February 4, 2007 Archive

Video

• Giveaway: Do You Fear The Number 23?

  If you can handle The Number 23, then you might win a pretty cool prize pack from New Line Cinemas!

  News in Video — by Neil Miller — on Feb 04, 2007

• TV Review: Intelligence - "Down But Not Out"

  The series finale leaves us hanging from a very tall cliff.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Feb 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Letters from Iwo Jima

  The Academy got it right this time. Flags deserved to be left off, and Iwo Jima deserved the nod.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Feb 04, 2007

• DVD Review: Shinobi - Heart Under Blade

  A strange mixture of drama and games, Heart Under Blade is serious enough to take seriously, and fun enough to enjoy.

  Review in Video — by Daniel J. Stasiewski — on Feb 04, 2007

• TV Preview: Rules of Engagement

  Though stereotypical, this engaging and funny sitcom is worth a look.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Feb 04, 2007

• HD-DVD Review: 16 Blocks

  Since when does Mos Def sound like he inhaled helium?

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Unknown

  I may not have amnesia, but I did find it pretty forgettable.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Feb 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Snakes On A Plane

  You've got snakes. You've got a plane. You've got Samuel L. Jackson. Let the party commence.

  Review in Video — by Matt Bradshaw — on Feb 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Partition

  This is a decent, tragic drama about the partitioning of India, but it doesn't feel fully realized.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Feb 04, 2007

• Movie Review: The Messengers

  While it will not likely win many awards, it is still a first class film and well worth watching.

  Review in Video — by Larry Stanley — on Feb 04, 2007

• TV Review: American Idol - Replacing Paula Abdul

  Paula Abdul is acting unstable, so we're bringing in Courtney Love. Yeah, that makes sense.

  Review in Video — by Chancelucky — on Feb 04, 2007

Music

• Vinyl Tap: X - Under The Big Black Sun

  For an insistent and intense masterwork, X marks the spot.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Feb 04, 2007

• U2, Music Critics, and The Music Industry: As Pathetic as You Can Get

  U2 have become the most pathetic band in the music world. So why do music critics and the music industry still support them?

  Opinion in Music — by Daryl D — on Feb 04, 2007

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Baby Boy da Prince, The Basement, Norah Jones, Diego Redd, and Dragons of Zynth

  The goodie bag contains all sorts of digital treats for Blogcritics Magazine readers. Enjoy!

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Feb 04, 2007

• 2006 Record of the Year: "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley

  Motown, I say. That's the best point of comparison to begin getting your mind back after you go "Crazy."

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Feb 04, 2007

• Music Review: Sean Price - Jesus Price Supastar

  The "brokest rapper alive" blesses us with his brilliant sophomore effort, Jesus Price Supastar.

  Review in Music — by Kevin Cortez — on Feb 04, 2007

• Concert Review: Ego Likeness, Aryia, and The Cruxshadows

  A rare triple-bill Goth/EBM concert in Columbus, Ohio.

  Review in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Feb 04, 2007

• Music Review: Sarah Shannon - City Morning Song

  Nothing like the scrappy indie-rock of Velocity Girl (her former band)… much more like the classic pop of Carole King.

  Review in Music — by Dave Powers — on Feb 04, 2007

• Concert Review: Grizzly Bear - Boston MA, February 2nd 2007

  Grizzly Bear delivers an inspired performance in an rather uninspired venue.

  Review in Music — by Dave Anastasi — on Feb 04, 2007

• DVD Review: The Flower Kings - Instant Delivery

  Swedish prog masters show off their excellent new Paradox Hotel material on this new live concert DVD.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Feb 04, 2007

Books

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of February 5, 2007

  Parker, Greeley, Delinsky, Dexter, Earle, Frayn, Chalmers Johnson, Peggy Orenstein, Still Life with Husband, The True and Twisted Mind of the American Man.

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Feb 04, 2007

• Book Review: The Only Pure Thing by Patrick Hyde

  This is not a typical legal mystery - and the better for it.

  Review in Books — by Mysterious Reviews — on Feb 04, 2007

• Book Review: Everything You Know by Zoë Heller

  If Willy Muller can't classify himself as a good man, is the only other possibility that he's a bad one?

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Feb 04, 2007

• Book Review: The Grand Ole Opry - The Making of An American Icon by Colin Escott

  Take a tour of the house that great country music built.

  Review in Books — by Nancy Dunham — on Feb 04, 2007

• Book Review: The Pirates Laffite - The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf by William C. Davis

  Davis' biography is a concise account of two brothers whose lives were often overshadowed by their legend.

  Review in Books — by Matt Mitchell — on Feb 04, 2007

• Book Review: Spider Kiss by Harlan Ellison

  Screw the Horror Flick, Kevin Smith needs to make a movie of this book...

  Review in Books — by Brandon Daviet — on Feb 04, 2007

Sports

• If Irvin's In Hall Of Fame, Monk And Reed Must Be Chopped Liver

  The Hall of Fame committee would like you to believe their fair and balanced voting process for getting players into the Hall, but I'm not so sure.

  Opinion in Sports — by Geeves — on Feb 04, 2007

• Trying Times for Italian Soccer

  Why does fan violence on the soccer model continue to elude North America?

  Opinion in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Feb 04, 2007

• Joe Namath, Best Quarterback Ever?

  What probably qualifies Joe as big-time most of all was his "guarantee" of victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Feb 04, 2007

• Twelve Frustrating Ways to Lose a Football Game

  Did your team meet with any of these fates during this past football season?

  Opinion in Sports — by Terry Mitchell — on Feb 04, 2007

• So You Want To Play The Ponies: The Horseplayer World Series – Preview Part III

  715 hardy players made their way to the Orleans Hotel and Casino to do what they love best. Playing the ponies!

  News in Sports — by T. Michael Testi — on Feb 04, 2007

Sci/Tech

• What Ails Castro?

  Miami is set to party, the death watch continues, and Cuban ministries insist Fidel is just fine. What, exactly, is going on?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dr. Tim — on Feb 04, 2007

• Is PayPerPost Trying to Outflank the Blogosphere's Defenses?

  Can PayPerPost buy its way around and through the blogosphere's defenses? I hope not.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Feb 04, 2007

Politics

• Denying the Reality of Climate Change

  Those refusing to face the facts about climate change are akin to chain smokers ignoring cancer threats.

  Opinion in Politics — by KOB — on Feb 04, 2007

• Global Warming: "The Debate is Over"

  In 50 years we're all going to be living in sod huts and drinking our own urine. Be afraid. Do what you're told.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 04, 2007

Tastes

• Serving Up the Super Bowl

  The most important unofficial national holiday is our one chance to gorge guilt-free.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Ray Ellis — on Feb 04, 2007

Culture

• The Vanishing Rights Of Women

  Whether it's the developed or undeveloped world, women are still second or lower class citizens.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 04, 2007

• You Are What You Buy

  Be a mystery to the marketing gurus. Confuse their complex computer algorithms and throw a wrench in their multi-billion dollar alliances.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bill Soukoreff — on Feb 04, 2007

• Theater Review: 13 at LA's Mark Taper Forum

  That unlucky number becomes a squeaky clean musical, but is it for younger kids or adults?

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Feb 04, 2007

• On Corporate Media

  I never expected two corporate owned TV stations to try and pull the same scam.

  News in Culture — by Richard Thompson — on Feb 04, 2007