Shakefire Monthly Magazine: Issue 3 (July 2010)

Daniel Cudmore (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)
by Maria Jackson
With only two days left until the Eclipse premiers across the nation, Shakefire was lucky enough to sit down with Daniel Cudmore (Felix of the Volturi) during Atlanta’s Twilight Night...

Alex Band: Quickie 10
by Kara Johnson
The inspiring sound of Alex Band’s powerful, emotionally charged voice is immediately recognizable to millions of music lovers, thanks to modern-day classics like “Adrienne,” “Our Lives” and the chart-topping hit “Wherever You Will Go”...

Hawthorne Heights: Quickie 10
by Kara Johnson
“We’ve only been together six years,” says Hawthorne Heights drummer Eron Bucciarelli. “But it seems we already have a story worthy of a VH1 Behind the Music episode.”

The Pretty Reckless: Quickie 10+
by Kara Johnson
One night several years ago, Taylor Momsen’s father took his daughter to a White Stripes show. “Before that, the only concert I’d been to was Britney Spears,” says the singer, songwriter, and guitarist...

Royal Pains (Interview & Set Visit)
by Christopher Luu
Shakefire was recently invited to the set of "Royal Pains," one of USA's strong TV shows now entering its second season. Primarily set in the Hamptons, "Royal Pains" tells the story of Hank Lawson...

Johnny Depp: The Interview
by Peter Oberth
His career made a stampeding surge into popularity with Pirates of the Caribbean but his life would always steer back to Tim Burton, who he worked with on Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood

Also...
-Jada Pinkett Smith (HawthoRNe) by Peter Oberth
-American Bang: Quickie 10 by Kara Johnson
-Colby Donaldson (Top Shot) by Peter Oberth
-Saving Abel: Quickie 10 by Kara Johnson
-t's Alive: Quickie 10 by Kara Johnson

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (B+)
by Maria Jackson
Before I saw this screening I had heard from others who had seen even earlier screenings in various cities.  All the reviews raved how this film was the best yet...

Toy Story 3 (B+)
by AJ Garcia
Andy is grown now and about to head off to college and while he did love his toys when he was younger they sit unplayed with in a toy chest, some of them have even been sold at yard sales or thrown away...

The Karate Kid (B)
by Matt Rodriguez
Remakes can be a tricky thing in the film industry. On one hand you don't want to disappoint the fans who grew up with the original film but on the other hand, you want to make it different enough...

The A-Team (A-)
by Peter Oberth
The movie rarely falters and it succeeds in a way that so many that came before it failed miserably to do, and that is to thoroughly entertain...

Get Him to the Greek (A+)
by Matt Rodriguez
Forgetting Sarah Marshall was one of the funniest movies of 2008 and created the ultra rock star that is Aldous Snow (Russell Brand)...

Jonah Hex (F)
by Ryan Sterritt
Sadly, all of the problems Jonah Hex faces outweigh the incredible acting of Michael Fassbender and result in the movie being one of the worst movies of the past year...

Also...
-Grown Ups (B) by Matt Rodriguez
-Knight & Day (A) by Ryan Sterritt
-Solitary Man (B+) by Matt Rodriguez
-Please Give (C) by Matt Rodriguez
-Marmaduke (C) by Matt Rodriguez
-Splice (A-) by AJ Garcia

Guyver: Complete Box Set (A+)
by AJ Garcia
Guyver fans have been clamoring for it and now its here, Guyver, finally on Blu-Ray. I’ve heard people compare Ben 10 to it...

How the Earth Changed History (B+)
by Matt Rodriguez
How the Earth Changed History is a documentary in the same veins as Planet Earth, Life, and the rest of those extraordinary BBC films...

Sanctuary: The Complete Second Season (B-)
by AJ Garcia
Dr. Helen Magnus and the Sanctuary crew are at it again in season 2 of Sanctuary. There are losses, gains, and events that expand the world of Sanctuary to a global status...

Shutter Island (B)
by Pandora
Jackie Chan joins the ranks of other action stars when things are running slow by starring in a film that pits his formidable talents as a stunt man and martial artist with pointless writing...

