November 14, 2006 Archive

Video

• Holiday Movies: The Best One of All - Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life

  There's no doubt what the best Christmas movie is. Could it be the best American movie, period?

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Nov 14, 2006

• Movie Review: On Being Blue

  Don't read this if you plan on seeing the film -- spoilers abound!

  Review in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Nov 14, 2006

• TV Review: 3 LBS

  3 LBS is a visually captivating show. The camera work is one of its strengths, along with the writing, direction, and acting.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Nov 14, 2006

• Movie Review: Rebel Yell - The Irreverent Reverence of Marie Antoinette

  Coppola attempts to paint a humanistic portrait of the teen queen — subverting the conventions of historical drama along the way.

  Review in Video — by Raquel Laneri — on Nov 14, 2006

• Movie Review: Stranger Than Fiction

  Which comes first, the author or the character?

  Review in Video — by Liz — on Nov 14, 2006

• Movie Review: Love Affair (1939)

  Does the original Love Affair hold its own against all the remakes that followed?

  Review in Video — by Catherine Munroe Hotes — on Nov 14, 2006

• MeeVee Interviews The Class's Jason Ritter

  Jason Ritter has Class.

  Interview in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Nov 14, 2006

• Box Office Update 11/10-11/12: Borat Still Greatest in Country, Yes

  Borat does it again, while Crowe and Scott fizzle.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 14, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week: Forbidden Planet

  Leslie Nielsen and Walter Pidgeon star in this classic of the sci-fi genre.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 14, 2006

• DVD Review: The Man Eater (2004)

  A recent horror film from Thailand depicts the story of its grisliest serial killer.

  Review in Video — by Maximillian — on Nov 14, 2006

• TV Review: Intelligence - "Where There's One There's Another"

  Even as they celebrate victories, the troubles pile up for both Mary and Jimmy.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Nov 14, 2006

• Lethal Force, The Da Vinci Code, Accepted: Region 1 DVD Releases for November 14, 2006

  This week, the movie you've never heard of is probably better than the movie everybody's heard of.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Nov 14, 2006

• DVD Review: Clean, Shaven

  A harrowing character study of mental illness.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Nov 14, 2006

• TV Preview: Nova - "Family That Walks on all Fours"

  Prepare to be deeply, deeply offended.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Nov 14, 2006

Politics

• Justice Served or Travesty of Justice ? A Saga Ensues in the Troubled Paradise

  While Paradise burns amid never ending wars by the two south Asian neighbors, questions at a much higher plateau need answered.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chanakya — on Nov 14, 2006

• A Military Strike On Iran Would Be Illegal, Regardless Of Its Nuclear Status

  It is worth remembering that, despite the U.S.' and Israel's 'justifications', any military first-strike against Iran would be illegal.

  Opinion in Politics — by adsfasdf — on Nov 14, 2006

• The United States and South Africa: A Historic Role Reversal

  At one time we imposed sanctions on South Africa for its official bigotry. Will they do the same to us?

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Rothstein — on Nov 14, 2006

Books

• Comics Review: Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor

  Harvey Pekar’s quirky slab-o'-life comic finds its way to a big mainstream comics publisher, DC Vertigo.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Nov 14, 2006

• Book Review: A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest Movies

  Discover the world of casting for the movies.

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Nov 14, 2006

• Life and the Choices People Make: An Interview with Novelist Jon McGregor

  Jon McGregor's latest novel, So Many Ways to Begin, made it onto the 2006 Man Booker Prize longlist.

  Interview in Books — by Ambrose Musiyiwa — on Nov 14, 2006

• Book Review: Not Even Wrong by Peter Woit

  Sometimes an idea is so wrong, it can't even be proven false, providing nothing to be learned. When this happens, it's not even wrong.

  Review in Books — by Nick Schweitzer — on Nov 14, 2006

• Book Review: A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

  This touching and funny novel gets into the disordered mind of Haddon's befuddled protagonist.

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Nov 14, 2006

• Book Review: The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk

  A history of chess, and more. Much more.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Nov 14, 2006

Music

• Paul Weller to Release Box Set and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Paul Weller, TiVo, and Dinosaur Jr. make up today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Nov 14, 2006

• Confessions of a Fanboy 010: Two Albums From Norah Jones - One Real, One Imagined

  "Damn, I wish Norah Jones would make a Christmas album."

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Nov 14, 2006

• Product Review: The Harmonizer - Messing With The Fabric Of Time And Harmony

  The right plug-ins for computer recording programs can turn one vocalist into four -- and so much more.

  Review in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Nov 14, 2006

• Music Review: Monica - The Makings Of Me

  The ATL songstress turns in a solid R & B album.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Nov 14, 2006

• Blues Bash Music Review: Studebaker John - Between Life and Death

  Between Life and Death is chock full of the good stuff coming from Chicago's Quadruple Threat.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Nov 14, 2006

• Music Review: Depeche Mode - The Best Of, Volume 1

  The Best Of... attempts to right the wrongs of past Depeche Mode best-ofs with almost the right formula.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Nov 14, 2006

• Bloc Party Cancels U.S. Tour

  Bloc Party is cancelling their U.S. tour supporting Panic! at the Disco, due to injury.

  News in Music — by James Hutchinson — on Nov 14, 2006

• Music Review: The Pretenders - Pretenders

  The Pretenders weren't faking it on their groundbreaking debut.

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on Nov 14, 2006

Culture

• Ontario 10 Years After Harris: Poverty And Poor Education Equals Crime

  When Mike Harris proposed his Common Sense Revolution, nobody gave much thought to its long-term implications.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 14, 2006

• The Burden and Necessity of Intimacy

  A former therapist talks about the downside of clinical distance and the challenge that intimacy presents in the face of trauma.

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Nov 14, 2006

• Marriage Should Go - Right Now

  Marriage never made sense then and it doesn't make sense now. It's time to let it go.

  Opinion in Culture — by Q Bit — on Nov 14, 2006

• Watching The Chronicles of Narnia on Christmas Day

  Were movie theatres open on Christmas Day? We could not remember, but we were going to find out.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sujatha Bagal — on Nov 14, 2006

• Day By Day for November 14, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for November 14, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Nov 14, 2006

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  This Week: Peyton Manning, Opposable Thumbs, and Advanced Technology

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Nov 14, 2006

• BCRadio Podcast - November 13, 2006

  Sponge Bob, Gerald Levert, and Jack Palance on this week's BCRadio Podcast...

  News in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Nov 14, 2006

Sports

• Q: Why Was Shoeless Joe Banned From Baseball?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Sports — by Mental_Floss — on Nov 14, 2006

• NCAA Tailgate Cleanup: Week Eleven

  If you were ranked in the top eight, there was a 50 percent chance you did not have a good week.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 14, 2006

Gaming

• PSP Software Dominates Holiday Season

  Not since the launch of the PSP has it seen such a great set of releases as right now.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Nov 14, 2006

• PSP Review: Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded

  A mixed effort that's a personal call on its overall value.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 14, 2006

• PS2 Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender

  A game all over the quality map, though slides south more often than not.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 14, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Harvest Moon DS

  Enjoy endless elements of animals, farming, harvesting crops, exploring the mines, socializing, gathering, fishing, and cooking and, a new element, mining.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Nov 14, 2006

• PSP Review: Gitaroo Man Lives!

  Guns don't kill invading evil, guitars do.

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Nov 14, 2006