Have you ever heard a song that seemed to move from the ether – through the performer – and directly into your soul? A song that said exactly what you were feeling – at the very moment you were feeling it? The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited is a collection of […]
From The Big Apple to The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans
Concert DVDs are a dime a dozen – everybody and their dogs have one. Occasionally, though, you stumble across a concert DVD that makes you think, "Oh, man! I wish I had been there!" From The Big Apple to The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans is one of those rare DVDs… There is […]
USA’s Newest Character Is Underfunded!
Daryl Freehorn is the best that the Canadian Secret Service [yes, they have one, too!] has to offer. Pity his agency is a shoestring operation. Underfunded [USA, Wed, 10/9 Central] introduces the resourceful Freehorn as he attempts to save the world – by preventing World War III! Underfunded opens with what could be the conclusion […]
McKay and Mr Hewlett: Interview with Atlantis Star David Hewlett
'Stargate: Atlantis' has just been given the green light for its fourth season.
United Artist Goes To Cruise Control
Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner to Helm United Artist Studios. Harry E. Sloan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MGM Studios has announced that they have entered into a partnership with Tom Cruise and his business partner Paula Wagner to bring new life to their United Artist Studios. Eighty- five years ago, movie greats Douglas Fairbanks, […]
Flushed Away: Not what You’re Expecting!
One of the best ways to watch an animated movie is in a theater full of kids, at 10:30 in the morning. In those surroundings, Aardman's [creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run] Flushed Away comes across as a glorious success. Roddy [voiced by Hugh Jackman] is a pampered pet, used to the comforts […]
Doctor Who scoops awards; Torchwood triumphs
The second season of Doctor Who's latest regeneration, starring David Tennant and Billie Piper (currently airing Fridays on the US SciFi Channel) has repeated the success of the first season, by winning three prestigious UK National Television Awards. The show took the awards for Most Popular Drama, Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress, following […]
Pamela Anderson & Denise Richards Go BLONDE & BLONDER
Pamela Anderson (V.I.P., Baywatch) and Denise Richards (Scary Movie 3), two of Hollywood
Slither, Are You Scared? More Hallowe’en Chills!
One of the biggest mysteries of the year was how the smart, creepy, funny and scary Slither failed to become a big box office hit. The bigger mystery is this: why was Are You Scared even made? Slither When I first saw Slither, I thought it […]
MGM EXPANDS CONTENT AT ITUNES STORE
Masters of Horror, Season 2: More Adventurous – More Range, More Gore, More Chills!
One of the smartest things Showtime has done this season [besides giving us the diabolically delightful Dexter] is committing to airing the second thirteen-episode season of Masters of Horror [Fridays, 10 p.m. ET/PT]. The series, which gives thirteen talented directors a chance to make whatever sixty-minute movie they want, gets off to a gory start […]