Pop Culture Roundup Aug. 7, 2007
Songwriter Lee Hazelwood, who penned "These Boots are Made for Walking" and recorded a number of duets with Nancy Sinatra, has died.
He is widely cited as a primary inspiration for today's neo-psychedelic and baroque-pop movements. In the late 1990s, he was embraced by such alternative rock figures as Nick Cave and Sonic Youth, whose drummer Steve Shelley reissued some of his albums on CD. A 2002 tribute album, "Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood," features such underground artists as Tindersticks, Lambchop, Calexico, Johnny Dowd and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley.
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Here's a teaser for DC Comics' straight-to-DVD animated adaptation of Darwyn Cooke's "New Frontier" mini-series.
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Booksteve remembers "The Magic Christian" in its book, movie and soundtrack incarnations.
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Hear a preview from Brian Wilson's new song cycle That Lucky Old Sun.
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The Daily Mail interviews Pattie Boyd about her new book, which details her relationships with George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
He is widely cited as a primary inspiration for today's neo-psychedelic and baroque-pop movements. In the late 1990s, he was embraced by such alternative rock figures as Nick Cave and Sonic Youth, whose drummer Steve Shelley reissued some of his albums on CD. A 2002 tribute album, "Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood," features such underground artists as Tindersticks, Lambchop, Calexico, Johnny Dowd and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley.
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Here's a teaser for DC Comics' straight-to-DVD animated adaptation of Darwyn Cooke's "New Frontier" mini-series.
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Booksteve remembers "The Magic Christian" in its book, movie and soundtrack incarnations.
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Hear a preview from Brian Wilson's new song cycle That Lucky Old Sun.
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The Daily Mail interviews Pattie Boyd about her new book, which details her relationships with George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
DVD new releases Aug. 7, 2007
Rome - The Complete Second Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season (Collectible Bart Head Pack)
The Muppet Show - Season Two
The Dresden Files - The Complete First Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season
Full House - The Complete Seventh Season
Flash Gordon (Saviour Of The Universe Edition) (1980)
Elvis - The Hollywood Collection (Charro / Girl Happy / Kissin' Cousins / Live a Little, Love a Little / Stay Away, Joe / Tickle Me)
Roseanne - Season Eight
This Is Elvis (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection (Manhattan Melodrama / Evelyn Prentice / Double Wedding / I Love You Again / Love Crazy)
Daniel Boone: Season 5
The Hills - The Complete Second Season
That Girl: Season Three
Super Friends - The Legendary Super Powers Show - The Complete Series
My Hero - Season Two
Brigitte Bardot Collection (Naughty Girl / Love on a Pillow / The Vixen / Come Dance with Me / Two Weeks in September)
The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season (Collectible Bart Head Pack)
The Muppet Show - Season Two
The Dresden Files - The Complete First Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season
Full House - The Complete Seventh Season
Flash Gordon (Saviour Of The Universe Edition) (1980)
Elvis - The Hollywood Collection (Charro / Girl Happy / Kissin' Cousins / Live a Little, Love a Little / Stay Away, Joe / Tickle Me)
Roseanne - Season Eight
This Is Elvis (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection (Manhattan Melodrama / Evelyn Prentice / Double Wedding / I Love You Again / Love Crazy)
Daniel Boone: Season 5
The Hills - The Complete Second Season
That Girl: Season Three
Super Friends - The Legendary Super Powers Show - The Complete Series
My Hero - Season Two
Brigitte Bardot Collection (Naughty Girl / Love on a Pillow / The Vixen / Come Dance with Me / Two Weeks in September)
New CD releases Aug. 7, 2007
CD new releases Aug. 7, 2007
Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition) ~ Elvis Presley
In Concert November 1975 by Richard & Linda Thompson
Individually & Collectively/Living Together, Growing Together by The 5th Dimension
Soul & Inspiration by The 5th Dimension
A Portrait/Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes by The 5th Dimension
Live! by The 5th Dimension
The Magic Garden/Up, Up and Away by The 5th Dimension
Stoned Soul Picnic/The Age of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension
Gentleman Ruffin by David Ruffin
So Soon We Change by David Ruffin
Frankenstein vs. The Creature from Blood Cove by Original Soundtrack
Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition) ~ Elvis Presley
In Concert November 1975 by Richard & Linda Thompson
Individually & Collectively/Living Together, Growing Together by The 5th Dimension
Soul & Inspiration by The 5th Dimension
A Portrait/Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes by The 5th Dimension
Live! by The 5th Dimension
The Magic Garden/Up, Up and Away by The 5th Dimension
Stoned Soul Picnic/The Age of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension
Gentleman Ruffin by David Ruffin
So Soon We Change by David Ruffin
Frankenstein vs. The Creature from Blood Cove by Original Soundtrack
Pop Culture Roundup Aug. 3, 2007
The Chicago Sun-Times reviews the 1968 "The Archie Show," now out on DVD.
