Posted February 06, 2013in Film Review
“Side Effects” 5 stars Rated R 105 mins. Drama Starring: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law Steven Soderbergh’s last feature before his retirement from the movies (he’ll still do theater and TV) is a milestone psychological thriller comparable to Hitchcock’s best work. Operating with a deft screenplay by recent collaborator
Read More →Beyoncegate is officially behind us. America’s zaftig beauty reinstated her singing bona fides by belting out the “Star Spangled Banner” at a pre-Super Bowl news conference. The media spritzed mucho dish over whether her singing at the president’s inaugural was real or Memorex. That big whoop is now just a
Read More →The word “hacking” has received a lot of bad press lately, especially after being portrayed in movies as a criminal act to steal data and commit crimes. However, it’s actually a neutral term that can also be used for good. Boiled down, hacking is just the exercise of taking something
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Posted February 06, 2013in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Touch’ finds the meaning of life in the number 318 If you love TV, you have to love its grand follies. These are the shows that throw caution to the wind to make really important statements about humanity. “Touch” is one of those shows. Kiefer Sutherland plays the father of
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Posted February 06, 2013in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Scribner Book Company Dec. 4, 2012 $19.99 237 pp. Answer: “Because I Said So!” Question: “What do parents say when they are tired of answering the question, ‘Why?’ ” The title is so appropriate for this book, which is a compendium of
Read More →Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven guilty. Play the “Name that Quiz” game! HOW MUCH CAN ONE CHEVY HOLD? Police responded to the 800 block of Leach on Jan. 29 in
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Posted February 06, 2013in The Sound
The driving forces behind promotion company Metro Concerts Live are brothers Aron and Garrett Wilson. The brothers started Metro Concerts Live in 2010 as a way to encourage and support local venues and bands, and among their staff, their right hand in that endeavor is Todd Kincaid. “We’re a team
Read More →The good The Des Moines Symphony was presented the prestigious Bravo Encore Award at the eighth-annual Bravo Greater Des Moines Awards Gala last week. A record 1,300 people arrived for the celebration. “This is an especially great honor coming during the Symphony’s 75th Anniversary Season,” said Music Director and Conductor
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Posted February 06, 2013in Belly Up To...
Every bar has its thing. Whether it’s a memorable bartender, a drink that can make you forget the unforgettable or an atmosphere that feels like home, every hole in the wall is so much more if you peer inside for a look. At Cooper’s on 5th, the bartender is memorable,
Read More →‘HITMAN HD TRILOGY’ (M) ***1/2 Square Enix Xbox 360 It took six long years for “Absolution,” the latest installment in the “Hitman” series, to reach stores, so those new to the realm of stealth assassinations probably haven’t played the earlier games, which came out reliably at two-year intervals throughout the
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