Popular Voices, Cultural Matters 2009-12-14T23:21:23Z Copyright (c) 2009, PopMatters.com ExpressionEngine tag:popmatters.com,2009:12:14 tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.117766 2009-12-14T22:30:39Z 2009-12-14T22:30:39Z James De Roxtra As The Zombies once sung, "It's the time of the season/Where the love runs high". The studio's awards prospects are at the gate, campaigning hard, while we gallop into another kooky awards season. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117820 2009-12-14T22:00:56Z 2009-12-14T22:00:56Z Sarah Zupko tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.116981 2009-12-14T21:00:47Z 2009-12-14T21:00:47Z Bill Gibron tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117661 2009-12-14T20:00:27Z 2009-12-14T20:00:27Z Aaron Sagers tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.117842 2009-12-14T19:43:30Z 2009-12-14T19:43:30Z Daniel Ross tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.117837 2009-12-14T19:04:31Z 2009-12-14T19:04:31Z Mike Newmark tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/channel-surfing/47.117731 2009-12-14T19:00:16Z 2009-12-14T19:00:16Z Meghan Lewit The new TNT show aims to close the gap between Mars and Venus. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.116993 2009-12-14T19:00:06Z 2009-12-14T19:00:06Z Bill Gibron tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117129 2009-12-14T18:00:49Z 2009-12-14T18:00:49Z Katharine Wray tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.117834 2009-12-14T17:45:58Z 2009-12-14T17:45:58Z John Bergstrom tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117707 2009-12-14T17:00:31Z 2009-12-14T17:00:31Z Dave Heaton tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/marginal-utility/9.117831 2009-12-14T16:07:24Z 2009-12-14T16:07:24Z Rob Horning tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117114 2009-12-14T16:00:03Z 2009-12-14T16:00:03Z Thomas Cross tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117265 2009-12-14T15:00:34Z 2009-12-14T15:00:34Z Tobias Peterson tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.117767 2009-12-14T14:48:42Z 2009-12-14T14:48:42Z Sachyn Mital Words and Pictures by Sachyn Mital ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117131 2009-12-14T14:00:49Z 2009-12-14T14:00:49Z Katharine Wray tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117815 2009-12-14T12:06:47Z 2009-12-14T12:06:47Z Cynthia Fuchs Recently named to the Academy Awards' documentary short list, Mark Hopkins' remarkable film follows four doctors in Liberia and the Congo, in sequences at once grueling and inspiring. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.117792 2009-12-14T11:50:25Z 2009-12-14T11:50:25Z PC Muñoz Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.117317 2009-12-14T07:00:55Z 2009-12-14T07:00:55Z Michael Abernethy Adam Lambert and Will Phillips have a lot in common. Both have publically pushed boundaries of what is deemed socially allowable. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117709 2009-12-14T07:00:25Z 2009-12-14T07:00:25Z Lisa Torem He milks and squeezes each note, be it from his trusty guitar or his very well-oiled voice. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117082 2009-12-14T07:00:20Z 2009-12-14T07:00:20Z Josh Indar Funhouse, this easily succeeds. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.117680 2009-12-14T07:00:07Z 2009-12-14T07:00:07Z PopMatters Staff PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2009, highlighted by a bevy of American indie rock juggernauts, the return of a hip-hop master, and a couple of the finest voices on the planet. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.114908 2009-12-14T07:00:05Z 2009-12-14T07:00:05Z Jennifer Cooke Band buys Casio in attempt to shake unshakeable comparison. Fails. Film at 11. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116938 2009-12-14T07:00:05Z 2009-12-14T07:00:05Z Christel Loar Life on Mars: Series 2 is a prime example of how a TV series should be done. Every element, including the decision to end after 2 series, is meant to add to the show's overall brilliance. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117288 2009-12-14T07:00:04Z 2009-12-14T07:00:04Z AJ Ramirez Githead delivers solidly with its third full-length album, even if it’s a long drive with no destination. