January 8, 2008 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is the motion picture that Tim Burton was born to make.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jan 08, 2008

• TV Preview: I've Seen the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Pilot

  Terminator, TV-style.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 08, 2008

• Movie Review: Juno

  A sharp and witty yet poignant story of a sixteen-year-old girl who becomes pregnant that is easy to like but hard to love.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jan 08, 2008

• Desperate American Housewife Gladiators

  Okay, I skipped Desperate Housewives yesterday; let's talk about it now.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jan 08, 2008

• DVD Review Horatio Hornblower Collector's Edition

  Turbulent times breed unlikely heroes. Horatio Hornblower was one.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Jan 08, 2008

• TV Review: Gossip Girl - "School Lies "

  This week - a party to celebrate a party!

  Review in Video — by Brad Laidman — on Jan 08, 2008

• Movie Review: Day Zero

  NYC. Near future. Fourteen hundred people killed in LA terrorist attack. Draft reinstated. You receive notice. What do you do?

  Review in Video — by La Shawn Barber — on Jan 08, 2008

• Box Office Update 1/4-1/6: National Treasure Sequel Three-peats While Juno Steps Up

  Big week to start the year -- is it a sign of things to come?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 08, 2008

• HD DVD Review: Eastern Promises

  Director David Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen reteam for another story about gangsters and violence.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jan 08, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Die Hard

  Dull and faded, this action classic makes for a mild HD upgrade for video purists.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease - In The Bedroom & Vegas Strip

  Here's an easy way to get Carmen Electra home.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jan 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection (Part 1 of 2)

  While our dull yellow eyes may no longer be shocked or horrified by James Whale’s Frankenstein, we are still thrilled by it.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Jan 08, 2008

• DVD Pick of the Week: Sunshine

  A three horse race to the finish.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 08, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Come On, People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D.

  Calling out the black community

  Review in Books — by James David Dickson — on Jan 08, 2008

• Book Review: Mr. Inside by L. Frank James

  Tragedy has a way of revealing what is hidden in the recesses of the heart, forcing us to question the existence of God.

  Review in Books — by Takiela Bynum — on Jan 08, 2008

• Book Review: Memory of Fire Trilogy by Eduardo Galeano

  For me, the most emotionally truthful take on the history of South America that's ever been written.

  Review in Books — by Terence Clarke — on Jan 08, 2008

Sports

• Joe Gibbs Resigns - Now What?

  The Washington Redskins will never right the ship until Dan Snyder sells the team.

  Opinion in Sports — by Rick Vassar — on Jan 08, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): Edge by Paul Alexander with Angelica Torn at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

  Angelica Torn plays Sylvia Plath, and it's perfection.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jan 08, 2008

Music

• The List of the Moment, Volume No. 25

  The List of the Moment, Volume No. 25 - dare to delve

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jan 08, 2008

• Has Hip Hop's Reign in Making It Rain Ended?

  A death knell is sounded for hip hop, the musical genre that once ruled the charts and the world.

  Opinion in Music — by Carla Thompson — on Jan 08, 2008

• Music Review: Keefe Jackson - Keefe Jackson's Project Project: Just Like This

  "Just Like This" is a great example of how a composer and gifted instrumentalists come together to create unique pieces of music

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 08, 2008

• Music Review: The Cat Empire - So Many Nights

  It’s bluesy, groovy, and soulful.

  Review in Music — by Maggie Ball — on Jan 08, 2008

• The Tuesday Morning Purchase: January 8, 2008:

  Find some great music...and discover when adulthood begins!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jan 08, 2008

• New Album Releases 01/08/08: Marah, Medeski Martin & Wood, Johnny Cash, Ultimate Grammys, Lotsa Reissues And More

  Welcome to the first New Album Releases column of 2008.

  News in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Jan 08, 2008

• Music Review: Medeski, Martin & Wood - Let's Go Everywhere

  An acid jazz primer for pre-schoolers.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Jan 08, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 13

  Almost Stumbled, Stayed Upright

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dan Nied — on Jan 08, 2008