BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Liberation EntertainmentMSRP: $19.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 89 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ director• Interviews• Essay by composer• Trailers• Photo gallery• Deleted scenes• Biographies• Location maps• DVD-ROM content The Pitch “It’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Naked!” The Humans Pablo Bryant, Aleksandra Kaniak, Joe Estevez (J-j-joe!) The Nutshell … Continue reading
All right! After the tumbleweeds from yesterday finished blowing by, they revealed some stuff of import and interest. First on the docket is this link from Voodoo Extreme, which itself contains a link to an old technical demo for Fallout 3. This demo was created back before Bethesda bought the IP, before Interplay folded, and … Continue reading
It’s the lusty month of May! How to ring in the new month, which is possible the best of the twelve available choices? With very few news stories of interest, apparently. Thanks, games industry. I’m going to ring your doorbell and run.First up, a little item from 1up regarding David Jaffe’s responses to the reviews … Continue reading
With the public drubbing of Ken Kutaragi, it looked as if Sony were bending slightly toward a reasonable public face in the wake of their many and varied PR mistakes. I’m happy to report that there’s no such luck for Sony; as an entity, they continue to behave as appropriately in public as that sick … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: NewvideoMSRP: $26.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 126 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Filmmaker biographies The Pitch “Economic and educational! Learn something new in thirty minutes or less!” The Humans Many and various. The directors are: Erin Hudson, Astrid Bussink, Cindy Stillwell, Darren Hercher, Peter Jordan, Eva Weber. The Nutshell The annual Full Frame documentary … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Cartoon NetworkMSRP: $14.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 80 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Bully Boogie" short• Interviews w/ voice actors The Pitch “It’s like a Discworld novel mixed with a Grimm folk tale, as conveyed by a kid with no volume modulation on his voice.” The Humans (Why aren’t voice actors ever listed on … Continue reading
Ken Kutaragi has stepped down from his position as director and chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment. Funnyman Kaz Hirai is being promoted from his position as President and Chief Operations Officer to President and CEO. The web will buzz with comments about this presto-change-o, so I just want to take a minute to offer my … Continue reading
No more WWII shooters! Such is the cry of a vocal percentage of gamers, myself included. Please, let Hitler get some rest. Start picking on The Great War, instead. Bind mustard gas to G. Or, go the route of the Battlefield games and come visit the modern era. That’s the plan for the next Call … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lurker FilmsMSRP: $19.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 120 minutes (features total)SPECIAL FEATURES:• Bonus short films• Interview w/ Ramsey Campbell, Robert M. price• Information booklet The Pitch “It’s the prototype for the narrative tricks of The Twilight Zone, and most of The Scary Door.” The Humans Rodrigo Sepulveda, Luis Alarcon, Fernando Gallardo, … Continue reading
Welcome to this second installment of Late to the Party! A couple weeks ago, in the first column, I recounted my recent experience with the Japanese cult favorite Battle Royale. Being the kind of guy who might foolishly bring a children’s book and LeVar Burton to a rainbow party, I found I hadn’t fully explained … Continue reading