October 30, 2006 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Sneak Peek at Sin-Jin Smyth

  On Halloween night in the future, all hell breaks loose, and the devil has his due.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Oct 30, 2006

• Marvel Superhero Moon Knight Heads For The Small Screen

  Marvel and No Equal Entertainment team up to bring the popular comic character to television.

  News in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Oct 30, 2006

• DVD Review: Masters Of Horror - Incident On And Off A Mountain Road

  If you've only got 60 minutes to devote to an enjoyable slice of horror this Halloween, you could do a lot worse than this.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Oct 30, 2006

• TV Review: Nova - "Monster of the Milky Way"

  Nova explores one of the greatest monsters in the Milky Way- the black hole at its very center.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 30, 2006

• Marvel and TV Soap Guiding Light Join Forces

  Guiding Light becomes the superhero soap with several characters appearing in Marvel comics.

  News in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Oct 30, 2006

• Movie Review: Shortbus

  John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus -- it's all porno.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Oct 30, 2006

• Letterman and O'Reilly, A Match Made Somewhere

  Bill O'Reilly exclaimed "it's all an act" on the Late Show after being heckled by Letterman's audience. What exactly did he mean by that?

  News in Video — by John Guilfoil — on Oct 30, 2006

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital: Laura Awakens

  General Hospital revs up to celebrate the silver anniversary of daytime's most beloved couple.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Oct 30, 2006

• Movie Review: The Mummy's Hand

  Bill Sherman digs a vintage Mummy movie.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Oct 30, 2006

• TV Review: Hugh Laurie Hosting Saturday Night Live

  Hugh Laurie is funny, but Saturday Night Live isn't.

  Review in Video — by Nancy Fontaine — on Oct 30, 2006

• TV Review: Intelligence - "Don't Break Your Brother's Heart"

  In which Michael Reardon breaks his brother's heart and then saves his ass.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Oct 30, 2006

• DVD Review: Mission Impossible 3

  This is a forgettable action film that regains some of what made the original movie so enjoyable, but not enough.

  Review in Video — by Sombrero Grande — on Oct 30, 2006

• Nathan Fillion Gets Lost

  As an unabashed follower of Joss Whedon, I'm always perked and pleased to see members of his 'verse spreading out through the televised cosmos.

  News in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Oct 30, 2006

• DVD Review: Mission Impossible III

  A first rate action flick gets a nice DVD release.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 30, 2006

• TV Review: The Amazing Race 10 - Episode 7

  Was that a leg? Am I watching Survior with the alliances? Give me back my adrenalin rush!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Oct 30, 2006

• Movie Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning

  The prequel to the remake of the classic. The Beginning doesn't even come close to matching Tobe Hooper's original Chainsaw Massacre.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Oct 30, 2006

• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Sailing Toward Cancellation-Land? Let's Hope Not

  It's gotten better since its slow-ish start, and the most recent episode was pure and classic Sorkin magic.

  News in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Oct 30, 2006

Culture

• Theater Review: The Controversial My Name is Rachel Corrie Finally Opens in New York

  America finally gets to see the controversial London play about a young US activist who died in Gaza.

  Review in Culture — by Playgoer — on Oct 30, 2006

• Q: Was Napoleon Really a Shrimp?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Oct 30, 2006

• Day By Day for October 30, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 30, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 30, 2006

• Theater Review: Bernard Pomerance's The Elephant Man at Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas

  What's a poor critic to do about a flawed but exhilarating high school production?

  Review in Culture — by Christopher Soden — on Oct 30, 2006

Sports

• ESPN Halloween Derby Championship - A Monday Night Football Highlight

  ESPN talking heads raced for the title.

  News in Sports — by Joan Hunt — on Oct 30, 2006

• Seahawks Go Down Fighting To Chiefs, 35-28

  The Seahawks are banged up. Big time. Seneca Wallace lead the team in place of Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback.

  News in Sports — by Erynn Rose — on Oct 30, 2006

• More Than a Feeling: The Fourth Edition of the Heisman Poll

  The boldest poll yet has Brady Quinn on top based almost completely on a hunch.

