'Ballast' stars Micheal J. Smith Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs

News  |  www.chicagotribune.com | Oct 31, 2008

I love " Ballast ," and I want to be careful not to oversell writer-director Lance Hammer's achievement or mischaracterize this gentle, patient picture's qualities. A couple of the dramatic scenes don't come offthey are a little blunt in the writing, a little soft in the acting. The rhythm

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Rock's holy grail: MTV scores Beatles music for video game

News  |  c.moreover.com | Oct 30, 2008

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Rock Band Licenses The Beatles

News  |  games.slashdot.org | Oct 30, 2008

And double bonus points for off-rhythm drumming? Actually, rhythmically, Ringo (or Paul if you subscribe to that theory) was right on. It's just that a lot of the rhythms that were played were off-beat. There's a major difference between the two.

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Jazz Pianist Scores Music for Sarah Palin Interview

Blog  |  blog.wired.com | Oct 29, 2008

Regardless of your political affiliation, you might find this jazzed-up version of Sarah Palin's chat with Katie Couric amusing. Keyboardist Henry Hey managed to sync his playing to her speech

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/10/jazz-pianist-sc.html

Roger Ebert's Little Rule Book

Blog  |  blogs.suntimes.com | Oct 29, 2008

Professional movie critics might be dropping like flies these days, but that's no reason to forget the rules of the game -- and Roger Ebert has posted a little rule book for those who need reminding.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/10/eberts_little_rule_book.html

Christian Science Monitor To Cease Daily Publication

Blog  |  www.businesssheet.com | Oct 28, 2008

From The Business Sheet:The newspaper biz is getting bleaker.<img

http://www.businesssheet.com/2008/10/christian-science-monitor-to-cease-daily-publication

Monday Blah ShortCuts, 'High School Musical,' 'Che,' Todd Haynes, Fake 'Inglourious' Posters, Leo DiCaprio, More...

Blog  |  theplaylist.blogspot.com | Oct 27, 2008

Monday morning and we're having a lot of serious trouble finding the interest to blog about anything in full. To no one's surprise we're sure, "High School Musical 3" topped the box-office this weekend with a $42 million cume. The insipid horror franchise, "Saw V" came in second with $30.5 million.

http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2008/10/monday-blah-shortcuts-high-school.html

Ovation to Kick Off Second Annual Nutcracker Battle

News  |  www.multichannel.com | Oct 27, 2008

Ovation TV this year will offer “Battle of the Nutcrackers—Grudge Match” by offering six diverse productions of the beloved holiday classic, officials said Monday.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6608864.html?nid=3411

Blu-ray Review: Beetlejuice

News  |  bluray.highdefdigest.com | Oct 27, 2008

"I'm the ghost with the most, babe." Beetlejuice, Beetle Juice, Betelgeuse. However you want to spell it, Tim Burton's 1988 haunted house comedy marked the director as a genuine auteur with a unique cinematic...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/433205291" height="1"

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1366/beetlejuice.html

Theater: How Billy Danced His Way Beyond Cinema

News  |  www10.nytimes.com | Oct 26, 2008

Will Americans who already know Billy Elliot on film accept a different version of his story on stage?

http://www10.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/theater/26blank.html?_r=5&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

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