Epinions Recent Reviews for jankp

Dr. Freudine Challenged To Explore Haven Kimmel's Underworld In Iodine~

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:23:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - NOTE - Dr. Freudine is a fictitious psychiatrist and my alter-ego who sometimes helps me to review books, movies and music. Last time she cried over a musical inspired by CD Peter Allen At His Best.***************While waiting for the...

Dr. Freudine Overwhelmed By Musical Tribute To Peter Allen~

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:44:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - NOTE - Dr. Freudine is a fictitious psychiatrist and my alter-ego who sometimes helps me to review books, movies and music. Last time she wrote a spiritual-type poem.***************Automatica
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Angel's Game "Wicked Stepsister" To Shadow Of The Wind~

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:45:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - The fallen angel, disguised as a reclusive French publisher of sacred texts, has approached a young, obsessed writer of popular penny dreadfuls in 1920s Barcelona and posed a question."...Do you know what a religion is, Martin, my...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Abused Dog Shiloh Gets Rewoofed For Big Screen~

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:05:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - For a few weeks now I've been giving lots of thought to dog movies and watching quite a few of them that usually don't get the review treatment. Early on I realized how some were better watched by young children while others were more suitable for...

Jimmy Carter's Call To Action In Middle East Crisis~

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:50:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Having enjoyed Jimmy Carter's previous book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid (2006), and also Jonathan Demme's subsequent documentary, Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains, I noticed his latest book, We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land: A Plan...

1978's Zoltan Hound Of Dracula (UK) Or Dracula's Dog (US)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:12:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Only in the decade of Watergate, disco, mood rings and the kitschy movie The Spirit of 1976 (with David Cassidy) could we get a cheap horror movie like Albert Band's Zoltan Hound of Dracula (my preferred title as well as the...

Azadeh Moaveni's Honeymoon In Tehran After Her Persian Wedding~

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:03:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Well known for her nonfiction books Lipstick Jihad and Iran Awakening, the latter written with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, as well as for being a longtime Middle East correspondent for TIME magazine, Azadeh Moaveni has recently...

Where The Red Fern Grows: Remember "The Waltons" On 1970s' TV?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:39:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - How much you'll enjoy 1974's Where The Red Fern Grows directed by Norman Tokar will likely depend on how you feel about religious, family-type tear-jerkers, the novel by Wilson Rawls (who also co-wrote adaptation to screen), and 1970s' television...

47 Million Year Old Primate/Anthropoid Fossil "Ida" Is A Missing Link~

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:59:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - My birthmother loaned me The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor by award-winning science writer Colin Tudge with Josh Young, a non-fiction work very recently released about the scientific world's astounding discovery and analysis of a nearly...

Jack London's Call Of The Wild Better Without Heston~

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:23:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - I don't know why Peter Svatek's Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997) isn't on DVD yet. It's by popular vote the best version of Jack London's beloved 1903 novel and the VHS tape has been discontinued by the manufacturer as explained on...

Murders & Mayhem In Matt Beynon Rees' A Grave In Gaza~

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:00:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - After being wowed by Matt Beynon Rees' third and first crime novels, The Samaritan's Secret and The Collaborator of Bethlehem respectively, I took a break for air before tackling his middle book, A Grave In Gaza, published last year...

Taylor Hicks' Surprisingly Endearing 'Early Works'~

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 02:16:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - I've actually never watched American Idol and would've never heard of Taylor Hicks if it wasn't for a girlfriend who was crazy about him and who then bought me his debut album. Well, he grew on me over time. It's not a bad album really, but my friend...

RCA ANT1450B Multi-Directional Digital Flat Amplified Home Theater Antenna: Cheap Bunny Ears Worked Better Than This Expensive ’Amplified’ Antenna!

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 02:12:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - After purchasing a great, very energy-efficient, digital converter box by Zenith and not being able to receive any PBS or NBC stations, I wondered if another antenna might improve its reception. I use cheap bunny ears by Philips and my TV visuals are...

