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New Shoes for George Bush A Political Blog By James Myers The …
New Shoes for George Bush
A Political Blog
By James Myers
The Entertainment Critic
With only 37 days left in his Presidency, must of us just wish George W., would just go away. Apparently, this includes not only Americans who have tolerated his incompetence for the last 8 years, but also some Iraqis as well. President Bush is currently on a secret world wind tour that includes Iraq. An unusual incident happened today at the Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan today. As Americans we have treated his attempts at revisionist history as laughable. His approval rating hitting an all time low of 30%, %u2018W%u201D has dedicated the final portion of his administration as an attempt to avoid being labeled as the worst President in American history. While Bush was hailing his presidency and the progress in Iraq, one of the journalists at the new conference let him know that his occupation in Iraq was less than welcome.
A protester identified as Muntader al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, owned by Iraq and based in Cairo, shouted at Bush in Arabic, %u201C"This is your farewell kiss, you dog! This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." At the same time, he was throwing his size 10 shoes at Bush, whistling one past his left ear and the second just over his head. Iraq has not welcomed the continuing occupation of 150,000 U.S. troops, where over 4200 Americans have died, coupled with an economic loss of $576 billion dollars in the 5 years and 9 months of the war. These figures do not include the numbers of the wounded, injured and mentally compromised Americans. The true figure of the intangibly injured may not be known for years to come.
What this incident does call attention to is the loss suffered by the Iraqi people as well. Approximately 99,000 Iraqi civilians have died in the war according tohttp://www.iraqbodycount.org/. Most recently on Saturd...
August 24, 2008 Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate By ADAM …
August 24, 2008
Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY
WASHINGTON %u2014 Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running-mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, people told of the decision said.
Mr. Obama%u2019s selection ended a two-month search that was conducted almost entirely in secret. It reflected a critical strategic choice by Mr. Obama: To go with a running-mate who could reassure voters about gaps in his resume, rather than to pick someone who could deliver a state or reinforce Mr. Obama%u2019s message of change.
Mr. Biden is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and is familiar with foreign leaders and diplomats around the world. Although he initially voted to authorize the war in Iraq %u2014 Mr. Obama opposed it from the start %u2014 Mr. Biden became a persistent critic of President Bush%u2019s policies in Iraq.
The selection was disclosed as Mr. Obama moves into a critical part of his campaign, preparing for the party%u2019s four-day convention in Denver starting on Monday. Mr. Obama%u2019s aides viewed the introduction of his vice presidential choice%u2013 including an afternoon rally Saturday at the old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., the same place where Mr. Obama announced his candidacy on a freezing winter morning almost two years ago, and a tour of swing states %u2013 as the beginning of a week-long stretch in which Mr. Obama hopes to dominate the stage and position himself for the fall campaign.
Word of Mr. Obama%u2019s decision leaked out hours before his campaign was scheduled to inform supporters via text and e-mail messages, and hours after informing two other top contenders for the vice presidential nomination %u2013 Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana and Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia %u2013 that they had not been chosen.
As the selection process moved to an end, Sena...
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM JAMES MYERS, THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: LISA BLACK, …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM JAMES MYERS, THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: LISA BLACK, AUTHOR OF TAKEOVER
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Author Lisa Black about Her New Top Selling Book, Takeover.
From Library Journal: Make room for another gutsy forensic pathologist unwilling to stay put in her lab. Theresa MacLean is horrified when the banker found murdered in his driveway connects, just a few hours later, to a bank hostage situation at the Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Cleveland. Why does her fianc
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: JENNIFER RARDIN, AUTHOR …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: JENNIFER RARDIN, AUTHOR OF BITTEN TO DEATH
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Author Jennifer Rardin about Her New Top Selling Book, Bitten to Death.
From The Publisher: Jaz Parks and her vampire boss, Vayl, have already fought demons, vampires, and reavers. Now, juggling work and family takes on a new dimension as she tackles her latest challenge: nail the Raptor before he can reduce her to Jaz-bits, survive a head-on crash with Vayl%u2019s violent past, and lever her twin%u2019s military career back on track before a dishonorable discharge ruins his life. To top it off, she must also contend with her father%u2019s issues. Is he losing his mind? Or is someone really trying to kill him - from beyond the grave?
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: JULIA REED, AUTHOR OF THE …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: JULIA REED, AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE ON FIRST STREET: MY NEW ORLEANS STORY
A new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Author, Julia Reed and her New NY Times Selling Book about New Orleans, The House on First Street.
From The Publisher: %u201CJulia Reed went to New Orleans in 1991 to cover the reelection of former (and currently incarcerated) governor Edwin Edwards. Seduced by the city's sauntering pace, its rich flavors and exotic atmosphere, she was never entirely able to leave again. After almost fifteen years of living like a vagabond on her reporter's schedule, she got married and bought a house in the historic Garden District. Four weeks after she moved in, Hurricane Katrina struck.