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (A-)
by Jeremy Hunt
Joss Whedon is a name that is both whispered in hushed tones of honor and shouted with enthusiasm from the rooftops by geeks from across the nerd spectrum. Whether it’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly...

She's Out of My League (B-)
by Peter Oberth
A lot of people said this was the "funniest movie since The Hangover", so many people in fact that it's the press quote on the cover of the blu-ray, not to mention that our very own Matt Rodriguez said so in his  theatrical review...

Also...
-The White Ribbon (B-) by Jeremy Hunt
-The Moody Blues (C+) by AJ Garcia
-Undisputed 3: Redemption (C+) by Jeremy Hunt
-Don McKay (C-) by Matt Rodriguez
-Control Alt Delete (D-) by Lee Roberts
-Caddyshack (A-) by Peter Oberth
-When In Rome (B-) by Peter Oberth
-Tetro (A) by Lee Roberts
-The Stranger (D) by AJ Garcia
 

Eminem: Recovery (B)
by Peter Oberth
There are a lot of lyrics about his friend and fellow rapper Proof, which leads me to believe that he hit rock bottom when he died and was able to get through it with his memory...

Orianthi: Believe (II) (A)
by Jennifer Isbell
Orianthi, Australian singer-songwriter, can play some serious guitar! At only 25 years of age, she has played with/for Carlos Santana, Steve Vai, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, and Michael Jackson...

Against Me!: White Crosses (B)
by Matt Rodriguez
Punk rockers Against Me! bring their second major studio album to the masses with White Crosses. It's also the first album to feature their newly appointed drummer George Rebelo, formally of Hot Water Music...

GBig Head Todd & The Monsters: Rock Steady (A)
by Lee Roberts
Big Head Todd & the Monsters have came out with the album Rock Steady that had me doing a steady rock as I listened. It’s not very often that I’m impressed with a band on my first listen and even rarer when I’m impressed with the whole CD...

Semi-Precious Weapons: You Love You (B+)
by Michelle St. James
Semi Precious Weapons calls their music “filthy glamour” and that’s about right for their style of glam/trash rock.  Frontman Justin Tranter formed the New York-based band...

Silverstein: Decade Live at El Mocambo (B-)
by Jeremy Hunt
Silverstein is one of those bands that, for me, just got lost in the whole melodic hardcore/post-punk/emo/whatever-you-want-to-call-it movement of the late 90s-early 00s...

Front Line Assembly: Improvised. Electronic. Device (B-)
by Jeremy Hunt
Back in the day, I was a full-on PC gamer and I loved the Descent series. At that point in time, I had recently discovered the FPS genre and I fell in love with it...

Lilith 2010 Compilation (B-)
by AJ Garcia
Its been over a decade since Lilith Fair rolled through Cities nationwide but the tour has kicked up again featuring an array of female artists from Lilith co-founder Sarah McLachlan to Ke$ha and Kelly Clarkson...

-The Constellations: Southern Gothic (B-) by Lee Roberts
-Black Sunshine: Self-Titled (D) by Jennifer Isbell
-Ruth Gerson: This Can't Be My Life (A) by AJ Garcia
-TWe Are the In Crowd: Guaranteed to Disagree (C) by Jeremy Hunt
-Hung (Soundtrack) (D-) by Dave Chobanoff
-Michael Lowman: In My Own Words (B) by Michelle St. James
-Harris Grade: Lipstick Politics (D+) by Lee Roberts
-Intervurt: Union (A-) by AJ Garcia
-Automatic Loveletter: Truth or Dare (B) by Michelle St. James
-Andrew Larson: Sound the Promethean Chord (C+) by Jeremy Hunt
-Toy Story Favorites (C-) by AJ Garcia
-Grace Potter & the Nocturnals: Self-Titled (B-) by Ryan Sterritt
-Robyn: Body Talk, Pt. 1 (B+) by AJ Garcia
-AM Taxi: We Don't Stand a Chance (C) by Matt Rodriguez
-Call the Cops!: Self-Titled (C-) by AJ Garcia
-Hands Like Glass: With Unveiled Faces (A-) by Matt Rodriguez
-Stephen Egerton: The Seven Degrees of Stephen Egerton (B-) by Michelle St. James
-Alamance: In The Moment (D) by Lee Roberts
-Scarlet Grey: Fancy Blood (A) by Jennifer Isbell
 

Private by James Patterson (B+)
by Pandora
Private is an investigation firm that handles rich & elite clientele across the world and it is run by Jack Morgan. An ex-marine with a haunted past Jack stops at nothing to solve a case; he hires the best people...

