Archive for September 2011
Gothika (Full-Screen Edition) (Snap Case)
A brilliant and respected criminal psychologist, Dr. Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) is an expert at knowing what is rational. Under the direction of her husband (Charles S. Dutton), Miranda treats dangerously disturbed patients at the Woodward Penitentiary for Women. But Miranda’s life is thrust into terrifying jeopardy after a cryptic encounter with a mysterious young girl leads to a nightmare beyond her wildest imagination.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Music Video:Fred Durst music video – “Behind Blue Eyes”
Theatrical Trailer:Fred Durst music video – “Behind Blue Eyes”
The title of Gothika prepares you for a spooky, atmospheric thriller with an emphasis on supernatural mystery. The best way to appreciate the movie itself is to understand that it’s a waking nightmare that needn’t make sense in the realm of sanity. Making a flashy Hollywood debut after his superior 2000 thriller Crimson Rivers, French actor-director Mathieu Kassovitz pours on the dark and stormy atmosphere, trapping a competent psychologist (Halle Berry) in the prison ward where she treated inmates (including Penelope Cruz) until she was committed for killing her husband (Charles S. Dutton), who was also her boss. Did a car crash cause her to suffer ghostly delusions, or is a young girl–dead for four years–sending clues from beyond the grave? Berry has to prove her innocence while Kassovitz keeps everything–including the viewer and costar Robert Downey Jr. (as Berry’s colleague)–in the dark about just where the nonsensical plot is leading. There’s a better movie in here somewhere, among the catwalks and crannies of the impressive prison-castle setting, and Berry gives 100% in a performance that’s consistent with the movie’s overwrought tone. Attentive viewers will identify the killer early on, and the ending is anticlimactic, but Gothika serves up a few good shocks for ghost-story connoisseurs. –Jeff Shannon
Tascam US-100 USB 2.0 Audio Interface
Tascam US100 USB 2.0 Audio Interface; Breaks the price barrier for great-quality recording into your computer. The microphone input captures great-sounding performances, or you can plug in your guitar or bass directly into the instrument-level input. Stereo line inputs can be switched to RIAA phono level for digitizing your vinyl collection from your favorite turntable. The USB 2.0 connection guarantees playback without hiccups on your Mac or Windows computer, and the compact aluminum construction withstands the hazards of the road, studio or dorm room. Tascam US100 Features Bus-powered USB 2.0 audio interface XLR or 1/4 inch microphone input RCA line inputs switchable to RIAA photo inputs with ground lug 1/8 inch stereo headphone output 48kHz/16-bit audio resolution Zero-latency hardware monitoring Mac and Windows drivers included Audacity recording software included Solid Aluminum case construction The US100 records in stereo at CD-quality 48kHz/16-bit resolution and includes a free copy of Audacity software to get you started. An XLR or 1/4 inch microphone input is provided, as well as unbalanced stereo line ins and outs. Step up to TASCAM quality without breaking the bank with the US100. AmericanMusical com is an authorized dealer of Tascam products.
Tascam’s US-100 breaks the price barrier for great-quality recording into your computer. The microphone input captures great-sounding performances, or you can plug in your guitar or bass directly into the instrument-level input. Stereo line inputs can be switched to RIAA phono level for digitizing your vinyl collection from your favorite turntable. The USB 2.0 connection guarantees playback without hiccups on your Mac or Windows computer, and the compact aluminum construction withstands the hazards of the road, studio or dorm room.
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The US-100 records in stereo at CD-quality 48kHz/16-bit resolution and includes a free copy of Audacity software to get you started. An XLR or 1/4″ microphone input is provided, as well as unbalanced stereo line ins and outs. Step up to TASCAM quality without breaking the bank with the US-100.
- Bus-powered USB 2.0 audio interface
- XLR or 1/4″microphone input
- RCA line inputs switchable to RIAA photo inputs with ground lug
- 1/8″ stereo headphone output
- 48kHz/16-bit audio resolution
- Zero-latency hardware monitoring
- Class-compliant driver works on Mac and Windows computers without installation (including Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard)
- Audacity recording software included
- Solid Aluminum case construction
What’s in the Box
US-100, USB cable, CD-ROM (with Audacity software), owner’s manual
Interview with CSI cast member Gerald McCullouch PART 1
www.DifferentTheMusical.com Follow Gerald at www.twitter.com Ann Northrop and Andy Humm host this syndicated weekly news program: “Gay USA’. Part 1 of interview with “out” actor Gerald McCullouch.