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Spaghetti & Sauce: Take A Hard Ride

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:50:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - Coming near the end of the highly successful reign of the Spaghetti Western subgenre, the 1974 release Take A Hard Ride< b>, embodies both the best and worst of the popular genre. Directed by Anthonio Marghetti, this film features all the main...

Rockin' The Heart of Atlanta: Dave Matthews Band-Live At Piedmont Park

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 21:05:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - As a former long time resident of Atlanta, I have been to a few concerts in Piedmont Park, a sprawling, scenic, 189 acre city park located in the heart of Atlanta. The September 2007 benefit concert, that raised over $1 million to expand 53 acres of...

Beware of the Ides of March: Julius Caesar

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:11:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - "Friends Romans, countrymen, lend me your ear;" (Act III scene II) "Et tu Brute;" (Act III scene I) "the fault dear Brutus is not in our stars;" (Act I scene II) "This (Caesar) was the noblest Roman of them all;" (Act V scene V) "Not that I loved...

Serene and Salty Jazz: Bolling- Picnic Suite

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:41:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - Claude Bolling has gained international fame as a jazz pianist, arranger, conductor, and composer. For this collaborative effort, Picnic Suite, he is joined by French guitarist Alexandre Lagoya, and famed French flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal. The...

Happy Feet: Reebok Classic for Women-Soles4Souls W/O

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:21:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - No, this is not a review of a film about a dancing penguin. It is about the happy feet, that result from wearing the Reebok Classic for Women shoe. However, the company is named after an African gazelle, so there is an animal connection after all...

Seaside Holiday: December Boys

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:01:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - Daniel Radcilff takes a break from the Harry Potter series in the heartwarming 2007 family drama December Boys, based on the novel by Michael Noonan. It is a nostalgic, beautifully filmed coming- of-age story set in the 1960's on the...

Wetherby: Death Of A Stranger: Wetherby

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:27:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them." This well known quote by Henry David Thoreau, pretty much sums up the haunting 1985 psychological drama, Wetherby. Featuring an all-star cast...

Superman On Wheels: The Flying Scotsman

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:13:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The gritty, 2006 biopic The Flying Scotsman, is based on the autobiography by Scottish cyclist, Grame Obree, who broke the world record in the Individual Pursuit World championship in 1993. It is the inspirational story of an amateur...

Plunder of the Sun: In Search of Treasure: Plunder The Sun

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:08:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The semi-classic 1953 thriller Plunder The Sun, based on the novel by David Dodge, (To Catch A Thief) has everything one would expect from the genre; exotic locations, mysterious women, shady characters, and hidden treasure. However, this quasi...

Lost City: Adios Havana: Lost City

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:06:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The 2006 period drama Lost City marks the directorial debut of Cuban/American Andy Garcia. It is also an intensely personal story of the lively pre-revolutionary culture and music scene in Havana, that Garcia captures with nostalgic poignancy...

Butler And A Duke: Bernard and Doris

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:01:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The 2007 HBO original quasi-biopic Bernard and Doris, explores the peculiar relationship between tobacco Heiress Doris Duke and her Irish butler Bernard Lafferty, to whom she surprisingly left control of her enormous fortune after only...

Allan Folsom - The Machiavelli Covenant: In Pursuit of World Domination: The Machiavelli Covenant

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:10:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The New York Times bestselling Author Allan Folsom, first introduced his readers to former LAPD detective Nicholas Marten, in his previous novel The Exile. Marten reappears in Folsom's follow-up effort, The Machiavelli Covenant, in a...

Irish Jam: From Hollywood to Ballywood: Irish Jam

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The tag line from the off-beat cross-cultural romantic comedy Irish Jam, "the luck of the Irish just ran out," pretty much sums up the stereotypical, tongue in cheek humor, that makes up this outlandish, mildly entertaining, lightweight farce...

Rebellion in the Court: King Maker

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The 2005 period drama King Maker set in 16th Century Siam, (modern day Thailand) comes across in the opening scenes, as a historical drama chronicling the downfall of the kingdom of Ayutthaya in 1559. However, this film is so poorly conceived,...

Evening: The Final Hours: Evening

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:59:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - With a stellar cast featuring some of the best actresses of their generation; Vanessa Redgrave, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, and Natasha Richardson, and a screen play co-written by Michael Cunningham (The Hours), I had great expectations for the 2007...

Avoiding The Minefields: Landmines in the Path of the Believer

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:13:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - As any Christian will tell you, being a believer does not exempt one from temptation. If anything, the temptations are stronger, but the ability to effectively put your faith into practice, should make it easier to deal with the temptations that are a...

City Slicker Turns Cattle Driver: Cowboy

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:56:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The quirky, off-beat, 1958 western Cowboy, based on the true life story of Frank Harris, in his memoir My Reminiscences As A Cowboy, not only pokes a bit of fun at the mythological romance of the old west, but enables the viewer to see it...

Coffee of the Stars: Newman's Own Organics: Cafe Almond Biscotti

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:15:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - I am not normally one to be taken in by fancy advertising, promises of all natural organic ingredients, or star studded labels. However, when I found Newman's Own Organics: Cafe Almond Biscotti on sale at my local Target store, I decided to...

Spirit Of A Champion

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:18:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - I have always been a huge fan of inspirational sports stories. My favorite aspect of the Olympic television coverage, is the "up-close and personal" stories of the athletes between events. I was delighted to stumble upon the moving, and extremely well...

Showdown In The Desert: The Stalking Moon

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:36:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - Based on the novel by Theodore V. Olsen, the tautly paced, 1968 drama, The Stalking Moon, is rather unique, in that it successfully combines two seemingly dissimilar genres, westerns and suspense thrillers. The final showdown is an action packed,...

The Ultimate Betrayal: For Queen And Country

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:48:17 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - As an avid fan of Denzel Washington, I am always on the lookout for his films. I somehow missed one of his strong early performances in the 1989 thriller For Queen And Country. Unfortunately, aside from Washington's performance, there is not much...

Music Without Boundaries: Herbie Hancock-Possibilities

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:51:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - Those who may be unfamiliar with Herbie Hancock's critically acclaimed 2005 recording, Possibilities, featuring collaborations with a variety of artists, including veterans Carlos Santana, Sting, and Paul Simon, and relative newcomers, Angelique...

Search And Rescue: Spartan

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:37:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The cryptic 2004 Suspense thriller Spartan, if nothing more, certainly lives up to it's title. It is a tautly paced film, with a tightly written script, by acclaimed director, (The Heist) playwright, (Glengarry Glen Ross/American Buffalo) and...

Jazz, Classical Fusion:-Bolling: Toot Suite

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:17:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - French jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, Claude Bolling, has produced a number of collaborative efforts combining, jazz, pop, and classical music, to create his own version of avant garde jazz. In his 1981 collaboration Toot Suite, Bolling is...

Heavens Fall: Southern Injustice: Heaven Fall

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:25:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The 2005 period drama Heavens Fall somehow slipped under the radar, playing to a limited audience, despite a compelling story line, and an impressive cast. Currently appearing on The Movie Channel, this film chronicles one of the more...