Paramount Pictures has begun re-releasing many of their classic films as two-disc Centennial editions featuring remastered pictures enhanced for 16.9 TVs and Dolby digital sound. Two of the latest releases…
Zack Dennis
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Every great football game, at its heart, is like an action movie. Once you cut out the commercials and halftime, they’re both about the same length. They both build along…
Rob Smith
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Bands like Rush and AC/DC wear as a badge of honor the fact that they’ve never written or performed a power ballad. I love them both, but they’re pussies. The…
Ted Asregadoo
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As the news about the global economic downturn goes from bad to worse, we’re at a point where government inaction is not a palatable option. Something needs to be done,…
John C. Hughes
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Lest you think Paris Hilton or any of the various Kardashians invented “Famous for Being Famous,” let me point you to Peter Robinson, better known to UK tabloid readers as…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE I was getting wistful for 45s the other day and went hunting through my old Grundorf cases that I used to lug from DJ gig…
Ken Shane
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Bona fides: I’m a Jersey boy, and a fan. I’ve got more than 50 Springsteen concerts under my belt. I’ve even met him once or twice, and no, I never…
Jeff Giles
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, The Weinstein Company) purchase this DVD (Amazon) Whatever your feelings about Woody Allen — and Lord knows I’ve had my ups and downs with his movies…
Scott Malchus
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Animation fans rejoice, for Duckman, the irreverent animated show that aired on USA in the ’90s has finally arrived on DVD. CBS/Paramount has released all four seasons of the groundbreaking…
Will Harris
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If you’ve been dreading the return of this column ever since Popdose ended its holiday hiatus, then allow me to tell you who you have to blame for my decision…
David Medsker
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Hidelyho, Popdoserinos! Ready for another slam diddly doodly bangerrific quiz? Below are magnified fragments of 25 album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure…
Jon Cummings
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Editor’s note: What follows is no less than the third column that Popdose writer Jon Cummings has attempted to wring out of a single interview last fall with former Letters…
Scott Malchus and Shaun Hamid
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Hey everyone, Shaun is back!Á‚ Á‚ His inauguration celebration hangover has just worn off and he’s ready for another year of looking at television with me.Á‚ This week we review a…
Mojo Flucke
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In Red Sox lore, the facts state that 10,454 fans–a pathetic number–attended Ted Williams’ last game in 1960, when he grew his legend to Mount Rushmore proportions by slamming a…
Scott Malchus
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Steve Coogan’s popularity in the United States is continuing to grow as he appears in acclaimed films such as Hamlet 2 and Tropic Thunder, not to mention his supporting role…
Scott Malchus
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City of Ember, the most recent film from Walden Media, starts on a bit of a downer. In a post-apocalyptic era, a city has been built deep in the earth’s…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A traditional-feeling musical with incredible choreography and a kick-ass cast. It’s a first-rate production guaranteed to make you happy (if musicals are your sort of thing). If the…
Kelly Stitzel
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Robert Downey Jr. received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor this week for his role in Tropic Thunder. I haven’t seen it yet (though it is next in my…
Arend Anton
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It’s nearly impossible to watch a summer movie these days without sitting through camera movements that make you wish you’d brought Dramamine.Á‚ There is a reason that use of these…
Robert Cass
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Talking Heads spent less time talking, more time singing and playing, so in that spirit I’m going to keep my introduction brief this week. Below you’ll find disc two of…
Jack Feerick
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What’s weird about the discourse surrounding popular culture is how quickly it becomes self-reflexive. That is, it becomes possible to engage in the discussion as an end in itself, without…
Jeff Giles
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Lee Feldman – Monkeys from The Man in a Jupiter Hat (2000) Gang Starr – Precisely The Right Rhymes from Step in the Arena (1991) Django Reinhardt – Sweet Georgia…
The Chartburn Panel
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/bo2Aypi0R2c” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Blue Oyster Cult, “Burnin’ for You” (1981) Mike: One of exactly two Blue Oyster Cult songs I’m familiar with (I’m sure we…
Bob Cashill
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There was a time, not too long ago, that when the Oscar nominations were announced, I’d seen all the nominated films. Indeed, I’d seen all the significant movies of the…
Popdose Staff
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Welcome back, Oscar fans. We’ll be unveiling our official Popdose ballot on March 4, just a few days before the actual event, but if you’re really eager to make your…
Dw. Dunphy
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The “My Album / Your Album” dynamic. Sounds like a really odd phrase, but you’ve experienced it: You are suddenly enthralled by this artist or band, you’ve listened to their…
Jon Cummings
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“Tomorrow is some shit, people,” Adam Yauch declared matter-of-factly Monday night, after searching for an appropriate way to close out the Beastie Boys’ fearsome inaugural-eve Rock the Vote gig in…
John C. Hughes
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Have I mentioned that the internet is a pretty cool place lately?Á‚ No?Á‚ Okay, Imma mention it now! I mean, first there’s all the porn.Á‚ Granted, some it can be…
Popdose Staff
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The Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, film fans, and since half the staff is already discussing them (and griping about them), we thought we’d give you some space…
Scott Malchus
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“What are you doin’?” Bob asked as he entered my dorm room. It was December 1989. I had just returned from acing the final exam of an incredibly difficult English…