Saturday, November 04, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
Controversial Green Day & U2 Video
Hitting home with a hard message,
The controversial video for U2's single collaboration with Green Day has surfaced online.
The promo for 'The Saints Are Coming' can be viewed at Youtube.com and contains footage of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
See it here
The controversial video for U2's single collaboration with Green Day has surfaced online.
The promo for 'The Saints Are Coming' can be viewed at Youtube.com and contains footage of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
See it here
New Spider-man Trailer
The highly anticipated trailer for Spider-man 3 will hit cinemas during the release of Casino Royale on November the 17th.
You will also be interested to know that you can view it early on MTV before the new episode of the Duel, catch it on November 9th at 10PM.
You will also be interested to know that you can view it early on MTV before the new episode of the Duel, catch it on November 9th at 10PM.
Affleck Says No to Daredevil
Talking with the press at the London premiere of "Hollywoodland", actor Ben Affleck confirmed that he's not keen on the idea of a "Daredevil" sequel.
"By playing a superhero in Daredevil, I have inoculated myself from ever playing another superhero" Affleck told Slash Film.
He added "Wearing a costume was a source of humiliation for me and something I wouldn't want to do again soon". Hmm, one wonders if we should be sad or happy.
Thanks to Darkhorizons
"By playing a superhero in Daredevil, I have inoculated myself from ever playing another superhero" Affleck told Slash Film.
He added "Wearing a costume was a source of humiliation for me and something I wouldn't want to do again soon". Hmm, one wonders if we should be sad or happy.
Thanks to Darkhorizons
Zune site online
The Zune website is now live - check it out here.
The Zune is Microsoft's attempt at an "iPod-killer". Although it has some pretty nifty tricks up its sleeve, I seriously doubt that the Zune will achieve anywhere near the iPod's level of success - not in this generation, at least.
The Zune is Microsoft's attempt at an "iPod-killer". Although it has some pretty nifty tricks up its sleeve, I seriously doubt that the Zune will achieve anywhere near the iPod's level of success - not in this generation, at least.
Gears of War - Hands On
Glistening water laps at the harbour wall. A cool, clear light bathes a flight of dusty steps, picking out the baroque details of a portico above. A chainsaw passes through your abdomen and you explode in a shower of offal. This is Gears of War.
Thanks to Eurogamer
Click on the link to read their first impressions of Gears of War.
Thanks to Eurogamer
Click on the link to read their first impressions of Gears of War.
Castlevania heading for the big screen
Variety reports that the huge game franchise Castlevania is heading to the big screen.
Rogue Pictures has picked up domestic and some international distribution rights to Paul W.S. Anderson's script.
Everyone I know hates game conversions, but this is Dracula maaaan!
Rogue Pictures has picked up domestic and some international distribution rights to Paul W.S. Anderson's script.
Everyone I know hates game conversions, but this is Dracula maaaan!
Blur hopeful for a Coxon ending
Blur hope to reunite with Graham Coxon for one last album, Alex James has revealed.
The bass player believes that the band - in its original line-up - is "too good a thing to let it disintegrate".
And James revealed that he is on good terms with the estranged guitarist, who left the band acrimoniously in 2002.
He told the BBC: "I've got high hopes that Blur will have a happy four-piece ending. I think it would be a shame if it didn't really. I think we'd all like to make another record. We'd all like to do it with Graham. I've been talking to Graham a bit and hopefully I can persuade him. I'm going to have to beg him though."
Thanks to the NME
The bass player believes that the band - in its original line-up - is "too good a thing to let it disintegrate".
And James revealed that he is on good terms with the estranged guitarist, who left the band acrimoniously in 2002.
He told the BBC: "I've got high hopes that Blur will have a happy four-piece ending. I think it would be a shame if it didn't really. I think we'd all like to make another record. We'd all like to do it with Graham. I've been talking to Graham a bit and hopefully I can persuade him. I'm going to have to beg him though."
Thanks to the NME
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Empire's Borat movie review
Kazakhstani TV presenter Borat Sagdiyev is commissioned to travel to New York to learn about American culture. While there he goes rogue, setting off for LA to follow his dream of making nice sexytime with Pamela Anderson…
Verdict
Absurd, outrageous, gross, disturbing, insightful, and so funny it’ll burst half the blood vessels in your face.
5 Stars - Empire
Verdict
Absurd, outrageous, gross, disturbing, insightful, and so funny it’ll burst half the blood vessels in your face.