The music is what set "The Archie Show" apart from the rest of the Saturday morning lineup (it was also one of the first cartoons to use a laugh track). While superheros were saving the planet on other shows, the Archies were making records. Every episode featured the Archies' signature brand of bubblegum pop -- pop that sold tens of millions copies (including those cardboard '45s that were part of the packaging on your favorite cereal box). Songs like "Sugar, Sugar" (which sold 7 million copies), "Bang-Shang-a-Lang" and "Jingle Jangle" made the "imaginary" Archies as hot as the real artists on the charts. For a time, in 1969, "Sugar Sugar" sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, besting "Age of Aquarius" by the Fifth Dimension, "Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations and "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones. The reason for the Archies' musical success pointed to one man, iconic promoter Don Kirshner, fresh from his stint with the Monkees. Kirshner assembled a studio band that included (in various incarnations) Ron Dante, Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom, Leslie Miller, Ellie Greenwich, Andy Kim and Toni Wine. The resulting layered harmonies made the Archies easy to listen to.
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See Steve Martin interview New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast.
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Actor Gabriel Macht ("The Good Shephard") will play the Spirit in Frank Miller's big-screen adaptation of the Will Eisner comic strip.
"We think Gabriel has a devilishly charming quality, and the dry wit that embodies the Spirit, and we wanted to do this with someone who can embody this character for the next few years, because we anticipate we'll be making more than one Spirit movie," said Lionsgate prexy of film production Mike Paseornek.
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As hinted here previously, the beloved Dial B for Blog, um, blog, is coming back. It's creator, "Robby Reed" promised new "issues" beginning in September. Meanwhile, you can catch up on some his earlier funny, informative and in-depth looks at Silver Age Comics here.
You also can keep up to date on the Dial B for Blog Message Board here.
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Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson may perform together at one of Wilson's upcoming London concerts.
The music is what set "The Archie Show" apart from the rest of the Saturday morning lineup (it was also one of the first cartoons to use a laugh track). While superheros were saving the planet on other shows, the Archies were making records. Every episode featured the Archies' signature brand of bubblegum pop -- pop that sold tens of millions copies (including those cardboard '45s that were part of the packaging on your favorite cereal box). Songs like "Sugar, Sugar" (which sold 7 million copies), "Bang-Shang-a-Lang" and "Jingle Jangle" made the "imaginary" Archies as hot as the real artists on the charts. For a time, in 1969, "Sugar Sugar" sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, besting "Age of Aquarius" by the Fifth Dimension, "Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations and "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones. The reason for the Archies' musical success pointed to one man, iconic promoter Don Kirshner, fresh from his stint with the Monkees. Kirshner assembled a studio band that included (in various incarnations) Ron Dante, Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom, Leslie Miller, Ellie Greenwich, Andy Kim and Toni Wine. The resulting layered harmonies made the Archies easy to listen to.
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See Steve Martin interview New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast.
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Actor Gabriel Macht ("The Good Shephard") will play the Spirit in Frank Miller's big-screen adaptation of the Will Eisner comic strip.
"We think Gabriel has a devilishly charming quality, and the dry wit that embodies the Spirit, and we wanted to do this with someone who can embody this character for the next few years, because we anticipate we'll be making more than one Spirit movie," said Lionsgate prexy of film production Mike Paseornek.
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As hinted here previously, the beloved Dial B for Blog, um, blog, is coming back. It's creator, "Robby Reed" promised new "issues" beginning in September. Meanwhile, you can catch up on some his earlier funny, informative and in-depth looks at Silver Age Comics here.
You also can keep up to date on the Dial B for Blog Message Board here.
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Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson may perform together at one of Wilson's upcoming London concerts.
DVD: Spider-Man 3 due out Oct. 30
Details from Sony:
Spider-Man(TM) 3 will be available in several versions for fans to collect including a single-disc release, a two-disc Special Edition release, PSP, and a three-pack DVD release which will include Spider-Man(TM) and Spider-Man(TM) 2 on DVD with collectible O-Ring packaging.