With her house as the center of her own personal storm as well as the ever-evolving stage set for her new life as an upstanding citizen, Reed traces the fates of all who enter to wine, dine (at her table for twenty-four), tear down walls, install fixtures, throw fits and generally leave their mark on the house on First Street. There's Antoine, Reed's beloved homeless handyman with an unfortunate habit of landing in jail; JoAnn Clevenger, the Auntie Mame%u2014like restaurateur who got her start mixing drinks for Dizzy Gillespie and selling flowers from a cart; Eddie, the supremely laid-back contractor with Hollywood ambitions; and, with the arrival of Katrina, the boys from the Oklahoma National Guard, fleets of door-kicking animal rescuers and the self-appointed (and occasionally naked) neighborhood watchman. Finally, there's the literally clueless detective who investigates the robbery in which the first draft of this book was stolen. Through it all, Reed discovers there really is no place like home.
Rich with sumptuous details and with the author's trademark humor well in the fore, The House on First Street is the chronicle of a remarkable and often hilarious homecoming, as well as a thoroughly original tribute to ...
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: EDGAR AWARD WINNING …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: EDGAR AWARD WINNING AUTHOR TANA FRENCH ON HER NEW BOOK, THE LIKENESS
Please check out a brand new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Edgar Award Winning (Best New Book)Author, Tana French on her brand new best seller, The Likeness.
Tana French has lived in Ireland, Italy, the United States, and Malawi. She trained as a professional actress at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
About The Likeness: The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling psychological thriller In the Woods.
%u201CSix months after the events of In the Woods, Detective Cassie Maddox is still trying to recover. She's transferred out of the murder squad and started a relationship with Detective Sam O'Neill, but she's too badly shaken to make a commitment to him or to her career. Then Sam calls her to the scene of his new case: a young woman found stabbed to death in a small town outside Dublin. The dead girl's ID says her name is Lexie Madison%u2014the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover detective%u2014and she looks exactly like Cassie.
With no leads, no suspects, and no clue to Lexie's real identity, Cassie's old undercover boss, Frank Mackey, spots the opportunity of a lifetime. They can say that the stab wound wasn't fatal and send Cassie undercover in her place to find out information that the police never would and to tempt the killer out of hiding. At first Cassie thinks the idea is crazy, but she is seduced by the prospect of working on a murder investigation again and by the idea of assuming the victim's identity as a graduate student with a cozy group of friends.
As she is drawn into Lexie's world, Cassie realizes that the girl's secrets run deeper than anyone imagined. Her friends are becoming suspicious, Sam has discovered a generations-old feud involving the old house the students live in, and Frank is starting to suspect that Cassie's growing emotional involvement could put the w...
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: TERESA SUMMERS, …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: TERESA SUMMERS, PROSPECTIVE AUTHOR LOOKING FOR HELP TO WRITE HER BOOK
A new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of prospective Author, Teresa Summers
In Teresa%u2019s own words: %u201CI have lupus, I%u2019m in stage 1 remission and I take it day by day because of pain and swelling from the lupus. One day i hope to publish a book I have started on. My book will be about my life story and the foster care system and how bad it is and how it can fail you not once but twice. I am looking for someone who would be willing to take over and help me to finish my story and publish my book. I have a hard time with my lupus and it gets hard to write for very long. I am also looking for someone who would be willing to possibly produce a film based on my book. In my book I am going to detail about the abuse I went through and the abuse the other foster children went through. My book will also have a section about being adopted as an older child and what it is like and what you go through with the courts. I will also write about how abusive my adoptive father was and how my adoptive mother allowed it to happen. My book will be very hard for some to read. But I think it will encourage others to come forward. So please if there is anyone who is willing to take over with my book, please contact me and let me know. I'm not worried about a price I will be happy for my story to just be out there to help others and educate about the foster care system.%u201D
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Movie Review: The Dark Knight The Entertainment Critic Movie …
Movie Review: The Dark Knight
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In Theatres Now Review
Opened July 18, 2008
By James Myers
Rating: 9 of 10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers (WGA): Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) and
Christopher Nolan (screenplay)
Release Date: 18 July 2008 (USA)
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline: Why So Serious?
Plot:
Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker.
Plot Keywords:
One Man Army | Scarred Face | Based On Comic | Evil Clown | Ice Cream Parlor
Numbers Show 'Dark Knight' Will Smash Several Box-Office Records (From Rope Of Silicon. 19 July 2008, 2:40 AM, PDT)
Cast:
Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne / Batman
Heath Ledger ... The Joker
Aaron Eckhart ... Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Michael Caine ... Alfred Pennyworth
Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman ... Lt. James Gordon
Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox
Monique Curnen ... Det. Ramirez
Ron Dean ... Detective Wuertz
Cillian Murphy ... Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow
Chin Han ... Lau
Nestor Carbonell ... Mayor
Eric Roberts ... Salvatore Maroni
Ritchie Coster ... The Chechen
Anthony Michael Hall ... Mike Engel
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace.
Runtime: 152 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)
Certification:
Norway:15 | New Zealand:M | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | UK:12A | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A
Filming Locations:
Battersea Power Station, Battersea, London, England, UK more
Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
Every summer there is that one blockbuster that is the marquee event of the summer, the %u2018Jaws%u2019 type blockbuster that film buffs are willing to stand...
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: DEBORAH CROMBIE, AUTHOR …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: DEBORAH CROMBIE, AUTHOR OF WHERE MEMORIES LIE
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Author Deborah Crombie, About Her New Top Selling Book, Where Memories Lie.
