March 18, 2008 Archive

Video

• Website Review: Hulu.com Offers Ad-Supported Streaming Video Content

  Does the new NBC Universal/News Corp online TV and movie streaming joint venture live up to its hype? Yes, and no.

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on Mar 18, 2008

• A Monday Television Night to Remember

  Now we are so happy, we do the dance of joy!

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 18, 2008

• BC Magazine's Love In The Time Of Cholera Giveaway!

  Enter to win a copy of the film based on the bestselling novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

  News in Video — by Lisa McKay — on Mar 18, 2008

• TV Review: Ax Men - Episode 1

  In the wilderness, the logging business is filled with hazards and dangers.

  Review in Video — by Mel Odom — on Mar 18, 2008

• Filmmakers Who Matter: Spike Lee

  A look at one of the most controversial and divisive filmmakers of all time.

  Opinion in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 18, 2008

• Movie Review: Funny Games

  Twisted, bleak excursion into relentless terror.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 18, 2008

• Movie Review: The Fountain

  Aronofsky's The Fountain will capture your imagination and send your head spinning.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Mar 18, 2008

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Carly Goes to Heaven

  To Carly heaven is a beer and a game of pool.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 18, 2008

• Can You Duet and the CMT Music Awards Get Funky With A BC Giveaway

  Here's another great giveaway brought to you by the folks at the CMT Music Awards and Can You Duet.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 18, 2008

• DVD Pick of the Week: Battlestar Galactica - Season Three

  A new slate of films to add to the Netflix queue.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 18, 2008

• Reality Television Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: Big Brother 10, Biggest Loser, Nashville Star, Game Shows and More!

  There are some good casting opportunities this week -- is one of them for you?

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Mar 18, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Click

  A fun, uneven comedy on a so-so Blu-ray.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 18, 2008

• DVD Review: Atonement

  A story of love and the price of a lie.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Mar 18, 2008

• DVD Review: Enchanted

  "Enchanted" sparks magic in all filmgoers.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Mar 18, 2008

• Box Office Update 3/14-3/16: Horton Hears a Who Hears the Box Office Call

  Family Animation rises to the top.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 18, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Tabloid Dreams by Robert Olen Butler

  Pulitzer Prize-winner loses touch and becomes third-rate pulp fiction hack.

  Review in Books — by Dan Schneider — on Mar 18, 2008

• What’s So Funny ‘Bout Fiction?: The Question Of The 'Fake' Memoir

  There are many different kinds of truth.

  Opinion in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Mar 18, 2008

• Book Review - Photoshop CS3 Layers Bible By Matt Doyle and Simon Meek

  Will take your ability to use and manipulated Layers to an all new level and makes a great reference book.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 18, 2008

• Comic Review: Ghost Whisperer #1 by Carrie Smith & Becca Smith with Elena Casagrande

  Ghost Whisperer is now haunting the comic book stores. Grab the first issue before it vanishes.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Mar 18, 2008

• Book Review: The View From Castle Rock by Alice Munro

  This is perhaps the most personal collection from one of our greatest living writers.

  Review in Books — by CChen — on Mar 18, 2008

• Interview with Catherine Delors, Author of Mistress of the Revolution

  First-time novelist Catherine Delors shares her publishing success story.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Mar 18, 2008

• Audio Book Review - 52 Part II by Greg Cox, Based on the DC Comics Miniseries

  For a Movie In Your Mind check out 52: Part II

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 18, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Software Review – Adobe Photoshop Plug-in PhotoTune 2 From onOne Software

  If you do a lot with image color correction, then PhotoTune 2 is a good addition to your tool box.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 18, 2008

• Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 83

  Little victories.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dan Nied — on Mar 18, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Whiskeytown - Stranger’s Almanac

  Stranger's Almanac is the must-have collection for Whiskeytown fans, as well as fans of Alt-Country and, particularly, Ryan Adams.

  Review in Music — by writnkitten — on Mar 18, 2008

• Music Review: Jenny Scheinman - Crossing the Field

  Scheinman's fifth instrumental release is her most ambitious and broadest recording to date.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 18, 2008

• Music Review: Haale - No Ceiling

  "I think truth, an individual truth, never fails in touching a person.” – Haale

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Mar 18, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Various artists - Don't Forget The Motorcity

  Don't Forget The Motor City is not the way anyone is going to want to honour Motown's musical legacy.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 18, 2008

• Retro Redux: Music Works Its Magic On Stress

  Sometimes you REALLY need a break.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Mar 18, 2008

• Go "Far Out" with the Crown Heights Affair

  Digging through the music racks for lost treasures.

  Opinion in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Mar 18, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Fight - War of Words: The Film with CD

  A good place to start discovering the many sides of this metal god.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Mar 18, 2008

• New Album Releases 03/18/08: Muse, The Kills, The Bravery, Daniel Lanois, Meredith Monk, Pugwash, Reissues Aplenty & More

  The offerings are a little underwhelming this week. But we do have Daniel Lanois, and the return of Saleski and TJ.

  News in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 18, 2008

• Music Review: She & Him - Volume One

  Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward make up the newest indie duo She & Him.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Mar 18, 2008

• Music Review: Ramiro Musotto - Sudaka

  Don't fight it and don't try to figure it out. Submit to it.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 18, 2008

Culture

• A First-Aid Kit for Gaming Widows

  It should come as no surprise when a man who avoids housework suddenly avoids work altogether, or uses his work to fund his hobby.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Mar 18, 2008

Politics

• On Our Way to a Second Tier Economy

  George and all his cronies running our sagging economy aren't qualified to herd empty piggy banks at Wal-Mart.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Mar 18, 2008

• Global Warming: Is There Really Even A Debate?

  Global warming, debating beyond the logic not the science.

  Opinion in Politics — by Anthony Tobis — on Mar 18, 2008

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Transformers: The Game

  When a game about brawling giant robots fails to impress, something has to be wrong.

  Review in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Mar 18, 2008

• The Conglomeration of Entertainment

  Are mergers and acquisitions going to hurt quality in film and gaming?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Mark Kalriess — on Mar 18, 2008

• Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 3/17/2008

  You're still probably not paying attention because of Brawl.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Mar 18, 2008