October 29, 2008 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Ouran High School Host Club - Part One

  This set will delight fans and nonfans of shoujo anime/manga alike.

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Oct 29, 2008

• Nickelodeon to Air an Ultimate Premiere Night

  An iCarly movie and new show True Jackson, VP to air November 8th.

  News in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 29, 2008

• Movie Review: Hell Ride

  This isn't a pleasant viewing.

  Review in Video — by Mark Kalriess — on Oct 29, 2008

• Supernatural: "It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester" Preview and News

  Clips for Thursday's Halloween themed episode, and there's plenty of good show buzz.

  News in Video — by Alice Jester — on Oct 29, 2008

• DVD Review: Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Vol. 6

  True Warner Brothers fans and completists will find much to admire in this box set.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Oct 29, 2008

• DVD Review: National Lampoon's Animal House 30th Anniversary Edition Gift Set

  Read the review. Don't cost nothin'.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 29, 2008

• Show Runner Hart Hanson Offers Some Dish On Bones

  Find out what's up with Zack, Gordon Gordon, and a blast from Booth's past.

  Interview in Video — by Gerry Weaver — on Oct 29, 2008

• DVD Review: Postal

  You will never see a movie aim any lower and succeed.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 29, 2008

• Movie Review: Miracle At St. Anna

  Could this be the worst Spike Lee Joint ever?

  Review in Video — by MichaelVox — on Oct 29, 2008

• Movie Review: High School Musical 3

  The HSM gang gets to graduate on the big screen in the latest installment of the popular Disney television movie series.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on Oct 29, 2008

Music

• Music Reviews: AC/DC, Motorhead, Evergrey, The Lizards, Living Colour, Godhead, and Xystus

  A power metal opera, some quality blues rock and a bit of (Living) Colour.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: Various Artists - The Best Of Bond... James Bond

  A great collection of wonderful themes, and it really made me enjoy being a fan of these films.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: Martha & The Muffins - Danseparc

  This remastered edition reinforces Martha & the Muffins' place as one of the most innovative new wave bands.

  Review in Music — by Jade Blackmore — on Oct 29, 2008

• The Smiths Meat Is Murder vs The Queen Is Dead

  As yet another reissue looms, remember their greatest..

  Opinion in Music — by Andy Peterson — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert In Central Park

  Simon & Garfunkel: Chapter 6.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 29, 2008

• DVD Review: Talk Talk - Live At Montreux 1986

  Showing Talk Talk at their peak, this is a rare live performance from a truly original band giving an impressive show.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: James Morrison - Songs For You, Truths For Me

  Why mess with a winning formula? At least not yet anyway.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music CD/DVD Review: Avenged Sevenfold - Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough

  Must have for any Avenged Sevenfold fan.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: Terrence Howard - Shine Through It

  From Iron Man to Sinatra man, actor Terrence Howard releases his debut album.

  Review in Music — by Jen Johans — on Oct 29, 2008

• Concert Review: Lyrically Justified (Various Artists), Carpe Diem, Leeds, Monday 27th October 2008

  Real local music culture is alive and well in the UK despite the fame game.

  Review in Music — by Elaine Borthwick — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling

  Mogwai deliver again.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: Joan Osborne - Little Wild One

  It’s not all passion and laughs.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

  R.E.M. goes dark and Southern in 1985. Their third album is their best, and here's why.

  Review in Music — by Kyle West — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Shawn Mullins - Live at the Variety Playhouse

  A deeply personal and special reminder of the comfort of great songs.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: The Red Garland Trio - Groovy (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)

  Red's smooth piano trio sound has been made smoother still with a remastering by original engineer Rudy Van Gelder.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Oct 29, 2008

• Music Review: Rob Mosher's Storytime - The Tortoise

  A musical odyssey well worth taking.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 29, 2008

Politics

• Is Obama the Anti-Christ?

  McCain and Palin have less than a week to level the ultimate charge and repeat it ad nauseam.

  Opinion in Politics — by Winston Apple — on Oct 29, 2008

• California Propositions: What I’d Vote For

  You know, if I could.

  Opinion in Politics — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 29, 2008

• Jesus Would Vote for Obama

  What would Jesus do if he could vote in the US elections? He would vote for Obama

  Opinion in Politics — by Savo Heleta — on Oct 29, 2008

• What Can Africa Expect from an Obama Presidency?

  What can Africa expect from an Obama presidency? Not very much.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bill Hansen — on Oct 29, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): Thyestes' Feast by Peter Wing Healey at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre

  What happened before the fall of the House of Atreus: a reconstruction of fragments with camp overtones.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Oct 29, 2008

• Interview with Bill Sherman, Pop Culture Critic and Comics Review Editor at Blogcritics Magazine

  “...the blog might focus on a comics title, a new music release, something from TV and/or movies...reflect[ing] the flibbertigibbet nature of my own mental processes.”

  Interview in Culture — by Mayra Calvani — on Oct 29, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Software Review: OurStage Radio Application for the iPhone

  Independent artists streaming to your iPhone for your listening pleasure.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Robert M. Barga — on Oct 29, 2008

• Microsoft is NOT the Biggest Hacker in China!

  Ironically, some in China think Microsoft is hacking into their systems after they introduce software to protect their intellectual property rights.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ed Dickson — on Oct 29, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

  In Paul Auster's novel Man in the Dark, a fictional character is charged with the unusual assignment of assassinating his own author.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Oct 29, 2008

• Book Review: Voice of the Muse - Answering the Call to Write by Mark David Gerson

  The key message is that you must write, and that if you do surrender and listen, and keep writing, you will succeed in your writing.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Oct 29, 2008

• Book Review: Voices Under Berlin - A Novel of the Berlin Spy Tunnel by T.H.E. Hill

  The story of the Berlin Tunnel and those who listened in on the conversations and tapped into the messages of the East Germans and Soviets.

  Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Oct 29, 2008