Ian Arbuckle

DVD REVIEW: PENNY DREADFUL

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 92 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • "Behind the Screams" featurette• Sanity "Stay Away" music video• Trailers The Pitch "It’s The Pit and the Pendulum meets The Hitcher!" The Humans Rachel Miner, Mimi Rogers, Chad Todhunter (watch out, Tod!) The Nutshell Young Penny (Miner) lost both … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 3.30.07

Today’s top story, by virtue of it being the one I’m writing about first, regards a question that has been nibbling at the back of all our minds since the first PS3 prototype went on display. Why was the Spider-Man movie font selected for the PS3’s logo and branding? Sony design chief Teiyo Goto has … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: UNREST

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 88 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary w/ director and editor• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Trailers The Pitch "It’s Quetzacoatl meets The Exorcist in med school!" or, "How Not To Dispose Of A Corpse." The Humans Corri English, Scot Davis, Joshua Alba, Derrick O’Connor. The Nutshell Alison Blanchard is … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 3.29.07

The pain of Nintendo’s Friend Code system of online matchmaking only seems to intensify. It was an annoyance on the DS; it’s even moreso on the Wii, where the online component is much more integrated. Slashdot’s running a story from MTV’s Stephen Totilo about employing mnemonic devices and tools such as phonespell.com to turn your … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: SUBLIME (UNRATED)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $24.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 113 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary and interviews w/ writer and director• Additional footage from the "Surgical Exorcism"• Theatrical trailer The Pitch "It’s faux-Freudian dream interpretation!" The Humans Tom Cavanagh, Katherine Cunningham-Eves, Kathleen York. The Nutshell Poor George Grieves (Cavanagh). He’s turning forty and he … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 3.28.07

The halls of the Internet, packed floor to ceiling like some barbaric bazaar, are humming with confirmations, speculations, and pissing contests regarding the Xbox 360 Elite. owever, that’s not at all interesting since that sort of stuff should have been flushed from your system last week. So, what’s left? This junk:The Xbox Live Video Marketplace … Continue reading

MCP: ARTSY FARTSY

I don’t think there will be a gaming roundup today, because all the "news" that piled up over the weekend consists of Joystiq whining about aesthetics of game purchases, fanboys complaining about the lack of console exclusivity of Capcom games, and something about a "teaser teaser" for Grand Theft Auto IV. Come on, people; if … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 3.22.07

Following yesterday’s assault of newsworthy items, today’s offering feels like the lull before the mustard gas hits. I’d like to stress that none of the items below are important in any way, especially my commentary on them.First off, as a followup to the announcement of Devil May Cry 4‘s multiplatform future, here’s a new trailer … Continue reading