April 29, 2007 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Hot Fuzz

  "By the power of Grayskull!"

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 29, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - The Wedding Crasher and Spoilers

  Jax and Carly's wedding and reception, the backdrop for drama, hijinx, and deception.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Apr 29, 2007

• Movie Review: The Invisible

  Hello? Can anybody hear me?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 29, 2007

• Movie Review: Illegal Aliens

  Anna Nicole Smith's final picture proves to be everything you'd expect it to be – and less!

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 29, 2007

• Movie Review: The Condemned

  Stone Cold! Stone Cold! Stone Cold!

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 29, 2007

• DVD Review: Superman - The Theatrical Serials Collection

  A time when Superman was more innocent -- and not so damn super.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Apr 29, 2007

• DVD Review: Mighty Joe Young (1998)

  More proof you can never capture the original.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 29, 2007

• DVD Review: Fletch - The Jane Doe Edition

  Comedy classic re-issued on DVD.

  Review in Video — by Dave Lifton — on Apr 29, 2007

• Movie Review: They Shoot Movies, Don't They?

  A fake documentary about independent Hollywood doesn't quite look convincing, but it tells a compelling story.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Apr 29, 2007

• Movie Review: Next

  A new low for Philip K. Dick adaptations.

  Review in Video — by Daniel J. Stasiewski — on Apr 29, 2007

• TV Review: Ugly Betty, "Petra-Gate" – I’ll See Your Cliffhanger and Raise You Two Papis Chulos

  Gorgeous men, stylized fantasy sequences, and thrilling plot lines -- does it get any better than this?

  Review in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Apr 29, 2007

• HD DVD Review: Ant Bully

  It's Bruce Campbell as an animated ant. Hard to go wrong with that.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 29, 2007

• 2007 Summer Movie Preview

  Plan your 2007 summer movie calendar with this month by month summary of Hollywood offerings.

  News in Video — by Tall Writer — on Apr 29, 2007

• TV Review: The Slanted Screen - Asian Men In Film And Television

  The Slanted Screen is a good point of reference to start from when researching the racism against Asian-Americans in Hollywood.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Apr 29, 2007

• TV Review: Boston Legal - "Guise 'n Dolls"

  Alan plays with dolls while Denny dons a disguise after he makes an insensitive comment to a potential hire.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Apr 29, 2007

• DVD Review: Distant

  N.B. Ceylan's first adventure into excellence.

  Review in Video — by Dan Schneider — on Apr 29, 2007

• TV Review: House - "House Training"

  Wherein House trains his staff, gets trained on his role in Wilson's life, and faces some dog training.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Apr 29, 2007

Tastes

• Cigar Review: Carlos Torano - Casa Torano with Video

  This cigar was released in 2004 as a commercially available version of the Torano house blend.

  Review in Tastes — by Stogie Review — on Apr 29, 2007

• Video Interview with Drew Nieporent, Owner of Nobu Empire

  On this episode of Drinks w/LX, SuChin Pak interviews Drew Nieporent, owner of the Nobu Empire and the Myriad Restaurant Group.

  Interview in Tastes — by LX.TV — on Apr 29, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Three Dreams On Mount Meru by Francois Devenne

  Francois Devenne brings to life an Africa that few of us are ever privileged enough to see

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 29, 2007

• Book Review:The Bone Whistle by Eva Swan

  Three generations of Native Americans have their lives changed by a mystical bone whistle...

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Apr 29, 2007

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of April 29

  Tenet, Zevon, Nicklaus, Einstein, Kingsolver, Chabon, McGreevey, Dale Brown, Elizabeth Berg, Punk Rock Dad, Weird Virginia, Bastards of the Party, and then some...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 29, 2007

• An Interview With Glasgow Phillips, Author of The Royal Nonesuch: Or, What Will I Do When I Grow Up?

  "In which the author, a failure at literature, fails likewise at pornography..."

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on Apr 29, 2007

• Graphic Novel Review: Broken Lines by Standard Design

  A cowboy, spaceman, vampire and waitress. Unique and unusual but mostly just really, really funny.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Apr 29, 2007

• Comic Book Review: DC's 52 #50 by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, et al.

  In which one comics reader tries to belatedly make sense of DC’s year-long Event Series by only reading its 50th issue!

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 29, 2007

Culture

• Satire: A Template For Writing Letters To Penthouse

  Note: Pick the best answer for whatever story or fantasy you want to share.

  Satire in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Apr 29, 2007

• Who Are The Insurgents?

  The mistake the West keeps making is that we are constantly pouring gasoline on a fire.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 29, 2007

• A Mother's Day Gift That Keeps on Giving

  An unusual tale of mother and son bonding: pushing ink on Mother's Day.

  Interview in Culture — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Apr 29, 2007

• 1st Look Los Angeles - The Penthouse and El Leon Spa

  Discover the best of what's new in LA.

  Review in Culture — by LX.TV — on Apr 29, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Ligion — External Affairs

  Hailing from Nashville, by way of Cleveland, Ligion shows they’re “On The Way” to success with the release of "External Affairs."

  Review in Music — by Michael Jones — on Apr 29, 2007

• Concert Review: Iggy And The Stooges At WAMU Theatre, Seattle, WA 04/27/07

  If Iggy And The Stooges play anywhere near you, don't miss it.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 29, 2007

• Music Review: Crushed - My Machine

  Deceptively good melodic riff rock sounds like a good way to describe this debut release.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 29, 2007

• Music Review: Fake Problems - How Far Our Bodies Go

  How Far Our Bodies Go demonstrates the nice guys in Fake Problems are one step closer to reaching icon status.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Apr 29, 2007

• James B. Davis Sr., 1916-2007 - Founded the Dixie Hummingbirds

  James B. Davis Sr., founder of the Dixie Hummingbirds, has joined the heavenly choir.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 29, 2007

Politics

• Set the Debates Free!

  Get your ticket to the freakshow! Tell the parties to let voters be informed and have access to the presidential debates online.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 29, 2007

• Calling All Profiteers!

  Who's the wielder of the club that's used on you and me?

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Apr 29, 2007