Continuum, the mind-bending sci-fi series that is part time travel adventure and part procedural, is nearing the end of a successful second season on its native Canadian channel Showcase. Meanwhile, south of the border it is halfway through the same season on Syfy. The show stars Rachel Nichols as tough cop Kiera Cameron who has...
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July 17, 2013July 17, 2013Television
Anger Management: Interview with King’s Alan Van Sprang
Most of us have said or done something at some point in our lives that we wish we could take back or at the very least do a bit differently. For Toronto city police detective Derek Spears, a brief professional misstep cost him his position as head of the Major Crimes Task Force. Although still...
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July 15, 2013July 15, 2013Television
Oxford’s Finest: Interview with Endeavour’s Shaun Evans
Classic cars, real English ale, opera and cryptic crossword puzzles — probably not the interests of your typical police officer, but whoever said that Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse was typical? Created by writer Colin Dexter, this often sullen-tempered but still likeable and always dependable police officer was the bane of existence of many a...
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July 5, 2013July 5, 2013Music
Bentley’s Bandstand: The First Half – Favorite Albums of 2013
This week’s column celebrates the second anniversary of Bentley’s Bandstand. It’s still amazing to see how much moving music is being released, in all different kinds of categories. As the record business continues to shift and splinter, it seems like musicians themselves are becoming more and more dedicated to finding a way to share their...
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June 25, 2013June 25, 2013Music
Yes’s Close to the Edge Gets the Steven Wilson Remix Treatment
The Steven Wilson HQ page on Facebook officially announced that the label responsible for the re-release and distribution of multiple King Crimson remixed classics would be reissuing a remixed version of Close to the Edge, the classic 1972 album from Yes. Close to the Edge followed up the huge success of that band’s 1971 gem,...
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June 21, 2013June 21, 2013Film
Blu-ray Review: Stoker
The creepy thriller Stoker, now on Blu-ray, was the final film produced by the late Tony Scott. It’s also the first English-language production directed by acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Aside from those two distinctions, the more likely hook for curious potential viewers is the cast, which includes Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, and Dermot...
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June 16, 2013June 16, 2013Television
Detective Work: Interview with Motive’s Brendan Penny
There are some people who from childhood know what they want to be when they grow up, while others are what you might call “late bloomers” when it comes to deciding on a career path. Actor Brendan Penny freely admits to being one of the latter. “I didn’t really have any specific aspirations when I...
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June 9, 2013June 9, 2013Music
Music DVD Review: Destiny’s Child – The Video Anthology
For whatever reason, Legacy decided to shortchange Destiny’s Child fans with an incomplete collection of music videos on the new DVD The Video Anthology. As it is, there are 15 videos included and eight missing in action. While I love Beyoncé’s voice, as well as the harmonies of the classic lineup that included Kelly Rowland...
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May 29, 2013May 29, 2013Film
Blu-ray Review: The Grifters
Twenty-three years after its original theatrical release, Stephen Frears’ The Grifters still holds up as a chilling portrait of utterly unscrupulous characters engaged in the seedy underworld of con artists. Finally available on Blu-ray, the hard-boiled, neo-noir thriller is bolstered by the performances of John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening. The latter two were...
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May 24, 2013May 24, 2013Music
An Insightful Look at Audio Mastering with Steve Hoffman
Rock and roll is a tireless universe. The whole of it is made of so many elements that to begin to catalog them would be an immense undertaking. There are all kinds of music that need to sound their best for an audience. That’s where great engineers separate from the many who call such an...