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Killer Career by Morgan Mandel	Killer Career is a walk on the wild side as Morgan Mandel pours forth a compelling story of deception and intrigue. Julie and Dade have a thriving law firm based in Chicago, but she wants something else.  She’s always been a good writer when she prepares her briefs for the…	George Thompson	10/29/09	9	10/30/09
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods	All the familiar characters are back in this remastered version of the 1997 movie Children of the Gods.  We have Jack O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), “Sam” Carter (Amanda Tapping), and Teal’c (Christopher Judge).  I had forgotten the series—one of the most popular on the SciFi Channel—had…	George Thompson	09/16/09	0
Josh Groban - An Evening in New York City	Josh Groban is one of the best singers I’ve run across in a long time.  He has pinache and style.  Add in a certain amount of grace and an idyllic voice and you have an evening chock full of entertainment just this side of heaven. He’s very informal in this…	George Thompson	09/16/09	0
Streets of Blood	Pity that most of Streets of Blood takes place after dark which makes it difficult to see what’s going on in the film.  This is a shoot ‘em up if ever there was one. Starring Val Kilmer and Sharon Stone, the movie starts right after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. …	George Thompson	09/03/09	0
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow	From the makers of 30 Days of Night and The Grudge, this is supposed to be a scary movie.  For its 94-minute run, only the last 14 are nail biters. A farmer finds that his crop of corn is not doing well.  The ears are dry, the water pump for…	George Thompson	08/31/09	1	09/15/09
Looner The Band	This band is composed of only two people, both of whom are inspired by today’s music but want to give more of themselves to the industry and listeners by not being stuck in some niche that fit neither of them. Angel has a Puerto Rican background and moved to Los…	George Thompson	08/30/09	1	09/10/09
The Betrayed	Start the movie with a rainy night and the camera following a pair of legs towards a car.  We discover the legs belong to a police officer who has come upon a car that’s been in an accident.  The officer is talking to headquarters on his walkie talkie, telling the…	George Thompson	08/26/09	2	09/10/09
Header	Header is one helluva twisted, gory movie.  You may not be the same after you have watched it. Stewart Cummings (Jake Suffiani) is an FBI agent who plays both sides of the law.  His secretive job is acting as a drug runner and the more he works at it, the…	George Thompson	07/06/09	1	09/10/09
Lesbian Nation - a collection of short films	Lesbian Nation – a short film collection contains five films that you will either enjoy or be totally turned off.  They’re rather offbeat, sometimes somber and rather laborsome to get through. Let’s start off with the first of the films on this DVD: Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst is Your Waffen. …	George Thompson	07/02/09	1	09/15/09
While She Was Out	While She Was Out is filled with suspense and drama that pulls you into the action and makes you sit on the edge of your seat right through the final frame of the DVD. Della (Kim Bassinger) is a distraught housewife whose husband is a domineering, abusive man that thrives…	George Thompson	06/18/09	1	09/15/09
Killer At Large	The subject of this DVD is very disturbing:  Obesity.  The children of America are at risk of dying before their parents because we are not watching what they eat.  They are eating themselves to death. The documentary starts with the lipo suction of a 12 year old girl who hits…	George Thompson	06/03/09	1	06/12/09
Street Warrior	Street Warrior is aptly named but the title doesn’t depict the blood and guts that takes place in the film. Iraq veteran Jack Campbell (Max Martini from TV’s The Unit) returns home to find that his brother—who is a gambler and owes a large debt—has been injured in a fight. …	George Thompson	05/28/09	0
