October 15, 2007 Archive

Video

• We Arrive on Planet Terror: New DVD Releases for October 16

  The other half of Grindhouse drops this week.

  News in Video — by Lisa McKay — on Oct 15, 2007

• Tate Donovan Talks About the Damages Finale

  I recently had the opportunity to ask Tate Donovan some questions and get some much needed answers.

  Interview in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 15, 2007

• DVD Review: The Jungle Book (40th Anniversary Platinum Edition)

  The DVD is not a bare necessity, but it’s very close.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 15, 2007

• DVD Review: Two Weeks

  Two Weeks delivers honest emotion and humor, which is pretty much what you also get in “real” life.

  Review in Video — by writnkitten — on Oct 15, 2007

• DVD Review: Flight of the Living Dead - Outbreak on a Plane

  Marauding, mindless zombies, no first class, no in-flight movies, and no salted nuts. And it gets worse!

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Oct 15, 2007

• TV Review: House - "97 Seconds"

  Don't try this at home.

  Review in Video — by CindyC — on Oct 15, 2007

• Movie Review: The Shawshank Redemption

  Another look at one of the most beloved masterpieces of our time.

  Review in Video — by moviejohn — on Oct 15, 2007

• Men Men Men Men, DVD Giveaway of Two and a Half Men

  that's right, we're doing another giveaway. You know you want in.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 15, 2007

• Television's Merciless Onslaught: The Season So Far - Damages, Torchwood, Journeyman, Big Bang Theory, and Bionic Woman

  The formula for Entertainment Value: EV= (Plot+Humor+Suspense)Enjoyment/Time+Emotional Investment.

  Review in Video — by Kati Irons — on Oct 15, 2007

• Reviews From The 2007 New York Film Festival

  Winners and duds from the 45th New York Film Festival...

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Oct 15, 2007

• TV Review: House Gets a Transplant

  Creator David Shore tries experimental surgery on a healthy show.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Oct 15, 2007

• Movie Review: Across the Universe

  Stop being so critical and embrace the love!

  Review in Video — by Brad Laidman — on Oct 15, 2007

• Movie Review: Elizabeth: The Golden Age

  Cate Blanchett delivers a great performance in a film I care little for.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 15, 2007

• DVD Review: Chill Out, Scooby-Doo

  Four-year-olds still eat it up.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 15, 2007

Culture

• Theater Interview and Review (Chicago): Dennis Watkins, Author of The Magnificents

  The Magnificents, Dennis Watkins and The House Theater -- real feeling, real participation, and a real good time.

  Review in Culture — by Lisa Alvarado — on Oct 15, 2007

• LX.TV and Floorplan Winterize Your Home

  Fall is in the air and winter is only days away.

  News in Culture — by LX.TV — on Oct 15, 2007

• How to Walk, How to Tango

  You must know the first before you can do the second.

  Opinion in Culture — by Terence Clarke — on Oct 15, 2007

• LX.TV: NY Magazine - Triple Assessment on OpenHouse NYC

  It has high ceilings, but is there a lower ceiling on the price? What do the brokers think?

  Opinion in Culture — by LX.TV — on Oct 15, 2007

• The Ritz-Carlton Cancun: When You Want to Feel Like Royalty

  Elegance and culinary indulgence await you.

  Review in Culture — by Marisa DVari — on Oct 15, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Reba McEntire - Reba Duets

  Easily one of the best duet albums released in years. Welcome back, Reba.

  Review in Music — by Nancy Dunham — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: Tuatara - West of The Moon

  I don't see a fluid relationship with music as a bad thing

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: Alejandro Franov - Khali

  A celebration of distinctiveness within a harmonious framework that is a joy to listen to.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: Various Artists - Song of America

  Less postmodern, shoegazing gloom and more rock and roll spirit would have given the whole collection more color.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: The Songbook According to Tony Bennett - The Ultimate American Songbook Vol. 1

  Tony Bennett takes a spin through his attic, reminding us why his recordings have been hits for half a century

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Oct 15, 2007

• Concert Review: A Night with Latin Crooner Luis Miguel, Concord CA

  Luis Miguel is said to be the Frank Sinatra of the latin music world, and on Friday night, he looked the part, too.

  Review in Music — by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler — on Oct 15, 2007

• Concert Review: Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Charlotte, NC - October 2007

  I entered the doors of the Belk theater not understanding how an a cappella group could hold my attention for an complete evening, I left wishing I could see it again.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: David Stryker - Shades Of Miles

  Miles would have loved having David Stryker in his electric band.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers

  The Birthday Massacre deliver another classic album, mixing goth rock and synth-pop into an almost violently catchy masterpiece.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Reviews: Baroness, High On Fire, Puddle of Mudd, Amen, Defiance, Quick Change, Znowite and More

  Marty's Musical Meltdown strikes again with another batch of heavy CDs.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Segu Blue

  Fourteen songs that are amazing pieces of music no matter when they were written or who they written for.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 15, 2007

• Music Review: H.I.M. - Venus Doom

  Is it "goth rock"? Ah, who cares?!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 15, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Software Review – Corel Painter X

  Corel Painter X offers a huge helping of unlimited creativity for digital artists and photographers.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Oct 15, 2007

Sports

• The Sports Blob: Braylon And The Brownies Squish The Fish

  What do Braylon Edwards and the Bumble Bee Girl have in common? They both CONFORM and run like the wind!

  Opinion in Sports — by Chris McVetta — on Oct 15, 2007

• Steinbrenner Still At A Loss As Yankees' Leader

  The Boss's plan to fire Joe Torre yet again exposes his own flaws as a leader.

  Opinion in Sports — by Brian McClellan — on Oct 15, 2007

Tastes

• The Shanghai Diaries: Food

  You can find any type of food you desire in Shanghai - including hamburgers, french fries, and grilled scorpion.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Mat Brewster — on Oct 15, 2007

Books

• The Early Word - Non-Fiction: New Books for the Week of October 14, 2007

  Sacks, Slash, Stalin, Schulz and Peanuts, Churchill, Alice Roosevelt, Alex Ross, Ralph Lauren, Amy Grant, The Portable Atheist, The Donald, The Toothpick, Naughty Things...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Oct 15, 2007