October 9, 2008 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: The Wrestler

  An ode to Mickey Rourke...

  Review in Video — by Tony Dayoub — on Oct 09, 2008

• DVD Review: Iron Man Ultimate 2-Disc Edition

  Iron Man Ultimate 2-Disc Edition DVD bristles with special features, not an extra copy of the movie you just bought.

  Review in Video — by Kevin Gustafson — on Oct 09, 2008

• DVD Review: Avatar The Last Airbender - The Complete Book 3 Collection

  Avatar - The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 3 Collection wraps up Aang's journey to become the avatar and stop the Fire nation.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 09, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Body of Lies, City of Ember, The Express, Quarantine

  Another week, another batch of new movies.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 09, 2008

• Movie Review: Flash Of Genius

  A film that chooses the easy way out, but could have been much more.

  Review in Video — by Dan Schneider — on Oct 09, 2008

• DVD Review: The Happening

  The Happening lives up to the negative hype.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 09, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Madagascar

  The Blu-ray format really delivers the goods in this family entertainment.

  Review in Video — by Forrest Kobayashi — on Oct 09, 2008

• DVD Review: Sleeping Beauty: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition

  This classic has never looked better.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 09, 2008

• TV Review: Eleventh Hour - "Resurrection"

  Comparisons will be made to Fringe and X-Files. So what? Is the show entertaining? Does it hold interest? Yes.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Oct 09, 2008

• TV Review: New Degrassi Premiering October 10

  Caution: spoilers!

  Review in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 09, 2008

• These Films Sleep Well: I Live In Fear (1955, Akira Kurosawa)

  Kurosawa documents a man's, and society's, descent into madness. I Live In Fear remains another of his forgotten masterpieces.

  Opinion in Video — by Joshua Wiebe — on Oct 09, 2008

• Supernatural Season Four: What We Know So Far

  With all this mythology and back story unfolding over the first three episodes, it's time for a sanity check.

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on Oct 09, 2008

• Movie Review: Blind Shaft

  And out of this sea of the desolate emerges a naïve young man...

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Oct 09, 2008

• DVD Review: Silverhawks - Volume One

  If you’re looking for robot birds and spaceships that look like cars from the 1940’s, Silverhawks is your show.

  Review in Video — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Oct 09, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Tina Turner - Tina!

  Tina Turner's latest greatest hits collection serves as a basic overview of her career for casual and newer fans.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Oct 09, 2008

• Music Review: All Shall Perish - Awaken the Dreamers

  Surprisingly strong album, brutal and technical.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 09, 2008

• Music Review: Big Linda - I Loved You

  As debut albums go they don't get much better than this.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 09, 2008

• Music Review: Ben Folds - Way to Normal

  The latest from Ben Folds offers more gorgeous melodies, sharp lyrics, and pounding piano -- oh, and some tabloid drama too.

  Review in Music — by Matt Springer — on Oct 09, 2008

• Music Review – Various – 100 Greatest

  Shout Factory's exhaustive audio box set explores the triumphs and tragedies of modern history.

  Review in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Oct 09, 2008

• Music Review: Megadeth - Anthology: Set the World Afire

  Very good collection, however, long time fans need not apply.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 09, 2008

• Music Review: John Lennon - Imagine

  As George Harrison said, 'it's Johnny's birthday'. Join with me in celebrating John Lennon day.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 09, 2008

Politics

• Polls Versus Reality: Silent Racism DOES Exist And McCain's Counting On It

  Don't assume that a vote against Obama isn't racist...

  Opinion in Politics — by Dawn Olsen — on Oct 09, 2008

• Satire: A Cautionary Tale of the Value of a Vote

  The net worth of a vote? Not as much as you would think.

  Satire in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Oct 09, 2008

• Yahoo Software Engineer Accused of Using Hacking Techniques in Terrorist Bomb Plots

  Indian software engineer named as hacker who assisted Islamic terrorist group in bombings.

  News in Politics — by Ed Dickson — on Oct 09, 2008

• An Independent Pessimist Takes a Gander at the Debate

  The independent pessimist declares the debate a no-win for both candidates.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Oct 09, 2008

Sports

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Six

  HIRE MILLEN! (I'm just kidding. Seriously. Hey, put down that rope!)

  News in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Oct 09, 2008

• The Trials, Tribulations, and Terrors of Watching the All Blacks

  Through haka and horror, the New Zealand All Blacks have succeeded in keeping me terrified to turn the lights out.

  Opinion in Sports — by Casey Michel — on Oct 09, 2008

Books

• Comics Review: Scrambled Ink edited by Diana Schutz

  DreamWorks animators break from out of the studio and into book publication.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Oct 09, 2008

• Comic Book Review: Dr Who - The Forgotten #1 by Tony Lee and Pia Guerra

  Doctor Who: The Forgotten is look back at the Doctor's past incarnations.

  Review in Books — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 09, 2008

Culture

• 10 Other Ways To Say "We Need to Talk"

  Everyone's heard it and no one likes it. "We need to talk" isn't the only way to tell someone that you do in fact need to talk.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sarah Gray — on Oct 09, 2008

• I Hate Public Transportation

  No matter where you are, Murphy's Law will eventually apply.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian Murff — on Oct 09, 2008

• Interview with Iloz Zoc of Zombos Closet of Horror, League of Tana Tea Drinkers, and Blogcritics

  "Gore for the sake of gore is detrimental to the genre, as are the undying DVD quickies looking to capture our attention and dollars."

  Interview in Culture — by Mayra Calvani — on Oct 09, 2008

Sci/Tech

• My Yahoo! Years, Part 1: Managers and Mismanagement in Pasadena and Burbank

  Yahoo!'s problems include managers forgetting the rules of industrial relations--state and federal.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Purple Tigress — on Oct 09, 2008

• Software Review: Say Where! Application for the iPhone

  The first and only application designed specifically for the iPhone where you can literally ask for directions.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Robert M. Barga — on Oct 09, 2008

• How To Install a New Graphics Card

  How I cranked my PC graphics from standard definition to full HD.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Brian Murff — on Oct 09, 2008