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Starring: Jimmy Buffett Release Date: June 19, 2012 Number of Discs: 2 Tracks: 15 Running Time: Label: Mailboat Records Blu-ray Score: 4.5 out of 5 stars CD Score: 4 out of 5 stars I have been a life-long Jimmy Buffett fan, although only seeing him live for the first time earlier this year. Living in [...]
Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara Distributed by: Sony Pictures Entertainment MPAA Rating: R Release Date: March 20, 2012 Running Time: 158 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 2 out of 5 stars Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is one of the best novels released in the [...]
Directed by: Craig Brewer Starring: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid Distributed by Paramount Pictures MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running time: 113 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars Who doesn’t love Kevin Bacon, the original “Footloose” is definitely a classic, but this remake really holds its own. [...]
Starring Carlos Santana Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Run Time: 204 minutes Concert: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars Santana has been around since 1969 and shows zero signs of slowing down. His guitar work is something of magic. This concert includes 23 of their greatest hits [...]
2011 brought a plethora of good and bad music releases to the masses and we here at Media Mikes had quite a pile of releases to choose from for our top 10 of 2011. However after great thought and debate our writers have come up with the lists below. Adam Lawton: 1.) Wasting Light- Foo [...]
“The Descendants” narrowly defeated “Drive” to win the top prize as the Kansas City Film Critics Circle held their annual end of year vote Sunday evening. The Alexander Payne directed film also took home the Best Actor award for star George Clooney. Best Actress went to Kirsten Dunst in Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia. Reclusive filmmaker [...]
Happy New Year! What better way to begin the new year then to discuss the good, bad and ugly in film from 2011. Keep in mind that some of the films that may be honored in the upcoming Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations (“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” “The Iron Lady”) may have only [...]
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy African Cats Amazonia Ancient Aliens: Season One Ancient Aliens: Season Two Animal, Whores and Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter, Vol.2 The Anniversary at Shallow Creek Assassins Creed: Lineage Astron-6 Collection Asylum Seekers Arthur Atrocious Barney’s Version Beauty and the Beast 3D Bellflower Ben-Hur: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Beyblade: Metal Fusion- [...]
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas The Adjustment Bureau The Adventures of Tintin Anonymous Arthur Arthur Christmas The Artist Bad Teacher Battle: Los Angeles Bereavement The Best and The Brightest Beware the Gonzo Biutiful Bridesmaids Buck Captain America: The First Avenger Carnage Cars 2 The Change-Up Chillerama The Company Men Conan The Barbarian The [...]
Directed by: Chen Daming Starring: Andy Lau, Gong Li, Distributed by: New Video Group MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running Time: 116 minutes Overall Score: 4 out of 5 stars When I heard that there was a Chinese remake of the Mel Gibson starer “What Women Want”, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I am a [...]
“Epitaph Tour 2011” Judas Priest, Black Label Society, Thin Lizzy, DJ Lady Starlight Date: Wednesday, November 16th 2011 Venue: Main St. Armory, Rochester, NY Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars The Epitaph Tour headlined by Judas priest made its way to upstate New York on Nov. 16th playing to a near capacity crowd. The [...]
Directed by: Stephen “BK” Bentley-Klein Starring: Deep Purple Rating: Unrated Run Time: 115 Mins. Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Overall Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Who doesn’t love rocking out to Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water”? Such a great track. This Blu-ray was recorded on the closing night of Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival on [...]
Festival Republic Presents: Orlando Calling 2011 Citrus Bowl Park, Orlando FL November 12-13, 2011 Our Score: 2 out of 5 stars This music festival feels like they were trying to capture the look and feel of Woodstock but unfortunately failed. This was the first year for this two-day music festival at the Citrus Bowl, it [...]
Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Gaylord Palms Hotel Orlando, FL – October 14-16, 2011 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars This weekend I had the privilege of attending the Major League Gaming (MLG) event held in Orlando, FL, at the beautiful Gaylord Palms Hotel. The Major League Gaming event is a tournament event that [...]
