September 17, 2009 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: The Informant!

  It’s intriguing, interesting, and at its heart riotously funny.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Peck — on Sep 17, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: X-Men Origins - Wolverine

  It’s entertaining enough, but it could have been soooo much better.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 17, 2009

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Informant!, Jennifer's Body, Love Happens

  What tickles your fancy this weekend?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 17, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Hero (2002)

  They say that a hero can save us. I’m not going to stand here and wait.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 17, 2009

• Movie Review: Destry Rides Again

  The classic comedy western starring Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.

  Review in Video — by Robert Flippo — on Sep 17, 2009

• Movie Review: The September Issue

  A look at the world of fashion through the lens of RJ Cutler's documentary, The September Issue.

  Review in Video — by Caroline Hagood — on Sep 17, 2009

• DVD Review: Equilibrium

  One of Christian Bale's earlier forays into science fiction. Will he demand crew members leave the set?

  Review in Video — by Daniel Terracina — on Sep 17, 2009

• DVD Review: Diaries, Notes and Sketches (Walden)

  A film diary from the godfather of American avant-garde cinema

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Sep 17, 2009

• DVD Review: SpongeBob SquarePants - To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants

  Can SpongeBob SquarePants still be SpongeBob SquarePants with round pants?!

  Review in Video — by April Pohren — on Sep 17, 2009

• Movie Review: Whiteout

  Decent thriller that will definitely give you chills in an air-conditioned room.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 17, 2009

• Movie Review: Twilight

  The movie gives teen girls the wrong impression about the word "love," which hopefully won't find its way into their real lives.

  Review in Video — by TexasSoonerFan — on Sep 17, 2009

• Movie Review: (500) Days of Summer

  The most honest and inventive romantic comedy in years.

  Review in Video — by Arlo J. Wiley — on Sep 17, 2009

• DVD Review: Important Things with Demetri Martin - Season One

  If you think comedy is important, rent this DVD.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Sep 17, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Van Helsing

  As an adventure film, it’s comical. As a comedy, it’s abominable.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 17, 2009

Music

• Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay

  There's comfort food and then there’s music, for me, comfort food for the soul.

  Opinion in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Sep 17, 2009

• Opera Review (LA): The Elixir of Love by Donizetti at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

  The Elixer of Love, even with some substitute singers, charms at the LA Opera.

  Review in Music — by Robert Machray — on Sep 17, 2009

• Interview: Chanj - Singer and Songwriter

  Chanj is a new artist who finds comfort and value in his name.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Sep 17, 2009

• Music Review: Jive Mother Mary - All Fall Down

  Jive Mother Mary's debut All Fall Down offers a fresh perspective on classic blues rock.

  Review in Music — by Wilson Knut — on Sep 17, 2009

• Music Review: The Lovemakers - Let's Be Friends

  Bay Area band The Lovemakers chronicle the end of a relationship through their brand of power pop.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Sep 17, 2009

• Music Review: Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Detroit

  No rocking chair needed for this legendary jazz musician.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 17, 2009

• Interview: All-4-One – Vocal Harmony Group

  Lovingly dubbed as “the Dukes of R&B,” the GRAMMY-winning quartet has released six albums over the course of their fifteen-year career.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Sep 17, 2009

• Sweet Mary: Mary Travers, 1936-2009

  Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary was a seminal part of a still-resounding if bygone era.

  Opinion in Music — by Jeanne Browne — on Sep 17, 2009

• Music Review: Various Performers - Footsteps In Africa - The Soundtrack

  Like the movie, the soundtrack speaks with the voice of the film makers, not their subject, the Tuareg.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 17, 2009

• iTunes Chart Watch: Phish, DMB, Fine Frenzy Join Top 10 Albums

  Return of Phish...

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 17, 2009

• Music Review: Laughin' and Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat

  The Rev and his boys go a little more country in a set of largely comic vignettes.

  Review in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 17, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Abandon Jalopy - "Instead"

  Radio on the TV...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 17, 2009

• That's a Man

  What type of person are you? Are you a talk the talk sort or a walk the walk type?

  Opinion in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Sep 17, 2009

Books

• Book Review: This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

  Jonathan Tropper's This Is Where I Leave You will have you laughing to keep from crying.

  Review in Books — by Wilson Knut — on Sep 17, 2009

• Book Review: A Drinking Life by Pete Hamill

  A Drinking Life is a slice of Americana at its best.

  Review in Books — by Jessica Schneider — on Sep 17, 2009

• Book Review: The Original Frankenstein by Mary (and Percy) Shelley

  Vintage brings two versions of the classic tale Frankenstein together in this excellent paperback.

  Review in Books — by Chelsea Doyle — on Sep 17, 2009

• Book Review: In the Arms of Immortals: A Novel of Darkness and Light by Ginger Garrett

  Garrett's latest is absolutely beautiful. And it's not about vampires, as some might suppose from the title.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Sep 17, 2009

• Book Review: Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

  A stirring read, and a painless way to get to know Mary Anning, an unlikely great woman of history.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 17, 2009

Tastes

• Tasting Pinot Noir from Monterey

  Pinot Noir from Monterey rocks.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Sep 17, 2009

• Exploring Henry's Drive Wines of Australia

  There is something I really like about the Pillar Box Reserve Shiraz

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Sep 17, 2009

Gaming

• Screenshots: Halo 3: ODST for Xbox 360

  Orbitally drop, shock, and roll!

  News in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Sep 17, 2009

Culture

• Making Movies in the Hinterlands: Killed by a Vampire

  The making of a student vampire movie in southwesterm Pennsylvania.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jack Goodstein — on Sep 17, 2009

• Persecution of the Ahmedi Religious Minority in Pakistan

  Extremists as well as ordinary Pakistanis become angry when anyone voices support for the persecuted Ahmedi sect.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mohammad Munaeem Jamal — on Sep 17, 2009

Politics

• ACORN Exposed: Take Five

  Will Congress finally launch a full investigation into ACORN and will all federal funds for this community organization be “terminated”?

  News in Politics — by Christine Lakatos — on Sep 17, 2009