  News in Sports — by Adam Hoff — on Oct 30, 2006

• Kim Clijsters' Last Wimbledon

  Kim Clijsters fills us in on her plans of her final season in tennis.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Oct 30, 2006

• Bread and Cheese > Philadelphia Flyers?

  Flyers fans are forced to shove a paper bag over their heads to cover the embarrassment of only two wins; and we’re entering November.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anonymous — on Oct 30, 2006

• NCAA Tailgate Cleanup: Week Nine

  Two top ten teams (USC, Clemson) take a dive... and let's just not talk about Temple, okay?

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 30, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Takers - Book One of the Oz Chronicles by R.W. Ridley

  R.W. Ridley enters the young adult thriller genre with a compelling effort.

  Review in Books — by Donnie Marler — on Oct 30, 2006

• Book Review: Curse of the Narrows by Laura M. Mac Donald

  With its historical and emotional depth, this is one of the best books I have read in 2006.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Oct 30, 2006

• Book Review: Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn and Nico Henricson

  An intense, sad but well-told graphic novel about a doomed quartet of Iraqi lions.

  Review in Books — by Dan Traeger — on Oct 30, 2006

• DC Comics (Post Infinite Crisis) 52, Week 19

  52, a DC Comics Event starring Animal Man, Starfire, Adam Strange, Lobo, Supernova and Skeets.

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on Oct 30, 2006

• Book Review — The Atheist Manifestos I: Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris

  Sam Harris challenges Americans to ask why religion is elevated to a point of dictating public policy.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Oct 30, 2006

Politics

• Election 2006: One Week To Go And It's Time For More Important Issues

  Forget the election, there are more important political issues to resolve -- and I've resolved them.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Oct 30, 2006

• Bush's Campaigning

  Election day is coming and the President and his wife are pulling out all the stops.

  News in Politics — by John Guilfoil — on Oct 30, 2006

• The Legacy of Tax Cuts

  Hate the Republicans, vote against them, but don't vote against your best interests and the welfare of the country next Tuesday.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Oct 30, 2006

• Congressman Duncan Hunter to Announce Presidential Bid Today

  Powerful California Congressman to throw his hat into Presidential ring today.

  News in Politics — by Donnie Marler — on Oct 30, 2006

• Arming Iraq: Whoops, Wrong Arms

  George and the rest of the gang should learn how to ensure they don't supply arms to the people they're fighting.

  News in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 30, 2006

• The Ballot IS the Bullet

  If you form a lynch mob to kill someone, then it's no less a murder if a majority joins in.

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Oct 30, 2006

• Playing Halaal Cricket in Pakistan

  The dilemmas Pakistan confronts today is clearly...and ironically...reflected in its primary pastime - cricket.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Oct 30, 2006

Music

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Naledge & Double O, Cadillac Don & J Money, Slayer, Ex-Lion Tamer, and Katamine

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Oct 30, 2006

• Myspace to Block Illegal Uploads and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Myspace.com, 50 Cent, and The Scissor Sisters round out today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 30, 2006

• Interview: Five for Fighting's Super-man, John Ondrasik

  "The only thing that is certain about the future, is its uncertainty..."

  Interview in Music — by Jenna Bensoussan — on Oct 30, 2006

• Dads And Daughters - Nat And Natalie Cole

  She had many, many problems, and, through it all, she resisted the temptation to record her Father's songs because...

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 30, 2006

• Music Review: Amity Lane - The Sound of Regret

  The Sound of Regret is rather fitting for this disappointing release.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 30, 2006

• Music Review: Paul Stanley - Live to Win

  I never thought there would be a worse rock-dinosaur solo album than Gene Simmons' "Asshole", but a mere two years later, here it is.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 30, 2006

• Music DVD Review: Public Enemy - MKLVFKWR Manchester UK Live

  Back in their heyday, Public Enemy would never dream of releasing three-year-old material, not even as a stopgap video collection.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 30, 2006

• Music Review: Lindsey Buckingham - Under The Skin

  Fleetwood Mac's secret weapon is back with his first solo release in 14 years.

  Review in Music — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Oct 30, 2006

Gaming

• PSP Review: Mercury Meltdown

  Meltdown is a great example of how to produce a sequel on the PSP.

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 30, 2006