Directed by: Mike Barker Starring: William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Donald Sutherland, Gillian Anderson Charlie Cox, Raoul Trujillo, Billy Boyd, Eddie Marsan Production company: RHI Entertainment Original channel: Encore MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running time: 180 minutes Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick has been adapted for film many many times over [...]
A little gorier and not as fun as the 1982 version
Location: Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando® Dates: October 9-10, 2011 The event kicked off on Sunday night at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort’s Wantilan Luau. This wasn’t just your normal luau since Syfy put their spin on it and called it “Destination Luau”. It was hosted by “Destination Truth” star Josh Gates and [...]
EA, BioWare and LucasArts to Launch Star Wars: The Old Republic on December 20, 2011 The Republic or the Empire? Choose Your Side and Forge Your Own Personal Star Wars Saga in the Groundbreaking, Story-Driven MMO from BioWare LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today during their keynote address at the Eurogamer Expo, Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg [...]
“DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND” INVADES HOME ENTERTAINMENT WITH LAUNCH ON DVD AND VOD ON OCTOBER 11, 2011 “…good old-fashioned zombie carnage.” – Dreadcentral.com LOS ANGELES, CA (September 13, 2011) – Prepare for a bloodcurdling invasion as Indomina Releasing unleashes Devil’s Playground on DVD and Video on Demand on October 11, 2011. When an experimental new drug treatment goes [...]
Date: Friday, September 9th 2011 Venue: Tag’s Summer Stage, Big Flats, NY Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars Click here to check out our interview with Alter Bridge’s Mark Tremonti Click here to check out our interview with Theory of a Deadman’s Dean Back The 2011 Carnival of Madness tour featuring Emphatic, Adelitas Way, Black [...]
iMatter Festival 2011 Date: Friday, September 2nd Saturday, September 3rd, Sunday, September 4th 2011 Venue: Eldridge Park, Elmira, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Check out our interviews with Texas In July, Emery and August Burns Red. iMatter Festival an event held annually for the past 2 years at Eldridge Park in Elmira, [...]
Mary Tyler Moore Honored With 2011 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award 48th Annual Accolade to be Presented During the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Simulcast Live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 29, 2012 LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2011) – Renowned actress, producer and humanitarian Mary Tyler Moore will receive Screen Actors [...]
Kittie “I’ve Failed You Tour 2011” Date: Thursday, August 25th 2011 Venue: The Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars Kittie brought their growling vocals and rumbling rhythm section to the historic Lost Horizon venue in Syracuse, NY on what turned into an extremely hot night for the Canadian band. Opening [...]
Kiss “The Lost Cities Tour 2011” Date: Thursday, July 28th 2011 Venue: Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Kiss wrapped up their 18 date Lost Cities tour at The Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY on July 28th. A surprisingly smaller venue than what Kiss has been a custom [...]
Check out the latest titles Relativity Media has planned for the Fall 2011, including SHARK NIGHT 3D, MACHINE GUN PREACHER and IMMORTALS. In Theaters September 2, 2011 DIRECTOR: David R. Ellis (The Final Destination) WRITERS: Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg CAST: Sara Paxton (The Innkeepers, Superhero Movie), Dustin Milligan (“90210”, Final Destination 3), Chris [...]
HER UNIVERSE PANEL “WHAT WOMEN WANT IN THEIR FEMALE SCI-FI HEROES” TO BE HOSTED BY ASHLEY ECKSTEIN AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON For the second year-in-a-row, actress and HER UNIVERSETM Founder, Ashley Eckstein, will be sponsoring and hosting a very special panel at San Diego Comic Con on Thursday, July 21st from 6pm to 7pm in room [...]
2011 Summer Movies Retrospect: Part 1
So I felt inspired to write this little note about this years summer films so far. We are half way through July and I am having trouble really picking a favorite so far this summer… We started the summer with FAST FIVE and it was a decent start but since then nothing never really matches [...]