Sweet Misfortune by Kevin Alan Milne (A+)
by Chrissy Shattuck
The Boondocks Saints – The Lost Gig, no it’s not a third installment in the films but instead a new comic that has been wrote by none other than the creator of the films Troy Duffy.

Supernatural: The Unholy Cause by Joe Schreiber (A-)
by Pandora
Taking place somewhere in the middle of season five of “Supernatural” comes the unseen adventure of Sam & Dean as they journey down to Georgia when a mysterious murder happens during a Civil War reenactment...

One Piece: Season Three, First Voyage (B+)
by AJ Garcia
When the crew of the Going Merry nearly gets sunk by ships falling from the sky (in pieces) they discover that somewhere up above in the clouds is an island and, more importantly, adventure...

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVIII (A)
by Matt Rodriguez
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) has been a cult hit for many years now. For those of you unfamiliar with it, the premise is simple. A group of guys, Joel and his robot pals, are forced to watch horrible old films...

How the Earth Was Made: The Complete Season Two (B+)
by Jeremy Hunt
This is a serious DVD set. Comprised of 13 episodes across 4 discs, there’s over 10 hours of material here. Let that sink in. 10 HOURS. That’s a lot of history/geography/geology to cover...

Family Matters: The Complete First Season (B+)
by AJ Garcia
Originally a guest spot on Perfect Strangers, The Winslow’s wound up getting a spin-off titled Family Matters that would spawn 215 episodes making it the second longest running sitcom to feature a predominantly African American cast...

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 7 (B-)
by Lee Roberts
Crazy, insane, moments (a lot of them) of what just happened are just a few ways to describe the cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force. This cartoon consist of 4 characters, Frylock, Master Shake, Meatwad, and Carl...

Nip/Tuck: The Sixth and Final Season (B+)
by Matt Rodriguez
Sean McNamara and Christian Troy have had their fair share of ups and downs at their plastic surgery offices but it all pales in comparison to this last and final season of Nip/Tuck...

Also...
-Touching Evil: The Complete Collection (B+) by Pat Trabi
-Life On Mars: The Complete Collection (Original UK Series) (A) by Michelle St. James
-Initial D: Fourth Stage, Part 2 (A+) by AJ Garcia
-Doc Martin: Series 4 (A+) by Michelle St. James
-Paranormal Cops: The Complete Season One (C-) by Jennifer Isbell
-Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (A) by Jennifer Isbell
-Raffles: Complete Collection (A+) by Jennifer Isbell
-HawthoRNe: The Complete First Season (B-) by Michelle St. James
-Hoarders: The Complete Season One (B+) by Pandora
-Kenichi: Season 2, Part Two (A-) by Pandora
-A Bit of Do: Complete Collection (A-) by AJ Garcia
-Barney: Let's Play Outside (A+) by AJ Garcia
-Soul Eater: Part 3 (B+) by AJ Garcia
-The Slayers (Evolution-R): Season 5 (A+) by AJ Garcia
-Trial & Retribution: Set 4 (B) by Pat Trabi

Crazy (C-)
by Lee Roberts
Crazy tells the story of Hank Garland (played by Waylon Payne), a guy who played with such legends as Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, and Roy Orbison to name a few...

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (B+)
by Michelle St. James
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the first book in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, centers around the forty year old mystery of a teenage girl’s disappearance...

The Superhero Squad Show (B+)
by Lee Roberts
The Superhero Squad Show stars Captain America, Thor, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk, Silver Surfer, and many more of the Marvel Comics heroes as they fight all sorts of super villains in hopes to stop Dr. Doom...

StarStruck (D-)
by Jeremy Hunt
Permit me, if you will, to wax nostalgic for just a moment. I have a lot of fond memories watching goofy Disney movies growing up. Stuff like Absent Minded Professor, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Strongest Man in the World, and Now You See Him...

