Archive for February 2011
The Top 5 Music Videos of February 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 28, 2011
At the end of each month we bring you our five favorite music videos of the month gone by; if you missed January, just click here. February’s best features entries from artists large and small, male and female, human and puppet. Enjoy the show. 5. Erykah Badu – Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long (directed by [...]
Oh Lykke, You’re So Fine – A Review of Wounded Rhymes
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: February 28, 2011
- In: Music | Record Reviews
- 4 Comments
Singer-songwriter Lykke Li reminds me of Lisbeth Salander, the heroine of the late Stieg Larsson’s ubiquitous Millenium novels. Both young women are smart, sexy, and Swedish, sensitive souls who vacillate between vulnerability and toughness. And while Li may not have an eidetic memory, hack computer networks, or solve murders, she certainly plays with fire and [...]
Frontier Mixology: A Cocktail for Ms. Hathaway and Mr. Franco
Posted by: Roddy Rickhouse on: February 25, 2011
Whether you’re hosting an Oscar party, watching with a few close friends, or (especially if) watching alone, a pair of mens’ and ladies’ cocktails from Hollywood’s golden age is not out of place. Given this year’s two hosts, and that the Academy still segregates its major awards by gender, we’ve got a cocktail for both [...]
Film Projections: 2011 Oscar Predictions (Part 2)
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 25, 2011
Today concludes Franklin Laviola’s Academy Award predictions. Read what he thinks, give us your predictions, and win fabulous prizes! Original Screenplay: Another Year The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech Will Win Only the tedious and hideously overrated Inception could possibly upset veteran screenwriter David Seidler’s win for The King’s Speech. [...]
FP Oscar Giveaway Contest!
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 24, 2011
This Sunday, the 83rd Annual Academy Awards take place in Los Angeles. Here at FP, film expert Franklin Laviola is currently in the midst of a two-part column detailing his Oscar selections. But just because Mr. Laviola knows more about movies than all of us combined doesn’t mean we can’t have opinions as well. We [...]
Film Projections: 2011 Oscar Predictions (Part 1)
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 24, 2011
Today and tomorrow, Franklin Laviola, director of the acclaimed short Happy Face, gives us his Academy Award predictions. Read what he thinks, send us your predictions (and maybe win a prize!), and watch the Oscars on Sunday night! Best Picture: 127 Hours The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech The Social [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Tapas Dinner Party
Posted by: freyabellin on: February 23, 2011
- In: Food
- 7 Comments
I am simultaneously indecisive and adventurous when it comes to ordering food, so it’s no surprise that I love tapas-style eating: the opportunity to try a whole bunch of plates without seeming like a total pig. And ever since a brief stint living in Seville several years ago, I’ve been hooked on Spanish flavors (pimentón, [...]
Diary of a Madman: A Review of Radiohead’s The King of Limbs
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 22, 2011
President’s Day. It’s a day when we celebrate the intellect of James A. Garfield, the girth of William Howard Taft, and the facial hair of Rutherford B. Hayes. But mostly it’s a day off from work. And so, I thought, what a perfect opportunity to review the new Radiohead album, The King of Limbs. [...]
DeVotchKa Embraces The World – A Review of 100 Lovers
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: February 21, 2011
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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They live in Denver and their band name means ‘girl’ in Russian. But their music is far more global, a hectic hodgepodge of sounds from Eastern Europe, Spain, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. And their new album is a frantic tour of world music, with aspects of polka, mariachi, tango, and [...]
Frontier Mixology: The Monte Carlo
Posted by: Roddy Rickhouse on: February 18, 2011
Monte Carlo has been long used to evoke luxury. The original referent, a quartier of the Principality of Monaco on the French Riviera, is home to the world’s most famous casino, and has been a destination for the idle rich for generations. Such long-standing relation has resulted more recently in overuse and debasement of the [...]