Dr. Freudine Hears Lively Discussion Of The End Of (Religious) Faith~

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:49:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - NOTE - Dr. Freudine is a fictitious psychiatrist and my alter-ego who sometimes helps me to review books, movies and music. Last time she had fun listening to Journey's newest album, Revelation.****************A scruffy-looking Irish and I...

Matt Beynon Rees' Award-Winning 1st Book Set In Bethlehem~

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 01:52:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - I started out reading Matt Beynon Rees' latest (third) novel, The Samaritan's Secret, and enjoyed it so much that I went back to my public library to check out his first two novels. The Collaborator of Bethlehem, published in 2006, won the...

Harry Connick, Jr. & Renee Zellwegger In Canadian-Filmed New In Town~

Sun, 31 May 2009 02:22:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - I really wish I could say that Lionsgate Films roars majestically with romantic comedy flair at last with 2009's New In Town, recently released on DVD, but, alas, it's more of a hopeful yelp from a lion cub. First-time director Jonas Elmer doesn't...

Your Favorite Seuss Celebrates More Than 13 Children's Stories~

Thu, 28 May 2009 02:22:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is lovingly described by Janet Schulman in the introduction to 2004's Your Favorite Seuss as our own homegrown American ambassador of humor. He wrote and mostly illustrated 44 children's books that...

David Brownstein MD Knows Difference Between Refined & Unrefined Salt~

Tue, 26 May 2009 20:34:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - I was leafing through a vegan cookbook this morning, Veganomicon, that purports to include recipes from all the best-selling vegan chefs. Obviously this doesn't mean that they know the most nutritious vegan recipes because there is no mention of...

Dan Curtis' Burnt Offerings Gives Haunted House Fresh Blood!

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:02:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Too bad it's not Halloween as I review Burnt Offerings from 1976, but a great spooky tale always is welcome in my opinion. Of course, if you want to wait until then and just make a note of this movie, fine, but I doubt you'll feel more spooked...

Matt Beynon Rees' Latest Omar Yussef Mystery Inside Palestine~

Sat, 23 May 2009 16:13:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Winner of the CWA (Crime Writer's Association) New Blood Dagger award for his book The Collaborator of Bethlehem, Matt Beynon Rees came out with A Grave in Gaza and now The Samaritan's Secret. The latter is my introduction to...

John Patrick Shanley's Doubt Came From The Stage To Screen~

Fri, 22 May 2009 21:40:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - I didn't grow up Catholic attending one of those nun-taught schools, for which I'll be ever grateful. My birthfather, a real jerk who I've met but keeps me a secret from his family, is Catholic, but before I knew about him I decided to convert to...

Canadian MD Pulls Extensive Research Together For Breast Cancer and Iodine~

Wed, 20 May 2009 01:04:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - We would all like to understand the mechanisms in play that cause our bodies to often develop cancer. It's taking more and more lives of every age anymore these days in spite of the medical establishment declaring war on it some decades ago. Even though...

Japanese Get 100% More Iodine Than Americans & Look At The Results!

Sun, 17 May 2009 02:32:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Way back in 1829 a French physician named Jean Lugol discovered the ability of iodine to treat infections when potassium iodine, its reduced form, is added to it and distilled water. His Lugol's Iodine Solution was then available at apothecaries and...

Spanish Bestseller Is "One Gorgeous Read" For Stephen King~

Fri, 15 May 2009 20:30:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Where do you find solace when this confusing, war-torn world asks too blasted much of you? Do you turn to a book, a novel, another world on paper just as scary and confusing to help you get lost in other peoples' lives and forget for a while your own...

Dalton Trumbo's Anti-War Johnny Got His Gun Now On DVD!!

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:07:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jankp - Over two years ago I was devastated by a tattered copy of Dalton Trumbo's award-winning 1939 novel, Johnny Got His Gun, and ever since I've waited for the DVD of the 1971 movie to be created and made available to me Finally it's happened. I...