"The Adjustment Bureau" tries to be about a lot more than men running through doors in New York City in suits and fedoras. It takes on the idea of free will, determining just what true love can overcome, with plenty of hastily explained science fiction. It tries to mess with the audience's head without knowing exactly what buttons to push, so it pushes every button at once and hopes for the best, ultimately leading to disappointment.

In "Cedar Rapids," Ed Helms stars for the first time as Tim Lippe, a more naïve, sympathetic version of Helms' "The Office" character, Andy Bernard.  Lippe is an insurance salesman who is sent from his tiny hometown to the slightly less small, eponymous city in Iowa to participate in an insurance conference after his agency's star broker dies in a tragic autoerotic asphyxiation accident.

I Am Number Four, starring Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron, is about an alien that comes to Earth to escape his the invasion on his home planet. Nine children from this planet escape, and are being hunted and slaughtered one by one by the same aliens that invaded their home.

Within the span of five days, Columbia University's Center for Palestinian Studies showcased the highest quality films currently being produced in or near this Arabic nation. Beginning Wednesday and ending Sunday, short films and feature lengths were shown depicting the artistic, political and individual conflicts and ideas of Palestine. There were also academic panels and cultural events featured throughout.

With any luck, the Oscar's red carpet will have a place this year for Hofstra seniors Luz Pena and Phil Robibero. The anchor and videographer team entered mtvU's "Oscar Correspondent" contest along with college students from all over the country, and have earned a spot in the final three.