From The Publisher: %u201CErika Rosenthal has always been secretive with her friend and neighbor, Detective Inspector Gemma James, about her past, except for one telling detail: She and her long-dead husband, David, came to London as refugees from Nazi Germany. But now the elderly woman needs Gemma's help. A unique piece of jewelry stolen from her years ago has mysteriously turned up at a prestigious London auction house. Erika believes the theft may be tied to her husband's death, which had always been assumed a suicide.
Gemma has a tough challenge. She must navigate the shadowy and secretive world of London's monied society to discover the jewelry's connection to David's murderer. However, the cold case needs to be put back on the books and possibly into the hands of her partner, Duncan Kincaid. When a second, present-day murder kicks the investigation into high gear, Gemma becomes more determined to exact justice for Erika%u2014in a case that will have lasting repercussions.%u201D
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: ROY AND IRIS JOHANSEN, …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: ROY AND IRIS JOHANSEN, CO- AUTHORS OF SILENT THUNDER
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Co-Authors, Roy and Iris Johansen, about their New NY Times Selling Book, Silent Thunder.
From The Publisher: %u201CBestseller Johansen (Quicksand) and her Edgar-winning son, Roy (Deadly Visions), collaborate on their first thriller with entertaining results. Hannah Bryson, a top-notch submarine designer, and her brother, Conner, must make sure that a Russian nuclear submarine, the Silent Thunder, recently purchased by the U.S. government for use as a maritime museum, is safe for visitors. Working alone on the sub in a Maine harbor, the two make a strange discovery that's swiftly followed by a deadly attack. Others, both Russian and American, want what the Brysons have uncovered and will stop at nothing to obtain it. One Russian, Nicolas Kirov, has a special interest in the submarine as well as a growing interest in the feisty, beautiful Hannah. The constantly bickering Hannah and Kirov are forced to work together for a common goal as they fight various enemies and, of course, fall in love. The romantic subplot threatens to take over the action, but is thankfully reined in at the exciting finale. 12-city author tour. (July)%u201D
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: JEFFERY DEAVER, AUTHOR OF …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: JEFFERY DEAVER, AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN WINDOW
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Author Jeffery Deaver, about his new Lincoln Rhymes book, the new best seller, The Broken Window.
From The Publisher: %u201CLincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information....
When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect -- too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found all over the scene of the crime, and it looks like the fate of Lincoln's relative is sealed.
At the behest of Arthur's wife, Judy, Lincoln grudgingly agrees to investigate the case. Soon Lincoln and Amelia uncover a string of similar murders and rapes with perpetrators claiming innocence and ignorance -- despite ironclad evidence at the scenes of the crime. Rhyme's team realizes this "perfect" evidence may actually be the result of masterful identity theft and manipulation.
An information service company -- the huge data miner Strategic Systems Datacorp -- seems to have all the answers but is reluctant to help the police. Still, Rhyme and Sachs and their assembled team begin uncovering a chilling pattern of vicious crimes and coverups, and their investigation points to one master criminal, whom they dub "522."
When "522" learns the identities of the crime-fighting team, the hunters become the hunted. Full of Deaver's trademark plot twists, The Broken Window will put the partnership of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs to the ultimate test.%u201D
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Movie Review: Hancock The Entertainment Critic Movie …
Movie Review: Hancock
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In Theatres Now Review
Opened July 2nd, 2008
By James Myers
Rating: 8 of 10
Director: Peter Berg
Writers (WGA):Vincent Ngo (written by) &
Vince Gilligan (written by)
Release Date: 2 July 2008 (USA)
Genre: Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy more
Tagline: There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's... more
Plot: A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image.
Plot Keywords: Train Wreck | Superhero | Interracial Relationship | Character Name In Title
Awards: 1 nomination more
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)
Will Smith ... John Hancock
Charlize Theron ... Mary Embrey
Jason Bateman ... Ray Embrey
Jae Head ... Aaron Embrey
Eddie Marsan ... Red
David Mattey ... Man Mountain
Maetrix Fitten ... Matrix
Thomas Lennon ... Mike
Johnny Galecki ... Jeremy
Hayley Marie Norman ... Hottie
Dorothy Cecchi ... Woman in Dive Bar
Michelle Lemon ... Girl at Bus Bench
Akiva Goldsman ... Executive #1
Michael Mann ... Executive #2
Brad Leland ... Executive #3
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.
Runtime: 92 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35: 1
Sound Mix: DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification: South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Singapore: PG | UK:12A | Australia:M | Malaysia: U
Filming Locations: 105 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA
The King of July 4th is back with a most unusual film about super heroes and public relations. Will Smith is Hancock, an alcoholic superhero who is despised by the public, down on his luck, and a...
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: LILY KOPPEL, AUTHOR OF …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: LILY KOPPEL, AUTHOR OF THE RED LEATHER DIARY
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Author Lily Koppel, About Her Completely Unique, Top Selling Book, The Red Leather Diary.
From The Publisher: %u201CRescued from a Dumpster on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a discarded diary brings to life the glamorous, forgotten world of an extraordinary young woman.
For more than half a century, the red leather diary lay silent, languishing inside a steamer trunk, its worn cover crumbling into little flakes. When a cleaning sweep of a New York City apartment building brings this lost treasure to light, both the diary and its owner are given a second life.
