Posted in February 8th, 2010
LAKE OSPREY VILLAGE CABARET-LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 2-6-10
THE GLASS ONION BAND IN CONCERT
BEATLE AUCTION PLANNED FOR SPRING
This is a guest article by John Cherry the author of Better Than Lennon, a book that explores who was the better musician John Lennon or Paul McCartney - Simon
From 8-11 on the night of February 6th, Beatle tribute […]
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Posted in February 7th, 2010
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Jersey Shore? Fuhgeddaboudit. Jersey City is the gem of reality TV. Shore is MTV. Jersey City is FBI. Like, how real is that? Killer videos of pols talking trash and passing cash have been unspooling in federal court in Newark at the trial of Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini. Beldini was busted last Summer in an […]
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Posted in February 6th, 2010
Though Italian composer Andrea Guerra has been composing for 20 years, his work may not be instantly recognizable to American audiences, as up until recently, the majority of his films have been Italian, though his more well-known credits include high-profile awards movies: Hotel Rwanda, The Pursuit of Happyness, and most recently Nine. With the upcoming […]
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Posted in February 5th, 2010
Christopher Young is one of the few composers working today that is liable to be recognized by the average moviegoer. Long appreciated for the magic he can work with a horror movie score, Young has expanded his repertoire to include films of all genres, from the comedic The Man Who Knew Too Little to the […]
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Posted in February 2nd, 2010
This is a very timely book. There are few people today that live in the US and are not concerned about health-care. People are living longer, and costs are soaring. Even if you have a great job, and are earning large sums of money, health-care is still a major concern. For many years I […]
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Posted in February 2nd, 2010
Imaginary Legal, Political, and Economic Forces That Construct the Fountainhead of Injustice…
and what We The People can do about it.
I have to confess, I read the press release for this book and just knew that I had to read it. I could feel a delicious political rant in the offing. I love good rants!
Jonathan […]
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Posted in February 2nd, 2010
As a reviewer I try very hard to not be a critic, however the more I get involved, the more that I do view books with a slightly critical eye. A good question is what makes a book outstanding? There are numerous criteria that can be used. It is hardly a formula, and what […]
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Posted in January 31st, 2010
This is a guest article by John Cherry the author of Better Than Lennon, a book that explores who was the better musician John Lennon or Paul McCartney - Simon
Wind and threatening weather may have hurt the attendance a bit at the event on Saturday, January 30th, but those who made it there were […]
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Posted in January 31st, 2010
“DOUBLEBACK” marks the return of P. I. Georgia Davis as well as another very good book by Libby Fischer Hellman. It also unites Georgia and Ellie Foreman (An Eye For Murder and others) in a case that resonates for parents everywhere.
It is a morning like any other in June when Molly Messenger is kidnapped. The […]
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Posted in January 31st, 2010
“Stunt Road” is a novel – almost a roman-a-clef – which examines a fairly simple and straight-forward experience, what I called the ‘Oh-s**t!’ event. At the top of a steep, snowy mountain, a small child casually makes a snowball and starts it rolling – and then watches in absolute horror as the snowball gets […]
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Posted in January 29th, 2010
The title of this film is not the only idiom you will find. WHEN IN ROME uses pretty much every common element from the romantic comedy vernacular with no apologies. But, honestly, that is what it needed to succeed. Romantic comedies have a hard time meeting every ones theatrical needs. We are all different […]
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Posted in January 28th, 2010
It’s hard to decide how to start a review about this wonderful book. It is part memoir, chronicling the author’s journey through one of the worst nightmares a woman can face and part how-to: How to face the breast cancer from the first diagnosis, through finding the right doctor and the right treatment, to how […]
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Posted in January 28th, 2010
The new documentary from veteran filmmaker Frederick Wiseman pirouettes into theaters January 29th. “La Danse - Le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris” follows the production of seven ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet from rehearsal to planning to funding.
Click below to hear my interview with Wiseman.
LISTEN
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Posted in January 28th, 2010
Thinking Outside The Box For Preteens
Our modern world is a wondrous place for a child to grow up in, there is so much to see, do, and learn. Alas it is also a world of the unexpected, a world where not everything is positive and fulfilling.
