April 17, 2007 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Black Christmas

  Stabbed with a candy cane? That's just trying too hard.

  Review in Video — by Steve Carlson — on Apr 17, 2007

• TV Review: New Series Drive Puts the Pedal to the Metal

  Firefly's Nathan Fillion and Tim Minear are together again with Drive.

  Review in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Apr 17, 2007

• Movie Review: Annabelle Gurwitch's Fired!

  A diverting doc about losing your job from an actress who was once canned by Woody Allen.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 17, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Sore Separations

  Patrick lashes out and Robin, and Scott and Luke confront Nikolas.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Apr 17, 2007

• Movie Review: Perfect Stranger - Nothing Perfect About It

  Halle Berry and Bruce Willis fail to provide thrills, tension, or much else in this flick.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on Apr 17, 2007

• Movie Review: Alone with Her

  Doug the social nebbish, the electronic felon, the camera creep who needs to fabricate his whole life around a fictitious relationship, is really a monster in disguise.

  Review in Video — by hauntedreport — on Apr 17, 2007

• DVD Review: Pterodactyl

  A wildly fun and gory low budget piece of schlock.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 17, 2007

• TV Review: S6:18 of 24 - Jack Goes Rogue

  Jack Bauer is never better than when he must work against all odds, and now it seems they are all against him.

  Review in Video — by Victor Lana — on Apr 17, 2007

• DVD Review: Payback: Straight Up - The Director’s Cut

  Mel Gibson's looking for another Payback.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 17, 2007

• DVD Review: The Doris Day Collection, Volume 2

  Beautiful new DVD transfers are a highlight of these classics.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 17, 2007

• DVD Pick of the Week: Notes on a Scandal

  Judi Dench outdoes Spider-Man and Idi Amin for this week's pick.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 17, 2007

• DVD Review: Full House - The Complete Sixth Season

  It is what it is: a hokey, child-friendly sitcom from the makers of Family Matters and The Hogan Family.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Apr 17, 2007

• TV Review: The Henry Rollins Show

  Henry Rollins takes the talk show format on an intense and intensely satisfying journey.

  Review in Video — by Michael Jones — on Apr 17, 2007

• Box Office Update 4/13 - 4/15: Disturbia Settles at the Top

  Shia Lebeouf takes his first top slot of the year -- will he repeat with Transformers in July?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 17, 2007

• Casting Call: Wives, Get Ready for a Swap!

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Apr 17, 2007

• Movie Review: Notes on a Scandal - You Were Temptation

  Dench turns a parched, repressed crone into a confiding, self-defeating monster — Richard III in squalid middle-class miniature.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Apr 17, 2007

• Movie Review: The Lookout

  "I wake up... I take a shower... with soap."

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 17, 2007

• TV Review: Boston Legal - "Brotherly Love"

  Alan handles an obstruction case while Brad fights a battle on two fronts.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Apr 17, 2007

• The Riches Go Poor

  The slide continues, but on the upside, and it's a big upside, I told you so.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 17, 2007

Culture

• Video Review: Onsen Spa in California

  Spend some downtime at MontBleu Resort's Onsen Spa.

  Review in Culture — by LX.TV — on Apr 17, 2007

• When Words Go Unheeded

  Every school shooter did in some way telegraph or flat out announce their problems and intentions.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Apr 17, 2007

• Virginia Tech And Iraq: Symptoms Of The Same Illness

  As long as we continue to accept the need for violence to solve our problems, these types of mass murders will continue.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 17, 2007

• Ten Ways to be More Attractive

  Why are some people more attactive?

  Opinion in Culture — by Craig Harper — on Apr 17, 2007

• Don Imus: Race Problem? What Race Problem?

  No one wants to admit that everybody is uncomfortable and doesn't know how to act around each other.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 17, 2007

• Video Tour: 1st/Look Los Angeles, Table 8, Ames Ingham and V-Moda

  Discover what's new in Los Angeles: Table 8, Ames Ingham, and V-Moda

  Review in Culture — by LX.TV — on Apr 17, 2007

• Q: Who’s The Greatest Female Pirate Of All Time?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Apr 17, 2007

• The Point is Living an Extraordinary Existence

  As Jeunet’s extraordinary film Amelie states well, every life, no matter how ordinary, can become something extraordinary if you choose to live it that way.

  Opinion in Culture — by Saint Juanchos — on Apr 17, 2007

• Sculpted Heel Shoes and a Woman Who Loves Them

  Ruminations on shoes with sculpted heels as I look at a pair from my own collection.

  Opinion in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on Apr 17, 2007

• Bad Words, Rap Music and the Almighty Dollar

  It doesn't matter who we offend as long as we are getting paid for it. Is that so wrong?

  Opinion in Culture — by Jerry Rojas — on Apr 17, 2007

• Theater Review: Greater Tuna in La Mirada, California

  With the originals at the wheel, there's still life and laughs in this quarter-century old vehicle from the third smallest town in Texas.

