With high-powered action, the love drama of a soap opera and several twists, the movie “Takers” is sure to be a hit.

When a former partner in a robbery team Ghost (T.I. Harris), gets released from prison, he is supposedly only seeking his share of money from the last heist that landed him in jail. His normally laid-back, bank-robbing crew reluctantly agree to do one last job with him.

Idris Elba (Gordon Jennings) is the leader of this sophisticated bank robbing crew.

Elba tries to keep the group together while facing family-spawned demons of his own.

The use of Elba’s natural British accent in this movie is a beautiful element and seems to set off the diversity of the cast.

Hayden Christensen (A.J.) delivers an action-packed performance as he reminds the audience of his ‘Jumper’ days mixed with a little bit of Jet Li.

“Easy A” is a defining moment for lead actress Emma Stone, who plays Olive Penderghast, a high school outcast who models her life after Hester Prynne’s from “The Scarlet Letter” after a little white lie spreads across her campus.

The story is like that of any high school, and although it is quite humorous, remains played out.

Stone’s role is a sarcastic character in constant questioning of her life, and she puts on quite a performance.

In her other monotonous roles like “Superbad” and “The Rocker,” Stone was more of a shadow character, yet this part shows she doespossess some leading lady talent.

If Lindsay Lohan’s “Mean Girls” shook hands with Ellen Paige’s “Juno,” “Easy A” would be their bond in friendship, although the performance lacks the luster of satirical wit from Paige, and the audience appeal for sexual content from Lohan.

Publisher Princeton University Press recently released “On Whitman,” its second book of a series “Writers on Writers.” C.K. Williams was chosen to author the book.

Williams has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and many others.

His other recent works include: “The Singing,” “Wait” and “Poetry and Consciousness.”

Williams goes into depth about the ideas, concepts and imagination of Whitman.

“Who else, even from the perspective of the sexually-liberated culture of America in the ’60s and ’70s, did it better?” Williams said.

Chicago rock quartet Disturbed is back with a vengeance with their fifth studio album, “Asylum,” released Aug. 31.

The CD kicks off with “Remnants,” a surprisingly beautiful instrumental track that leads up to, and blends seamlessly into, title track “Asylum.”

Here, Disturbed fans are reunited with lead singer David Draiman’s familiar, scratchy vocals and master storytelling.

Metaphorical madhouses aside, “Asylum” tells — in less than five minutes — the story of a man grieving for his wife.

Few bands could mingle such heartbreaking subject matter with instrumentals worthy of some serious head-banging and make it a hit, yet Disturbed does so flawlessly.

“The Suburbs,” a new album by Arcade Fire released Aug. 1 of this year, has sparked new blood since the band’s last CD “Neon Bible,” which made its debut in 2007.

Each of the 16 tracks promotes talent within the band. However, it is a mixed sentiment due their somber lyrics combined with upbeat tempos.

Yet, a melancholy attitude suits Arcade Fire and also reflects what most listeners today respond to.

Trying to describe The Who’s “Tommy” to someone is difficult.

“Tommy” by the band The Who is an album, a rock opera, a movie, a play, and an unforgettable experience.

“Tommy” was first released as an album in 1969.

The album tells the story of a deaf, dumb and blind boy who is a pinball champion.

The album is described as a “rock opera” because its tracks tell a sequential and linear story.

An album that will have you dancing and thinking at the same time is Broken Bells’ self-titled debut. It’s catchy hooks and thought-provoking lyrics can liven up any party.

Broken Bells is the duo of hit-making producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and Shins front man James Burton.

Danger Mouse had recently been half of the band Gnarls Barkley while Mercer had received much acclaim for his band The Shins.

The favorite 1971 Stanley Kubrick film, “A Clockwork Orange” still teaches ideas of social and political life which continue to be relevant in modern society.

This film was originally a novel by Anthony Burgess, and was made into a screen play by Kubrick, who at the time was working on the film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and became inspired to create another science fiction classic.

Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson deliver comedy, action and adventure in the sure-to-be-a-hit movie, “The Other Guys.”

“The Other Guys” was released into theaters Aug. 6.

Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) is a good cop with a flawed reputation, now confined to a desk due to a faux pas a few years back.

He has been trying to get his reputation back on track, but has been partnered up with Allen Gamble (Ferrell) who is making Hoitz life and his career worse.

Asia’h Epperson from Joplin, Mo., recently signed to Soda Pop/Island Def Jam records for an undisclosed amount.

Her mixtape, “Deal With It,” was recently released for download on the Internet.

Asia’h has a smooth, delightful voice that fares well with hip-hop beats.

Her song “Outta Time” has the musical background of Bone Thugs in Harmony’s “First of the Month.”

She is telling her man, or soon to be ex, he is out of time in regards to their relationship.