November 4, 2007 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

  Brilliantly directed and acted, this excellent movie is being unjustly ignored by audiences

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Nov 04, 2007

• Movie Review: American Gangster

  Crowe, Washington, and Scott do their best, but the end result is merely good and not great as the hype would have you believe.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Control

  Artistic film about groundbreaking band hits all the right notes emotionally and visually.

  Review in Video — by Amy Steele — on Nov 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Lake of Fire

  This brilliant and incendiary documentary about the politics of abortion could be the best movie of the year.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Nov 04, 2007

• Movie Review: American Gangster

  A new classic tale of crime, drugs, and black networking that trumps honest living.

  Review in Video — by Heloise — on Nov 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Bee Movie

  Bees are more fun if you ignore their conformist message.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 04, 2007

• We are Giving Away Stephen Colbert (on DVD)!

  Stephen Colbert and Blogcritics... talk about truthiness.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Nov 04, 2007

• DVD Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series

  Great show, mediocre DVD: Sorkin's masterful series is ready to join your DVD shelf, if you can get it out of your player.

  Review in Video — by Jeff Martin — on Nov 04, 2007

• Saturday Night TV Is Dead

  Looking for a great night of television? Count Saturday out.

  Opinion in Video — by Erin S Medley — on Nov 04, 2007

• Senses Working Overtime: This Week in Television (11/04/07)

  Musgo Del Jefe offers suggestions on what's worth watching for the upcoming week.

  News in Video — by El Bicho — on Nov 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Martian Child

  Mediocre at best, weepy "father and son" drama.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 04, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Killing Spree

  Two fall victim to Anthony's madness. Can Jason save the day?

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Nov 04, 2007

• DVD Review: Ergo Proxy- Awakening Vol. 1

  While the darkness lends depth to the story, these bright spots of color shine like beacons and become the punctuation.

  Review in Video — by Katie Trattner — on Nov 04, 2007

• TV Review: The Venture Bros. - Season 2, Episode 9

  Another oh-so-great review. This time, it's Venture Bros. Season 2, episode 9 "Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner?"

  Review in Video — by Vichus Smith — on Nov 04, 2007

• Movie Review: Into the Wild

  Although much too uncritical of its lovable lunatic protagonist, this is an exhilarating, epic-sized emotional journey.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Nov 04, 2007

• TV Review: House, MD - "Mirror Mirror"

  Every alpha dog has his day.

  Review in Video — by CindyC — on Nov 04, 2007

• DVD Review: Scrubs Season Six

  Wild, wacky, and heartwarming characters make this truly great TV.

  Review in Video — by Katie Trattner — on Nov 04, 2007

• DVD Review: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones - Volume One

  The Young Indiana Jones has arrived... crack that whip.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Nov 04, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Original Soundtrack - Kyle XY

  Just two people having a nice, friendly conversation about the soundtrack for the TV series Kyle XY. And you get to eavesdrop...

  Review in Music — by Agnieszka Klus — on Nov 04, 2007

• Music Review: Guns and Roses, Rick Wakeman, The 69 Eyes, and Scum

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Nov 04, 2007

• Enter to Win an Eric Clapton Prize Pack!

  Here's your chance to win The Complete Clapton book, CD and other merchandise.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Nov 04, 2007

• Wombat Rock: Interview with The Wombats

  “We want to keep on doing music full time. We don’t want to be a flash in the pan.”

  Interview in Music — by Jayson Harsin — on Nov 04, 2007

• Music Review: Tinariwen - Aman Iman (Life Is Water)

  It's not often that we get to hear music anymore that's uniquely individual.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 04, 2007

• Music Review: Lewis & Clarke - Blasts of Holy Birth

  Blasts of Holy Birth has an ethereal quality about it that sets it apart, and it's the perfect chill out album after a hard days work.

  Review in Music — by Kevin Eagan — on Nov 04, 2007

• Music Review: Maritime - Heresy And The Hotel Choir

  It didn't take Maritime long to spout out more high-spirited pop songs. The results? Very good but not quite great.

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Nov 04, 2007

• Interview: Band of the Week - The Trucks

  The Trucks' drive has almost certainly put them on the road to the big time.

  Interview in Music — by Nancy Dunham — on Nov 04, 2007

• Music Review: Barry White – An Evening With Barry White

  The late, great Maestro of Love in concert, for one night only.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Nov 04, 2007

Sports

• No. 14 'Horns Avoid Self-Hooking

  Is Texas losing its ability to take charge? Or was this just another year of toying with the boys at Okie State?

  News in Sports — by Geeves — on Nov 04, 2007

• NCAA Roundup: Husker Fans Seeing Red

  The Game of the Week was a bust, but not as much as what went down in Lawrence, Kansas.

  News in Sports — by Geeves — on Nov 04, 2007

• Rock Chalk Jayhawk

  The local boys and their hot-shot quarterback are having zero trouble showing why they are the best in town.

  News in Sports — by Geeves — on Nov 04, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Twenty-Four Hours with an Apple Touch

  Lighter and thinner than the iPhone, Apple's Touch is the newest member of the Apple family of neat products.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Nov 04, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Storms - My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac by Carol Ann Harris

  Tales of wild, raucous times with Stevie Nicks, Dennis Wilson, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and other A-list musicians.

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

• Satire: Hamlet Wore Ladies Underwear and Other Literary Secrets Outed

  What happens when fictional characters lead lives outside their books?

  Satire in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review: Driven by Eve Kenin

  Eve Kenin bursts onto the romance scene with a blistering thrill-ride across a bleak, frozen landscape.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review: Erec Rex - The Dragon’s Eye by Kaza Kingsley

  A good book to curl up with your little one and read to them - or read first yourself and pass it on.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review: Crosshairs by Russ Heitz

  In a mystery driven by black coffee and personal secrets, a rural Pennsylanvia county is under seige by a serial sniper.

  Review in Books — by Alex Hutchinson — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review: Chasing the Dead by Joe Schreiber

  Chasing the Dead is a fear-filled thrill ride that - with a Dean Koontz immediacy - echoes Stephen King's early work.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review - James Frey Tackles Oprah Winfrey in It Takes a Village to Abuse a Child

  James Frey gets revenge on Oprah Winfrey with his latest novel.....

  Review in Books — by Daryl D — on Nov 04, 2007

• Graphic Novel Review: The Goon: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker by Eric Powell

  Eric Powell's brawny character, The Goon, has a big heart to match those big fists. Read how it was broken.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review: Autumn Shadows in August by Robert W. Norris

  The love between Thompson and his wife was evident throughout the journey and their sense of self worth intensified as the trip continued.

  Review in Books — by Joanne D. Kiggins — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review: Best Music Writing 2007 - Edited by Daphne Carr (Series Editor) and Robert Christgau (Guest Editor)

  What? No Blogcritics represented here? Next year baby, next year.

  Review in Books — by Glen Boyd — on Nov 04, 2007

• Book Review: The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen

  "A real entity, living among us, stalking us. Waiting for its chance to feed."

  Review in Books — by Ginger Haycox — on Nov 04, 2007

• The Early Word: New Books For The Week Of November 4, 2007

  Lou Dobbs, 'Best Music Writing', Brokaw, Borat, Baldacci, Cussler, Iles, Frank McCourt, J.D. Robb, Raymond Chandler, Kenneth R. Timmerman, Joe McCarthy, NYSE, Mitfords, Robot Love...

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

Politics

• The Farm Bill: Do We Really Need More Government Cheese?

  You don't have to be lactose intolerant to be sickened by the Farm Bill currently being considered in Congress.

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