Grudge Match coasts by, for a while at least, on its lighthearted atmosphere and the energy of a game cast. Aging boxing rivals Henry “Razor” Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy “The Kid” McDonnen (Robert De Niro) are called upon to provide motion capture and voiceover work for an upcoming video game. The 60-somethings each won...
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April 9, 2014April 9, 2014Video
Blu-ray Review: Brian May & Kerry Ellis – The Candlelight Concerts – Live at Montreux 2013
An unexpectedly emotional surprise arrives as a Blu-ray/CD combo pack from Eagle Rock Entertainment in the form of Brian May and Kerry Ellis’ The Candlelight Concerts – Live at Montreux 2013. May, of course, needs no introduction for fans of classic rock. He’s a founding member and guitarist extraordinaire for Queen. Less familiar to most...
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March 13, 2014March 13, 2014Television
Cross Fit: Interview with Motive’s Warren Christie
Changing of the guard — it happens all the time in the workplace when a new boss takes over the reins. In season two of the Canadian police procedural TV drama Motive, Vancouver city police Detective Angie Flynn and her partner Detective Oscar Vega along with their colleagues wish good luck to their newly promoted...
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February 18, 2014February 18, 2014Music
Blu-ray/DVD/CD Review: Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
I videotaped this concert when it aired on PBS decades ago and have been watching it periodically ever since. Every time I see it, I ask myself the same question: Why on earth has this incredible show—which has long been available on CD—never been issued on DVD? As I discovered a while back, I wasn’t...
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February 15, 2014February 15, 2014Video
DVD Review: Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map
Aimed at the very youngest Scooby-Doo! fans, Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map offers a truly unique take on the classic Mystery Inc. gang. For the first time in the franchise’s 40-plus-year history, we see the Scooby universe populated entirely by puppets. Keep in mind this isn’t the type of puppet film that’s as fun for...
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February 5, 2014February 5, 2014Film
Blu-ray Review: Zulu – Twilight Time Limited Edition
Zulu is a 1964 film that depicts the epic Battle of Rorke’s Drift that occurred in 1879 between the British Army and Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu War. That line alone may very well be enough to either inspire or repel prospective viewers. The Cy Endfield-directed production already has its share of devoted followers who...
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February 2, 2014February 2, 2014Music
The Beatles Again… Semi-American Style: Thoughts on The U.S. Albums
With The U.S. Albums 13-disc box set, Capitol Records has finally brought the “Americanized” Beatles catalog to CD and iTunes. Though not without controversy, fans can now choose between the original, Beatles-sanctioned U.K. albums or the rejiggered U.S. versions. It should be made clear up-front —these new reissues are, with a handful of exceptions, the...
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January 24, 2014January 24, 2014Music
New Music for Old People: A Tribute to Don Everly and the Late Phil Everly
I literally grew up on the Everly Brothers, as I am sure many of you did. They were amazingly consistent and had a unique blend and sound that will remain untouchable forever. Our paths crossed starting about 1958 when, as a non-shaving member of the group The Royal Teens, I played shows alongside many of...
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December 17, 2013December 17, 2013Video
DVD Review: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – The Complete Series
Longtime fans like me spent decades wondering whether television’s groundbreaking Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman would ever surface on disc. Our hopes rose in 2007 when Sony issued a three-DVD package labeled Volume 1, which contained the first 25 shows from the 1976-77 series. But additional volumes never arrived and I eventually gave up. Now, out...
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November 14, 2013November 14, 2013Music
Music Review: The Beatles – Live at the BBC (Remastered)
Nineteen years after it was originally released, The Beatles’ double-disc set Live at the BBC has been reissued in remastered form, its two discs housed in a cardboard digipak matching the style of the 2009 studio catalog reissues. Also available is the long overdue sequel, On Air – Live at the BBC Vol. 2, leaving...