Ironweed	Distracting film with Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in starring roles.  If you want hobos, tramps and thieves, this movie is for you.  If you want to be bored for two hours, then go ahead. It all starts in 1930s Albany, NY, with Jack as a slacker who likes to…	George Thompson	05/26/09	0
Final Engagement	Here comes the bride all dressed in white.  However, getting to the ceremony takes a circuitous route filled with suspense and disappearances. The movie starts with the ending and, through flashbacks, tells the tale.  We see the lovely bride, Jacqueline (Arlene Tur), as she makes her way down the aisle…	George Thompson	05/13/09	0
Blindsight	Blindsight is an uplifting story that will amaze and confound you as you follow the painstaking journey of Himalayan blind people who want to be self-sufficient.  Erik Weihenmayer, a blind mountain climber from America, receives a letter from a Tibetan teen named Sally, who describes what her life is like…	George Thompson	04/08/09	0
The Ride of Their Lives	The Ride of Their Lives is an historical documentary into the lives of race car drivers who changed the sport forever. Auto racing started on a dirt track and grew from an individual sport in Daytona to a monolith in muscle machine sports.  In The Ride of Their Lives, fans…	George Thompson	03/03/09	0
Dave Fields: All wound Up	The blues are timeless and Dave Fields proves it on All Wound Up.  This album is full of an energy that would seem difficult to maintain through 12 tracks, but he does it with style. Fields’ music is like that of Fats Domino at times and Jerry Lee Lewis’ at…	George Thompson	01/27/09	2	11/19/09
Starling Electric: Clouded Staircase	This is pop music that has a definite quality of almost mimicking The Who, Byrds, Genesis and Elton John as well as The Beatles. Starling Electric’s genius and style can be experienced best in “Camp-Fire,” one of the songs on the 18-track album Clouded Staircase.  It has a ring of…	George Thompson	01/20/09	0
As The Crow Flies by Professor Louis and the Crowmatix	Professor “Louie” & The Crowmatix perform quite well on their new CD, As The Crow Flies.  They jazz it up, slow it down with country, switch to boogie, slide into zydeco and then smooth it all out with the blues. I was impressed with As The Crow Flies.  There are…	George Thompson	01/20/09	0
Super Chikan: Sum ‘Mo’ Chikan	Blues is not dead, not according to this album.  Sum’mo Chikan rises to the occasion and is chock full of entertaining music. James Johnson got his name because as a boy he would talk to chickens, trying to learn their language.  Growing up, he was known as “Chikan Boy,” and…	George Thompson	01/20/09	0
Teresa Storch: Stream of Concrete	Teresa Storch brings some refreshingly vibrant soul to her blend of folk-rock on Stream of Concrete. The Boston singer-songwriter delivers 11 original songs like she’s been singing them for years. “Your Story” starts the album with a catchy R&B tune that you can’t help but groove to. Originally from Omaha,…	George Thompson	01/20/09	2	09/13/09
Larkin Grimm:  Parplar	You can almost hear the winds blowing and bones rattling.	George Thompson	01/06/09	0
Solange Presents SoL-AngeL and the Hadley Street Dreams	Sisters unalike.	George Thompson	01/06/09	0
KJ Denhert: dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz	KJ Denhert is a unique artist, singer, guitarist and songwriter who calls her music Urban Folk and Jazz. She is undoubtedly even more in her own game on new album dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz. Denhert’s voice is powerful and melodic on this album, which follows on the tail of…	George Thompson	01/06/09	0
Ben Stein - Expelled:  No Intelligence Allowed	If you think Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is about sitting in a classroom with comedian Ben Stein you are being fooled by the trailer for the DVD.  Instead, he’s on a journey to answer one of the biggest and most explosive questions ever asked: Were we designed or are we…	George Thompson	12/26/08	1	01/01/09
James Morrison: Song for You, Truths for Me	Sit back, relax and enjoy the soulful tunes of James morrison, whose voice is akin to the long-rocking Rod Stewart. After his mega debut Undiscovered in 2007, Morrison is back and ready to take the pop charts by storm. His sophomore release, Songs for You, Truths for Me, offers amazing…	George Thompson	12/23/08	3	08/15/09