  Review in Culture — by Cristofer Gross — on Apr 17, 2007

• God and Gratitude

  When the victorious thank Jesus, what are they thanking Him for?

  Opinion in Culture — by Selwyn Duke — on Apr 17, 2007

Tastes

• Video Interview with Restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow

  Sorted NYC founder Heather Tierney sits down with restaurateur and China Grill Management founder Jeffrey Chodorow.

  Interview in Tastes — by LX.TV — on Apr 17, 2007

• Canada Wines: Ice, Ice Baby

  The true wine belonging to Canada is ice wine. They have the best ice wines in the world.

  News in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Apr 17, 2007

• Video Restaurant Review: Table 8 in West Hollywood

  Come experience what's new in Los Angeles this week at Table 8.

  Review in Tastes — by LX.TV — on Apr 17, 2007

Books

• Cormac McCarthy Wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Road

  Shhhh, don’t tell anyone, but a science fiction novel just won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

  News in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Apr 17, 2007

• Video Interview: Stephen Dubner, Journalist and Co-Author of Freakonomics

  SuChin Pak sits down with journalist and co-author of Freakonomics Stephen Dubner

  Interview in Books — by LX.TV — on Apr 17, 2007

• Book Review - Release It!: Design And Deploy Production-Ready Software By Michael T. Nygard

  If you are looking for a better way to deliver your product, Release It! is a good place to begin.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Apr 17, 2007

Politics

• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Activism

  On the road with a Vermont environmentalist who truly practices what she preaches.

  Interview in Politics — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Apr 17, 2007

• The State of Connecticut vs. Dr. Charles Ray Jones - A Hangin’ In Hartford

  When health insurers can't get what they want, they turn doctor against doctor.

  News in Politics — by Rick Vassar — on Apr 17, 2007

• Tax Day: The Bureaucrat in the Bedroom

  Today I felt the intimidating presence of a faceless bureaucrat with grasping fingers behind me as I filed my tax return.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 17, 2007

Sci/Tech

• The Healthy Skeptic: Don’t Fall Prey to Hydroxycut’s Marketing Tactics

  If Hydroxycut really works, why are their advertisements so sketchy?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sal Marinello — on Apr 17, 2007

• The Don Imus/Rutgers University Blog Round Up: Part Two

  Someone is still claiming it's the fault of the horrible left-wing and that the right-wing needs to take over.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Matthew Milam — on Apr 17, 2007

Music

• Victory to Release Collectible Vinyl and the Daily Music and Tech News

  Victory to release some vinyl, Fall Out Boy's new competition and Netvibes personal portals in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 17, 2007

• Video Interview: Jonathan Coulton, Former Software Engineer Turned Singer-Songwriter

  George Oliphant interviews singer songwriter Jonathan Coulton at Pianos in the Lower East Side

  Interview in Music — by LX.TV — on Apr 17, 2007

• Music Review: Watermelon Slim & The Workers - The Wheel Man

  Watermelon Slim has made a record that demands serious consideration for the best blues record of this year.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 17, 2007

• Music Review: The Hold Steady - Live At Fingerprints EP

  Solid live acoustic EP from acclaimed group

  Review in Music — by Dave Lifton — on Apr 17, 2007

• Music Review: Trick Daddy - Book of Thugs: Chapter AK, Verse 47

  A rewarding experience if given enough time.

  Review in Music — by Thomas Steenhagen — on Apr 17, 2007

• Music Review: The Fratellis - Costello Music

  The Fratellis have crafted a widely entertaining album with their debut CD Costello Music.

  Review in Music — by Cameron Graham — on Apr 17, 2007

• The Listening Room April 16, 2007: Watermelon Slim & The Workers, Billy Bragg, HellYeah, and Neil Young

  No Springsteen this week, but plenty of songs to keep your iPod happy...

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 17, 2007

• Music Review: The Infamous Stringdusters - Fork In The Road

  A great debut from this Nashville bluegrass sextet.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Apr 17, 2007

Gaming

• Wii Virtual Console Releases for April 16, 2007

  This week's theme? Hitting stuff with your legs, fists or head, apparently.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Apr 17, 2007

• Sudoku: Numerical Puzzles To Thrill Your Mind

  Sudoku is still alive, but are its derivatives taking over?

  Opinion in Gaming — by djape — on Apr 17, 2007

Sports

• Satire: How to Win the 2016 Olympic Bid

  Chicago can bring the Olympics back to the States -- with the proper hats.

  Satire in Sports — by Tuffy — on Apr 17, 2007

• Identity and Sports: Montreal Canadiens and Athletic Bilbao

  Are Quebecers willing to accept mediocrity in the name of identity? The answer is probably no.

  Opinion in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Apr 17, 2007