March 30, 2007 by Elizabeth Raftery
A two-disc special edition of “Casino Royale,” the latest installment in the James Bond franchise, is now available on DVD in regular format, as well as on Blu-ray disc. The film, which many critics considered to be a throwback to the Bond films of yore, is a must for any 007 completist.
Sony announced last week [...]
March 1, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
Massachusetts may finally have a chance passing a journalism shield law.
California and 29 other states already have one, but that hasn’t helped Josh Wolf, a video-blogging convergence journalist who videoed an anti-G8 demonstration in 2005 and has been jailed under federal regulations for refusing to turn over footage to the police. It is clear that [...]
March 1, 2007 by Torrey Meeks
You’re cruising down a state highway in west Texas flipping through radio stations, but the reception is horrible. A couple of small-town AM warriors are keeping the waves breathing with old standards and second-tier conservative talk shows. Satellite radio would sure pay off right now.
The problem is, however, which provider do you choose? XM, known [...]
March 1, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
LAS VEGAS — MotorStorm, Japan’s best-selling Playstation 3 game, wheeled its way onto the American gaming scene via the sands of the Nevada desert this month.
Members of the media tested the heavily multiplayer off-road racing game in Las Vegas Feb. 27, before heading out to the dessert near Nellis Airforce Base for some dune buggy [...]
March 1, 2007 by Meaghan Queally
Pat Sajak’s Lucky Letters is a fast-paced word creation puzzle game that combines the concept of his famous TV show “Wheel of Fortune” with more challenging word puzzles in crossword form.
The game is divided into three challenges that are not necessarily unique from one another. They all revolve around the concept of guessing letters in [...]
March 1, 2007 by Michael Rockland
Puccini for Beginners is a witty romantic comedy that borrows heavily from the Woody Allen-type, offbeat humor. The title speaks to the fact that the main character, Allegra, (Elizabeth Reaser) is a lesbian opera fan who finds herself getting into overly dramatic situations that are commonplace in opera.
Allegra, whose girlfriend had recently broke up with [...]
March 1, 2007 by John Forrester
Browsing the isles of local liquor stores, it’s clear that there are not a lot of Irish imports available in the states. Guinness, Harp, Smithwick’s and Murphy’s can be found everywhere, for the most part. Feeling limited in your choices? Thankfully, the 1,414 breweries in the United States [...]
March 1, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
The ensemble cast of All the King’s Men comes together in high definition on Blu-Ray Disc. Oscar winners Sean Penn and Anthony Hopkins team with previous nominees Jude Law, James Gandolfini and Kate Winslet in this political drama.
On the premise, Willie Stark is just an ordinary man from a small town in who’s tired of [...]
March 1, 2007 by John Forrester
Throngs of green-clad people. Pints of black or green-dyed brew. Plates of steaming corned beef and cabbage. These images have become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day around the world. It started as an annual feast in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick. Legend has it that the Christian missionary drove [...]
March 1, 2007 by Tom Cody
Next-generation video game consoles are teetering on the edge of photorealism, and pushing the limits of modern technology to draw more customers within a competitive industry.
But are the jaw-dropping graphics and high definition hardware what gamers really want?
The cell processor-toting Playstation 3 was received with much anticipation, but was also criticized for [...]