If you go into the Self Help section of any […]
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Posted in January 27th, 2010
This DVD set stars Martin Clunes as the tactless, self-centered and uptight doctor that the town has to put up with because he is the only doctor in town. He was once a very successful London surgeon but not he is a general practitioner in the idyllic Cornish fishing village of Portwenn. The man has […]
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Posted in January 27th, 2010
This DVD set features a star-studded collection dramatizing two of Evelyn Waugh’s darkly humorous novels. Evelyn Waugh took an uttering aim at the foibles of British society. The Oscar-nominated A Handful of Dust and Scoop has a cast including Kristin Scott Thomas in her breakthrough role, Alec Guinness, Rupert Graves, Stephen Fry, Michael […]
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Posted in January 27th, 2010
A Mind To Kill Series 1 comes in a 3 Volume Boxed set with 6 feature length mystery episodes running time of approximately 596 minutes total. It does contain nudity and some graphic scenes.
This DVD Set is made available to US audiences for the first time and debuts on February 2, 2010. It features intricate […]
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Posted in January 26th, 2010
Dr. Wilson Awasu is no beginner in the literary world, he has several books currently in print. The common theme running through them is spirituality, and indeed Kim’s Confession continues in that tradition. The book explores one young lady, Kim, and her relationship with God.
The subject of belief is one that can mean very […]
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Posted in January 26th, 2010
This is a guest article by John Cherry the author of Better Than Lennon, a book that explores who was the better musician John Lennon or Paul McCartney - Simon
This show was well worth the price of admission ($20-$25). The locale was the Venice Community Center. A crowd of approximately 1,000 packed the facility […]
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Posted in January 26th, 2010
Leaves In Her Hair is Heather Starsong’s first foray into the the world of publishing, however she has had a long career of teaching, storytelling and writing. When I first talked to Heather I could sense a wariness in her demeanor, for an author a review is leap into the unknown. Well Heather has […]
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Posted in January 24th, 2010
I asked my wife Jan to watch this DVD, I was curious to find out what she would think. I also watched this DVD, and it was with an element of shock and horror that I write this article. As a student of history I had assumed that we had moved on from the 1950’s. […]
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Posted in January 23rd, 2010
I am from Louisiana which is a neighbor to the state of Mississippi. I have made a small town in Mississippi my home for now so this film was of special interest to me. I have seen signs of racism all over but for some reason here in this state it seems pretty clear that […]
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Posted in January 22nd, 2010
“Smells like teen spirit”
Have you ever had your life changed by a film? I don’t mean walk out and feel the weight of what you saw only to have it fade away after several hours and a late night dinner. Rumor has it that when Bambi was released that hunting license sales plummeted. I am […]
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Posted in January 22nd, 2010
“Can you handle the tooth?”
Seems The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, is always cooking up something. Lately it has been the smell of success in the area of family comedies; having voiced last years Planet 51 and starring in Race to Witch Mountain. Deciding not to go the action drama route that would better suit […]
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Posted in January 22nd, 2010
“a touching look at the spirit of the human will”
Movies that are inspired by true stories need a couple of elements. First, there needs to be some truth to it. Second, it has to be engaging enough to move us or entertain us. The new flick EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES has a sprinkling of the first […]
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Posted in January 21st, 2010
I have a soft spot for Toke (pet name for those in the in crowd), he is one of those great musicians thats just keeps coming up with great music. I loved his first two albums One Score And Ten, and Love Won Out, and it was with great anticipation that I unwrapped Ghosts […]
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Posted in January 20th, 2010
Having first appeared in “Death Will Get You Sober” Bruce Kohhler and the gang return in the sequel “Death Will Help You Leave Him.” A title that certainly fits the book very well despite the fact that this novel never comes close to the first book in terms of mystery, humor, or engaging story.
As the […]
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Posted in January 19th, 2010
The Scapegoat is part of human life, although the actual word only came into existence in the 1500’s when William Tyndale coined the phrase to describe his own predicament. He had dared to suggest that he knew more than the scholars of his time. Of course he was burnt at the stake for his […]
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Posted in January 18th, 2010
English composer John Murphy has scored over 40 films in his career, though he it wasn’t until 1998’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and 2000s Snatch that he really earned mainstream recognition. He’s since relocated to Los Angeles and worked on many more high profile films, including 28 Days Later, Miami Vice and the […]
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Posted in January 18th, 2010
Since composing the music for the ultimate cult classic film The Evil Dead in 1981 (and for the comedic remake/sequel Evil Dead II several years later), Detroit-born musician Joseph LoDuca has maintained a steady presence in the world of film and television musical composition with work on the Boogeyman film trilogy, “Xena” and “Young Hercules,” […]
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