Appetite for Murder:
A Mystery Lover's Cookbook
by Kathy Borich
A tantalizing slant on cooking and crime. Relive your favorite classic detective stories and then whip up the food that caught the culprit.
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An Illustrated Introduction to Classical Horsemanship: Concepts and Skills from A to Z
by Gary Borich
A comprehensive resource in a succinct alphabetical format that brings the beginning rider through every aspect of learning to train and ride for show and trail.
Often been surprised by a movie after what a film critic said about it? Ever felt cheated out of big bucks on the recommendations of a punk 24-year-old? Or really loved the ones they panned? Well, you no longer need to feel out of step with the current movie review band. Different Drummer is for you. Read more about our take on the film world. And get ready to relive your favorite movies with the recipes that follow each review.
The technology tail wags the dog in this visually stunning “prequel” to the Alien with Ridley Scott from the original back at the director’s helm. Too bad he gives such short shrift to the old-fashioned art of story telling.
War of the Worlds is a lot like our favorite summer pastimes -- the heart in your mouth freefall of a roller coaster ride, the sweet but insubstantial joy of cotton candy. Thrills and delights, but not much more.
This is the first of 10 Oscar contenders featured this week. Scroll on down to get Different Drummer's 2 cents worth on all of them. The modern thriller has perfected nonstop action. Today the extended chase is a literal art form. What has been sorely neglected, though, is the essential element of suspense. Argo has that in spades.
You will probably enjoy this latest Bond venture if you can accept 007 being deconstructed into a Brit version of the Jason Bourne franchise, sans the excessive character development and nuance of the latter. In fact, you’ll probably eat up the nonstop thrills, though I suspect the experience will be rather like gorging oneself on an entire box of chocolates and ending up sated instead of satisfied.
It’s not just witty dialogue and a knockout performance by its elfin star, but the unmistakable ring of authenticity that propels this independent film into a mainstream contender. And it is further evidence that comedies are perhaps the most effective medium to deal with serious subjects, lulling us into a receptive affability that opens the mind.
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