CLASSIC TALES WITH A TWIST // FIRST NOVEL Cara Brake July 28, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 9 Comments Everyone wishes, at some point in their life, to travel to another world. Whether to escape bills, stress or work, one dreams of escaping to a land where anything is possible, and the imaginary transcends...
“EDGE OF TOMORROW” // EXCITING AND IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING Van Roberts June 30, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 9 Comments "EDGE OF TOMORROW" // EXCITING AND IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING The soldier that Tom Cruise plays in “Edge of Tomorrow” gets his butt kicked all over creation. “Bourne Identity” director Doug Limon’s...
ONE NIGHT ONLY // A.C.T. ACTORS DELIVER ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE OF CLASSIC Herb Neu June 18, 2014 Arts, Entertainment, Reviews 35 Comments ONE NIGHT ONLY // A.C.T. ACTORS DELIVER ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE OF CLASSIC The cast of the Actor's Charitable Theatre’s production of Steel Magnolias tried their hardest to avoid watching the movie...
RED CLAY DIARY // WHEN YOU WISH UPON A BOOK Jim Reed June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 8 Comments RED CLAY DIARY // WHEN YOU WISH UPON A BOOK When you invest all your dreams in writing a book, you never expect to receive the Ultimate Review—you know, the review of all reviews, the review that shows...
TUSCALOOSA MUSIC LISTINGS Linda Johnson June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Music 13 Comments TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Plato Jones, Coppertop THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Benjamin Hoefling, Green Bar Matt Bennett Trio, Rounders URI, Rhythm & Brews FRIDAY, JUNE 20 Velcro Pygmies, Rhythm &...
JOY DIVISION // THE LITTLE-KNOWN MASTERPIECE Herb Neu June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Music, Reviews 31 Comments JOY DIVISION // THE LITTLE-KNOWN MASTERPIECE In August of 1979 an album was released under the Factory label out of Manchester, England that contained a sound so fresh, so innovative, that at first one...
FEMALE COP DRAMAS TAKING OVER // “RIZZOLI AND ISLES” GO TO WHOLE NEW LEVEL Cara Brake June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 12 Comments FEMALE COP DRAMAS TAKING OVER // "RIZZOLI AND ISLES" GO TO WHOLE NEW LEVEL Crime dramas are all over the airwaves, from “Law & Order” serious to “21 Jump Street” funny. More rare is the...
“X-MEN—DAYS OF FUTURE PAST” // STERLING PERFORMANCES Van Roberts June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 32 Comments "X-MEN—DAYS OF FUTURE PAST" // STERLING PERFORMANCES Those immersed in all things Marvel, particularly Twentieth Century Fox’s “X-Men” film franchise, should scrutinize “X-Men: Days of Future...
IT WAS DOWN HOME AND JUST RIGHT // THE FREEDOM CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL Jerome Adams June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Music 7 Comments IT WAS DOWN HOME AND JUST RIGHT // THE FREEDOM CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL Annually, the Freedom Creek Blues Festival offers an opportunity to enjoy genuine blues performed in an outdoor, rural setting that is in...
DAD RAP // HIP HOP HEROES GOING GRAY William Barshop June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Features, Music, Reviews 11 Comments DAD RAP // HIP HOP HEROES GOING GRAY In any music scene there is a place for folks just looking to enjoy the sounds of the glory days. For any one year of rock music you can find a fan who insists that was...