March 13, 2008 Archive

Video

• Movie Media: Son of Rambow, Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Shutter, Zombie Strippers, Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!, The Memory Thief, Smart People

  A new assortment of media from movies!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 13, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Horton Hears A Who, Doomsday, Never Back Down, Funny Games

  Looking for a movie this weekend? Here are your choices.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 13, 2008

• DVD Review: South Park - Imaginationland

  This story arc has been one of the best things to come from the show in quite some time.

  Review in Video — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Mar 13, 2008

• DVD Review: Love American Style - Season One, Volume Two

  Truer than the red, white, and blue.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Mar 13, 2008

• TV Review: Dora the Explorer - Dora Undercover Spies

  Dora and Boots go James Bond as they try to stop Swiper the Fox! Premiering Friday, March 14 on Nick Jr.

  Review in Video — by Russ Evenhuis — on Mar 13, 2008

• Recent Films Focus on Appealing Young Women

  In the past several months, a few films have put the spotlight on young women — in movies that appeal to both adults and younger viewers.

  Opinion in Video — by Melissa Cuppett — on Mar 13, 2008

• The WB Returns: Why?

  Warner Brothers Television Group revives the WB online, for it sees gold in them there Internet. Are they right?

  Opinion in Video — by Alice Jester — on Mar 13, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: We Own the Night

  A great crime drama on a sub-par HD disc.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 13, 2008

• Blogcritics and The Riches Get Together for a Giveaway

  Good times and riches: I've seen more than I can recall.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 13, 2008

• DVD Review: The Complete Jeeves and Wooster

  Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry star in the classic British comedy series based on the hilarious short stories of P. G. Wodehouse.

  Review in Video — by Daddypundit — on Mar 13, 2008

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Grasping at Straws

  Patrick worries about Robin and his baby; Nikolas longs for more time with Emily and Spencer.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 13, 2008

• TV Review: American Idol - Top Twelve Results

  Results PLUS Jim Carrey, Horton, and Kat McPhee!

  Review in Video — by Tracy Leigh Ritts — on Mar 13, 2008

• DVD Review: Into The Wild (2-Disc Special Collectors Edition)

  Into the Wild is a beautifully shot, tragic story of a complex young man.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Mar 13, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Open Season

  Below average animated fare that's been done before.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 13, 2008

• DVD Review: The History Channel's Pearl Harbor

  A documentary that chronicles the events leading up to the infamous attack.

  Review in Video — by Daddypundit — on Mar 13, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: I, Robot

  Fun, though sadly dumb, summer movie.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 13, 2008

Politics

• Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

  Eliot Spitzer isn't the only one embroiled in a sex scandal. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is in a doozy of his own.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Mar 13, 2008

• A Meek Proposal Could Avoid A Bloodbath For The Democrats

  ... the Dems could simply let the credentials committee hash the matter out in August, but that is a recipe for disaster.

  Opinion in Politics — by Winston Apple — on Mar 13, 2008

• Presidential Primaries: The Problem With Open Scoring

  According to the judges' score cards Hillary needs a knockout in order to win.

  Opinion in Politics — by Alex Hutchinson — on Mar 13, 2008

• Advantage John McCain

  The Democratic infighting has given John McCain and the Republicans a great opening - will they capitalize on it?

  Opinion in Politics — by Krutic A — on Mar 13, 2008

• Springer Show Interrupted For Spitzer Resignation

  I was watching the Jerry Springer Show on New York City's CW 11 when it was interrupted for a special news bulletin.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mike Johnston — on Mar 13, 2008

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Beautiful Katamari

  Once again you have to clean up after the King of All Cosmos in the latest Katamari game.

  Review in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Mar 13, 2008

• PS2 Review: MLB 08 - The Show

  It's roster update time to the best baseball game on the market.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 13, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Soapbox Paradox - Adventures in Misadventure

  A record that strives to make Ska music relevant again.

  Review in Music — by Anthony Tobis — on Mar 13, 2008

• Music Review: Michael Jackson - 25th Anniversary of Thriller

  Revisit the best selling album of all time with all new tracks and the music that made it legend.

  Review in Music — by Regina Avalos — on Mar 13, 2008

• Music Review: Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater - West Side Strut

  West Side Strut is a fine example of the great sound of Chicago Blues, played by one of the old masters.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 13, 2008

• Music Review: Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet

  Led Zeppelin and Captain Kangaroo now have something in common.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Mar 13, 2008

• Music Review: Grupa Janke Randalu - Live

  I might need piano lessons after this.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Mar 13, 2008

• Music Review: Jackson Browne – Solo Acoustic, Vol.2

  On this outstanding live album, a masterful songwriter delivers one great song after another.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Mar 13, 2008

• Jazz/Rock Fusion Supergroup "Returns To Forever" For Summer Reunion Tour

  The classic RTF lineup of Corea, Clarke, DiMeola, and White reunites for a summer tour.

  News in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 13, 2008

Books

• Book Review - On Common Ground: Bridging the Mormon Evangelical Divide by Vincent DiGirolamo

  A look at the common connections between Mormons and Evangelicals.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 13, 2008

• War. Any Time, Any Place - This is What Happened to Me in Bosnia

  War can happen in your country, too -- wherever you live. Any time, any place.

  Opinion in Books — by Savo Heleta — on Mar 13, 2008

• Book Review: Baby Shark's High Plains Redemption by Robert Fate

  Baby Shark returns in a violent, action-packed crime novel. It's hard to hold back cheers for Kristin Van Dijk.

  Review in Books — by Lesa Holstine — on Mar 13, 2008

Culture

• Take Tragedy By The Horns For St. Patrick’s Day

  An ode to St. Patrick's Day: It's just not for breakfast anymore!

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris McVetta — on Mar 13, 2008