Also available is the Spider-Man(TM) High Definition Trilogy, a three-pack release of all three films on Blu-ray(TM) High-Def allowing fans an exclusive opportunity to collect both Spider-Man(TM) and Spider-Man(TM) 2 in high definition, along with Spider-Man(TM) 2.1 and Spider- Man(TM) 3. Spider-Man(TM) 3 will also be available as a stand-alone two-disc release on Blu-ray(TM) High-Def.
The two-disc Spider-Man(TM) 3 Blu-ray(TM) High-Def and two-disc Special Edition DVD offer fans more than six hours of all-new bonus materials, including a trio of featurettes spotlighting the cinematic creation of the web crawler's greatest nemeses. Grains of Sand -- Building Sandman details the challenges Sony Pictures Imageworks faced in creating the iconic villain; Re-Imagining the Goblin explores the changes in the New Goblin character from page to screen; and Covered in Black -- Creating Venom follows the cinematic creation of Spider-Man's archrival.
The two-disc's added value also has a trio of features on the creation of the spectacular stunts in the movie: Hanging On ... Gwen Stacy & the Collapsing Floor, where stunt coordinator Scott Rogers explores the logistics of the dangerous stunt performed by Bryce Dallas Howard; Fighting, Flying & Driving -- The Stunts, wherein Stunt Coordinator/2nd Unit Director Dan Bradley and Stunt Coordinator Scott Rogers provide a behind-the-scenes peek at the various "gags" in the film; and Wall of Water where the viewer is taken into the creation of one of the biggest stunts in the film. In addition, the discs offer bloopers, a Snow Patrol music video, and two audio commentary tracks with cast and filmmakers.
Spider-Man(TM) 3 Special Features (Single-Disc DVD)
-- Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
-- Audio: English Dolby True HD 5.1, English PCM 5.1 (Uncompressed),
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
-- Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean,
Thai, Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Cantonese
-- Bloopers
-- Photo Galleries
-- Snow Patrol Music Video
-- Audio Commentary with Director Sam Raimi and Cast Members Tobey
Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher
Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard
-- Audio Commentary with Producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Grant
Curtis, Editor Bob Murawski and Special Effects Supervisor Scott
Stokdyk
-- Closed Captioned
-- Bonus Previews
Spider-Man(TM) 3 Two-Disc Special Edition DVD, Two-Disc Blu-ray(TM) High-Def
Disc One Special Features:
-- Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
-- Audio: English Dolby True HD 5.1, English PCM 5.1 (Uncompressed),
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
-- Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean,
Thai, Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Cantonese
-- Bloopers
-- Photo Galleries
-- Snow Patrol Music Video
-- Audio Commentary with Director Sam Raimi and Cast Members Tobey
Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher
Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard
-- Audio Commentary with Producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Grant
Curtis, Editor Bob Murawski and Special Effects Supervisor Scott
Stokdyk
-- Closed Captioned
-- Bonus Previews
Disc Two Special Features:
-- Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
-- Audio: English, Spanish 5.1 (Dolby Digital). English, Spanish (Dolby
Surround)
-- Subtitles: English, Spanish
-- Featurette: Grains of Sand -- Building Sandman
-- Featurette: Re-Imagining the Goblin
-- Featurette: Covered in Black -- Creating Venom
-- Featurette: Hanging On ... Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor
-- Featurette: Fighting, Flying & Driving -- The Stunts
-- Featurette: Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3
-- Featurette: Wall Of Water
-- Featurette: On Location Cleveland -- The Chase on Euclid Avenue
-- Featurette: On Location New York -- From Rooftops to Backstreets
-- Featurette: The Science of Sound
-- Featurette: Inside The Editing Room
-- Theatrical TV Spots From Around the World
-- Closed Captioned
Spider-Man(TM) 3 will be available in several versions for fans to collect including a single-disc release, a two-disc Special Edition release, PSP, and a three-pack DVD release which will include Spider-Man(TM) and Spider-Man(TM) 2 on DVD with collectible O-Ring packaging.
Also available is the Spider-Man(TM) High Definition Trilogy, a three-pack release of all three films on Blu-ray(TM) High-Def allowing fans an exclusive opportunity to collect both Spider-Man(TM) and Spider-Man(TM) 2 in high definition, along with Spider-Man(TM) 2.1 and Spider- Man(TM) 3. Spider-Man(TM) 3 will also be available as a stand-alone two-disc release on Blu-ray(TM) High-Def.