Recovered by Lily Koppel, a young writer working at the New York Times, the journal paints a vivid picture of 1930s New York%u2013horseback riding in Central Park, summer excursions to the Catskills, and an obsession with a famous avant-garde actress. From 1929 to 1934, not a single day's entry is skipped.
Opening the tarnished brass lock, Koppel embarks on a journey into the past, traveling to a New York in which women of privilege meet for tea at Schrafft's, dance at the Hotel Pennsylvania, and toast the night at El Morocco. As she turns the diary's brittle pages, Koppel is captivated by the headstrong young woman whose intimate thoughts and emotions fill the pale blue lines. Who was this lovely ing
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: DAVID BALDACCI, AUTHOR OF …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: DAVID BALDACCI, AUTHOR OF THE WHOLE TRUTH
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Author David Baldacci, About His Thought Provoking, Top Selling Book, The Whole Truth.
Please also check out the book review of The Whole Truth found athttp://www.theentertainmentcriticmagazine.com, under the Book Review Section
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The Shack THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC BOOK REVIEW, BY JAMES …
The Shack
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THE SHACK
By William P. Young
Published by: Windblown Media
Publication Date: May, 2007
Price: $14.99
248 Pages
ISBN-13: 9780964729230
Five Star Rating *****
BORN IN GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA CANADA, MAY 11, 1955
RAISED BY MISSIONARY PARENTS
LIVED HIS EARLY LIFE AMONG THE DANI TRIBE
WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH BIBLE COLLEGE
GRADUATED SUMMA CUM LAUDE FROM WARNER PACIFIC COLLEGE IN PORTLAND, OREGON
MARRIED TO KIM WARREN
HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WRITER, INCLUDING SONGS, POETRY, SHORT STORIES, OR NEWSLETTERS
THE SHACK WAS A STORY HE WROTE FOR HIS 6 CHILDREN AT HIS WIFE%u2019S SUGGESTION WITH NO INTENTION TO PUBLISH
HIS CHILDREN, WIFE AND FRIENDS URGED HIM TO MAKE THE BOOK PUBLIC
PAUL IS A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS PERSON
HE IS NOW THE AUTHOR OF THE SINGLE MOST SURPRISING BOOK OF 2008, AND ARGUABLY THE MOST PHENOMENAL BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION
THE SHACK ORIGINALLY A BOOK/PAMPHLET HE TOOK TO KINKOS TO PUBLISH FOR CHILDREN, WAS PICKED UP AND PUBLISHED BY 2 OF HIS FRIENDS, WAYNE JACOBSEN AND BRAD CUMMING WHO FORMED WINDBLOWN MEDIA FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE TO SELF PUBLISH THE SHACK
THIS BOOK HAS GONE FROM A HOBBY, TO GARAGE SELLER, TO BEST SELLER
THE SHACK HAS RISEN TO BECOME THE #1 BEST SELLING PAPERBACK IN AMERICA
HAS BEEN ON THE TOP 50 USA TODAY%u2019S BEST-SELLING BOOKS FOR OVER 20 WEEKS
THERE ARE NOW 1.2 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT
FAITHWORDS, A DIVISION OF HACHETTE BOOK GROUP SIGNED AS A CO-PUBLISHER WITH WINDBLOWN
HACHETTE HAS AGREED TO A 500,000 COPY PRESS RUN IN JUNE 2008
AND A MARKETING CAMPAIGN IN THE SECULAR MARKET IN JULY, 2008
THE BOOK MAY BE MADE INTO A MOVIE
%u201CNow Sarayu paused before answering. %u2018You humans, so little in your own eyes. You are truly blind to your own place in the Creation. Having chosen the ravaged path of indep...
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Audition: A Memoir THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC BOOK REVIEW, BY JAMES …
Audition: A Memoir
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AUDITION: A MEMOIR
By Barbara Walters
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Pub. Date: May 2008
Price: $27.95
448 Pages
ISBN-13: 9780307266460
Four Star Rating ****
BARBARA JILL WALTERS (BORN SEPTEMBER 25, 1929) IS AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST, WRITER, AND MEDIA PERSONALITY WHO HAS BEEN A REGULAR FIXTURE ON MORNING TELEVISION SHOWS (TODAY AND THE VIEW), AN EVENING NEWS MAGAZINE (20/20), AND ON THE ABC EVENING NEWS AS THE FIRST FEMALE EVENING NEWS ANCHOR. WALTERS WAS FIRST KNOWN AS A POPULAR TV MORNING NEWS ANCHOR FOR OVER 10 YEARS ON NBC'S TODAY, WHERE SHE WORKED WITH HUGH DOWNS AND LATER HOSTS FRANK MCGEE AND JIM HARTZ. WALTERS LATER SPENT 25 YEARS AS CO-HOST OF ABC'S NEWSMAGAZINE 20/20. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO CO-ANCHOR THE NETWORK EVENING NEWS, WORKING WITH HARRY REASONER ON THE ABC EVENING NEWS.
