Nothing makes one feel like it’s wintertime in Los Angeles quite like unseasonably hot weather. Today it’s a record-breaking 89 degrees in the Valley where it should be 60-something this time of year. Unlike my snowbound relatives back east who think I’m rubbing it in every time they ask what the temperature is out here, […]
Archive for the ‘RANTS & REVIEWS’ Category
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 12: Seeds (T.V. review)
January 15th, 2014 
Steven D'Arcangelo The Screens Have It: How Mobile Phones Changed Television Viewership
January 15th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee If there’s anything the average American loves more than their television entertainment, it’s their smart phones. Our time spent in front of a screen has increased by leaps and bounds since the invention of the Internet and mobile computing, to the point where eMarketer notes that the average person invests more hours of their day […]
“Her” Romancing the Phone (Film Review)
January 10th, 2014 John Delia One of the better features at the movies “Her” has been released wide after a short limited stint that qualifies it for the Oscar race. The Sci-fi comedy/drama that takes place in the future uses some of the phone knowledge we have today, but adding many twists on the potential of our present day […]
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“Lone Survivor” An Emotional True Story (Film Review)
January 10th, 2014 John Delia A startling true story reaches theaters this weekend and it’s very realistic. Lone Survivor takes the viewer on an ‘edge of your seat’ trip into Afghanistan with a Navy Seals squad. It’s not a documentary, but a gut wrenching drama that shows the brutal fighting that goes on in a country in turmoil. Extremely […]
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January 8th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo The Magical Place is the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. mid-season premiere that picks up where the mid-season finale left off. (Remember when television shows just had one premiere and one finale per season?) The “finale” ended on a cliffhanger with Agent Coulson getting himself kidnapped by Project Centipede. Now the mission is to rescue him and […]
Check Out Hot Wheel’s Elite 1:43 Scale BTTF DeLorean w/ Mr. Fusion (Product Review)
January 4th, 2014 Steve Czarnecki Great Scott, the future has arrived! The 1:43 Scale Back to the Future Time Machine with Mr. Fusion from Mattel’s Hot Wheels Cult Classic Collection, just like in the movies, picks up right where the original ended. Last year we had a chance to get an advanced release of the Classic Collections original Delorean Time Machine to […]
THE TIME OF THE DOCTOR – Lindalee’s Doctor Who Review (Christmas Episode)
December 27th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee 5 1/2 year old Whovian; Lindalee Rose provides her own stylized recap and review of the 2013 Christmas Episode of Doctor Who. In this installment, Matt Smith portrays the infamous time-lord one last time before handing over the reigns to the next Doctor; Peter Capaldi. When the Doctor spends his last remaining days protecting a […]