5 Stars - Empire
Russell Brand gets a new job
Comedian and presenter Russell Brand has landed a new show at BBC Radio 2 after a successful eight month stint at the digital BBC radio station 6 Music.
The move means the 31-year-old star will no longer present his Sunday morning show on 6 Music, which helped boost the station's audience by 40%.
"It is the Hogwarts of radio," Brand said of his new station. "I just hope I can keep my wand up.
His new show will go out in the weekly 2100-2300 slot, from 18 November.
Thanks to the BBC
The move means the 31-year-old star will no longer present his Sunday morning show on 6 Music, which helped boost the station's audience by 40%.
"It is the Hogwarts of radio," Brand said of his new station. "I just hope I can keep my wand up.
His new show will go out in the weekly 2100-2300 slot, from 18 November.
Thanks to the BBC
360 Dashboard fix coming within 24 hours
It seems like the irregularities with the Xbox 360 dashboard update released yesterday weren't just imagined. John Porcaro of the official Microsoft Gamerscoreblog says they're going to release an updated version in the next 12-24 hours.
Thanks to Gizmodo
Thanks to Gizmodo
Revenge of the Nerds follows the Halo Movie
First Halo was shut down. Now Revenge of the Nerds is being shut down. What's the world coming to? Location problems have forced the production of Revenge Of The Nerds to shut down.
Fox was told four days before the shoot was to start on Oct. 9. But after trying to find other colleges in Atlanta the producers decided to put the production on hiatus and start over with a new plan.
Revenge Of The Nerds, which is a remake of the 1984 cult film of the same name, was to be shot on Emory campus in Atlanta, but apparently, one of the snooty deans decided to rent the original and didn't like what he saw! Allegedly.
Thanks to LatinoReview
Fox was told four days before the shoot was to start on Oct. 9. But after trying to find other colleges in Atlanta the producers decided to put the production on hiatus and start over with a new plan.
Revenge Of The Nerds, which is a remake of the 1984 cult film of the same name, was to be shot on Emory campus in Atlanta, but apparently, one of the snooty deans decided to rent the original and didn't like what he saw! Allegedly.
Thanks to LatinoReview
Nintendo Wii on South Park
Nintendo Wii's become the latest videogame-related thing to feature in an episode of South Park.
In one of the latest in the current run of series ten shows, Cartman ends up trying to freeze himself in ice to bypass the three weeks that remain before the console's American launch.
The episode begins with him waiting outside a shop with giant Wii posters hung around, pacing impatiently. "It's like waiting for Christmas... times a thousand," he tells his Mum. Don't worry - it's actually quite funny.
Thanks to Eurogamer
In one of the latest in the current run of series ten shows, Cartman ends up trying to freeze himself in ice to bypass the three weeks that remain before the console's American launch.
The episode begins with him waiting outside a shop with giant Wii posters hung around, pacing impatiently. "It's like waiting for Christmas... times a thousand," he tells his Mum. Don't worry - it's actually quite funny.
Thanks to Eurogamer
Casino Royale theme video released
Click here to watch the official video of "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell, the official theme for the new hotly-anticipated James Bond film Casino Royale starring Daniel Craig in the title role.
Edit: It seems like MTV US have exclusive rights to the video at the moment, but that hasn't stopped an enterprising YouTube user (shame about the watermark):
Edit: It seems like MTV US have exclusive rights to the video at the moment, but that hasn't stopped an enterprising YouTube user (shame about the watermark):
De Niro and 50 Cent - together at last!
Here's a test for you. Take a pen, get a piece of paper and write down - right now - the top three movie star partnerships you'd like to see. Any combination you like - it can be DiCaprio/Cage, Jackman/Pitt, or Natalie Portman and Lucy Liu (steady now), for example.
Done that? Good. Now, did anyone write down 'Robert De Niro and 50 Cent'? Nope. Didn't think so. But it hasn't stopped Hollywood types from MAKING IT HAPPEN!
Yes, indeed. The man who said 'Are you talkin' to me?' is going to team up with the man who said, and we quote, 'I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love/So come give me a hug if you into to getting rubbed'.
Beautiful. This is clearly a match made in heaven. The film that's bringing these two titans together is entitled New Orleans, a cop thriller set in... well, you can work it out.
