The satrical send-up of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme and their contemporaries in Forbidden Vegas got us at the Weekly thinking—and that's rarely a good thing—about who will be the Steve and Eydie's of the future. The year is 2035 and ... (If this were TV, that would cue the whirly traveling-through-time effect, so just play along with us.)
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Don't Touch That Dial |
As Las Vegas turns the big one-oh-oh, Nevada Public Radio is kicking off a series, The Las Vegas I Remember, on February 21. Airing on 88.9 at the only-on-NPR-time of 10:50 a.m., it's a rebroadcast of a series that first ran in 1998, presumably proving the adage that the more things change, the more they stay like they were seven years ago.
DVDs |
The Motorcycle Diaries (R) (5 stars)
$29.98
Forget everything you think you know about "Che" Guevara, whose mystique has sold more T-shirts than any other dead celebrity. This beautiful, perceptive biopic is as much as a coming-of-age buddy film as an affirmation of his later militancy.
Half Baked (R) (2 stars)
Fully Baked Edition
$19.98
Despite Dave Chappelle, Half Baked won't make anyone forget Cheech and Chong. Extras include an alternate ending, 10 deleted scenes, Granny's Guide to Bakin' and director's commentary.
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Godzchild (2 stars)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Godzchild giveth and Godzchild taketh away. He giveth to the listener by allowing Spice 1, the one-time heir apparent to Oakland's rap throne, to spit on a quarter of the tracks, but taketh away by ho-humming his way through most of the 13 tracks. He's at his best when he's comfortable in his own voice (on collaborations with Spice 1, his voice is nearly indistinguishable) and when veering away from safe topics like women and weed. With a less singsong-y hook and more introspection, "Anything is Possible," in the vein of Tupac Shakur's inspiring "Keep Your Head Up," could be a breakout hit.