ENTERTAINMENT

Reviews – August 2013

DVDs

Being Human:
Season 5
BBC Home Entertainment

Hal, Tom and Alex are three housemates facing some serious issues. Hal is a 500 year-old vampire, Tom is a hardened werewolf and Alex has recently had the misfortune of becoming a ghost. This season, threat lurks around every corner as the crew faces a volatile and delubed new vampire and the sinister Mr. Rook, the head of a secret government department.

Erased
Anchor Bay Ent./RADiUS-TWC

Ex-CIA operative Ben Logan has been estranged from his young daughter. That instantly changes when both are mysteriously targeted for termination and all evidence of Logan’s life is erased. Pursued by a relentless enigmatic agent, the two go on the run in search of the truth in this non-stop, heart-racing international thriller.

Paradise: Love
Strand Releasing Home Ent.

Teresa, a 50-year-old woman, travels to the beaches of Kenya as a sex tourist or “Sugar Mama”. There, she moves from one Beach Boy to the next, buying their love only to be disappointed and quickly learning that there, love is strictly a business. With a very unique brand of realism, socio-politial critique and warped humor the movie deals with the market value of sexuality, older women and young men.

CDs

América Sierra – El Amor Manda
Universal Music Latin

De la producción de El Amor Manda se desprende el sencillo Porque el amor manda, que actualmente está conquistando al público. América Sierra ha sido pieza clave en el éxito de la agrupación regiomontana 3BALLMTY. El Amor Manda contiene temas románticos como Alguien, No es tan sólo la mitad, y Solo dime que te gusta.

Natalie Cole – Natalie Cole en Español
Verse/Universal Music

The album finds Natalie personally inspired by both the bilingual recording legacy of her father Nat King Cole, and a growing passion for the timeless romanticism of the great Latin music composers. This wonderful balance of both old and new classics is perfectly illustrated by the special vocal collaborations that highlight the album. Includes “Bachata Rosa,” with Juan Luis Guerra.

Ciara – Ciara
Epic Records

Ciara’s most ambitious album to date; composed of her signature crossover R&B Pop with infectious beats to ballads that showcase her vocal range and growth in songwriting. Her musical maturity is exhibited throughout each track – autobiographical songs that are not afraid to reveal the true depth of her personality.