Archive for November, 2006
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen
Studio: Fox
Rating: 9.5/10
THE STORY: Jagshemash! Sacha Baron Cohen, the star and creator of HBO’s “Da Ali G Show,” brings his Kazakh journalist character Borat Sagdiyev to the big screen for the first time. Leaving his native Kazakhstan, Borat travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, [...]
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Game: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Platform: Xbox 360
Studio: Activision
Rating: 8/10
GAME DESCRIPTION: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance lets you create a four-member strike force of Marvel Super Heroes. If you had to assemble a team of the best heroes, who would you pick? Choose wisely, because this is an alliance for the ages — the team you create will face [...]
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Game: World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Platform: XBOX 360
Studio: Activision
Rating: 6/10
GAME DESCRIPTION: Building on last year’s most successful poker title and the number one brand in poker, World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions takes a story-based approach. Take a seat next to Chris “Jesus” Ferguson as his protégé, a new professional poker player. [...]
Mission Impossible 3
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Philip S. Hoffman
Studio: Paramount
Rating: 7/10
CORPORATE LINE: Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty to trains new IMF agents. But he is called back into action to confront the toughest villain he’s ever faced - Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international weapons and information provider with no [...]
Kellie Pickler - Small Town Girl
Artist: Kellie Pickler
Title: Small Town Girl
Label: Sony
Rating: 5/10
CORPORATE LINE: In 2005, Louisiana-born and North Carolina-raised singer Kellie Pickler landed a spot in the fifth season of American Idol. Though she finished sixth, the former waitress and Miss North Carolina contestant charmed American audiences with her Southern twang and blonde ambition, resulting in a contract with [...]
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
Artist: Lady Sovereign
Title: Public Warning
Label: Def Jam
Rating: 7/10
CORPORATE LINE: With early airplay blowing up across the country in advance of yesterday’s official impact at Top 40, it sounds like radio definitely loves Def Jam recording artist Lady Sovereign’s “Love Me Or Hate Me,” the first U.S. single from PUBLIC WARNING, the pint-sized 20-year-old’s debut album.
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