October 10, 2005 Archive

Video

• Movie Smackdown!: A History of Violence vs Straw Dogs

  Two Reviews for the Price of One. One film now in theaters goes up against a classic on DVD -- no ties allowed.

  Review in Video — by Bryce Zabel — on Oct 10, 2005

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Greatest Horror Film of All Time?

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 10, 2005

• TV Review: Grey's Anatomy 2.3

  Sometimes emotions need to be kept hidden.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Oct 10, 2005

• TV Review: Desperate Housewives 2.3

  Things on Wisteria Lane never go as planned.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) (aka Halloween Roundup V)

  Review in Video — by Paul J. Marasa — on Oct 10, 2005

• DVD Review: The Blues Brothers (25th Anniversary)

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 10, 2005

• DVD Review: Monster In Law

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Oct 10, 2005

• Region 1 DVD Releases For 11th October 2005

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: A History of Violence

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Zabel — on Oct 10, 2005

• The Scorned - Reality Gets Killed On Halloween

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 10, 2005

• DVD Review - Twentynine Palms

  The Duke's October Horror-Fest Continues...

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: Corpse Bride

  Review in Video — by Casper — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: Kicking and Screaming

  Not even Ferrell’s physical antics can save this cookie-cutter kiddy comedy from being unexceptional and just plain unfunny.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: High Tension

  In its final ten minutes, this otherwise superlative feature spirals into senselessness.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review : The Lords of Dogtown

  If you want a movie about skating, go ahead.

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: In Her Shoes Is Falsely Advertised

  Ads might make it look fun, but this is a family drama. It's a good enough movie that manages to be affecting.

  Review in Video — by Cerulean — on Oct 10, 2005

• DVD Review: Unleashed - What Price Freedom?

  I might even be as angry as Jet Li proves he can be in the film Unleashed.

  Review in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: Good Night and Good Luck

  Good Night and Good Luck is a strange film.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: Serenity: The Film, The Fans, The Politics & A Few Other Thoughts

  Serenity offers a powerful metaphor for those struggling to maintain their rights and dignity in the face of a conservative right-wing political climate.

  Review in Video — by Tama — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: Red Eye

  Review in Video — by Ashok K. Banker — on Oct 10, 2005

• A Television Viewer's Diary: 10/2-10/8, Featuring Lost

  Weekly round-up from a TV Viewer

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 10, 2005

• Movie Review: A History of Violence

  Competent thriller, worthy post-summer film...Some minor spoilers...read with caution.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Oct 10, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Provocative Faith

  Matthew Paul Turner can write in dialogue form. I love a good conversation, with questions and stretching hypotheticals.

  Review in Books — by Rick Stilwell — on Oct 10, 2005

• Book Review: The Franchise Affair, by Josephine Tey

  The politics of this novel are impossible nasty: the explanation for the girl's dishonest behaviour is "bad blood".

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Oct 10, 2005

• Interview with Mark Kendrick, iUniverse Star Author

  Interview in Books — by Parker Owens — on Oct 10, 2005

• Book Review: Never Have Your Dog Stuffed

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Oct 10, 2005

• Book Review: Raising Boys Without Men by Peggy Drexler

  Though Drexler states that gender doesn't determine the quality of a person's parenting, she paints fathers in a negative light.

  Review in Books — by Teri Stoddard — on Oct 10, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes: Why? Why Not.

  Now that I've settled why the hell I'm doing this -- what the hell am I going to do?

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 10, 2005

Music

• New Album Releases, Week of 10-11-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Oct 10, 2005

• Obituary: Mike Gibbins, Badfinger

  Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbins, 56, passes away in his sleep at his Florida home on Tuesday, Oct. 4 2005.

