October 2008 Archives

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Even the most casual of movie-goer could deduce that there are far more crappy comedies out there than good -- for every Big Lebowski, there's dozen's of Norbit's. And based strictly on its title (and implied premise) I would have grouped Paul Blart: Mall Cop with the latter.

But something about the pure silliness of Kevin James in the title role has me thinking that Blart will be -- no, not a classic -- a mid-winter guilty pleasure.

'Dark Knight' DVD gets official

| DVD | Feature Films | News
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Ever since "The Dark Knight" trickled out of theaters, Batman fans have been looking forward to the film's release on DVD and Blu-Ray.

With rumors first surfacing in August, Amazon is now taking pre-orders for TDK. With a release date of December 9, this release figures to be the 'must-have' DVD this Christmas.

FCC prepares for "messy" DTV switch

| News | Technology | Television
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I'm not one who likes to say, "I told you so," but this would certainly be a situation that calls for it.

An official over at the FCC says that the pending Digital Television change-over is going to be "messy," something I've been anticipating for months now.

Jack's Mannequin delivers fun, inspiration

| Music | Reviews
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Most music -- especially the best music -- is inspired by life-changing events. This is probably why Jack's Mannequin's latest record, "The Glass Passenger," is one of the best power pop records of the year, if not the decade.

Drawing from his successful battle with leukemia, frontman Andrew McMahon crafts 13 beautiful, energetic and diverse songs.

New 'Final Fantasy' game coming to Wii

| News | Video Games
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The latest game in the 'Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles' series has been given a release date in Japan, with a stateside date expected soon.

The game, titled "Echoes in Time," was revealed in the latest issue of Japanese comic Shonen Jump, which indicated that the game would be released for Nintendo Wii and DS on January 29 in Japan.