Valve, though corporate mouthpiece EA, today announced that Halloween won’t be the only reason to be excited about black and orange this fall. The Black and Orange boxes will finally see the release of new Half-Life 2 content, as well as the debut of the full game on next-gen consoles. The Black Box, for PCs … Continue reading
Decibel comparisons between the three successor consoles have given gamers all-powerful science to justify what they already know, namely that the Wii and PS3 are as quiet as little Johnny under a bed when he’s due for a whuppin’, and the 360 is constantly on the verge of taking off. Engadget reports that Microsoft has … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Walt Disney Home VideoMSRP: $32.99RATING: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 458 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• “My Dad, Walt Disney”• “I Captured the King of the Leprechauns”• Disneyland USA at the Radio City Music Hall• “Working with Walt”• Introductions by Leonard Maltin• Production art galleries The Pitch Spend some quality time with Uncle Walt … Continue reading
Torque star Martin Henderson is trading in his wheels for an assassin’s rifle. The New Zealand actor, who is currently one of the galaxy of stars appearing in Smokin’ Aces, signed with to star opposite Jordan Brewster in the pilot for Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The ABC show, based on the film of the same … Continue reading
The Few. The Proud. The Patrick.
Microsoft sure knows what subscribers to its Live service are thirsty for. Root beer, apparently. Out of all the promising titles announced last week for the Xbox Live Arcade, the first to hit release is Root Beer Tapper. The slightly-remixed arcade classic (the first release of the game in 1983 featured beer that was not … Continue reading
Jeff Zucker, the George W. Bush of television, will be named chief executive of NBC Universal this week, reports the L.A. Times. Zucker, the 41-year-old former president of NBC’s prime-time entertainment division and executive producer of Today, succeeds longtime CEO Bob Wright. When I say “George W. Bush of television,” I mean that in a … Continue reading
Welcome to another Special Edition. We’ve got quite a few titles to look at this week, so let’s get right to it. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS Director Clint Eastwood was nominated for Best Director and Best Picture at this year’s Oscars. He won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Picture as well. All these … Continue reading
It’s that time again, tv fans—pilot season. Even as we speak, thousands of struggling actors and writers are descending on production offices nationwide (okay, maybe just New York and L.A.), all chasing the dream. And even as we speak, the men and women in charge of casting a veritable array of new pilots plan to … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 102 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French • Available Audio Tracks: Mandarin (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1) • "The Making of The Promise" • Additional scenes • Theatrical trailer THE PITCH “It’s like Hero with a fairy tale bent and … Continue reading