Elvis: 75th Birthday Celebration (C-)
by Lee Roberts
Celebrating the 75th birthday of Elvis Presley, 20th Century Fox has released a DVD collection featuring 7 movies starring Elvis....

Creation (C)
by Jeremy Hunt
As Shakefire’s resident “Christian” reviewer (at least according to site owner Peter Oberth), it made complete and natural sense to assign me this DVD review...

-It Came From Kuchar (B)by Michelle St. James
-Stolen (C-) by Michelle St. James
-Let's Grow; Safety First (A-)by AJ Garcia
-Wolf Moon (D) by Michelle St. James
-Unthinkable (F) by Michelle St. James
-The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile (B+) by Lee Roberts
-Happy Tears (B) by Jennifer Isbell
-Visions of New York City (A) by Pat Trabi
-Black Sabbath: Classic Albums (Paranoid) (A+) by Pat Trabi
-Diary of a Bad Lad (B+) by Dan Lee
-The Cry of the Owl (C-) by Michelle St. James
-Mary and Max (A+) by AJ Garcia
-Temptation (F) by Jennifer Isbell
-Being a Friend (C) by Jeremy Hunt
-Invincible Shaolin (B-) by Lee Roberts
-Life Gamble (B) by AJ Garcia
-Strange New World (C-) by Michelle St. James
-Mystery Men (A-) by Jeremy Hunt
 

Rango MOVIE TRAILER

Mafia II VIDEO GAME TRAILER

Maroon 5: Misery MUSIC VIDEO

Jersey Shore: Season 2 PREVIEW	Harry Potter &  The Deathly Hallows MOVIE TRAILER	The Pretty Reckless: Make Me Wanna Die MUSIC VIDEO

The Twilight Saga; Eclipse

The Dead Weather

Medal of Honor

True Blood	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	Miley Cyrus

 BOX OFFICE:

1. Toy Story 3 ($251,344,663)
June Days in Release: 13
Total Domestic Box Office: $251,344,663
2. The Karate Kid ($141,831,367)
June Days in Release: 20
Total Domestic Box Office: $141,831,367
3. Shrek Forever After ($84,268,711)
June Days in Release: 30
Total Domestic Box Office: $84,268,711
4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($68,533,840)
June Days in Release:1
Total Domestic Box Office: $68,533,840
5. The A-Team ($65,459,385)
June Days in Release: 20
Total Domestic Box Office: $65,459,385
6. Get Him to the Greek ($55,979,245)
June Days in Release:7
Total Domestic Box Office: $55,979,245
7. Grown Ups ($54,486,646)
June Days in Release: 6
Total Domestic Box Office: $54,486,646
8. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ($49,408,473)
June Days in Release: 30
Total Domestic Box Office: $87,221,548
9. Killers ($44,616,016)
June Days in Release: 27
Total Domestic Box Office: $44,616,016
10. Sex and the City 2 ($42,541,869)
June Days in Release: 30
Total Domestic Box Office: $93,585,319
11. Knight & Day ($33,477,337)
June Days in Release: 258
Total Domestic Box Office: $33,477,337
12. Marmaduke ($30,403,433)
June Days in Release: 27
Total Domestic Box Office: $30,403,433
13. Iron Man 2 ($27,840,367)
June Days in Release: 30
Total Domestic Box Office: $307,493,516
14. Splice ($16.321.148)
June Days in Release: 27
Total Domestic Box Office: $16.321.148
15. Letters to Juliet ($11,771,879)
June Days in Release: 30
Total Domestic Box Office: $49,967,821
16. Jonah Hex ($9,772,467)
June Days in Release: 13
Total Domestic Box Office: $9,772,467

MAY RELEASES
JUNE RELEASES

GRADE BREAK-DOWN FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE:
A+: 9
A: 10
A-: 11
B+: 18
B: 11
B-: 13
C+: 3
C: 6
C-: 9
D+: 1
D: 4
D-: 3
F: 3

NUMBER OF REVIEWS: 101
AVERAGE REVIEW: B- (2.83)
 

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