Bollen has given us a story of greed and suspense. Using the fear of the unknown and taking advantage of the local’s gossip he has given us a great cast of suspects as well as individual characters that make you wonder. As each character is filled in, he takes you just a smidge further creating your own worry about what and who they are.
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The idea for 'Unity' was in the fusing of two cultures.
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A late night talk show hosted by America’s most depressed author, a musical spoof and a clown-centric variety hour are some of the bright comedy highlights at this year’s Fringe.
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This is the lot of celebrities and their worst nightmare – the self-narrative taken out of their own hands and spun out of control.
Read More »Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con 2015: Preview (June 19-21, 2015)
On June 19-21, the Sacramento Convention Center will host Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con 2015 with special guests such as Norman Reedus, Billie Piper, Danny Trejo, Malcolm McDowell, and Jason Mewes.
Read More »New Software Spotlight: Adobe Creative Cloud for Video June 2015
Every year Creative Cloud for Video keeps improving and this year is no exception.
Read More »Music Review: Mika – ‘No Place in Heaven’
The English singer-songwriter's gift for melodic, catchy, socially perceptive glam-pop with literate lyrics and operatic sizzle is undimmed on his fourth studio album.
Read More »Hollywood Fringe Fest Theater Review: ‘Sin: A Pop Opera’ and ‘Annabella’
A modern "Faust" and a musical fairy tale fail to live up to their full potential in their Fringe debuts.
Read More »LA Film Fest: Tying People Up for Laughs and Revenge
I’m making sure the windows are locked tonight. Three consecutive films I viewed at the Los Angeles Film Festival, June 10-18, dealt with tying people up. Not in a nice way, but at least in two cases, a funny way. 'Caught' tells the tale of a teen having an affair with a married man who is kidnapped by the man’s wife and, among other things, tied up. In 'Shevenge', three BFFs fantasize about how to punish men, which involves tying them up. In 'Old Tricks', a burglar learns that you should never try to steal from a retired magician and escape artist. They’re kind of hard to tie up.
Read More »Iraq Strategy Should Also Fight Hunger
While a strategy for peace in Iraq is still being formed, we already know one ingredient. Food will help write the peace in Iraq.
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