  News in Music — by uao — on Oct 10, 2005

• Interview with Cufi and Cosmo of El Pus

  Interview in Music — by Miss Hipstah — on Oct 10, 2005

• CD Review: Nekromantix - Brought Back To Life Again

  Review in Music — by Jason Malikow — on Oct 10, 2005

• Live review: Suffrajets

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2005

• CD Review: Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine

  Six years later, Fiona Apple is still angry, but it's an enthralling and perpetually shifting anger...if somewhat overproduced.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 10, 2005

• Single Review: Coldplay "Speed of Sound"

  Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, is curious about evolution in the shy "Speed of Sound."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Oct 10, 2005

• CD Review: Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Oct 10, 2005

• CD Review: King's X - Ogre Tones

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 10, 2005

• Dinosaur Jr Announce New Tour, DVD

  News in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Oct 10, 2005

• Big Star's In Space - Review

  Alex Chilton presents the history of rock on one 12-track CD. Let's face it, the guy was there.

  Review in Music — by Bradford James — on Oct 10, 2005

• Weekly Reissue Roundup

  The Residents; Zero 7; Pentangle; Tyrannosaurus Rex

  Review in Music — by uao — on Oct 10, 2005

• Review: Sinead O'Connor - Throw Down Your Arms

  Except for "Curly Locks" and "Vampire" these are simply not very memorable compositions, regardless of how famous or highly reputed or cool the original artists may be considered.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Oct 10, 2005

Culture

• View From the Pew Radio #6

  Mixed bag podcast this week, as I try to get things finalized for the blues 'cast.

  Opinion in Culture — by Warren Kelly — on Oct 10, 2005

• Leo Parents: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 10, 2005

• Haunted Hotels for Halloween

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 10, 2005

• Murder and Art: The deviantART Connection, Part 2

  I've decided to write a followup article to Part 1 because apparently many of my points were missed by commenters.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kit Jarrell — on Oct 10, 2005

• On Income Disparity

  Graphically exploring the state of income disparity in the U.S.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kaiser — on Oct 10, 2005

• The Christian Century

  The 21st century will be The Christian Century.

  Opinion in Culture — by Tom Donelson — on Oct 10, 2005

• Scary Scott - My Halloween Transformation

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Oct 10, 2005

• Overwhelmed! Capricorn Rising: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 10, 2005

• Day By Day for October 10, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 10, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 10, 2005

• La Dolce Vita

  Conscious evolution is a very personal thing, embracing the tension between indestructible spirit and the death of ego

  Opinion in Culture — by mpho — on Oct 10, 2005

Politics

• Why Is The Right Opposed To Harriet Miers?

  Opinion in Politics — by Mike Valdman — on Oct 10, 2005

• Drudge's Anti-blogger Bias

  News in Politics — by Justene Adamec — on Oct 10, 2005

• Lott, Now An Outsider, May Have Inside Track To Replace Frist

  Republican outsiders are suddenly in again.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 10, 2005

• Robin Hood on Acid

  Satire in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Oct 10, 2005

• Bush Defends Choice of Harriet Miers

  Bazooka Joe dreams he is the first teenage president.

  Satire in Politics — by The Fifth Dentist — on Oct 10, 2005

• Say Goodbye to Internet Freedom - the UN is Coming

  Is there any chance that the Internet will be better than it is now with the United Nations in control?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Oct 10, 2005

• Bush May Veto Defense Bill To Deny McCain Amendment Banning "Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading" Treatment Of Military Prisoners

  It would be the first veto of Bush's presidency.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 10, 2005

• Notable Quotables 10/10/05

  The Clinton Tax, Hurricanes and Sin, Failure of Character

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Oct 10, 2005

Sci/Tech

• In Case of My Disappearance

  Taylor Behl's disappearance solved, in part, due to her online activities. Here are some online "clues" should I ever vanish.

  Satire in Sci/Tech — by Pete Petrisko — on Oct 10, 2005

• A Scientific Dichotomy

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Minerva — on Oct 10, 2005

Gaming

• Video Games — Not Just for Kids Anymore

  Opinion in Gaming — by Alisha Karabinus — on Oct 10, 2005

• PS2 Review: Capcom Classics Collection

  The best compilation of this generation.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 10, 2005

• Xbox Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06

  It took seven years, but EA Sports has finally ruined their golf franchise.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 10, 2005