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Jun112018 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Ramones Film Review: End of the Century

In the mid 1970s, a bunch of outcasts from the New York borough of Queens severely and irreverently altered the course of pop culture with their amateur, genius bubblegum rock 'n' roll. Calling themselves The Ramones, they helped to kick-start the very concept of punk rock, proving beyond question it's possible to play timeless, catchy songs without being instrumental virtuosos. Though they changed the way the world thinks about and creates music, The Ramones remained an underground phenomenon for their entire decades-long career. The Ramones as People, Not Stars Assuming some familiarity from their viewers with the story of The Ramones, filmmakers Michael Gramaglia and Jim Fields leave out dry facts, opting instead to dig into the juicier human side of things. They provide a ...

Apr22018 by Paul LinusNo Comments

BBC Alice in Wonderland DVD Review

Entertainment

Fans of the book who are looking for a treat in watching a version filled with notable British comedians and dramatists will be sorely let down, when watching this mess of a project. If anything, it is has been widely reported that director Jonathan Miller refused to have any of the supporting characters in animal costumes, as it would be silly to have such actors don their respective character's outfits, thus lessening the cachet of his valued telecast. Alas, by doing so, Miller creates a real mess of a narrative for anyone unfamiliar with either the book or Disney's more popular animated classic from 1951. All the actors are dressed in Victorian attire, leading viewers to question exactly who they are and their relationship to Alice. Add to this the fact that in most scenes you...

Mar22018 by Paul Linus1 Comment

Movie Review: Billy Wilder’s The Fortune Cookie

Movies

Billy Wilder’s best films are dominated by a cold, unforgiving eye for the more venal realities of American life. His movies comprise a cinematic hall of fame for some of the most wondrously ill-spirited pictures ever made. Here we will review about his 1996 movie The Fortune Cookie. Jack Lemmon Plays TV Cameraman Lovably schlubby Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is a CBS network cameraman who’s mildly hurt covering a Cleveland Browns game when a star player accidentally bulls into him along the sidelines. Enter Harry's greedy, ambulance-chasing brother-in-law, “Whiplash Willie” Gingrich. Walter Matthau took the supporting actor Oscar for Willie, the role that marked his first on-screen pairing with Lemmon. Willie, the prototypical shyster lawyer, wants Harry to fake a much more ...

Feb12018 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Retro Reviews – Thief: Deadly Shadows

Gaming

Thief: Deadly Shadows puts the player in the shoes of Garrett, a master thief. They will use a combination of stealth tactics and gadgets to sneak through middle-age-inspired buildings, avoiding or neutralizing guards as they search for treasure. Thief offers open level structure, as well as introducing access to "the City" between missions. The City gives the player an opportunity to pick pockets, obtain supplies and search for side-missions. Gameplay Thief: DS is a first- and third-person shooter-style game, although the focus is on movement rather than combat. The game takes place completely at night, to facilitate the thieving of goods. You control Garrett as you move around levels, avoiding guards and brightly-lit areas and favoring shadows. Each level has certain goals y...

May112015 by 1 Comment

Game Loading: Rise of the Indies documentary review

Entertainment, Gaming

This is the era of digital downloading and in recent years it has increased tremendously. As an aftermath, it has become very easy for indie game developers. They have been able to get their games onto different consoles, PCs and also on mobile devices for the masses, as many people as possible. Each day there appears many new indie games, but how much really goes into creating these games? Game Loading: Rise of the Indies is one such that follows lives of such developers and also the ups and downs throughout the process of creating the games. The movie moves around developers of The Stanley Parable, Davey Wreden. He talks about development from beginning to release. He shows the hard work that is involved in creating such games. The documentary in fact does an excellent ...

May72015 by 2 Comments

Review: Story Of Seasons – Slow progression, completely enjoyable

Gaming

We all know farming is not an easy job. It need lots of hard work and lots of repetitive work. Things are tedious too, but if you have played the Bolujo Monogatari of this series or Harvest Moon, you may be well aware of the work and also at the same time how to enjoy the game. Story of Seasons is of slow progression and slow expansion nature, and so it is highly relaxing for players and simultaneously enjoyable too, similar to the predecessors. However, it is to take note that raising the crops and animals offers a real sense of accomplishment. In terms of content there is nothing to worry as it has large amount of those. The game has a long tutorial and so even without previous experience of playing game of similar nature one can play it easily and understand how things work. P...