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116823 2009-12-14T07:00:03Z 2009-12-14T07:00:03Z Mike Schiller tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.111662 2009-12-14T07:00:02Z 2009-12-14T07:00:02Z Richard Elliott tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.113115 2009-12-14T07:00:01Z 2009-12-14T07:00:01Z Andrew Dietzel tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115952 2009-12-14T07:00:00Z 2009-12-14T07:00:00Z Omar Kholeif Help Yourself is still the most relevant, and potent of the artist's efforts. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117087 2009-12-14T07:00:00Z 2009-12-14T07:00:00Z Nick Dinicola The learning curve is prohibitively high for newcomers, and there’s no depth to attract the normal Madden fan, which is a shame because Madden NFL Arcade can be pretty fun if given the chance. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.116923 2009-12-14T06:59:41Z 2009-12-14T06:59:41Z Steve Horowitz tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117017 2009-12-14T06:59:32Z 2009-12-14T06:59:32Z John Grassi This documentary reveals Chanel as a critical figure in 20th Century culture, a visionary designer, brilliant businesswoman, and unrepentant romantic. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.116306 2009-12-14T06:59:31Z 2009-12-14T06:59:31Z Alistair Dickinson Having produced hits for Destiny's Child, Bone Thugz-n-Harmony, and P!nk, Damon Elliott talks to PopMatters about his career and his work on that Fame remake. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117234 2009-12-14T06:59:29Z 2009-12-14T06:59:29Z Michael Harrington tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.116745 2009-12-14T06:59:15Z 2009-12-14T06:59:15Z Meta Wagner We don’t need Oprah Lite or Oprah 2.0, we need someone who’s a true Oprah-in-Training. And the only person who can claim that title is... Kathy Griffin. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.117545 2009-12-14T06:58:52Z 2009-12-14T06:58:52Z Kayley Thomas Terminator Salvation:The future begins? The future might have been better left a looming threat. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.117098 2009-12-14T06:58:15Z 2009-12-14T06:58:15Z Alan Brown tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.117576 2009-12-14T06:57:27Z 2009-12-14T06:57:27Z Ron Hart tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.117575 2009-12-14T06:56:30Z 2009-12-14T06:56:30Z Ron Hart tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.117836 2009-12-14T06:30:01Z 2009-12-14T06:30:01Z Sean McCarthy tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.117802 2009-12-13T23:11:08Z 2009-12-13T23:11:08Z Thomas Hauner The Phenomenal Handclap Band + Javelin: 11 December 2009 - Bowery Ballroom, New York / Words and pictures by Thomas Hauner ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.116890 2009-12-13T20:32:03Z 2009-12-13T20:32:03Z Bill Gibron tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117237 2009-12-13T20:31:23Z 2009-12-13T20:31:23Z Chris Gaerig tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117214 2009-12-13T20:30:51Z 2009-12-13T20:30:51Z Will Layman tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.117795 2009-12-13T14:29:35Z 2009-12-13T14:29:35Z Bill Gibron It’s a real quandary – how do you reinvent the war film, especially one that centers around Hitler, the Nazis, and the so-called “greatest generation”? For the most part, we... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.117702 2009-12-12T04:00:54Z 2009-12-12T04:00:54Z Bill Gibron Parables are supposed to explain the world, not make it more complicated. We are supposed to gain insight and wisdom from religious allegory, not reel with confusion while suffering from heartburn... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.117701 2009-12-12T01:00:15Z 2009-12-12T01:00:15Z Bill Gibron If truth is stranger than fiction, what is the fictionalized version of reality? More normal? Less special? That's the quandary facing Clint Eastwood and his latest grab for end of the year... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117103 2009-12-11T22:00:24Z 2009-12-11T22:00:24Z Karen Zarker tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117048 2009-12-11T21:00:33Z 2009-12-11T21:00:33Z W. Scott Poole tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.117703 2009-12-11T20:00:37Z 2009-12-11T20:00:37Z Bill Gibron Sometimes, the old ways are better. No matter how fancy and fresh feeling the new approach is, the original format often holds a magic untapped and unappreciated by those now enamored of the update.... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/consuming-consumables/29.117165 2009-12-11T20:00:32Z 2009-12-11T20:00:32Z Katharine Wray tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.117764 2009-12-11T19:16:59Z 2009-12-11T19:16:59Z Vijith Assar