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New Day Risingnew
Indie-rocker, acoustic guitarist and electronic deejay Bob Mould encapsulates his wide-ranging writing career with his tour for "Body of Song."
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Back In Black
Phoenix and Witherspoon bring the appropriate fire to the epic love story of Johnny Cash and June Carter, but director James Mangold's film never ignites.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Thar Be Monsters!new
An Ohio State researcher helps discover a brand new (but really old) sea monster.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-17-2005 |
Science
Flying The Skull And Funnybones
Gideon Defoe's "Pirates!" adventure books are a blast, and if you're not careful, you just may learn something -- nothing of any value, of course, but something.
Columbus Alive |
Bob Starker |
11-17-2005 |
Fiction
Garbage Gourmetsnew
In today's mass-consumption culture, just about everything you need can be found in the trash for free, provided you know how to look for it.
Columbus Alive |
Bret Liebendorfer |
11-17-2005 |
Culture
Sean Hannity, Cyborg Hero of the People
A new comic book series posits a futuristic, liberal dystopia where the only thing between mollycoddled terrorists and the total annihilation of the American people are action heroes G. Gordon Liddy and Sean Hannity.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-10-2005 |
Fiction
It Died Trying
The problem with this 50 Cent biopic glamorizing the grit of the rapper's life isn't so much that the star is a bad actor as he isn't any kind of actor at all.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Dr. Seuss, Pre-Med
A new collection of early works reveals Dr. Seuss as more than just another brand name or massively influential children's book author: He was a real, living artist whose work wasn't always all that great.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-09-2005 |
Original Work
And the Winner Isn't
It's saintly mother versus sinning father in a melodramatic struggle to feed their too many kids.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
The Waiting Game
Sam Mendes' timely adaptation of a marine memoirist's timely book focuses on the impotent frustration of warriors waiting to wage war, and the aura of unfinished business they leave in their wake.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
Wily Capote
Philip Seymour Hoffman gives one of his best performances, as manipulative writer Truman Capote, in one of the year's best films.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Capote, Bennett Miller
The Truman Shownew
Capote star Philip Seymour Hoffman discusses reviving the creator of "In Cold Blood" and steering clear of caricature.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Toothpaste -- It's What's for Dinner
First-name-only cartoonist Drew's online comic strip Toothpaste for Dinner gets downloaded into a hard-copy collection.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-03-2005 |
Original Work
Not Quite Ready For Prime Time
Torn between infantile rom com and mature dramedy, Prime suffers from it's own identity crisis.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
10-31-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Younger, Prime
Cut Off at the Legs
A clever/stupid horror movie gets a perfectly clever/stupid sequel.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw II
