me. He has no special powers—he is a self-made man, the American dream. He may have been born into privilege, but the early death of his parents was a trial that truly tested his fortitude. Some individuals with less personal strength would have been shattered by the blow. But rather than crumble under the misery, he pulled himself up by his bootstraps and made something constructive out of his despair. Now, that’s what I call rugged individualism...

Author: By Sarah C. Mcketta | Title: There Is No 'I' In Batman | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

Even better, Batman understands both the strife of the white-collar elite and the pressures of the blue-collar man. By day, he is the CEO and president of Wayne Enterprises, one of the most efficiently run multi-billion dollar corporations in the world. By night, he deals head-on with the types of criminal activity that plague so many lower-class communities. He understands you, whoever you are and whatever part of our glorious nation you come from...

Author: By Sarah C. Mcketta | Title: There Is No 'I' In Batman | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

...Batman also has a plan for Iraq. He understands that it is not enough to send our brave boys out to fight the spread of Terror with training in criminology, martial arts and forensics. We must strike Terror into the hearts of our enemies by adopting the disguise of a weird half-human, half-bat creature of the night. Batman intends to equip every bold American soldier with Batgear and a Batmobile, so that we can effectively win the war in Iraq. It’s only what our troops deserve in their battle to rid the world of evil...

Author: By Sarah C. Mcketta | Title: There Is No 'I' In Batman | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

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