December 8, 2008 Archive

Video

• Giving the Gift of Film on DVD

  As you are striking off names of cinephiles from your holiday gift list, consider some of these options.

  Opinion in Video — by Rob Rector — on Dec 08, 2008

• Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: TV Hosts, I Survived A Japanese Game Show, Trophy Wife, Dating Shows, HGTV's Design Star, and More!

  Trophy wives, army wives, and Japanese game shows -- is your big chance among this week's opportunities?

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Dec 08, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: L.A. Confidential

  L.A. Confidential arrives on Blu-ray, the movie is still great but the transfer is simply average.

  Review in Video — by Michael Prince — on Dec 08, 2008

• Internal and External Enemies on Desperate Housewives

  A quick look at last night's battles and plotlines.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Dec 08, 2008

• Movie Review: My Name Is Bruce

  B-movie icon Bruce Campbell takes aim at himself in a goofy and hilarious satire.

  Review in Video — by A.J. Hakari — on Dec 08, 2008

• Movie Review: The X-Files - I Want To Believe

  What were they thinking?

  Review in Video — by Glen Boyd — on Dec 08, 2008

• Movie Review: Grave of the Fireflies

  Isao Takahata's poignant, distressing masterpiece.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Dec 08, 2008

• Movie Review: Nobel Son

  It tries to be clever, but it tries too hard.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 08, 2008

• TV Review: CSI: NY - "The Box"

  Danny deals with a life-changing event.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Dec 08, 2008

• DVD Pick of the Week: The Dark Knight

  All Batman, all the time.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Tracey Ullman's State of the Union - Complete Season One

  A hysterical skewer of America.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 08, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition)

  Gotham's Caped Crusader is unleashed on Blu-ray.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 08, 2008

Books

• Beyond the Books: Interview with Jenny McGill, Author of Drama & Diplomacy: In Sultry Puerto Vallarta

  "Very few people knew I was writing a book, but those who did encouraged me to keep plugging away."

  Interview in Books — by Dorothy Thompson — on Dec 08, 2008

• Book Review: Why the Long Face - a Collection of Stories by Ron MacLean

  The common thread in each story is the reality of human action and emotion.

  Review in Books — by Mary K. Williams — on Dec 08, 2008

• Book Review: Crash Proof - How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse by Peter D. Schiff with John Downes

  More than just advice on how to survive the economic crisis, this is a definitive economics textbook.

  Review in Books — by Clarence Yu — on Dec 08, 2008

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of December 8, 2008

  Eco on Beauty and Ugliness, Rat Pack packs heat, Byrne has Secrets. Bios: Michael Phelps, Doyle, John Tyler. Plus Johansen, R.R. Martin, Sontag, Star Wars…

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Dec 08, 2008

• Book Review: Death With Interruptions by José Saramago

  In José Saramago's newest novel, people suddenly stop dying, but this unexpected gift of immortality leads to chaos.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Dec 08, 2008

• Book Review: The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay

  The real draw is the story, which manages to walk the difficult line between morality and subversiveness, humor and intrigue.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Dec 08, 2008

Gaming

• Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 12/8/2008

  A whole lot of surprises this week on the Wii Shop Channel. Are they good or bad?

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Dec 08, 2008

• iPhone Game Review: Pool Rebel

  Play pool, with real physics, on your iPhone and iPod Touch!

  Review in Gaming — by Robert M. Barga — on Dec 08, 2008

Sports

• Just Who Is Vedad Ibisevic? It's Your European Football Round-Up

  Despite losing to Bayern Munich, Hoffenheim provide valuable inspiration to every team, no matter how small.

  News in Sports — by Jeff Perkins — on Dec 08, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): The Klezmer Nutcracker

  Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" is cleverly klezmerized in this kid-pleasing show about a magical dreydl.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Dec 08, 2008

• Theater Review (NYC): The Truth About Santa by Greg Kotis

  Greg Kotis brings the same intellectually-grounded absurdity to religion that his Urinetown brought to revolutionary politics.

  Review in Culture — by Ethan Stanislawski — on Dec 08, 2008

• Theater Review (NYC): A Memory Play by Bob Stewart

  A man tries to rewrite his parents' past to prevent their catastrophe of a marriage from ever having happened.

  Review in Culture — by Tulis McCall — on Dec 08, 2008

• Let Me Listen

  Music is therapy no matter what volume.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sarah Gray — on Dec 08, 2008

Music

• Concert Review: Richard Thompson - Garrick Theatre, Winnipeg, MB, 12/05/2008

  Mesmerizing performance by the legendary British singer-songwriter virtuoso guitarist Richard Thompson.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Dec 08, 2008

• "I Believe in Father Christmas": One of the Darkest and Most Unusual Carols Ever Recorded

  Greg Lake's classic Christmas tune holds some interesting secrets and communicates a lasting message.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Dec 08, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Donovan - Sunshine Superman, The Journey Of Donovan

  Rolling down the cosmic highway with Donovan.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Dec 08, 2008

• Music Review: Charlie Louvin - Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs

  Charlie Louvin explores the darker side of traditional American music

  Review in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Dec 08, 2008

• Concert Review: Sarah Brightman - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB, 12/06/2008

  The ultimate pop-opera crossover diva is still at the top of her game.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Dec 08, 2008

• Music Review: Dionyza - Quite Like Me

  Like Ashanti or Chante Moore? You might want to give Dionyza's debut CD a listen.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Dec 08, 2008

• Music Review: Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar

  She promises to be a force to be reckoned with for a long time.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 08, 2008

• Music Review: RL/VL - Chagrin

  Is it real or is it virtual? Welcome to the strange world of RL/VL.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Dec 08, 2008

• Music Review: Neil Young - Sugar Mountain - Live At Canterbury House 1968 (CD/DVD)

  You've heard these songs before, but never like this.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Dec 08, 2008

• Music Review: The Who - Tommy

  The Who: Chapter 5.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Dec 08, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Product Review: i1 Product Line: Part 3 – i1 Digital Camera Upgrade Module from X-Rite

  For the professional, or someone who wants to become professional, the i1 Digital Camera Upgrade will make sure that your camera takes its best shots.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 08, 2008

• Product Review: Etre's Touchy Glove - Keep Warm While Still Using Your iPhone

  New gloves keep your fingers warm, while still allowing access to your touch-screen technology.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Alyse Wax — on Dec 08, 2008

• Is the CheckFree Hack a New Information Theft Trend?

  In a world of outsourcing financial and personal information to third-party providers -- will more and more people become victims of identity theft?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Ed Dickson — on Dec 08, 2008