ON JUNE 14, 2007 WALTERS RECEIVED A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME. SHE HAS WON DAYTIME AND PRIME TIME EMMY AWARDS, A WOMAN IN FILM LUCY AWARD, AND A GLAAD EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA AWARD. HER IMPACT ON THE POPULAR CULTURE IS ILLUSTRATED BY GILDA RADNER'S "BABA WAWA" IMPERSONATION OF HER ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, FEATURING HER IDIOSYNCRATIC SPEECH WITH ITS ROUNDED "R."
WALTERS CO-HOSTS THE SOMETIMES CONTROVERSIAL DAYTIME TALK SHOW THE VIEW, OF WHICH SHE IS ALSO CO-CREATOR AND CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. WALTERS DESCRIBED THE SHOW IN ITS ORIGINAL OPENING CREDITS AS A FORUM FOR WOMEN OF "DIFFERENT GENERATIONS, BACKGROUNDS, AND VIEWS". THE SHOW INCLUDES WHOOPI GOLDBERG, JOY BEHAR, ELISABETH HASSELBECK AND SHERRI SHEPHERD. CURRENT-TODAY SHOW CO-HOST MEREDITH VIEIRA (AS MODERATOR), JOURNALIST LISA LING (AS THE "YOUNG" VIEW), COMEDIAN ROSIE O'DONNELL (AS MODERATOR) AND TELEVISION PERSONALITY STAR JONES (A LAWYER, BUT PERHAPS ALSO SELECTED BECAUSE OF HER CHRISTIAN VIEWS), AND E! NEWS CO-HOST DEBB...
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Love The One You're With THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC BOOK REVIEW, BY …
Love The One You're With
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LOVE THE ONE YOU%u2019RE WITH
By Emily Giffin
Publisher: St. Martin%u2019s Press
Publication Date: May 2008
Price: $24.95
352 Pages
ISBN-13: 9780312348670
Four Star Rating ****
BESTSELLING AMERICAN AUTHOR OF SEVERAL NOVELS COMMONLY CATEGORIZED AS "CHICK LIT".
GIFFIN WRITES STORIES ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND THE FULL ARRAY OF EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED WITHIN THEM
2002: SHE MARRIED, FOUND AN AGENT, AND SIGNED A TWO-BOOK DEAL WITH ST. MARTIN'S PRESS. WHILE DOING REVISIONS ON SOMETHING BORROWED, SHE FOUND THE INSPIRATION FOR A SEQUEL, SOMETHING BLUE.
2003: GIFFIN AND HER HUSBAND LEFT ENGLAND FOR ATLANTA, GEORGIA. A FEW MONTHS LATER, ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, SHE GAVE BIRTH TO IDENTICAL TWIN BOYS, EDWARD AND GEORGE. SOMETHING BORROWED WAS RELEASED SPRING 2004. IT RECEIVED UNANIMOUSLY POSITIVE REVIEWS AND MADE THE EXTENDED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS LIST. SOMETHING BLUE FOLLOWED IN 2005, AND IN 2006, HER THIRD, BABY PROOF, MADE ITS DEBUT.
ALL THREE NOVELS WERE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERS, AND APPEARED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER LIST AMONG MANY OTHERS. THE THREE APPEARED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON USA TODAY'S TOP 150 LIST, A RARE FEAT. SOMETHING BORROWED AND SOMETHING BLUE HAVE BEEN OPTIONED FOR FILM
LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, WAS RELEASED ON MAY 13, 2008. HER FOURTH BOOK
%u201CAnd that%u2019s when my cell phone rang and I heard his voice. A voice I hadn%u2019t heard in eight years and sixteen days.
Was that really you? he asked me. His voice was even deeper that I remembered, but otherwise it was like stepping back in time. Like finishing a conversation only hours old.
Yes, I said.
So, he said, You still have the same cell number.
Then after a considerable silence, one I stubbornly refused to fill, he added, I guess some things don%u2019t change.
Yes, I...
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: EMILY GIFFIN THE AUTHOR …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: EMILY GIFFIN THE AUTHOR OF LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of NY Times Best Selling Award Winning Author, Emily Giffin, About Her New Top Selling Book, Love The One You%u2019re With. This interview is available exclusively on The Entertainment Critic Magazine, found athttp://www.theentertainmentcriticmagazine.com. The book is also for sale on the site at the discount price of $16.97. The List Price of this item is $24.95
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: KAREN ROSE AUTHOR OF …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: KAREN ROSE AUTHOR OF SCREAM FOR ME
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of NY Times Best Selling and Rita Award Winner Author, Karen Rose, About Her New Top Selling Book, Scream for Me. This interview is available exclusively on The Entertainment Critic Magazine, found athttp://www.theentertainmentcriticmagazine.com.
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NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: LOIS M. RAMONDETTA, MD, …
NEW INTERVIEW FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC: LOIS M. RAMONDETTA, MD, CO- AUTHOR OF THE LIGHT WITHIN
Please check out the new interview by James Myers, The Entertainment Critic, of Co-Author Lois Ramondetta, M.D., About Her New Top Selling Book, The Light Within. Lois M. Ramondetta, M.D., is an attending physician and associate professor of gynecologic oncology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. She has published and lectured extensively on the care of gynecologic cancers as well as written reflective articles for academic journals. This is a special book about the friendship that developed between patient and doctor. The result is this soaring memoir.