Thanks to Empire Online
Done that? Good. Now, did anyone write down 'Robert De Niro and 50 Cent'? Nope. Didn't think so. But it hasn't stopped Hollywood types from MAKING IT HAPPEN!
Yes, indeed. The man who said 'Are you talkin' to me?' is going to team up with the man who said, and we quote, 'I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love/So come give me a hug if you into to getting rubbed'.
Beautiful. This is clearly a match made in heaven. The film that's bringing these two titans together is entitled New Orleans, a cop thriller set in... well, you can work it out.
Thanks to Empire Online
Borat's book banned in the US
Borat’s first book has been banned by shops — because it is full of photos of naked women.
The spoof reporter’s memoir has more than 100 snaps of models supposed to be women from his Kazakhstan homeland.
British publisher Boxtree has snapped up the book for the UK. But publishing insiders claim American retail chains will NOT sell the book.
A source said: “Yank publishers know this book is just going to cause too much trouble. Some of the photos leave nothing to the imagination. Everything, and I really mean everything, is on display.”
Thanks to Sun Online
The spoof reporter’s memoir has more than 100 snaps of models supposed to be women from his Kazakhstan homeland.
British publisher Boxtree has snapped up the book for the UK. But publishing insiders claim American retail chains will NOT sell the book.
A source said: “Yank publishers know this book is just going to cause too much trouble. Some of the photos leave nothing to the imagination. Everything, and I really mean everything, is on display.”
Thanks to Sun Online
US soap joins forces with Marvel Comics
A bit of a weird one, this:
American TV soap opera Guiding Light has teamed up with Marvel Comics to give one of its characters superpowers.
The delightfully named "Harley Davidson Cooper" character was given the powers to levitate and conduct electricity in an episode shown yesterday.
"Joining forces with Marvel is such a natural fit for us because comic books and soap operas have so much in common," claimed the soap's head writer, David Kreizman. "Both feature long-running characters and larger-than-life stories that appeal to a loyal and passionate fan base. We hope that our viewers will be excited to see their favorites in the pages of a comic book and that Marvel fans will tune in to see how we put our twist on a classic superhero story."
Thanks to Digital Spy
American TV soap opera Guiding Light has teamed up with Marvel Comics to give one of its characters superpowers.
The delightfully named "Harley Davidson Cooper" character was given the powers to levitate and conduct electricity in an episode shown yesterday.
"Joining forces with Marvel is such a natural fit for us because comic books and soap operas have so much in common," claimed the soap's head writer, David Kreizman. "Both feature long-running characters and larger-than-life stories that appeal to a loyal and passionate fan base. We hope that our viewers will be excited to see their favorites in the pages of a comic book and that Marvel fans will tune in to see how we put our twist on a classic superhero story."
Thanks to Digital Spy
Windows Vista out on January 30th, 2007
For those with PCs....
It's been five long, interesting, industry-changing years since the world's most pervasive PC operating system underwent its last revision, but the time is at long last upon us. Windows Vista and Office 2007, as we understand it, will be launched officially to consumers on January 30th, 2007. Stay tuned as the bugs keep a gettin' squished over Redmond way, and we count down to what will probably be the biggest software launch since XP.
Thanks to Engadget
The Dark Knight production details
Pre-production has started in London on the much anticipated Batman sequel The Dark Knight! We can confirm that most of the Batman Begins crew is back, including director of photography Wally Pfister, production designer Nathan Crowley, costume designer Lindy Hemming and art directors Simon Lamont and Kevin Kavanaugh.
The crew have been working on top-secret designs and storyboards for about two weeks now. Some crew members have been to Chicago for location scouting and they will possibly shoot there next May or June. Other locations in England are still being considerd at this moment, though Liverpool has apparently been crossed off the list for the moment.
Thanks to LatinoReview
The crew have been working on top-secret designs and storyboards for about two weeks now. Some crew members have been to Chicago for location scouting and they will possibly shoot there next May or June. Other locations in England are still being considerd at this moment, though Liverpool has apparently been crossed off the list for the moment.
Thanks to LatinoReview
YouTube.com must close! ....of course they will...
A firm selling machinery to make tubes and pipes has sued internet sensation YouTube - saying the video-sharing site causes havoc at its own business.
Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment said its own website - Utube.com - had to be moved five times after millions of inadvertent hits made it crash.
The Ohio-based firm has now filed a claim in the US district court.
It says it wants YouTube to stop operating or alternatively pay for it to create a new web domain.
