June 21, 2008 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Unknown Waters by Alfred S McLaren

  The equivalent of driving across the United States with no map, blindfolded.

  Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Jun 21, 2008

• Comic Book Reviews: Caliber and Hercules #1

  A new comic book line, Radical Comics, debuts with two variations on familiar myths.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Jun 21, 2008

• Book Review: Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti

  Elias Canetti's Nobel Prize winning, life changing book.

  Review in Books — by Catherine Tuckwell — on Jun 21, 2008

• Book Review: In The Woods by Tana French

  To dismiss In The Woods for its genre is to the miss the point. Tana French's haunting debut astonishes.

  Review in Books — by Niall Rough — on Jun 21, 2008

Sports

• Euro 2008: From Russia with Love

  Russia joins Turkey as an unlikely semi-finalist.

  Opinion in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Jun 21, 2008

• BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For June 20

  Celtics win NBA championships ... Tiger Woods gets more knee surgery ... So does Curt Schilling ... and Bob Uecker's boat gets hit

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 21, 2008

Music

• Music DVD Review: Steve Miller Band - Live From Chicago

  Four decades later, the Steve Miller Band still delivers.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jun 21, 2008

• Music Review: The Mooney Suzuki – CBGB OMFUG Masters: Live June 29, 2001, The Bowery Collection

  Yes, it's loud...And no, I won't turn it down.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Jun 21, 2008

• Music Review: The Rolling Stones - Stripped and No Security

  The Rolling Stones: Chapter 28.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 21, 2008

• BC Music Goodie Bag: Emmylou Harris, Teddy Thompson, Coldplay, Kerli, Lady Gaga, and PAS/CAL

  More audio and video musical treats for your eyes and ears!

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 21, 2008

Video

• Movie Review: The Happening

  Not completely successful but still too unfairly judged by the Shyamalan scorners.

  Review in Video — by moviejohn — on Jun 21, 2008

• Boston Legal Provides Evidence Of Hollywood’s Social Responsibility

  The Entertainment Industries Council and Christian Clemenson of Boston Legal went before Congress to talk about mental health issues.

  News in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jun 21, 2008

• DVD Review: Charlie Bartlett

  The film relies too heavily on stereotypes and overly dramatic moments.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jun 21, 2008

• Movie Review: Semi-Pro

  Will Ferrell's afro is undeniably funny. But after Semi-Pro, Ferrell should lay off the sports parodies for awhile.

  Review in Video — by Kevin Gustafson — on Jun 21, 2008

• Movie Review: The Love Guru

  Much Love for the Guru, but few laughs for the film.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jun 21, 2008

• Movie Review: Vertigo

  Vertigo is an illustrious masterpiece of infatuation, deception, detection, and dizzy spells that delivers on multiple levels.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jun 21, 2008

• Movie Review: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008 - Spike

  Lesbians, a muslce-man and a human-hedgehog are just some of the ingredients in this peculiar and amateurish film.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jun 21, 2008

• DVD Review: The Optimists

  A self-proclaimed pessimist, I have no problem admitting that I hated "The Optimists."

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jun 21, 2008