From The Publisher: When young gynecologic oncology fellow Lois Ramondetta was first summoned to the room of a new patient, neither she nor the forty-nine-year-old professor of religion she encountered named Deborah Sills thought they had much in common. They certainly had no idea that they were about to embark on a transcendent odyssey that would become a soul-deep friendship. Now their heartfelt story, The Light Within, follows these two women through a decade of friendship and "big lives"%u2014husbands, children, friends, and careers%u2014ultimately crossing the country and traveling to foreign lands, where they spoke and wrote together about the intersection of doctors, patients, and spirituality. Both women searched together and openly for answers with honesty and intimacy until Deborah passed away in the spring of 2006.
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AN OPEN TO LETTER TO HILLARY CLINTON, HER SUPPORTERS, AND MY FRIENDS …
AN OPEN TO LETTER TO HILLARY CLINTON, HER SUPPORTERS, AND MY FRIENDS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES WHO SUPPORT BARACK OBAMA
I'M FIRED UP, READY TO GO
HOW ABOUT YOU?
Senator Clinton, Her Supporters, and My Friends in Obama:
Thank you for such a beautiful moving speech, and the endorsement of Barack Obama. I can only hope that we bring our party and our country together now with this speech as a springboard. I will do my best to help to get Barack elected. I hope that you, your daughter, Pres. Clinton, and your supporters will be inspired to unite with us and work to make the hopes and dreams of the American people a reality. I hope to see you and yours working as hard for Barack as you did for yourself. Please accept my extended hand in friendship. Welcome to our fight. A fight none of us can afford to lose.
There are two different kinds of fights. There is the kind of fight where you are angry; you have been wronged and you choose to fight. A line has been drawn in your mind and you will back up no further, it is a matter of choice. Then there is the other kind of fight. The type of fight we are engaged in now. The type of fight we must wage against John McCain, George Bush and the out of touch, inhumane Republican Party. This is the other kind of fight. The other kind of fight is a fight you must fight. As my Dad used to say, %u201CWhen you are backed into a corner%u201D and you have no choice, where there is no way out and you opponent has made it impossible to negotiate or talk. This is a fight that has been forced upon you. It is the other kind of fight. It is the fight that you have to fight; where you must fight, where every fiber in your being tells you that there is no real choice any more; you must come out swinging. Not only must you make a showing, you must win. You can%u2019t just show up to prove a point. You can%u2019t mail it in. You cannot make an appearance, and raise your hand in some moral victory. No, this i...
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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC …
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father
THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC BOOK REVIEW, BY JAMES MYERS
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A WOLF AT THE TABLE: A MEMOIR OF MY FATHER
By Augusten Burroughs
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date: April 2008
ISBN-13: 9780312342029
Sales Rank: 193
256pp
Four Star Rating ****
Born Christopher Robison (he changed his name when he turned 18), Burroughs is the son of an alcoholic father who abandoned his family and a manic-depressive mother who fancied herself a poet in the style of Anne Sexton. At age 12, he was farmed out to his mother's psychiatrist, a deeply disturbed -- and disturbing -- man whose medical license was ultimately revoked for gross misconduct. In Running with Scissors, Burroughs recounts his life with the pseudonymous Finch family as an experience tantamount to being raised by wolves. The characters he describes are unforgettable: children of assorted ages running wild through a filthy, dilapidated Victorian house, totally unfettered by rules or inhibitions; a variety of deranged patients who take up residence with the Finches seemingly at will; and a 33-year-old pedophile who lives in the backyard shed and initiates an intense, openly homosexual relationship with the 13-year-old Burroughs right under the doctor's nose.
That he is able to wring humor and insight out of this shocking scenario is testimony to Burroughs's writing skill. Upon its publication in 2002, Scissors was hailed as "mordantly funny" (Los Angeles Times), "hilarious" (San Francisco Chronicle), and "sociologically suggestive and psychologically astute" (The New York Times). The book became a #1 bestseller and was turned into a 2006 movie starring Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, and Joseph Fienes.
[Although the doctor who "raised" Burroughs was never named in the memoir, six members of the real-life family sued the author and his publisher for defamation,...
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What Happened THE ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC BOOK REVIEW, BY JAMES …
What Happened
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WHAT HAPPENED
By Scott McClellan
Published by: Public Affairs Books, a Division of Perseus Books
Publication Date: May 28, 2008
Price: $27.95
368 Pages
ISBN-13: 9781586485566
Four Star Rating ****
SCOTT MCCLELLAN SERVED AS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY FROM 2003 TO 2006, BEFORE THAT HE SERVED AS THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY AND AS TRAVELING PRESS SECRETARY FOR THE BUSH-CHENEY 2000 CAMPAIGN. EARLIER IN HIS CAREER, MR. MCCLELLAN SERVED AS DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR IN THE TEXAS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR THREE SUCCESSFUL STATEWIDE CAMPAIGNS. HE IS NOW A SENIOR ADVISER TO A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FIRM AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST. BORN IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, HE NOW LIVES NEAR WASHINGTON, D.C
%u201CThe University of Texas has always been special to my family and me. My grandfather, the late Page Keeton, was the legendary dean who led its law school to national prominence. I was born and reared in Austin, Texas, where it is located, and earned an undergraduate degree from the university.