Thanks to the BBC
Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment said its own website - Utube.com - had to be moved five times after millions of inadvertent hits made it crash.
The Ohio-based firm has now filed a claim in the US district court.
It says it wants YouTube to stop operating or alternatively pay for it to create a new web domain.
Thanks to the BBC
PS3 and 360 "look even"
Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack subscribes to the view that PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are roughly equal.
Speaking to Mercury News' Dean Takahashi, Dyack said, "Maybe the PS3 has more processing power. The 360 has more available memory. It's pretty much a net, net. The public perception of the PS3 was that it was much more powerful. To developers, they look even."
And even though the PS3 potentially has that greater processing power, "you have to get the timing right". Not the easiest thing in the world.
Thanks to Eurogamer
Speaking to Mercury News' Dean Takahashi, Dyack said, "Maybe the PS3 has more processing power. The 360 has more available memory. It's pretty much a net, net. The public perception of the PS3 was that it was much more powerful. To developers, they look even."
And even though the PS3 potentially has that greater processing power, "you have to get the timing right". Not the easiest thing in the world.
Thanks to Eurogamer
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Virtue before se7en
Bloody Disgusting reports that they have a copy of treatment for a film called "Virtue" which is currently being sent around to different writers.
What makes it so special though is that not only is the story is a prequel to David Fincher's twisted 1995 serial killer thriller "Se7en", but that revelation won't come in until the third act of the film.
Indeed the film will not be marketed as a prequel at all it would seem. A mini-review of the treatment is expected to go up soon.
Thanks to Dark Horizons
What makes it so special though is that not only is the story is a prequel to David Fincher's twisted 1995 serial killer thriller "Se7en", but that revelation won't come in until the third act of the film.
Indeed the film will not be marketed as a prequel at all it would seem. A mini-review of the treatment is expected to go up soon.
Thanks to Dark Horizons
Oooops... Microsofts 360 update may have caused a problem or two!
Since yesterday's update, there are numerous reports about 360s being bricked. Some people suspect that this is being done by Microsoft intentionally to stop modders and hackers. Xbox Scene thinks it has more to do with certain combinations of hardware and firmware. That would explain why some people are reporting problems even with new, unmodded 360s. Other readers have informed X360F that they are unable to even complete the update download itself. Since the update can't complete, the 360 won't even allow users to play offline games for "security" reasons. It's worth noting that Microsoft is definitely aware of these issues.
Having heard about these problems, we tested our own 2005 360 with a few levels of Lego Star Wars II -- purely for research, of course. So far, we haven't encountered any problems since the update.
Thanks to 360fanboy
Having heard about these problems, we tested our own 2005 360 with a few levels of Lego Star Wars II -- purely for research, of course. So far, we haven't encountered any problems since the update.
Thanks to 360fanboy
PS3 Hands On
Engadget has posted a video and lots of large format images preparing for the PS3 launch
View it here
View it here
European Wii launch line-up
Nintendo has announced that 27 Wii games will be released in Europe by the end of the year, with a further 31 retro titles available via the Virtual Console service.
The Wii will launch here on 8th December alongside first-party titles such as Wii Sports, which comes bundled with the console, Wii Play and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
The Wii will retail for GBP £179 and first-party games will cost between £34-39.
Virtual Console releases include Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero and Sim City, along with N64 favourite Super Mario 64.
NES games will retail for 500 Wii Points (about £3.50), while Turbografx titles will cost 600 points (about £4.20). SNES and Mega Drive games are priced at 800 points (about £5.60), and N64 titles are the most expensive at 1000 points (about £7.00).
The Virtual Console games are saved on the Wii's internal flash memory and added to the Channel menu so users can get easy access. Nintendo has pledged to add more titles to the catalogue in 2007 "and beyond, creating a constantly growing library of games".
Thanks to Eurogamer
Click on the link to view the full list of Wii games available at launch.
The Wii will launch here on 8th December alongside first-party titles such as Wii Sports, which comes bundled with the console, Wii Play and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
The Wii will retail for GBP £179 and first-party games will cost between £34-39.
Virtual Console releases include Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero and Sim City, along with N64 favourite Super Mario 64.
NES games will retail for 500 Wii Points (about £3.50), while Turbografx titles will cost 600 points (about £4.20). SNES and Mega Drive games are priced at 800 points (about £5.60), and N64 titles are the most expensive at 1000 points (about £7.00).