The two-disc Spider-Man(TM) 3 Blu-ray(TM) High-Def and two-disc Special Edition DVD offer fans more than six hours of all-new bonus materials, including a trio of featurettes spotlighting the cinematic creation of the web crawler's greatest nemeses. Grains of Sand -- Building Sandman details the challenges Sony Pictures Imageworks faced in creating the iconic villain; Re-Imagining the Goblin explores the changes in the New Goblin character from page to screen; and Covered in Black -- Creating Venom follows the cinematic creation of Spider-Man's archrival.
The two-disc's added value also has a trio of features on the creation of the spectacular stunts in the movie: Hanging On ... Gwen Stacy & the Collapsing Floor, where stunt coordinator Scott Rogers explores the logistics of the dangerous stunt performed by Bryce Dallas Howard; Fighting, Flying & Driving -- The Stunts, wherein Stunt Coordinator/2nd Unit Director Dan Bradley and Stunt Coordinator Scott Rogers provide a behind-the-scenes peek at the various "gags" in the film; and Wall of Water where the viewer is taken into the creation of one of the biggest stunts in the film. In addition, the discs offer bloopers, a Snow Patrol music video, and two audio commentary tracks with cast and filmmakers.
Spider-Man(TM) 3 Special Features (Single-Disc DVD)
-- Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
-- Audio: English Dolby True HD 5.1, English PCM 5.1 (Uncompressed),
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
-- Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean,
Thai, Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Cantonese
-- Bloopers
-- Photo Galleries
-- Snow Patrol Music Video
-- Audio Commentary with Director Sam Raimi and Cast Members Tobey
Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher
Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard
-- Audio Commentary with Producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Grant
Curtis, Editor Bob Murawski and Special Effects Supervisor Scott
Stokdyk
-- Closed Captioned
-- Bonus Previews
Spider-Man(TM) 3 Two-Disc Special Edition DVD, Two-Disc Blu-ray(TM) High-Def
Disc One Special Features:
-- Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
-- Audio: English Dolby True HD 5.1, English PCM 5.1 (Uncompressed),
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
-- Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean,
Thai, Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Cantonese
-- Bloopers
-- Photo Galleries
-- Snow Patrol Music Video
-- Audio Commentary with Director Sam Raimi and Cast Members Tobey
Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher
Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard
-- Audio Commentary with Producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Grant
Curtis, Editor Bob Murawski and Special Effects Supervisor Scott
Stokdyk
-- Closed Captioned
-- Bonus Previews
Disc Two Special Features:
-- Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
-- Audio: English, Spanish 5.1 (Dolby Digital). English, Spanish (Dolby
Surround)
-- Subtitles: English, Spanish
-- Featurette: Grains of Sand -- Building Sandman
-- Featurette: Re-Imagining the Goblin
-- Featurette: Covered in Black -- Creating Venom
-- Featurette: Hanging On ... Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor
-- Featurette: Fighting, Flying & Driving -- The Stunts
-- Featurette: Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3
-- Featurette: Wall Of Water
-- Featurette: On Location Cleveland -- The Chase on Euclid Avenue
-- Featurette: On Location New York -- From Rooftops to Backstreets
-- Featurette: The Science of Sound
-- Featurette: Inside The Editing Room
-- Theatrical TV Spots From Around the World
-- Closed Captioned
DVD: Twin Peaks Gold Box collects whole works
Twin Peaks: Definitive Gold Box Edition is 10-disc set out Oct. 30. You can pre-order it now from Amazon.
It will include both versions of the up-until-now unavailable in the U.S. pilot episode along with all 29 episodes from seasons one and two. Y
Extras include:
* Log Lady introductions for each episode.
* Deleted scenes, production.
* The four-part Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks documentary.
* Return to Twin Peaks featurette.
* 13 TV spots.
* Three image galleries.
* Three Georgia Coffee commercials.
* Julee Cruise's Falling music video.
* Eight interactive maps.
* Kyle MacLachlan's monologue and Twin Peaks sketch from "Saturday Night Live."
It will include both versions of the up-until-now unavailable in the U.S. pilot episode along with all 29 episodes from seasons one and two. Y
Extras include:
* Log Lady introductions for each episode.
* Deleted scenes, production.
* The four-part Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks documentary.
* Return to Twin Peaks featurette.
* 13 TV spots.
* Three image galleries.
* Three Georgia Coffee commercials.
* Julee Cruise's Falling music video.
* Eight interactive maps.
* Kyle MacLachlan's monologue and Twin Peaks sketch from "Saturday Night Live."
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