I am very familiar with the UT Tower, the main building in the center of campus, with words from the Gospel of John carved in stone above its south entrance: %u201CYe shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.%u201D
Those powerful words have always piqued my curiosity, as a person of faith and as an ordinary human being keenly interested in the larger meaning of life. But not until the past few years have I come to truly appreciate their message.
Perhaps God%u2019s greatest gift to us in life is the ability to learn from our experiences, especially our mistakes, and grow into better people. That uniquely human quality is rooted in free will and blossoms in our capacity for knowledge, based on understanding the truth %u2014 not as we might imag...
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Movie Review: Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull The …
Movie Review: Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
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Opened May 22, 2008
By James Myers
Rating: 7 of 10
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Writing credits
(WGA)
David Koepp (screenplay)
George Lucas (story) and
Jeff Nathanson (story)
George Lucas (characters) and
Philip Kaufman (characters)
Cast (in credits order)
Harrison Ford ... Indiana Jones
Cate Blanchett ... Irina Spalko
Karen Allen ... Marion Ravenwood
Shia LaBeouf ... Mutt Williams
Ray Winstone ... 'Mac' George McHale
John Hurt ... Professor 'Ox' Oxley
Jim Broadbent ... Dean Charles Stanforth
Igor Jijikine ... Dovchenko
Dimitri Diatchenko ... Russian Suit #1
Ilia Volokh ... Russian Suit #2 (as Ilia Volok)
Emmanuel Todorov ... Russian Soldier #1
Pavel Lychnikoff ... Russian Soldier (as Pasha D. Lychnikoff)
Andrew Divoff ... Russian Soldier #3
Venya Manzyuk ... Russian Soldier #4 (as Veniamin Manzyuk)
Alan Dale ... General Ross
Joel Stoffer ... Taylor
Neil Flynn ... Smith
V.J. Foster ... Minister
Chet Hanks ... Student in Library
Brian Knutson ... Letterman #1
Dean Grimes ... Letterman #2 (as Dean L. Grimes)
Sasha Spielberg ... Slugger
Nicole Luther ... Diner Waitress
Sophia Stewart ... Malt Shop Teen
Christopher Todd ... College Brawler #1
Dennis Nusbaum ... College Brawler #2
T. Ryan Mooney ... Teenage Boy
Audi Resendez ... Teenage Girl #1
Helena Barrett ... Teenage Girl #2
Carlos Linares ... Fast Speaking Inmate
Gustavo Hernandez ... Shouting Inmate
Maria Luisa Minelli ... Sanitarium Nun
Nito Larioza ... Cemetery Warrior #1
Ernie Reyes Jr.... Cemetery Warrior #2
Jon Valera ... Cave Warrior
Kevin Collins...
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HAS HILLARY FINALLY SHOT HERSELF IN THE FOOT? Apologies …
HAS HILLARY FINALLY SHOT HERSELF IN THE FOOT?
Apologies notwithstanding, there are some things you just do not say in a Presidential campaign. It doesn%u2019t matter how hard you work; how tired you are or what is on your mind. There are some things that demonstrate conclusively that the speech you are engaging in is in bad taste, is improper and at the best can be called poor judgment. The kind of poor judgment that indicates you are not really and truly qualified to be President of The United States.
Hillary Clinton said just such a thing today while in South Dakota, meeting with the Editorial Board of the Argus Leader newspaper, in advance of the June 2d primary in South Dakota. She was defending her position to stay in the race until June, possibly until the time of the convention, when she stated history was on her side as evidence of past nominating time periods not wrapping up until June, %u201CMy husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary, somewhere in the middle of June, right?" Clinton said in an interview with the Argus Leader newspaper editorial board.
"We all remember, Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California, I don't understand it," Clinton said.
The remarks can be read to say that Mrs. Clinton is remaining in the race, just in case someone assassinates Barack Obama, and that history shows that it is possible to obtain the parties nomination as late as June for that reason, even if you are behind. Remarks of this type do not belong in a Presidential campaign. Whether she meant to or not, this sounds like the kind of wishful thinking that has caused our country to loose great men in the past. Whether she meant to or not, this is the kind of statement that can jar the imagination of persons less than stable. This shows bad judgment at a time when we need our political leaders%u2019 best judgment. This raised a question about her fitness to lead, her political judgment, her...
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Special Comment by Keith Olbermann of 5/23/08 on Hillary Clinton's …
Special Comment by Keith Olbermann of 5/23/08 on Hillary Clinton's Remarks concerning staying in the race and connecting that to RFK's Assassination
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Hillary invokes RFK assassination as a reason to stay in the …
Hillary invokes RFK assassination as a reason to stay in the race!
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LESSONS I LEARNED IN MY CHILDHOOD AND WHY SENATOR CLINTON IS WRONG …
LESSONS I LEARNED IN MY CHILDHOOD AND WHY SENATOR CLINTON IS WRONG ABOUT THE FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN DELEGATES
When I was a little boy, my mother would play board games with me during the day to pass the time, or so I thought. What she was really doing was trying to teach me right from wrong. Before we%u2019d play any game of %u201CSorry%u201D or %u201CCandy Land%u201D, or %u201CHooks and Ladders,%u201D she would explain the rules of the game to me. She would explain that we had to agree that the game would be played by these rules, and once the game started, the rules would not be changed. She would tell me to play my best, but more importantly, to be a good sport, so I would learn to work and play well with other children who would play games with me in the future. My mother was spending time with me, it was something to, and so I readily agreed. What I had forgotten about was that my mother was older than me, smarter than me, and she had probably played the game before; maybe with her sister, my Aunt Mary, when they were little girls.