The Virtual Console games are saved on the Wii's internal flash memory and added to the Channel menu so users can get easy access. Nintendo has pledged to add more titles to the catalogue in 2007 "and beyond, creating a constantly growing library of games".
Thanks to Eurogamer
Click on the link to view the full list of Wii games available at launch.
The Podfather is back
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington are back for three more FREE holiday-themed podcasts.
The first episode was released yesterday for Halloween. The second and third episodes will be released on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day respectively.
Click here to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes
Thanks to RickyGervais.com
The Black Parade Musical?
My Chemical Romance plan to go the whole way with theatrical new album 'The Black Parade' - by turning it into a musical.
Asked whether they have plans to follow in the footsteps of mentors Green Day, who are working on movie treatments for their 2004 blockbuster 'American Idiot', singer Gerard Way told NME: "I think ['The Black Parade'] needs to be something.
"If not a play then a musical. It's such a visual thing. I think it would make a great animated film, something experimental would really work for this."
Thanks to the NME
Asked whether they have plans to follow in the footsteps of mentors Green Day, who are working on movie treatments for their 2004 blockbuster 'American Idiot', singer Gerard Way told NME: "I think ['The Black Parade'] needs to be something.
"If not a play then a musical. It's such a visual thing. I think it would make a great animated film, something experimental would really work for this."
Thanks to the NME
Xbox 360 Update adds DRM "features"
You may have have noticed a new addition to the 360's dashboard since the update this morning. Media is now tagged with a "Does not expire" message. Obviously this could only mean one thing, DRM for downloads.
Our best guess is that new media downloads will now contain expiration dates after they hit your hard drive from the market place. This means you wont be able to continue playing that same demo over and over again without finally going out to buy the game. It's a smart more for MS to help aid in the purchase of games after they are pimped on the Marketplace. It is also a win for magazines like OXM, who rely on demos to boost their own magazine sales with promises of exclusive demos. Now these demos could be considered more valuable since the content on the disc can not be deleted.
This could also be an indication of things to come for the Marketplace. It would make perfect sense to enable this feature for future downloads of music, TV, and movies as well. Most journalists know that the 360 would be a perfect platform for delivering more then just gaming content, and with the Sony PS3 around the corner this could be a first move into the entertainment download arena. I suppose only time will tell.
Thanks to Neowin
Our best guess is that new media downloads will now contain expiration dates after they hit your hard drive from the market place. This means you wont be able to continue playing that same demo over and over again without finally going out to buy the game. It's a smart more for MS to help aid in the purchase of games after they are pimped on the Marketplace. It is also a win for magazines like OXM, who rely on demos to boost their own magazine sales with promises of exclusive demos. Now these demos could be considered more valuable since the content on the disc can not be deleted.
This could also be an indication of things to come for the Marketplace. It would make perfect sense to enable this feature for future downloads of music, TV, and movies as well. Most journalists know that the 360 would be a perfect platform for delivering more then just gaming content, and with the Sony PS3 around the corner this could be a first move into the entertainment download arena. I suppose only time will tell.
Thanks to Neowin
Wii Launch Game Guide
Check out the 29 titles that wil be launched with the Nintendo Wii
IGN brings us a great guide, click here for the guide
IGN brings us a great guide, click here for the guide
Al Capone Returns
Production Weekly is reporting that Brian DePalma is set to direct The Untouchables: Capone Rising, set as a prequel to his 1987 hit film about lawman Eliot Ness’ takedown of Al Capone.
The project is eyeing a June production start. Writing duo Brian Koppelman and David Levien penned the script for “Capone Rising,” which charts the Chicago mob boss’ rise to power and his relationship with police detective and nemesis Jimmy Malone, the character played in the original film by Sean Connery. The film starts on the eve of Capone’s arrival, and while Malone wasn’t the most corrupt cop, he operated at a time when every cop was on the take. Once he crosses paths with Capone, he sees a level of violence and criminality that causes him to have a moral awakening. “The Untouchables” was also a 1959-63 TV series starring Robert Stack as Ness. Both the series and the De Palma feature were based on the novel of the same name by Oscar Fraley.
thanks to Latino Review
The project is eyeing a June production start. Writing duo Brian Koppelman and David Levien penned the script for “Capone Rising,” which charts the Chicago mob boss’ rise to power and his relationship with police detective and nemesis Jimmy Malone, the character played in the original film by Sean Connery. The film starts on the eve of Capone’s arrival, and while Malone wasn’t the most corrupt cop, he operated at a time when every cop was on the take. Once he crosses paths with Capone, he sees a level of violence and criminality that causes him to have a moral awakening. “The Untouchables” was also a 1959-63 TV series starring Robert Stack as Ness. Both the series and the De Palma feature were based on the novel of the same name by Oscar Fraley.
thanks to Latino Review
Shrek 4 Announced
DreamWorks Animation revealed during their recent quarterly stock meeting that "Shrek 4" will hit theaters in 2010.
