Reviews

Video Reviews

Video Reviews

May 30, 2004
Reviews
BLANK GENERATION Anchor Bay Entertainment Film, as a medium, has long been ruled at the box office by storytellers who keep it simple and captivate large audiences. Blockbuster movies are usually the least expensive to bring home and the easiest to obtain. There just isn't as much money in limited home video releases of smaller, more idiosyncratic films. But don't tell that to Anchor Bay Entertainment. They have made a business of bringing small films back from the fringe…
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CD Reviews

CD Reviews

June 30, 2003
CD
EVERTON BLENDER At the White River Reggae Bash Rounder It's reggae mon. When one of my friends asked me if I liked reggae, I said, "yeah, I like that song." This is a good version of the song, made ever livelier because of the live venue. he is a particularly beautiful a capella version of the Cat Stevens song "Where do the Children Play" that is especially tasty. Carlye Archibeque THE GAZILLIONS Have Landed Round Records Pop rockabilly? Power…
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews

October 11, 2001
Books
GEMINI Dorothy Dunnett Borzoi Books/Random House (Historical Fiction) ย ย ย Genius entrepreneur Nicholas de Fleury returns to Scotland to repair the damage he has done, in this eighth and final book of Dorothy Dunnett's House of Niccolo series. Assailed by blood feuds, and conscripted into the politics of a small country torn apart by a volatile royal family and the border wars with England, the charismatic Nicholas turns his formidable talents to fostering a climate which will support a healthy business…
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews

October 26, 2000
Books
GEMINI Dorothy Dunnett Borzoi Books/Random House (Historical Fiction) Genius entrepreneur Nicholas de Fleury returns to Scotland to repair the damage he has done, in this eighth and final book of Dorothy Dunnett's House of Niccolo series. Assailed by blood feuds, and conscripted into the politics of a small country torn apart by a volatile royal family and the border wars with England, the charismatic Nicholas turns his formidable talents to fostering a climate which will support a healthy business…
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FIRST TIME’S A CHARM Lauren Porosoff Mitchell’s first novel mixes magic and reality into a tasty bit of fiction.

FIRST TIME’S A CHARM Lauren Porosoff Mitchell’s first novel mixes magic and reality into a tasty bit of fiction.

October 17, 2000
DVD
Lauren Porosoff Mitchell's first book LOOK AT ME chronicles the life of Dana, a slut with a good job and a hankering for more. What that more is, she does not know. With an English degree, a law degree, a new marriage and a spectacular first novel under her belt, Mitchell, unlike her protagonist, seems to know exactly what she wants. We spoke via the web between our busy days and she about talked her book, her love of…
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