Attention all Hogs! Your appearance is mandatory!
A splendid new production of two forgotten masterworks from the Holocaust at the LA Opera.
A few thoughts we all need to hear displayed in outlandish but noticable fashion.
A medieval Persian epic is brought vividly into the 21st century.
W.C. Handy, Bumble Bee Slim, Son House, Robert Johnson, the “St. Louis Blues,” Zydeco... and Pentatonism, too.
This 2008 Children's Sequoyah Masterlist entry shows a determined girl during the Civil Rights Movement.
A dud of a comedy with far funnier Blu-ray extras.
If anyone out there has a Bugatti they'll let me check out...
Intelligence. With intelligence.
A look at my 3 favourite US TV shows - genius or not?
Hitman knows how to kill and he looks good doing it.
A run of the mill although stylish vampire movie.
This Oscar-winning Best Picture has high caliber action and thrills, but needs better extras and a Coen directors' commentary.
A twisted Thai gem that should not be ignored.
Steve Carell, with an amazing supporting cast, quality family laughs, and sweet romance equals the best comedy of the 2007!
While Lulu sits by Logan's bedside and Sonny is still raging over Michael, Nikolas is rushed to surgery.
10,000 BC proves to be no 300. Heck, it's barely Pathfinder.
Looking at Blu-ray specs and players and the second half of the top ten titles you must own.
Oscar winners, losers, and more await you on shelves this week.
South Park is sometimes called the crude uncle at the family reunion. At some point, the show will offend everyone.
Follow the life of Lillie Langtry in this massive and wonderful set.
"Beowulf" sets the bar for Best HD DVD of 2008.
Breathtaking cinematography and performances worthy of all its Oscar glory.
My first Blu-ray experience was a mixed one, but I'm glad I finally joined the HD generation.
The Grammy-Winning composer's latest is an imaginative album filled with emotion and detail.
I have a feeling we may be talking about Saturnalia for years to come.
A Look at The Coronation of Poppea and the Beginnings of Opera
If life is a giant hog, MJR is a crispy slice of bacon. It also plays on your iPod. Tasty!
It was the first time I'd ever paid money to see someone I didn't know.
At the rate he's going it's scary to think how good Costello will be by the time he finally hits 30.
Melissa Errico's new album is soothing and gentle, perfect for expressing her newest challenge: motherhood.
On the evening of his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Leonard Cohen announced his first world tour in 15 years.
Sometimes you gotta' play the hand you are dealt.
The New Assault
Does the fossil record disprove the theory of evolution?
China is courting environmental disaster by rushing to industrialize. The components of solar cells are part of the problem.
Doesn't ESPN's Mike Greenberg and U.S. Senator Arlen Specter have anything better to talk about than spygate?
Learning to love Kobe Bryant, one improbable layup at a time.
Games have defined consoles in the past - Halo the Xbox, Sonic the Sega Genesis, now the Wii has Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
What was Eliot Spitzer thinking?
BC Writer of the Week