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Tunnel Rats (2008)
War Movie Blog | August 21st 2009
During the Vietnam War, the Tunnel Rats (Wikipedia Link) were tasked with infiltrating the enemy’s vast network of underground tunnels and hideouts. Not a job for just anyone. In Uwe Boll’s Tunnel Rats, we get a glimpse at what it mig read more
Tunnel Rats (2008)
War Movie Blog | August 21st 2009
During the Vietnam War, the Tunnel Rats (Wikipedia Link) were tasked with infiltrating the enemy’s vast network of underground tunnels and hideouts. Not a job for just anyone. In Uwe Boll’s Tunnel Rats, we get a glimpse at what it mig read more
REVIEW: North! Or Be Eaten
Through a Child's Eye | August 21st 2009 by Chele
Peterson, A. (2009). North! or Be Eaten. Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press.9781400073870Weeks have passed since the end of the events of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. The Igiby children are drilled each day to be prepared for danger. read more
1408 (2007)
Creepy Shack | August 21st 2009 by Colin Saunders
Last night I watched the movie 1408 based on a Stepehn King short story in which Mr King once again explores the terrifying nature of a hotel room. In this case, room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel in New York. The central character, Mike Enslin (John Cus read more
Black Hawk Down (2002, Blu Ray)
War Movie Blog | August 20th 2009
Everything I said about 2002’s Black Hawk Down in my previous review still stands, including the words I used to describe it. F*cking intense. On Blu Ray? How about even more F’ing intense? To recap, Black Hawk Down is the story of read more
Black Hawk Down (2002, Blu Ray)
War Movie Blog | August 20th 2009
Everything I said about 2002’s Black Hawk Down in my previous review still stands, including the words I used to describe it. F*cking intense. On Blu Ray? How about even more F’ing intense? To recap, Black Hawk Down is the story of read more
Introducing Andrew Peterson and the Wingreather Saga
Through a Child's Eye | August 20th 2009 by Chele
For the next three days, tour bloggers (myself among them) will be focusing on Andrew Peterson's latest installment in his Wingfeather Saga, North! Or Be Eaten.Peterson has a background as a singer/songwriter (and has several CDs available). His fir read more
Pitchfork: P2K: The Decade in Music
DVR FTW | August 19th 2009
Pitchfork: P2K: The Decade in Music: When it comes to music, trust the people at Pitchfork. Check out the link for the following: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s The Social History of the MP3 Justified: Pop in the 2000s The Top 50 Music Videos of t read more
Space Buddies (2009)
FilmFather - Movie Reviews for Dads | August 18th 2009 by FilmFather
IT'S BEEN SLIM PICKINGS for new G-rated movies at the FilmFather household.With On Demand’s offerings looking pitiful, I went to the last mom-and-pop video store in our town to check out the new kids’ releases…and brought home Disney’s Space read more
REVIEW: The Big Elephant In the Room
Through a Child's Eye | August 18th 2009 by Chele
Smith, L. (2009). The Big Elephant in the Room. New York: Hyperion.9781423116677With Smith's usual quirky sense of humor, a young donkey is told by his friend that they need to discuss the big elephant in the room. The donkey then makes an read more
Wilderness (2006)
Creepy Shack | August 18th 2009 by Colin Saunders
Wilderness is the tale of a group of yound offenders who are sent to an ex-miliary boot camp known as the island as punishment following a suicide brought on by their persistant hardcore bullying tactics. Once there they soon find they are not alone. read more
REVIEW: Carlos is Gonna Get It
Through a Child's Eye | August 17th 2009 by Chele
Emerson, K. (2008). Carlos is Gonna Get It. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books.0439935253As the end of the school year approaches, Trina and the rest of the seventh graders prepare for the class overnight trip. Trina's four closest friends, l read more
Ghost Ship (2002)
Creepy Shack | August 16th 2009 by Colin Saunders
Ghost Ship (2002) is a horror film directed by Steve Beck. The fictional ship Antonia Graza featured in the movie is based on a real life Italian ocean liner, the SS Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956 after colliding with the MS Stockholm near Nantucke read more
REVIEW: The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Through a Child's Eye | August 16th 2009 by Chele
Jeffers, O. (2006). The Incredible Book Eating Boy. New York: Philomel Books.9780399247491This book gives a new meaning to devouring a book. Henry starts slow, tasting a word, then a sentence, a book and then many books. As he eats book a read more
Review: District 9 (2009)
Matte Havoc | August 15th 2009 by DJ Heinlein
Can you think of a science-fiction film about aliens being opposed by a government agency or a giant money grubbing corporation from Earth? I am sure you might be able to think of a few films like any one of the Alien movies starring Sigourney Weaver read more
