It is rare that an actor has a chance to walk in the well-worn shoes of a character already familiar to TV audiences. Kenneth Choi is one such actor. He can currently be seen as Captain Ed Rollins in NBC’s remake of the long-running police procedural crime drama Ironside, which aired on the same network...
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September 30, 2013September 30, 2013Film
Blu-ray 3D Review: The Little Mermaid (Diamond Edition)
In 1989, The Little Mermaid restored Walt Disney Animation Studios to the standards of its glory years after a very trying decade. An adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, Mermaid’s co-directors Ron Clements and John Musker, aided immeasurably by the music of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, crafted a true Disney classic. Now available...
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September 26, 2013September 26, 2013Video
DVD Review: Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh-Robot!
The last few weeks have been a veritable feast for Scooby-Doo! fans. Late-August saw the release of the all-new feature film Scooby-Doo: Stage Fright. Earlier in September we had a new compilation, 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your ‘Rife!. Now Scooby-holics can add Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh-Robot! to their collections. It’s another two-DVD collection...
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September 25, 2013September 25, 2013Film
Blu-ray Review: Drums Along the Mohawk – Twilight Time Limited Edition
Set in 1776, smack dab in the middle of the American Revolutionary War, Drums Along the Mohawk is an notably placid Western. The John Ford-directed film, shot in color in 1939, meanders along at a nearly casual pace. Gil Martin (Henry Fonda) marries his best gal Lana (Claudette Colbert, well into her 30s at the...
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September 22, 2013September 22, 2013Film
Blu-ray Review: Blood of Redemption
Some movies begin to slip from the memory as soon as the end credits roll. Others fade while actually viewing the movie, with each scene becoming increasingly harder to pay attention to. So it is with Blood of Redemption, a direct-to-video action flick so crushingly purposeless, it’s a challenge even following the by-the-numbers, cookie-cutter plot....
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September 18, 2013September 18, 2013Music
Music Review: Bob Dylan – Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) – The Bootleg Series Vol. 10
Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series has unveiled many true gems since it first launched in 1991, but the tenth volume just might be the most listenable in terms of feeling like an actual album. The fact that the 35 tracks on Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) – The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 were recorded during one of...
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September 12, 2013September 12, 2013Music
Bentley’s Bandstand: Garland Jeffreys, Ry Cooder, Minaret Soul Singles 1967-1976
Garland Jeffreys, Truth Serum. When it is time to find the rock singers who started in the ’60s, stayed the course and never lost sight of the spark that first ignited their soul and still, to this day, live in that world of glowing inspiration, Garland Jeffreys is right there on top. On his new...
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September 9, 2013September 9, 2013Television
The Human Equation: Interview with David Sutcliffe from Cracked
When it comes to its victims, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) does not discriminate. It does not consider your sex, race, religious beliefs or other factors before striking, and the cause can differ from one person to the next. Combat military personnel, those caught in a natural disaster or the survivor of a violent crime are...
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August 30, 2013August 30, 2013Music
New Music for Old People: Charlie Musselwhite, Band of Heathens, The Greencards, Crack the Sky and More
This column is like the title says – its intention is to fill the gap for those of us who were satiated musically in the ’60s and then searched desperately as we aged for music we could relate to and get the same buzz from nowadaze. iTunes was the answer for me in 2003 and...
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August 27, 2013August 27, 2013News
Convention Roundup: The Official Star Trek Convention 2013 in Seattle
Though Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway from Voyager) didn’t make it, The Official Star Trek Convention went on without a hitch at the Hilton Seattle Airport Convention Center, August 24-25. To the understandable disappointment of many fans, Mulgrew cancelled just two days prior to the convention, citing obligations to the Neflix series Orange is the New...