Gene Barry, best known for playing Dr. Clayton Forester in George Pal’s groundbreaking 1953 film The War of the Worlds and the dandified marshal, Bat Masterson in the series of the same name, died December 9th. Cause of death is, as yet, unknown. Barry, who was born Eugene Klass, changed his surname to Barry as […]
INTERVIEW: Chatting with Grammy Nominee Imogen Heap
Last week I did something I have never done before. I watched a live concert streaming on my iPhone. It’s not the type of thing I do everyday but jumped at the chance when I found out Imogen Heap would stream her final US show in New York with access on both the Billboard.com site […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Princess and the Frog: Ms. All Work and No Play Meet Mr. All Play and No Work!
Once upon a time, little girls dreamed of growing up and discovering they were princesses – or of at least marrying a prince. Disney made a lot of movies based around that idea, some brilliant, some merely marvelous. The Princess and the Frog harkens back to those days and – although the film is set […]
Blu-ray Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince still Ticks Michelle Off and Blu-ray Doesn’t Help
Lord knows I’m not one who believes movies should be like booksbut watching this movie in the comfort of my own home reaffirms my contention that this is the absolute worse book to movie adaptation I’ve ever seen. I don’t even like the Half Blood Prince book, so I was really hoping they’d take some […]
TV Recap: 90210, Ep 2.12, Winter Wonderland AKA Michelle was Right!
It’s been a few weeks since I last did a 90210 Re-cap because frankly I got tired of complaining about a show that was awful and the new V momentarily caught my attention – I’ll be glad when I get home back to my Tivo. With no V on, I tuned back into the show […]
TELEVISION: Monk – Sure Gonna Miss Him Now He’s Gone
Adrian Monk found his late wife Trudy’s killer in the two-part conclusion to USA’s eight-season wonder, Monk. Then, after a bit of pondering his wife’s killer’s last words, he discovered that Trudy’s daughter was still alive. [That won’t make sense to anyone who hasn’t followed Monk, but this column isn’t for you, anyway.]
INTERVIEW: Jen Foster Breaks Out with Venice Beach on Venice the Series
Singer, songwriter, all around music maven Jen Foster thought she was simply submitting her song “Venice Beach” to the website of an up-and-coming web series discovered by some of her fans. Little did she know how this seemingly small action would set into motion an explosion of excitement, exposure, blown up servers and an even […]
TELEVISION REVIEW: Outer Space Astronauts – Syfy’s Demented New Space Sitcom Is Quark For The 21st Century!
Syfy has gone the homemade route for its odd little space sitcom, Outer space Astronauts [Tuesdays, 9:30/8:30C]. The series, about the “highly distractable” crew of the O.S.S. Oklahoma, is the brainchild of Russell Barrett, who created the series and co-writes, shoots, edits, scores and plays a supporting role [Captain Bruce Ripley], among other things. The […]
Movie News: Washington, DC Area Film Critics Name Up In the Air Best Film!
Hey Everyone, The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), of which I’m a member, voted Up In The Air the best film of 2009 and George Clooney best actor. Usually I complain every year about what eventually ends up our winners but this year I really can’t complain although I personally wanted to see […]
Blu-ray Review: Michelle Loves her some Inglourious Basterds, Blu-ray
Inglourious Basterds, one of the best films of 2009 finally comes to the Blu-ray format and I’m glad to say this is one gorgeous looking transfer; I put this in and just went, wow. The colors man, the colors are just so vibrant and alive. The transfer is 1080p, 2.40:1 and includes DTS-HD Master audio […]
Blu-ray Review: Terminator: Salvation isn’t going to save us. Michelle’s Review.
I honestly don’t know what to say about the Terminator: Salvation Blu-ray release other than it doesn’t feel like it’s been thought out and that the “Director’s Cut” of the movie is kind of a joke. This is one of those disks that feels like features were left out to make way for a future […]