The Great and Secret Show
Author: Clive Barker
Randolf Jaffe works in the Dead Letter Office in Omaha, Nebraska where he stumbles across people talking about the Art, which is something that exists in another plane of existence. He learns about Quiddity, which is called a dream sea where people float in their minds when they are born, when they fall in love for the first time and when they die. He wants to find out about this Art, so he leaves to find out more about. This leads to a huge battle between good and evil in a tiny California town where the residents do not know what to make of bizarre creatures that impregnate virgins, feed off of people’s fears and dreams, and the threat of huge creatures trying to break through the plane of existence to bring hell on Earth.
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Nationwide Releases
Sex and the City: The Movie
Directed: Michael Patrick King
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Jennifer Hudson
Trailer
Synopsis: Four years after the series ended, the movie picks up four years later with Carrie engaged to Big, Samantha still in love with Smith, Charlotte finally pregnant and Miranda still living in Brooklyn with Steve.
My Take: I loved the show so I’ll want to see the movie eventually. Maybe in the beer theater.
RT Score: 55%
RT Consensus: Sex and the City loses steam in the transition to the big screen, but will still thrill fans of the show.
Continue reading “Movies Opening May 30″
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The video for Weezer’s “Pork and Beans” song is hilarious since they got some of the “stars” of viral videos in their video.
Tags: pork and beans, weezer, youtube
Below is a listing of some albums being released this week, links to the band’s website, where to buy it on Amazon.com and a video from YouTube so you can check out if you like it.
Brit Pop
Artist: The Charlatans
Album: You Cross My Path
RIYL: Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, R.E.M. Morrissey, The Raconteurs
Continue reading “Music Released May 27″
Tags: charlatans, futureheads, ham sandwich, midnight juggernauts, spiritualized, val emmich
Why
Denise Richards: It’s Complicated
Channel: E!
Time: 10/9c
Premieres: Mon, May 26
Starring: Denise Richards
Trailer
Synopsis: Denise is a single mom getting back out into the dating field.
My Take: Why do people keep watching reality shows about celebrity’s lives?
Living Lohan
Channel: E!
Time: 10:30/9:30c
Premieres: Mon, May 26
Starring: Dina Lohan, Ali Lohan, Cody Lohan
Trailer
Synopsis: Lindsay Lohan’s mom tries to get her other daughter into show business.
My Take: She is trying to show she isn’t a horrible mother, but I don’t think this is the way to go about it.
Sources: TV Guide , Futon Critic
Tags: ali lohan, cody lohan, denise richards, dina lohan, it's complicated, living lohan
Top Chef: Chicago
Restaurant Wars
Here is a quick run down on the two challenges:
- Quickfire Challenge: Work a short order egg station
- Elimination Challenge: Restaurant Wars
Quickfire Challenge
At 5:45am, Tom showed up at the house to wake up all the chefs saying he was taking them to a breakfast joint, but not to eat. They would be working the egg station. The place they went was Lou Mitchell’s, which has been around since the 1930s and is packed with people. The chefs commented about cooking eggs is hard and it needs to be done perfectly.
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Tags: anthony bourdain, chicago, restaurant wars, top chef
Nationwide Releases
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Directed: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen
Trailer
Synopsis: The third sequel in the series almost twenty years after the last one where they smartly have Indiana Jones age about twenty years in the process too.
My Take: I wasn’t sure when I first heard they were making a fourth movie, but it actually looks good.
RT Score: 79%
RT Consensus: Though the plot elements are certainly familiar, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still delivers the thrills and Harrison Ford’s return in the title role is more than welcome.
Continue reading “Movies Opening May 23″
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Top Chef: Chicago
Serve and Protect
Here is a quick run down on the two challenges:
- Quickfire Challenge: Create a sexy salad
- Elimination Challenge: Create gourmet and healthy boxed lunches for police academy
All the chefs were extra testy in this episode. It is because they were up for over 40 hours in the episode before and only got a normal night’s worth of sleep after it or is it because they are getting exhausted with the constant challenges at this stage in the game? Either way, they are getting nasty with each other and even at the judges!
Continue reading “Top Chef: Raw Deal”
Tags: chicago, police, sam, top chef
Classic Italian Panini with Prosciutto and Fresh Mozzarella
from Cooking Light
Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) loaf French bread, cut in half horizontally
1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese, divided
2 ounces very thin slices prosciutto
2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
Cooking spray
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Tags: almonds, mozzarella, panini, prosciutto, raspberries
Recommended
Last Comic Standing
Channel: NBC
Time: 9:30/8:30c
Premieres: Thu, May 22
Starring: Bill Bellamy
Trailer
Synopsis: Comics from around the world try to be as funny as possible so they can be named the Last Comic Standing.
My Take: I rarely agrees with who wins overall, but I do enjoy laughing while watching it.
Continue reading “TV: Week of May 18″
Tags: bill bellamy, Carlos Alazraqui, cat deeley, Cedric Yarbrough, Kerri Kenney-Silver, last comic standing, Mary Birdsong, Niecy Nassh, reno 911, robert ben garant, so you think you can dance, thomas lennon, Wedni McLendon-Covey
