Old music: Baader Meinhof – Mogadishu
What kind of musician decides to write a concept album about terrorism and its consequences? Luke Haines, that's who This one's courtesy of Grant Morrison. Earlier this year the Scottish comic book...
View Article10 Soccer Movies That You Will Leave You ‘Playing For Keeps’
| OK, let’s admit and face it, no one on planet Earth is really looking forward to “Playing For Keeps,” except for maybe Gerard Butler’s Mom (god, this guy’s been in a lot of miserable movies no one...
View ArticleRichard Codor’s Too Many Latkes is a delightful holiday children's story
Rating for Too Many Latkes (children's book) 5 It has been said that some of our most endearing stories began with the simple statement “once upon a time”. Well such is the case with Richard Codor’s...
View ArticleEric Church finding his fit in country music
It’s only in the context of modern mainstream country music – hi, Little Big Town – that Eric Church gets to play the rebellious outsider. And even he seems to know it. “I’m a long-gone Waylon song on...
View ArticleBoxer’s Dream Dies in ‘Golden’; Abe’s Christmas: Review
The scenery wouldn’t budge at Wednesday night’s performance of “Golden Boy” just before the big Act III finale, leeching the last bit of dramatic tension from an evening that had none to spare....
View ArticleAriya Astrobeat Arkestra: Towards Other Worlds (First Word Records)
8 ... Rate this Album 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UK release date 26.11.2012 Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra are back with their second album "Towards Other Worlds." The UK-based 9 piece have built on the success...
View ArticleExploration of the book Merry Go Round in Oz, Part Four
Returning to the journey of Dorothy, Fess, Prince Gules, the Lion, the Unicorn, Fred, and Flitter, this stalwart septet had come upon a massive iron gate bearing the word “HOME.” Inside were the...
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FOODIE FIND: Serbian Bake Sale Serbian torta rolls, plus ethnic cookies like nut or pineapple kifle by the pound from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church (177 Weber Road,...
View ArticleAng Lee reaches a high-water mark with Life of Pi
HIGH up in the Ritz-Carlton New York, director Ang Lee slumps sideways on a sofa, like an inflatable yard decoration with a sudden puncture. He gently laughs while miming the relief of finishing Life...
View ArticleJACE: At the crossroads of history, crime and sensibility
“Everything about the current situation urges you to become a passive receiver. But you also have to be a transmitter and create something; the days of lifestyle dictating our lives are over,” film...
View ArticlePirates and animals made it a big year for animated films
Among the year's major animated releases (and award contenders) are sequels in billion-dollar franchises, an expansion of a beloved Dr. Seuss book and an irreverent claymation pirate adventure. There...
View ArticlePapilio Buddha to be screened in Thiruvananthapuram
Lovers of serious cinema, who have converged in the State capital from all parts of the State and beyond, can take heart. Papilio Buddha, the film which was denied certification by the regional office...
View ArticleCineworld snaps up Picturehouse
The movie giant Cineworld has swallowed up the arthouse group Picturehouse, making its co-founder Lyn Goleby a multimillionaire. Cineworld spent £47.3m...
View ArticleSongs hope to hit a high note at Oscars again
The Academy Awards haven't been kind to songs of late. The last few years, the category has been treated as an after-thought, with either one film dominating the slate of nominees or voters struggling...
View ArticleIs this Simpsons/Portlandia crossover local? Is it USDA organic, or Oregon...
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, December 9. All times are Eastern. TOP PICK The Simpsons (Fox, 8 p.m.): Lending the smallest bit of credence to theories that The Simpsons’ Springfield...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 Blu-ray, DVD Combo Packs to ‘Ted’ With Mark...
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Combo Pack with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 5 free Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs for...
View ArticleIoS DVD review: Keith Lemon: The Film
Leigh Francis’s fake-tanned, sleazy northern businessman, as seen...
View Article‘Into the Fire’ a harrowing tale from a hero Marine
On Sept. 8, 2009, a 21-year-old U.S. Marine corporal named Dakota Meyer dove head-first into hell – and nearly got killed – trying to rescue some friends who had been ambushed in a small village in...
View ArticleNew on DVD: 'Bourne Legacy,' 'Girls'
MOVIES “The Bourne Legacy” ★★★ (PG-13; 2:15) • With Matt Damon missing in action, Jeremy Renner comes in from the cold as a genetically programmed secret agent on the run from his double-crossing...
View ArticleSudanese writers on life beyond war
Retrospective in online magazine highlights the two Sudans as sites of literature and culture A Sudanese man attending a cultural festival in South Sudan holds the new nation's national flag....
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