February 8, 2009 Archive

Video

• Blu-ray Review: RocknRolla

  Ritchie fans of old, it is now okay to come out and once again embrace your beloved director.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Peck — on Feb 08, 2009

• DVD Review: Friday the 13th - Uncut (Deluxe Edition) (1980)

  This film will certainly make for a fun evening and have you yelling at the screen.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Feb 08, 2009

• Movie Review: Sudden Death

  Jean Claude Van Damme transcends the real and the hypothetical.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Feb 08, 2009

• DVD Review: From Silence To Sound

  A documentary on cochlear implant surgery for hearing loss that misfires as a story, but inspires through education.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Feb 08, 2009

• Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  A wonderful film with expert direction, stellar acting, and a compelling, unique humanistic story at its centre.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Feb 08, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Friday The 13th, Uncut (1980)

  Who wants to see Kevin Bacon get killed? I do, I do!

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 08, 2009

• DVD Review: The Secret of the Magic Gourd

  This family fantasy film has high production values, but the story, stretched to a full length feature, doesn’t really resonate.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on Feb 08, 2009

• DVD Review: Buso Renkin Box Set One

  Viz Media's first box set captures the first thirteen episodes of this entertaining anime teleseries.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Feb 08, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Zodiac (2-Disc Director's Cut)

  Likely to be in the discussion when critics gather to determine the best film of the current decade.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Feb 08, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Election (1999)

  I vote you make "Election" a part of your collection

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Feb 08, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Pretty Woman

  A classic '90s rom com that's more than the sum of its parts.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Feb 08, 2009

• TV Review: Fringe - "The Transformation"

  The mystery of John Scott is partially explained.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Feb 08, 2009

• TV Review: Gossip Girl - "Carrnal Knowledge"

  Miss Carr is so stupid that she thinks Dan is a good writer!

  Review in Video — by Brad Laidman — on Feb 08, 2009

Sports

• A-Rod Steroid Revelations Mean Dark Days Ahead For MLB

  With the fall of Alex Rodriguez, the MLB loses its best hope to "set the records straight" from steroid scandal.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Feb 08, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): Minsky's by Martin, Strouse, and Birkenhead at the Ahmanson Theatre

  This witty and joyous celebration of the bygone days of burlesque has great tunes, a hummable score, and inventive and suitably tacky dance numbers.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Feb 08, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Glimpses of the Moon

  Frothy and charming and slightly irrelevant by today's standards, but oh, so engaging.

  Review in Culture — by Tulis McCall — on Feb 08, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): The Wendigo

  Like its direct descendant, "The Blair Witch Project," Blackwood's tale pricks at our most primitive, arboreal fear: that of becoming prey.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Feb 08, 2009

• Theater Review (LA): Pippin by Schwartz and Hirson at the Mark Taper Forum

  In today's politically troubled climate, it seems a no-brainer to revive this piece of agitprop theatrical magic.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Feb 08, 2009

• Neo-Illiteracy

  Technology has defiled the English language. For American intellect, there's nowhere to go but down.

  Opinion in Culture — by Superior To You — on Feb 08, 2009

• Shards of Faith, Reassembled

  Once a Texas Baptist, now a Connecticut Jew: how I struggled back to my Jewish heritage and reclaimed my earliest memories of faith.

  Opinion in Culture — by Van Wallach — on Feb 08, 2009

Books

• Book Review: When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

  A beautifully crafted tale of a character who seems to grow less credible as his life progresses.

  Review in Books — by Philip Spires — on Feb 08, 2009

• Book Review: The Mammy by Brendan O'Carroll

  A humorous, warm tale of Irish life in the Sixties.

  Review in Books — by Jessica Schneider — on Feb 08, 2009

• Book Review: The Book Of Evidence by John Banville

  Presents a complex, rather difficult character who reveals himself and his heinous exploits just a little at a time.

  Review in Books — by Philip Spires — on Feb 08, 2009

• Graphic Novel Review: Hulk: Gray by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

  This is an epic Hulk story, combining the past with a twist that resonates through the present.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Feb 08, 2009

• Book Review: Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

  Through journal entries and online video, this multi-platform novel "digs" into a mysterious old mining operation that might be haunted.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Feb 08, 2009

• Book Review: The Husband Project - 21 Days of Loving Your Man, On Purpose and with a Plan by Kathi Lipp

  Just in time for V-Day, take the three week challenge to bless your husband daily.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Feb 08, 2009

Music

• Music Review: The Byrds - Farther Along

  The Byrds: Chapter 11.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Feb 08, 2009

• Music Review: KarmaDeva - Disgrace

  Insightful lyrics, powerful singing, and clean, strong music make this a compelling band.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 08, 2009

• Music Reviews: Ted Nugent, Beehover, and Trinicria

  More Ted Nugent with added noise of art metal oddity.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 08, 2009

• Music Review: Frost* - Experiments In Mass Appeal

  Neo Prog 'supergroup' return with one well worth seeking out.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Feb 08, 2009

• Music Review: The Mickeys - Walk Along

  A new CD from two original sisters.

  Review in Music — by NancyGail — on Feb 08, 2009

• Handicapping The Grammys: Predictions 2009

  It's gonna be a big night for Coldplay, Plant/Krauss, and Lil Wayne.

  Opinion in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Feb 08, 2009

Politics

• Cutting the Fat: New York Slims Down and Gets Healthy, By Law

  In the fight for healthy food, New York officials have gotten litigious.

  Opinion in Politics — by Melissa Bastian — on Feb 08, 2009

• Will GOP Moderates Fail their Principles and the People?

  Are three Republican Senators going to abandon their belief in fiscal responsibility and support the irresponsible 'stimulus' bill?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 08, 2009

• Sub-Prime Lending: Are the Borrowers the Bad Guys?

  The blame for the sub-prime mortgage mess is all too often placed at the feet of borrowers. Is that fair?

  Opinion in Politics — by Baritone — on Feb 08, 2009

Sci/Tech

• The Social Media Conversation

  Social media measurement tools and techniques. Optimising your activity online. Tracking conversations.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Beth Granter — on Feb 08, 2009

• Curing Infant Reflux and Colic with Old-Fashioned Remedies

  The "experts" are no substitute for just listening to your baby's unique needs.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by pollywogbaby — on Feb 08, 2009

• Software Review: Joomla! Template Kit 3.x from Media 65

  If you work with Joomla! and use Dreamweaver, then you owe it to yourself to check into the Joomla Template Kit.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Feb 08, 2009