American Idol 4 has reached the finals. We are chronicling every twist and turn: American Idol: Winning, Losing and Cher-ing Like the never-ending Cher Farewell/Retirement/I Still Need the Money tour, I find that I keep coming back for one last gig on American Idol, Season Four. (Except that I don’t …
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American Idol: If I Were King
After the bizarre phone number foul-up on American Idol Tuesday night — where the numbers given to vote for Mikalah Gordon, Anwar Robinson, and Jessica Sierra were incorrect — last night we were treated to an utterly redundant “encore” presentation of Tuesday night’s performances, along with some additional “live” commentary …
Read More »Spade’s Suspicious Schnoz
For the most part, SNL on March 12 with guest host David Spade was notably flat in a season of general flatness. The show just hasn’t recovered yet from losing in rapid succession Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan, and Jimmy Fallon. But one sketch on the 12th was assuredly …
Read More »(DVD) Tiesto – Tiesto in Concert 2
I am new to Tiesto, but I have heard his name before. I don’t know his work or that of any artists in his genre; however, I have been very curious about the entire scene, so I was interested in giving this DVD a spin. Tiesto in Concert 2 is …
Read More »The Sword of Doom
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto Written by Shinobu Hashimoto Based on the novel by Kaizan Nakazato The Sword of Doom is a captivating film set during the final days of Shogunate rule. The main character is Ryunosuke, a fighter of magnificent skill who lives his own twisted version of the samurai …
Read More »Another Jacko Backo Attacko?
A wan Michael Jackson, trembling and in seeming agony, arrived at about 8:35 am PT for his trial today, five minutes late, suspended limply between bodyguards and accompanied by a phyician in surgical scrubs, before being lowered gingerly into his chair in the courtroom. He then grabbed a handful of …
Read More »Consumer Electronics Association Declares “Innovation Independence”
CEA rocks rectum declaring a series of principles to ensure that fair use, home recording rights and innovation are protected in legislative, judicial and regulatory debates regarding the “protection” of intellectual property. Damn straight. CEA unveiled the Declaration during its conference entitled “IP & Creativity: Redefining the Issue,” held March …
Read More »Steamboy
Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo Screenplay by Sadayuki Murai, Katsuhiro Otomo When I attended the screening of Steamboy, my friend and colleague Caballero Oscuro and I were given the opportunity to see the subtitled version or the dubbed version, which was 15 minutes shorter and featured the voices of Anna Paquin, …
Read More »American Idol: More On Mario
The rumors surrounding popular Idol finalist Mario Vasquez’s abrupt departure from the show have generally fixed on personal skeletons, including speculation that he might be gay. Vasquez was replaced on the show by Nikko Smith, son of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith. But the truth may be a lot …
Read More »What the #$*! Do We Know!?
Directed by William Arntz Betsy Chasse Mark Vicente Written by William Arntz, Betsy Chasse & Matthew Hoffman What the #$*! Do We Know!? is an interesting concept. The filmmakers take a documentary made up of interviews with a collection of scientists, mystics and scholars talking about subjects like quantum physics …
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