No round-up today, because there’s really not much to lasso. Clint Hocking, game designer for Ubisoft, got a lot out of 300. An awful lot. The well-received digital bloodbath sparked something in Mr. Hocking, the seeds of an argument against the desirability — or even possibility — of the media of games and film cross-pollinating, … Continue reading
MAYBE LILLY KANE KNOWS THE ANSWER… I got to say, the number of different stories regarding the fate of Veronica Mars (beyond getting her head smashed in by Powers Boothe, but we knew that already) don’t give me hope for the show’s fourth season. Last Friday, we ran a story where Enrico “Daddy Mars” Colantoni … Continue reading
Welcome to a new The Special Edition. After last week’s column was filled with prestigious releases, including three sought after Criterion releases, this week we get a lot of fluff. From crap like The Cleaner, to popcorn offerings Night at the Museum and Deja Vu to the cultish, with a special new Van Damme release. … Continue reading
A month ago, Slashdot solicited questions from the gaming community which would then be passed on to Sony’s Phil Harrison, that bastion of reason and illumination. The Slashdot editors have received the responses from Mr. Harrison, and have posted them for your respectful perusal and sagacious head-nodding. The questions that Harrison fielded were none too … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Sony PicturesMSRP: $24.96RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 101 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• None The Pitch Dirty Harry meets Regarding Henry The Humans Jean-Claude van Damme (Universal Soldier), Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta), Selina Giles (Restoration), Mark Dymond (Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God), William Ash (Mad About Mambo) Yes, Jean-Claude … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony Pictures EntertainmentMSRP: $19.94RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 136 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ Laura Ziskin and Alvin Sargent• Sneak peek at Spider-Man 3• "Inside 2.1" featurette• "Danny Elfman’s Score" featurette• "With Great Effort Comes Great Recognition" featurette• "VFX Breakdown" featurette• Pop-up trivia track The Pitch "It’s fractionally improved over Spider-Man … Continue reading
NO TV MOVIES IN DEADWOOD? After teasing you cocksuckers that read this column with shout-outs to Deadwood and yet providing no news on the greatest show to ever fucking air on HBO (Note from God: No.), I’m pleased to finally provide you godless heathens with some news about everyone’s favorite profanely Shakespearean western. Unfortunately, it’s … Continue reading
1up brings us word directly from Valve Software regarding the dust-up we reported on yesterday. The hacker who goes by the name of MaddoxX turns out to be, unsurprisingly, full of shit. Here’s the statement by Valve director of marketing Doug Lombardi: "There has been no security breach of Steam. The alleged hacker gained access … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $29.98RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 565 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: None. The Pitch Pure evil does exist. The Humans John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron, Jodie Sweetin, The Olsen Twins. "Yep, we suck THIS BIG…" The Nutshell Danny Tanner (Saget) is a widower father of … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New Video NYCMSRP: $29.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 3 hours, 52 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Breed Judging Videos• Group Winner Interviews• Backstage Tour• Grooming Featurette• Angel on a Leash featurette• Featurette on Vivi• Junior Showmanship Highlights The Pitch "It’s Rollerball meets Best In Show!" The Humans Shit, I don’t know. Some guys talk … Continue reading