March 18, 2013 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Get Lucky by Thor Muller and Lane Becker

  Stand in the intersection of preparation and opportunity and you may get hit by serendipity!

  Review in Books — by Georganna Hancock — on Mar 18, 2013

• Book Review: Treachery At Torrey Pines by John Van Vlear

  “Shank” MacDuff is a Newport Beach surfer who makes good money working for a PGA golfer. Then a friend dies dramatically...

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Hass — on Mar 18, 2013

• An Interview with Mother and Son Fantasy and Paranormal Phenom Scribes

  C.A. Kunz are storytellers extraordinaire and world class ass kickers.

  Interview in Books — by Diane Morasco — on Mar 18, 2013

• Book Review: MBA Is Not About Money, Blazer, Arrogance by Krishna Kranthi

  MBA Is Not About Money, Blazer, Arrogance is an important book which explains the value of an MBA Degree Program.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Mar 18, 2013

Video

• Blu-ray Review: Hitchcock

  More fantasy than reality, this film doesn't do justice to the great director's work.

  Review in Video — by Sherry Lipp — on Mar 18, 2013

• DVD Review: The Springtime Collection Featuring Max's Chocolate Chicken

  The Springtime Collection is full of animal stories to entertain little ones, which are charmingly illustrated and narrated,

  Review in Video — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Mar 18, 2013

• DVD Review: Ministry of Fear - The Criterion Collection

  I'll never enter a cake raffle again. Ever.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Mar 18, 2013

• DVD Review: Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes

  Slightly better production values than most Bigfoot movies does not equal a good Bigfoot movie.

  Review in Video — by Pat Padua — on Mar 18, 2013

• DVD Review: Pina - Criterion Collection

  Even in two dimensions, Wim Wenders' film is a sumptuously photographed look at a beautiful body of work.

  Review in Video — by Pat Padua — on Mar 18, 2013

• TV Review: The Good Wife - "Invitation to an Inquest"

  Shocking at it may seem in TV drama, sometimes everything works out fine in the end.

  Review in Video — by Jon Sobel — on Mar 18, 2013

• Redefining Cancellation

  Veronica Mars is the latest in a trend, bringing canceled shows back to life in a variety of ways.

  Opinion in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Mar 18, 2013

• DVD Review: Doctor Who - The Ark in Space Special Edition

  Doctor Who takes a darker turn, mixing in horror elements in what some call the best classic serial.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Mar 18, 2013

Music

• Music Review: Darwin Deez - Songs For Imaginative People

  Darwin Deez's Songs For Imaginative People is an unconventional gem.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Mar 18, 2013

• Music Reviews: James Williams, John Lawton & the Diana Express, Kingdom Come, Stahlmann, Temple of Thieves, and Waylon Speed

  Country, electronic and modern rock are in this cornucopia of reviews.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 18, 2013

Gaming

• A Look Back at the Sega Dreamcast

  Kickback and relive the memories of the consoles of yesteryear. This week: The Sega Dreamcast

  Opinion in Gaming — by techbeever — on Mar 18, 2013

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): One Night with Janis Joplin at the Pasadena Playhouse

  The legendary rocker lives again in an extraordinarily entertaining musical show.

  Review in Culture — by Kurt Gardner — on Mar 18, 2013

• Opera Review (LA): The Flying Dutchman at LA Opera

  A last-minute cast switch added suspense to Nikolaus Lehnhoff's production, which raised questions of its own.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Magaril — on Mar 18, 2013

Politics

• Pope to Be Installed Tuesday; Work on Issues Begins

  As he assumes command of the Vatican ship of state and its complement of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide, Pope Francis I faces navigating between the Scylla of priestly scandal and the Charybdis of declining Church membership.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Mar 18, 2013