Q Parts Metal Series Straplock Chrome Aztec

A straplock that bridges the gap between form and function, these designs ooze with sex appeal and custom flash. Crafted from chromeplated steel, they'll last and give your guitar a larger-than-life look. They come complete with strap button, screw, ring, and the lock.…

Core Equipment Pedal Board Diamond Plate Small

The Core Equipment Pedal Board Case starts with a brushed metal diamond plate exterior. The heavy-duty steel quick-release hinges in the back and hardened latches in front secure your effects. Outside you'll find heavy-duty hardened steel corners and rubber feet finished with comfortable signature C…

Rockfield SWC Select Wound Custom Pickup Gold Bridge

The Rockfield SWC (Select Wound Custom) bridge pickup was designed from the ground up by meticulously researching old design documents, spec sheets, wood shed articles, building, testing and re-testing for countless days and endless hours. Most importantly though, Rockfield shut up and listened to w…

Planet Waves West Coast Collection Strap Aloha

Grab a towel and head for the beach with this guitar accessory. The West Coast Collection Guitar Straps are made from woven nylon, features leather ends that are very thick and stiff to last extra long, and captures the spirit of Californian style. From SoCal punk-rock and surf-inspired designs to c…

Stories that Bioshock includes a rootkit aren't true

This weekend news spread quickly that the PC version of Bioshock comes loaded with a rootkit. The only problem is, it isn't loaded with a rootkit, it's just your standard "let's punish our customers" ...…

'War' another generic action offering

When the Chinese Triads finally mix it up with the Japanese Yakuza, they'll have the trash talk all worked out, thanks to "War." Triad hoodlum to Yakuza thugs in this new Jet Li picture: "Hey, Buddha-heads!…

Movies opening this week

What's on tap for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2 (dates subject to change) The following movies are scheduled to open this week in the Bay Area: Wednesday: "BALLS OF FURY" (PG-13): A down-on-his luck professional Ping-Pong player is recruited by an FBI agent for a secret mission.…

Film ties Mormon prophet to massacre

Two years after an 1857 murder clouded in mystery, investigators combing the shallow gullies of southwest Utah found the bones of children who died clinging to their mothers and tufts of women's hair tangled in sagebrush.…

'War' a generic thriller, minus thrills

"War" is another generic Jet Li thriller, with body-blows and bullets and blood and naked bodies, a few chases, lots of shoot-outs and a plot-twist of a finale that is, at least, surprising, even if it makes little sense.…

'Paris': Romantic comedy redux?

"Two Days in Paris," a comedy about a French woman (Julie Delpy) who makes a brief stopover to see friends and family in her native Paris with her American boyfriend (Adam Goldberg), is a crazy quilt of uncomfortable moments.…

Hollywood heavyweights strikeout with 'Stranger'

The following are reviews of selected home-video releases: "Perfect Stranger": Bruce Willis does better at the box office without hair. Before he saddled up as the bald action hero in the summer hit "Live Free or Die Hard," he let his hair grow and joined Halle Berry earlier in the year for this…

'Champ' isn't quite a knockout

In the earnest, thoughtful "Resurrecting the Champ," Josh Hartnett plays a sportswriter whose questionable reporting methods and ethics live up --or down -- to most of the country's negative assumptions about journalism.…

Documentary attempts to crown all-time 'King'

Forget about Lord Voldemort and Megatron. The biggest movie villain this summer looks like Kenny Loggins (circa "House at Pooh Corner"), possesses cloak-and-dagger artistry that would put Jason Bourne to shame and wears really, really ugly ties.…

'Illegal Tender' doesn't quite pay off

It isn't often that you see the hero's hand shaking when he holds a gun in a movie. Most of the big-screen shooters we encounter -- even the ones who supposedly have no firearms experience -- have the steady grip of a confident marksman.…

'Nanny' knows not what kind of film it is

Adapted from the best-selling novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, "The Nanny Diaries" tells the story of a young college graduate named Annie (Scarlett Johansson) who chooses, in the absence of more inspiring career opportunities, to become a nanny for an Upper East Side family.…

Romantic comedy redux?

'TWO DAYS in Paris," a comedy about a French woman (Julie Delpy) who makes a brief stopover to see friends and family in her native Paris with her American boyfriend (Adam Goldberg), is a crazy quilt of uncomfortable moments.…

Hd-dvd/blu-ray : Le Marche De La Location

Dans une interview intĂ©ressante donnĂ©e Ă  nos confrères amĂ©ricains de silliconvalley.com, Reed Hastings, gĂ©rant de la chaĂ®ne Netflix spĂ©cialisĂ©e dans la location de DVD sur le net et l'un des leaders d[...]…

Teeth ("son Vagin A Des Dents")

LetÂ’s talk about sex. Les premiers Ă©mois et la dĂ©couverte de la sexualitĂ© Ă  l'âge ingrat, on connaĂ®t! Le film sur lÂ’adolescence, quasiment un genre en soi, donne rĂ©gulièrement lieu Ă  des bluettes insi[...]…

Rumeurs : Warner Exclusif Au Blu-ray ?

Avec l'annonce de l'accord d'exclusivitĂ© de Paramount envers le format HD-DVD la semaine dernière, nos yeux se sont tournĂ©s Ă©videmment vers les quelques Ă©diteurs Ă  rester neutres en sortant des titres[...]…

Debat De La Redaction : La Palme D'or

Le dĂ©bat de la rĂ©daction se pose cette semaine des questions sur la vĂ©ritable valeur de la fameuse Palme d'or du festival de Cannes. Comme prĂ©vu, nos rĂ©dacteurs ne sont absolument pas d'accord. Nous a[...]…