Invariably, about midway through the game, I realized not only was I loosing badly, but that the outcome had been decided and there was no way I could win. I had been shut out, whipped, beaten, demolished, and destroyed. That is unless the rules of the game could be changed, so that I could have an advantage to catch up or even to pass her. I mean after all, I%u2019m 3 years old, I%u2019m just a kid, isn%u2019t she supposed to let me win? Aren%u2019t I entitled to victory? What%u2019s up with this %u201Clet%u2019s clobber the little guy%u201D stuff? I tried everything. I protested, pouted, stick my lip out, sobbed, screamed, and in general lobbied as hard as I could for a rule change, a break, something, anything to help me get back into the game. But my mother was a stickler for the rules; %u201Crules are rules%u201D she%u2019d say. The result was the unavoidable, embarrassing loss. The crocodile tears woul...
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Music Review: E=MC2 The Entertainment Critic Music Review By James …
Music Review: E=MC2
The Entertainment Critic Music Review By James Myers
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E=MC2
Format: CD
Release Date: 04/15/2008
Label: ISLAND
Catalog No.: 001027202
UPC: 602517507586
Sales Rank: 18
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Mariah Carey: Primary Artist, Background Vocals
Crystal Johnson: Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Mariah Carey: Producer, Executive Producer
Jermaine Dupri: Producer
Bernie Grundman: Mastering
Benny Medina: Management
James Poyser: Producer
L.A. Reid: Executive Producer
Manuel Seal Jr. Producer
Scott Storch: Producer
Damian "Junior Gong" Marley: Guest Appearance
Kuk Harrell: Engineer
Michael Richardson: Management
Chris "Tricky" Stewart: Producer
Doug Joswick: Package Production
Brian Garten: Engineer
Swizz Beatz: Producer
John Horesco IV: Engineer
Bryan-Michael Cox: Producer
Tor Erik Hermanson: Instrumentation
Mark Sudack: Executive Producer, Management
Kelly "Becky 4 Real" Sheehan: Engineer
Carol Corless: Package Production
Derrick Selby: Engineer
Mikkel S. Eriksen: Engineer, Instrumentation
B.M.C. Instrumentation
James "Scrappy" Stassen: Engineer
Nick Banns: Engineer
Bishop Clarence Keaton: Guest Appearance
Gina Rainville: Management
Melissa Ruderman: Management
E=MC
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Music Review: Hard Candy The Entertainment Critic Music Review By …
Music Review: Hard Candy
The Entertainment Critic Music Review By James Myers
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HARD CANDY
Format: CD
Release Date: 04/29/2008
Label: WARNER BROS / WEA
Catalog No.: 421372
UPC: 093624988496
Sales Rank: 6
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Madonna: Primary Artist
Stevie Blacke: Strings
Wendy Melvoin: Guitar
Dan Warner: Guitar
Hannon B. Lane: Keyboards
Timbaland: Drums, DJ
Andrew Coleman: Guitar
Justin Timberlake: Guitar, Background Vocals
Monte Pittman: Guitar
Technical Credits
Madonna: Producer, Executive Producer
Chris Gehringer: Mastering
Mark "Spike" Stent: Engineer
Hannon B. Lane: Producer
Timbaland: Producer
Andrew Coleman: Engineer
The Neptunes: Producer
Justin Timberlake: Producer
Giovanni Bianco: Art Direction
Ron Taylor: Digital Editing
Alex Dromgoole: Engineer
Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica: Engineer
Hard Candy%u2019s Tracks
1 Candy Shop 4:15
2 4 Minutes / Justin Timberlake 4:03
3 Give It 2 Me 4:47
4 Heartbeat 4:03
5 Miles Away 4:48
6 She's Not Me 6:04
7 Incredible 6:19
8 Beat Goes on / Kanye West 4:26
9 Dance 2night 5:03
10 Spanish Lesson 3:37
11 Devil Wouldn't Recognize You 5:08
12 Voices 3:39
REGARDED AS "ONE OF THE GREATEST POP ACTS OF ALL TIME", SHE HAS BEEN DUBBED THE "QUEEN OF POP" BY THE MEDIA
BEGINNING WITH THE RELEASE OF HER SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM IN 1983, MADONNA ROSE TO STARDOM PRODUCING THREE CONSECUTIVE NUMBER ONE STUDIO ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200; LIKE A VIRGIN (1984), TRUE BLUE (1986), AND LIKE A PRAYER (1989). THOUGH THE ENTERTAINER FACED COLDER CRITICAL RECEPTION AND MORE MODEST SALES ON SUBSEQUENT ALBUMS EROTICA (1992) AND BEDTIME STORIES (1994), SHE GARNERED CRITICAL ACCLAIM WITH THE RELEASE OF HER SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM RAY OF LIGHT (1998), WHICH OPENED AT NUMBER TWO. MADONNA CONTINUED TO REMAIN IN THE ...
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