The 88:  Not Only….But Also	Using a combination of old and new school in their approach to music - and its marketing - the band’s catchy melodies have found a growing audience through TV, film and commercial placements, as well as online.  Their music is pure rock and it’s great! The L.A.-based group has been…	George Thompson	12/23/08	0
Krftwerk and the Electronic Revolution - A Documentary Film	As innovative as they are influential, Kraftwerk’s contribution to the development of electronic music since their formation in 1970 remains unsurpassed. The band’s most popular time was in the mid-70s and then their reappearance during the 80s with their popular synth-pop and techno performances.  The band was very popular in…	George Thompson	12/23/08	1	12/24/08
Robin Thicke:  Something Else	With numerous awards under his belt, Robin Thicke returns with his new album, Something Else and rips the curtains open on a wide array of musical styles and genres. With disco, calypso, bosa nova, blues, pop and rock as his backdrop, Thicke sings his heart out on this album.  You…	George Thompson	12/16/08	2	01/07/09
The Rick Danko Band:  Live On Breeze Hill	Live on Breeze Hill is a real tribute to the late Rick Danko and shows his flair for guitar playing and singing in a soulful, almost-pinched-at-times voice.  His legacy to follow is his style of singing the blues and country.  He has almost a Bob Dylan-ish quality that fans cling…	George Thompson	12/16/08	0
Gravelroad:  Shot The Devil	If you want deep, dark blues then Shot The Devil by Gravelroad is the album for you.  Gravelroad is a group of three men who use more electronics for their sound than I have ever heard on a strictly blues-based album.  They defy categorization but that’s not a bad thing.…	George Thompson	12/16/08	0
WALL-E: 3-Disc Edition	This family-friendly flick from Disney/Pixar takes you on an out-of-this-world adventure akin to the 1980s E.T.  There are no inhabitants left on Earth; they’ve all boarded a spaceship that floats around through the universe.  The humans have all become dependent on robots to serve their every need and they’ve grown…	George Thompson	12/10/08	0
The Game - LAX	LAX is a rapper’s delight.  It also bears the seal of parental warning for its content. The Game holds nothing back in his songs.  This is a full blown representation of trying to get out of the ghetto and staying out for good. The Game made his rounds in gangs…	George Thompson	12/09/08	0
Stack$:  Crazee & Confuzed	Stack$ lives and breathes hip-hop each and every day.  The 22-year old brings a fresh element to music with his shocking words and unique style. Crazee & Confuzed is Stack$ first album. He raps about typical rap themes, including sex, the lack of money, injustice and life on the streets. …	George Thompson	12/09/08	0
MasterSlashSlave: Scandal	MasterSlashSlave is a two-man band that really doesn’t care if you think they are cheating by playing along with pre-programmed keyboards.  Their music is a not-so-successful revival of early 90s pop, with preprogrammed keyboard drums with 80s synths and guitars thrown in for not-so-good measure. How they have been on…	George Thompson	12/02/08	0
New Kids on the Block: The Block	New Kids On The Block — five now fully-grown men who forever defined how the modern boy band would look and sound — are back together for the very first time in nearly 15 YEARS.  Their latest album is simply titled, The Block, which features a few newbies and several…	George Thompson	12/02/08	1	12/03/08
Monika H. Band: Disguised As Umbrellas, We Slept	Psychedelic, progressive, with a dash of Blondie, the monotone of Monika H. Band will stick to your tongue and keep you awake all night.  I’m not saying you’ll have nightmares, but the strains of her music going through your head will definitely be an unpleasant experience. Monika Heidemann is all…	George Thompson	11/25/08	1	04/01/09
Tortured	Most viewers turn away from choosing a DVD they have heard little about.  The action crime/thriller Tortured can change all that.   Undercover FBI agent, Kevin Cole (Cole Hauser), is under direct orders from powerful crime boss Ziggy to track down millions in stolen cash. As he begins to turn…	George Thompson	10/29/08	2	09/04/09
