Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • January 19, 2011 (continued from Restaurant page) elicits fine performances from his cast, the film lacks enough conflict to make for captivating viewing. Bonuses include deleted scenes and a featurette. “Machete” (20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment), inspired by a fake coming-attraction trailer in the feature film double-bill “Grindhouse,” is a violent film from director Robert Rodriguez who, with Quentin Tarantino, created “Grindhouse.” Keeping a low profile after a drug lord (Steven Seagal) murders his wife, former cop Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) finds trouble over the border when he is hired to kill a right-wing senator (Robert De Niro). The setup can be traced to Machete’s sworn enemy. Though the movie begins well, it soon aspires to be a Hollywood action flick complete with gruesome special effects, explosions, and endless mayhem. Machete is a human cartoon who manages to entwine himself with beautiful women (Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez) when he is not slicing up assorted bad guys. Heightening the mindless mayhem is Lindsay Lohan as a spoiled rich girl who dons a nun’s habit and blasts away with an automatic weapon. I was hoping the controversial theme of immigration might have been explored a bit more, but in a Rodriguez movie, that is like hoping for psychological motivation in a Looney Tunes short. “Machete,” with no extras, is available in Blu-ray and DVD versions. The Blu-ray edition contains a digital copy. “Nite Tales: The Series” (E-One Entertainment) is a FINLEY FINLEY DVDs horror anthology combining elements of “Tales from the Crypt” and “The Twilight Zone.” The Time Keeper (Flavor Flav) sets the tone of the series and introduces the tales, each with a decidedly urban slant. The series was spun off from “Nite Tales: The Movie” and contains five unrated tales. The casts include Gary Busey, Brigitte Nielsen, Kel Mitchell, Rodney Perry, and Carl Payne. If you like graphic images mixed with dark humor, these stories will be for you. I found most of them predictable and lacking the flair of the “Tales from the Crypt” episodes. The only bonus on the DVD is a making-of featurette. “Top Shot: The Complete Season One” (A&E Home Entertainment) contains all episodes of the reality show’s premiere season. The concept is that contestants must face challenges inspired by real events, from Wild West gunfights to modern-day sniper missions. Sixteen of the country’s most skilled marksmen have been selected to compete for the title “Top Shot” and a $100,000 prize. Some have professional shooting experience; some are amateurs. Each week, they face team and individual elimination challenges until one winner remains. Every challenge focuses on the weapons, technologies, and techniques of different historical eras as high-speed HD cameras capture the execution of each test. Human interest stories broaden the show’s appeal. Among the participants are the first woman in the history of the Chicago Police Department to become “Top Gun” of her graduating class, a historical firearms collector and radio gun show host, a 22-year-old rifle prodigy, and a 47year-old retired city cop. The four-disc DVD set contains over an hour of neverbefore-seen footage, bios, and elimination interviews. by G.M. Smith 21/Apr 20 ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 will soon be a lot less Your pace of life will soon be a lot less good, because if you hectic. That’s good, because if you soon, you might do don’t take a break soon, you might do damage. You’ve been yourself some damage. You’ve been at both ends. burning the candle at both ends. 21/May 21 TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 is returning, and by Your confidence is returning, and by week you will have this time next week you will have ever doubted your forgotten that you ever doubted your done. Avoid going ability to get things done. Avoid going to extremes. 22/Jun 21 GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 something you need to If there is something you need to this week, because own up to, do so this week, because long you might lose if you wait too long you might lose may also dwell on the your nerve. You may also dwell on the don’t act fast. “what ifs” if you don’t act fast. 22/Jul 22 CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 anyone you may Make peace with anyone you may over the previous have argued with over the previous help clear your confew weeks. It will help clear your conyour mind to think science and free up your mind to think about other things. 23 LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 ambitious by nature, Leo, You may be ambitious by nature, Leo, will have to pay but this week you will have to pay your career. Also, more attention to your career. Also, by the book or you play everything by the book or you hardship. will be met with hardship. 24/Sept 22 VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 a lot of time and a You have invested a lot of time and a material matters. Now lot of energy in material matters. Now back and observe your you must stand back and observe your perspective, Virgo. life from a wider perspective, Virgo. 23/Oct 23 LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 will find it easier to This week you will find it easier to view known withmake your point of view known withdown by opponents. out being shut down by opponents. friends will be on your Family and friends will be on your support. side. Enjoy the support. 24/Nov 22 SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 your way to help If you go out of your way to help this week, the good someone in need this week, the good back to you many deed will come back to you many mind the opposite times over. Bear in mind the opposite also applies. Nov 23/Dec 21 SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 the things that have Forget about all of the things that have your life and look forgone wrong in your life and look forthat will soon be goward to the things that will soon be goyour week for luck. ing right. This is your week for luck. Dec 22/Jan 20 CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 many things over the You have done many things over the you felt were justified, past weeks that you felt were justified, everyone was recepCapricorn. Not everyone was recepthere is no need to tive to them. But there is no need to actions. apologize for your actions. 21/Feb 18 AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 people have let you Although some people have let you there is no reason down, Aquarius, there is no reason more you shout, the to get angry. The more you shout, the they will make further greater chance they will make further mistakes. 19/Mar 20 PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 have held you back Money matters have held you back things are about to lately, Pisces, but things are about to frivolous, because you change. Be frivolous, because you do so. now can afford to do so. Answer to Last Week’s Puzzle Answer to Last Week’s