October 4, 2008 Archive

Music

• Music DVD Review: David Gilmour - Live in Gdansk

  An excellent live document of this great talent.

  Review in Music — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Oct 04, 2008

• Music Review: Various Performers - All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash

  Fifteen songs that will have you appreciating the genius of Johnny Cash all over again.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 04, 2008

• Music Review: Bob Dylan - Infidels

  Bob Dylan: Chapter 22.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 04, 2008

• Concert Review: Billy Idol - Hollywood, California, September 17, 2008

  Call this Billy anything but idle!

  Review in Music — by tink — on Oct 04, 2008

• Music Review: Hey Negrita - You Can Kick

  This is Americana at it's best except that it is played by a band from London.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 04, 2008

• Music Review: Ralph Lalama Quartet - Energy Fields

  Looking for a solid, traditional jazz album? You came to the right place.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 04, 2008

• Music Review: Acorn Project - We'll Be Fine

  While many may get lost in the unrelenting jams and tortuous instrumental sections, I simply got bored.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 04, 2008

• Music Review: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke

  Kiwi Jekyll and Hyde delivers peerless eighties rock; Katy Perry stop reading here.

  Review in Music — by Andy Peterson — on Oct 04, 2008

Gaming

• Playstation 3 Review: Soulcalibur IV

  The venerable fighting franchise comes to the PS3.

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 04, 2008

Video

• DVD Review: Snow Angels

  "Oh, the weather outside is frightful," but my dear, this movie is anything but delightful.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Oct 04, 2008

• Movie Review: Choke

  Not as good as I had hoped, but not completely worthless.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 04, 2008

• Movie Review: Appaloosa

  Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen star as two lethal town tamers in the Old West.

  Review in Video — by Mel Odom — on Oct 04, 2008

• TV Review: Fringe - "The Arrival"

  Olivia and company must figure out the significance behind a metal whatnot.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Oct 04, 2008

• New Angelina Jolie Movie, Changeling, Out in Theaters October 24

  Angelina Jolie stars in the ultimate story that proves a mother’s courage.

  News in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 04, 2008

• DVD Review: In the Name of Hezbollah: Al-Manar TV

  An eye-opening look at how a terrorist organization spreads its message.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Oct 04, 2008

• Movie Review: Eagle Eye

  Stupid, but fun. Sort of.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 04, 2008

• DVD Review: L.A. Confidential (Two-Disc Special Edition)

  No reason to keep my many praises for the film "off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush."

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 04, 2008

• Movie Review: Trouble the Water

  First-hand documentary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation and two peoples' determination to survive.

  Review in Video — by James McCaskill — on Oct 04, 2008

• Movie Nuggets: Avengers, Aeon Flux, Stop-Loss, He Was A Quiet Man

  When you just don't have time for all the details.

  Review in Video — by Mark Buckingham — on Oct 04, 2008

Books

• Graphic Novel Review: In the Small by Michael Hague

  Humans have suddenly shrunk to the size of approximately six inches tall, while the rest of the world has remained unchanged.

  Review in Books — by Lisa Damian — on Oct 04, 2008

• Comic Review: Supergirl #34 by Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle

  Sterling Gates's vision of Supergirl begins in this issue, and brings compassion and depth to a dynamic character.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Oct 04, 2008

• The New Canon: Atonement by Ian McEwan

  Ian McEwan's masterful novel starts out like a Jane Austen country romance but ends up a post-modern meta-fiction.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Oct 04, 2008

• Book Review: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

  The film comes out next month, and I’m wondering if I’m going to be facing another Potter-like situation where I am disappointed with the adaptation.

  Review in Books — by Robin Kavanagh — on Oct 04, 2008

• Book Review: Once an Arafat Man - The True Story of How a PLO Sniper Found a New Life by Tass Saada and Dean Merrill

  Once a sniper, now a servant, Saada presents a vision for peace within the story of his own life.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Oct 04, 2008

• Book Review: Angels and Insects by A.S. Byatt

  Examines how ideology can determine the direction of relationships.

  Review in Books — by Philip Spires — on Oct 04, 2008

• Book Review: Semi-Tough by Dan Jenkins

  Jenkins set out to bring the stereotypes, and thought and laughter, of football, and he manages to "semi-succeed."

  Review in Books — by Ryne Barber — on Oct 04, 2008

• Give It Away: One Solution To The Book Publishing Blues

  I'm willing to let people read what I've written. Now the question remains - are people going to be willing to read it?

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 04, 2008

Politics

• Sarah's Standup Debate

  Biden and Palin debate at Wash U with Gwen Ifill moderating the next great meme: truth.

  News in Politics — by Heloise — on Oct 04, 2008

Culture

• Theme Park Review (LA): Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights

  I don't scare easy, but the monsters double-teamed me. I was focused on one and the other sneaked up - rookie mistake.

  Review in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 04, 2008