Hollywood Undead - Swan Song	This album should be their swan song, but based on a rapid escalation of fan mania in the Los Angeles area, Hollywood Undead is, unfortunately, here to stay.  Their debut CD probably isn’t going to be their last- - despite the title.  Swan Song offers up a compilation of rap…	George Thompson	10/28/08	0
Mark Geary - Opium	Melancholy, defeated, afraid of change. Throughout his third album, soulful rocker Mark Geary faces head-on the uncertainties in a life full of sadness and song. Opium focuses on Geary’s pursuits of a better day, and filling the emptiness inside of him with God, sex, religion or any other handy vice…	George Thompson	10/28/08	0
The Universal Cure by Jah Cure	From rising star to convicted felon and to free man, Jah Cure is once again on his way to becoming the King of reggae. The music industry was stunned 18 years ago when “Little Melody” (aka Siccaturie) was arrested for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  The…	George Thompson	10/21/08	1	12/04/08
Pacifica by Amadan	For seven years, Amadan has cut its teeth in the clubs, bars, stages, and highways of the Pacific Northwest. Seeking to break the molds of traditional music, punk rock, and live performance with their raucous and fast-paced three-hour rock shows and searing musicianship, the six-man band from Portland emerged from…	George Thompson	10/21/08	0
The Tom Fuller Band - Abstract Man	Breaking new ground, Tom Fuller’s latest, Abstract Man, represents an upbeat new melodic rock sensation that has both classic and contemporary pop music listeners excited. Abstract Man, the title of this amazing new release, says it all. Fuller’s breakaway from a softer more mellow sound in “Chasing An Illusion” is…	George Thompson	10/14/08	0
Scars on Broadway - Self Titled	System Of A Down wowed fans and critics through a decade-long run.  The group consisted of two astonishingly talented musicians, Daron Malakian, the vocalist, guitar and keyboard player, and John Dolmayan, drums.  After their run as System Of A Down, they decided they were no longer able to give something…	George Thompson	10/14/08	0
The Gabe Dixon Band - Self Titled	It might be their third album, but the Gabe Dixon Band’s new self-titled release feels like the first.  It’s a new sound that will find a special niche with listeners and avid fans. When they started out nine years ago, Dixon, his two college roommates and a sax player teamed…	George Thompson	10/07/08	0
Alice In No Man’s Land by Mandi Perkins	Sony BMG recording artist Mandi Perkins is an intensely passionate and charismatic singer/songwriter who creates uncompromising melodic rock. She writes and sings about her life and the lives of those around her with an empathy that challenges listeners to experience her music on a deep emotional level. Backed by guitar,…	George Thompson	10/07/08	0
Lesley Roy - Unbeautiful	Ask Lesley Roy to reflect on the motivation behind her music, and it becomes clear why the 21-year-old Ireland native has a voice and a presence that doesn’t seem to match up with her short time on this planet.  She says she’s a pretty simple person, lives for her music…	George Thompson	10/07/08	0
Unwritten Law -Live and Lawless	With nearly two million albums sold and half a dozen radio hits, Unwritten Law captured their fiery live performance filmed in California on the CD/DVD combo Live and Lawless.  Loyal fans came to the special concert from as far away as the East Coast and Australia, the country the band…	George Thompson	09/30/08	0
Liz Mandeville -Red Top	If you’re ready for some honky-tonk and blues music, then Red Top is going to be a CD you can’t stop listening to.  Liz Mandeville opens up and the longer she sings, the better her voice gets. This is a blues lady with red hair, reminiscent of Bette Midler, and…	George Thompson	09/30/08	0
Bigbang -From Acid to Zen	The fierce listening ear of Rolling Stone’s music editor has led Bigbang on an astonishingly popular tour from Scandinavia to the US where fans are clamoring for more from this explosive band. For the last several years, Bigbang have been earning a reputation as one of the most surprising and…	George Thompson	09/30/08	0