Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Please Join Me at my new/old blogs - Between the Grooves, and Flickers & LIt

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After a period of returning to Scribe Life for all of my music AND film coverage, I am reverting back to two separate blogs, both on WordPre...
Thursday, January 07, 2010

Florida/New York Singer Whitney James Celebrates Her Debut CD

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Rising-star jazz singer Whitney James , who splits her time between residences in Tierra Verde (the Tampa Bay area) and Astoria, Queens, has...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Let the Right One In: More Love From UK Critics

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Released in the U.S. to wide acclaim in 2008, Swedish horror shocker Let the Right One In (see my below posts) apparently didn't play m...

"Let Me In" - Release Date Announced

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Quick Update: Let Me In , the U.S. remake of Swedish horror film Let the Right One In , is now slated for release on Oct. 1. And director Ma...

Will "Cop Out" and "Greenberg" Top the Best Comedies of 2010?

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Too early to gauge which comedies will be the best of 2010? Paste mag takes a stab, and several good directors and writers are on the list,...

Movie Remake Fever (2): Another Dune

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David Lynch's sprawling sci-fi flick Dune , intriguingly photographed and ambitious if overlong and convoluted, was given a mostly lukew...
Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Remake of Swedish Vampire Classic: Will Reeves Let the Wrong One In?

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A recent vampire classic from Europe based on a popular novel is being subjected to a Hollywood makeover. So will it, uh, suck? Let Me In , ...
Monday, January 04, 2010

Bad Movies Clogging Up the Multiplex? It's Not Just Your Imagination

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Yes, there are exceptions to the rule. And thanks to the year-end push for critical favorites, there's a good chance a film as smart and...
Saturday, January 02, 2010

2009's Fallen: The Musicians

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R.I.P., guitarist Les Paul , drummer Louie Bellson , saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman , singers Koko Taylor and Chris Connor , ...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Best Jazz Discs of 2009

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Jazz in 2009 meant the continuing dismantling and irrelevance of major-label homes for the music; the growth of vital indie jazz labels; the...