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DVD REVIEW: IF….

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Criterion CollectionMSRP: $39.95RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 112 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Audio Commentary by David Robinson and Malcolm McDowell• A 2003 episode from the Scottish TV Series Cast and Crew • New interview with Graham Crowden• Thursday’s Children (1954), an Academy-Award winning documentary. • Booklet featuring pieces by critic David Ehrenstein, screenwriter … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: AVENUE MONTAIGNE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Velocity/ThinkfilmMSRP: $27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 101 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Available Subtitles: English • Available Audio Tracks: French (Dolby Digital 5.1) • Making of • Theatrical trailer The Pitch Watch the pretty people contort their faces into frowns! OR It’s hard out there for a concert pianist. The Humans Cecile De France, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $26.98RATED: NOT RATEDRUNNING TIME: 252 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• ‘Superman in ‘66’ featurette• Trailers The Pitch “See Superman fight a myriad of harrowing villains including giant apes, mad scientists, rabid apes, evil warlocks who crave magic rubies, and mind-controlled apes.” The Humans Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Bud Collyer … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SonyMSRP: $19.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 165 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: B&W or Color Audio Commentary Documentary The Colorization Process Tim Burton sits down with Ray Harryhausen Interview with Joan Taylor Film Music’s Unsung Hero Comic Book Photo Galleries Ad Artwork The Pitch Astronauts not only go to Venus in a rocket … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: THE DARKNESS

BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Xbox360; PS3ESRB RATING: MaturePUBLISHER: 2K GamesDEVELOPER: Starbreeze I feel like I’ve been seeing bits and pieces of The Darkness at game events for a couple of years. I’d never read the comic book, and had little interest in doing so. And until I heard about it constantly while … Continue reading

MCP REVIEW: PARAPPA THE RAPPER

BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: PSPESRB RATING: EPUBLISHER: Sony Computer EntertainmentDEVELOPER: SCE Studios Japan The Pitch Why make a new game when we’ve got this shovel right here?The Play When PaRappa the Rapper was announced for the PSP, no one was happier than me. I love the series. It has its problems, but … Continue reading

MCP: RANDOM SETTING – 7.20.07

Here’s a look back at the week that was in the world of gaming: Seems Like Old Times When it came to PR and marketing leading up to the “Next-Gen” launch, Microsoft and Sony had only one goal, destroy the enemy. A day couldn’t pass without some “rumor” popping-up about how the PS3 would be … Continue reading

THE BIT PLAYERS ROUNDTABLE – OLD NIPPON

Robert Cummings (Xenophobic Gamertag: Jacob Singer 45): Ok, on the CHUD message boards ( at least in the video game forums), I’ve developed this reputation as a bit of a Japan-basher. That I’m anti-Nintendo, anti JRPG (that’s Japanese role-playing games to you people who have actual lives), anti-cutesy, and, some might say, anti-fun. And I … Continue reading