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Queer As Folk (Season 2) DVD Review
3 January 2009Nominated for 9 Craft Awards (bestowed by the Director’s Guild of Canada), Queer As Folk is a groundbreaking drama series that has built itself a large cult following since its inception in 2000. Based on a British TV series of the same name, Queer As Folk is in many ways similar to HBO’s Sex And […]
MASH (Season 3) DVD Review
18 December 2008Based on a Richard Hooker novel of the same name, MASH was released in 1970 as a full-length feature film by 20th Century Fox before experiencing widespread success as a groundbreaking television sitcom in the Fall of 1972. The show’s brilliant integration of drama and comedy made it one of the most celebrated shows in […]
The Andy Griffith Show (Season 3) DVD Review
21 November 2008One of the most beloved shows in television history, The Andy Griffith Show takes its viewers back to a simpler time of small town America, apple pie, and black and white television… The trademark whistling theme song is one of the most recognizable in history, and the duration of the show in syndicated reruns is […]
The West Wing (Season 2) DVD Review
6 November 2008Premiering in September 1999, the original NBC series The West Wing built an instant cult following with its seemingly realistic weekly excursions into the inner sanctums of the White House. The series became such a hit that some pollsters claimed that certain people actually believed Jed Bartlet was the real president (although, if true, this […]
Katie Couric and the Perky Problem
27 November 2007Why is there so much concern about Katie Couric moving to the evening news? The problem is that she’s considered too “perky”.
Perky women have problems being taken seriously because their quick and friendly approach makes them seem less thoughtful than their quieter colleagues. Perky people can be very serious, but they feel that […]
Will Your DVD Movies Last?
7 September 2007If you think your valued collection of DVD movies will last a lifetime, think again - some are already starting to wear away while others are falling apart.
Unofficial estimates put the number of affected DVDs at between 1 and 10%. Yet some of the main distributors for Hollywood Studios are accused of rejecting to accept […]
3 Movie Reviews – Blues Brothers (1980), Man of The Year (2003), The Butterfly Effect (2004)
9 August 2007THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) 25th Anniversary Edition reminds one how quickly time passes.
This improbable musical of a movie still sucks for plot and character but shines on music, and especially the set-pieces at the baptist church (James Brown), diner (Aretha Franklin) and Ray’s Music Store (Ray Charles).
I don’t believe Aretha Franklin was ever that majestic […]
Da Vinci Code Claims Jesus Married Mary Magdalene But Where’s the Proof?
8 August 2007The Code’s claim
At the heart of The Da Vinci Code (novel by Dan Brown, movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, and Jean Reno) is the claim that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene (we’ll call her “Mary M.”).
The character Sir Leigh Teabing offers proof from a document […]
“Stay Alive” Review
24 July 2007Plot:After the brutal death of a friend, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called ‘Stay-Alive’, a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as ‘The Blood Countess’. However, after playing the game when they know they shouldn’t, the friends realize that once they die in the game - […]
Why We Can’t Get Enough American Idol
24 June 2007Now we’re well into the final 12. American Idol 2006 is in full swing, and as Randy Jackson says, “we got a hot one, dog.”
As my wife and I sit down to watch it each night, we can’t help but be drawn in. Even my kids, who are 3 and 4 ½ love […]