Once Christmas break begins, we find ourselves with quite a bit of free time and an absence of studying. Not wanting to leave you bored, Cadenza has decided to describe its favorite Christmas movies or episodes to fill time over break.

Cadenza loves award shows, so we decided we should make our own awards. Here are the first round of the Cadenzites, offering you our favorite pop culture items from the past year.

“The Artist” (Nov. 23) Normally, a black-and-white silent film from a French director with two unknowns in the leading roles wouldn’t be something this highly anticipated. “The Artist,” however, has been charming audiences since its debut at Cannes.

The entertainment industry always puts out wacky movies or episodes for Halloween, and we at Cadenza have come to adore them (and sort of have to because they take over the networks). Here are ten of our favorites.

It’s October, which means that most of the new shows from this pilot season have premiered, some of them with extremely good numbers. There haven’t been as many early or memorable cancellations as usual. Could we be looking at a repeat of 2004, when such gems as “Lost,” Grey’s Anatomy,” Desperate Housewives,” “House” and “The Office” premiered?

THURSDAY Community NBC, 7 p.m. “Community,” returning for its third season, centers on self-obsessed fake lawyer Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) and the group of friends that he meets when forced to attend community college. The show is great at its portrayal of classic TV tropes while managing to turn them all on their head.

We know you have tons of free time at this university. No homework, right? Cadenza has the solution for you. Over 40 television shows are premiering this week, both new and returning, and we wanted to preview some of the most prominent ones for you. (And yes, we know you have no free time; That’s why we’re being helpful by only describing some of the shows.

Tonight’s impending Tokyo Police Club concert got us here in Cadenza pretty excited, so instead of just telling you about it, we decided to throw together a fall concert preview. Here are some our most anticipated events. Tokyo Police Club – Short of failing to get a ticket, Wash. U. students have no excuse for [...]

For pop culture lovers, awards shows are some of the most rewarding and yet disappointing experiences of the year. The Emmys can be particularly hurtful due to the fact that the same people and shows get nominated every year, leaving some beloved options in the dust. Because we’re not quite ready to give up our [...]

So apparently movie producers have decided that moviegoers don’t like new ideas, as most of the biggest movies this summer are sequels or quadquels (four-quels?) or sevenquels. Anyway, Cadenza took the liberty of previewing some of summer 2011’s biggest movies, and even included two original films.