MCP: WEEKLY GAME FIX- 1/14/07
Kent Jones’s documentary Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows truly is a loving look at a man who deserves more praise for what he contributed to film. If you haven’t seen any of Lewton’s films, you’re missing out. His work is beautiful, haunting and so much more than you’d expect from their shlocky titles, … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SonyMSRP: $24.96RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 108 min.SPECIAL FEATURE:• The Making of Lonely Hearts The Pitch “I can’t give you anything but love, baby.” The Humans Cast: John Travolta (Moment By Moment), James Gandolfini (True Romance), Jared Leto (Requiem For a Dream), Salma Hayek (Wild Wild West), Alice Krige (Ghost Story), … Continue reading
BUY THE GAME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Wii, PSP, PS2ESRB RATING: N/APUBLISHER: CapcomDEVELOPER: High Voltage Software "That seemed right in my head! Stupid head!" -Harvey Birdman THE PITCH You’ve probably heard of the Harvey Birdman cartoon. It’s one of the first original shows to appear on Adult Swim and still one of their most popular. … Continue reading
Glad to see that the gaming news machine has recovered from its holiday hangover and begun to churn once again. Hopefully the money will arrive a little sooner than the games. Earlier this week, Gamefly launched a beta service which will allow customers to trade in used games for credits on the service. As I’ve … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Z Productions LLCMSRP: $19.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 114 min.SPECIAL FEATURES: Beat the Drum: A South African Story Trailer The Pitch "There is a disease in Africa called AIDS and it seems to be pretty bad." The Humans Director: David Hickson Writer: W. David McBrayer Cinematographer: Lance Gewer Cast: Junior Singo, … Continue reading
Back when Soul Calibur 2 was released, it came with exclusive characters for each system. The Gamecube got fairy-boy Link to dance around in his green elf pants, the Xbox got a capeless Michael Jai White version of Spawn, and PS2 owners got the biggest who-gives-a-fuck character, Hitachi from Tekken.At this year’s CES, it was … Continue reading
BUY THE FIRST SEASON AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PCESRB RATING: N/APUBLISHER: Telltale Games, GametapDEVELOPER: Telltale Games The second episode of the second season of Sam and Max continues with our anthropomorphic heroes… taking a vacation to Easter Island?THE PITCHAfter defeating the demon that’s possessed Santa up at the North Pole and returning home to their … Continue reading
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS02.05.2008 This 1978 film was written by Oliver Stone and directed by Alan Parker (Mississippi Burning) and was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two of them (Best Adapted Screenplay by Stone and Best Music: Original Score by Giorgio Moroder, who also wrote the themes for Flashdance and Top Gun). How does the film … Continue reading