Chew, vol. 3
Chew, vol. 3, by John Layman and Rob Guillory 7.75 Layman and Guillory continue having fun and passing on the joy to their readers with “Just Desserts”, the third instalment […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Synopsis: Every Night Has A Soundcheck. After a chance encounter, Nick and Norah embark on a journey through New York’s indie rock scene on a quest to find the secret […]
Alias Nick and Nora
Synopsis: Their on-screen chemistry in the Thin Man films forever linked William Powell and Myrna Loy in moviegoers’ minds. Now you can learn about the impressive careers–together and separately–of these […]
Song of the Thin Man
Synopsis: At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader’s body is growing cold. They’re […]
The Book of Human Insects
The Book of Human Insects, by Osamu Tezuka 7.25 ‘The Book of Human Insects’ is one of Osamu Tezuka’s first “mature” offerings, after the more family-friendly ‘Astro Boy’ and ‘Kimba […]
George Carlin: Life is Worth Losing
Synopsis: George Carlin returns to the stage in Life is Worth Losing, his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. Carlin’s […]
Gimme Shelter
Synopsis: Called “the greatest rock film ever made,” this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When 300,000 members of the Love Generation collided with […]
Woodstock
Synopsis: 1969 was a year unlike any other. Man first set foot on the moon. The New York Mets won the World Series against all odds. And for three days […]
Detroit Rock City
Synopsis: Kiss The Rules Goodbye! It’s 1978: bell-bottoms, day-glo, lava lamps and rock-n-roll define the generation. What’s a high-school rock band from Cleveland got on their mind? Getting out and […]
The Dark Knight Rises
Synopsis: It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, […]
Thunderstruck
Synopsis: Break every rule but never break a promise. After a near death experience at a 1991 AC/DC concert, teenage best friends Sonny, Ben, Lloyd, Sam and Ronnie swear a […]
Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights
Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights, by Jonathan Vankin, Seth Fisher, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Shawn Martinbrough 7.5 I read this book on the strength of Seth Fisher’s art alone. Impressed with his […]
The Full Monty
Synopsis: Six unemployed men inspired by a touring group of male strippers, decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own – but […]
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