Author: Hip Online
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American Minor – American Minor
Artist: American Minor Title: American Minor Label: Jive Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: American Minor’s debut album comes as a complete surprise, sounding like a missive from an alternate, more perfect universe where Television opened for Bad Company and the Gun Club toured with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. American Minor are five working-class boys from…
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Candid Camera: Through The Decades
Cast: Allen Funt Studio: Rhino Rating: 7/10 As reality shows continue to dominate mainstream entertainment, it’s only fitting that the grandfather of them all finally gets a comprehensive DVD release. CANDID CAMERA began wooing its way into America’s television sets on NBC in 1949. Since then, the show has switched hosts a few times, and…
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Bow Wow – Interview [2005]
Ask Bow Wow what life is like now that’s he’s 18 and the music, film and television powerhouse pulls no punches. “I’m maturing,” he says. “I’m becoming a man, but staying humble. I’m staying myself and most importantly, I’m trying to make good movies and music for my fans. Every one in hip-hop talks about…
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Jason Mraz – Mr. A-Z
Artist: Jason Mraz Title: Mr. A-Z Label: Atlantic Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: MR. A-Z comes nearly three years after the release of Mraz’s breakthrough Elektra debut, the RIAA platinum WAITING FOR MY ROCKET TO COME. While waiting for Jason’s new album to come, fans were treated to the summer ’04 release of the two-disc CD/DVD…
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The Skeleton Key
Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: From the writer of The Ring (Ehren Kruger) and the director of K-PAX (Iain Softley) comes Universal Pictures’ contemporary supernatural thriller, The Skeleton Key. Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans, The Skeleton Key stars Hudson as…
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Four Brothers
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Avenging the death of their mother, who was accidentally murdered in a robbery at her local grocery store, four adopted brothers (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, and Garrett Hedlund) grow closer through their mission, realizing the family ties they share. THE…
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Deuce Bigalow Europeon Gigalow
Cast: Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin, Jean Reno Studio: Sony Rating: 4.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: A professional male escort, Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) takes on Europe in this comic sequel to 1999’s DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO. This time around, he really needs the money, as he must bail out a pimp (Eddie Griffin) who stands accused of…
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3rd Rock from the Sun: The Complete First Season DVD
Cast: John Lithgow Studio: Anchor Bay Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: A science-fiction themed sitcom, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN looked at the absurdity of human behavior and society from a literal outsider’s perspective. Four alien beings have been transported to Earth in order to more closely study mankind. Landing in the town of Rutherford, Ohio,…
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Kung Fu Hustle
Cast: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Leung Siu Lung, Huang Sheng Yi Studio: Sony Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Stephen Chow’s follow-up to SHAOLIN SOCCER ups the over-the-top action quotient by about three zillion percent. The story is set in 1930s Hong Kong, with Chow as a shaggy-haired, would-be bad guy named Sing, who gets…
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Herb Alpert – Whipped Cream
Artist: Herb Alpert Title: Whipped Cream Label: Shout Factory Rating: 8/10 Lounge hipsters and thrift-store hounds rejoice—your wait is over! Yes, the king of kitsch is back and sounding better than ever with this new reissue. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of this seminal album, indie label Shout Factory! has done a bang-up job at…