Doubt (2008)
The Daily Drew | August 15th 2009 by Drew Vogel
Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams, Viola DavisProduced by Scott Rudin, Mark RoybalBased on the Stage Play by John Patrick ShanleyWritten for the Screen and Directed by John Patrick ShanleyApparently, writer and director John Patrick Shan read more
Saw (2004)
Creepy Shack | August 15th 2009 by Colin Saunders
Saw is a 2004 horror film, the first installment of the Saw film series. Directed by James Wan and written by Wan and Leigh Whannell, Saw was filmed during only eighteen days of production. It was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival in early 20 read more
Outer Limits – Flower Child
Creepy Shack | August 15th 2009 by Colin Saunders
The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on both Showtime and Sci-Fi Channel between 1995 and 2002. The series is a remake of the original The Outer Limits series that aired in the 1960s. Similar in style to The Twiligh read more
2004: Dhananjoy Chatterjee, the last hanged in India … for…
Executed Today | August 14th 2009 by Executed Today
On this date in 2004,Dhananjoy Chatterjee hanged at Calcutta’s Alipore Central Jail for the 1990 rape-murder of 14-year-old Hetal Parekh. Chatterjee’s hanging also brought into the limelight the garrulous, publicity-hounding 84-year-old e read more
Stephen King’s ‘The Mist’ (2007)
Creepy Shack | August 13th 2009 by Colin Saunders
The Mist (also known as Stephen King’s The Mist), is a 2007 American horror film based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Stephen King. The film is written and directed by Frank Darabont who had previously adapted Stephen King’s work read more
REVIEW: Welcome Precious
Through a Child's Eye | August 13th 2009 by Chele
Grimes, N. (2006). Welcome Precious. New York: Orchard Books.043955702xNikki Grimes, an amazing author and poet, with the help of Bryan Collier, has transformed a simple poem that reinforces the idea that parents love their wee little ones in read more
What happens after the 19th Major for Tiger Woods?
Major Championships | August 12th 2009
Tiger loves winning, there is no questioning that. It seems he does mark his place in history not by how many strokes he stomps the field by, such as 12 for the 1997 Masters or 15 shots at the 2000 U.S. Open, but by winning more Major Championships t read more
REVIEW: Kaleidoscope Eyes
Through a Child's Eye | August 12th 2009 by Chele
Bryant, J. (2009). Kaleidoscope Eyes. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.9780375840487After her mother left, after several of her sister's friends came home in caskets from Vietnam, after her Gramps's heart gave out, Lyza discovers three maps left spe read more
‘Britain, Britain, Britain’
Jack Yan on Vox | August 11th 2009 by Jack Yan
Some impersonators are only so-so: if you heard them independently, they sound like the person, but put them alongside the real thing and they don’t sound that alike. (For all her acclaim, Tina Fey falls into this category with her read more
I Am Not A Whore
Songs in Haiku | August 9th 2009 by Songs in Haiku
Girls think I'm yummy,but I am not a sandwich.Don't touch my package.Party Rock (2009)LMFAO read more
(500) Days of Summer (2009) - Marc Webb
Stop the Planet of the Apes... I want to get off | August 8th 2009 by Rick Bman
(500) Days of Summer (2009)Director: Marc WebbWriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. WeberStarring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg, Patricia Belcher, Rachel Boston, Minka Kelly(500 read more
REVIEW: Necropolis
Through a Child's Eye | August 7th 2009 by Chele
Horowitz, A. (2009). Necropolis. New York: Scholastic Press.0439680034At thirteen, Scarlett was saved from being hit by a van by a mysterious stranger who disappeared. Two years later, she walks through a strange door in a historic London c read more
DVD of the Week: I Love You, Man
Radiator Heaven | August 7th 2009 by J.D.
Thanks to the success of Judd Apatow comedies, many of the actors in his unofficial repertory company have parlayed their memorable supporting roles into starring turns in their own films. Case in point: Paul Rudd (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Jason S read more
REVIEW: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Through a Child's Eye | August 6th 2009 by Chele
Kinney, J. (2009). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. New York: Amulet Books.9780810970687Okay, so here's my deal. Everyone around me has been in love with this series. They love how fast of a read it is, how the text and pictures le read more
Everywhere
Songs in Haiku | August 5th 2009 by Songs in Haiku
See you everywhere,but only when I'm sleeping...so I'm not alone.The Spirit Room (2001)Michelle Branch read more
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