The studio also revealed that the Puss in Boots movie, previously planned as a direct-to-DVD release, will instead be a theatrical release after "Shrek 4".
The company confirmed that it's also planning "Monsters vs. Aliens" for the summer of 2009, and "How to Train Your Dragon" for Fall/Holiday 2009.
thyanks to Dark Horizons
The studio also revealed that the Puss in Boots movie, previously planned as a direct-to-DVD release, will instead be a theatrical release after "Shrek 4".
The company confirmed that it's also planning "Monsters vs. Aliens" for the summer of 2009, and "How to Train Your Dragon" for Fall/Holiday 2009.
thyanks to Dark Horizons
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Hugh Jackman talks Wolverine
"I don't want the film to appear at all like X-Men 4 in disguise. I want it to feel like a very fresh, whole new character piece. I want it to be a character movie. And by the end of the movie, I want it to be that you definitely knew who this guy was. Cool action, great characters, but ultimately that you totally know who Wolverine is. Like Mad Max and Dirty Harry. Characters I loved. He's a good guy, but he's not a nice guy. He's just the guy you want on your side. [David] really got that. He's one of the best character writers in Hollywood. He totally got it."
From IGN
From IGN
Halo Movie Postponed
Yes Wingnut Films confirm it...
As was previously confirmed, we deeply regret that both Universal and Fox did not choose to move forward with financing the Halo film under the original terms of the agreement. At this time Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with their partner, Microsoft, have mutually agreed to postpone making a feature film based on the Halo video game universe until we can fulfill the promise we made to millions of Halo fans throughout the world that we would settle for no less than bringing a first class film to the big screen. We are fully supportive of Director Neill Blomkamp's vision of the film. Neill is a tremendously gifted filmmaker and his preliminary work on Halo is truly awe-inspiring. While it will undoubtedly take a little longer for Halo to reach the big screen, we are confident that the final feature film will be well worth the wait.
As was previously confirmed, we deeply regret that both Universal and Fox did not choose to move forward with financing the Halo film under the original terms of the agreement. At this time Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with their partner, Microsoft, have mutually agreed to postpone making a feature film based on the Halo video game universe until we can fulfill the promise we made to millions of Halo fans throughout the world that we would settle for no less than bringing a first class film to the big screen. We are fully supportive of Director Neill Blomkamp's vision of the film. Neill is a tremendously gifted filmmaker and his preliminary work on Halo is truly awe-inspiring. While it will undoubtedly take a little longer for Halo to reach the big screen, we are confident that the final feature film will be well worth the wait.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Halo 3 Sneak Peek
This from 1up
What are these new Brutish weapons? What's a Spike Rifle...or a Spike Grenade?
The Mongoose (the once-scrapped ATV from Halo/Halo 2) is back: Who wants to ride Brokeback?
Halo 3 will have three retail SKUs: standard, collector's edition, and Legendary. Guess which one comes with a helmet and four discs of content?
Adding bumpers to the 360 controller means there's some extra real estate for Bungie to play with. Now the left bumper reloads your dual-wielded weapon and the right bumper is the normal reload. What does X do, though? Mum.
Starting weapon: Bungie thinks they have the "perfect" starting weapon in Halo 3. It's not the pistol, the battle rifle, or the SMG...and it's pretty familiar. How does the new Assault Rifle play?
One of the new maps, Valhalla, is being called "the new Blood Gulch" -- but this isn't another coat of new paint on the Combat Evolved classic. This is, from-the-ground-up, a brand-new map. How is it?
What if you could save your own movies from Halo 3's single- and multiplayer gameplay and then rewatch them? In Halo 3, you can.
Check out IGNs Article Here
What are these new Brutish weapons? What's a Spike Rifle...or a Spike Grenade?
The Mongoose (the once-scrapped ATV from Halo/Halo 2) is back: Who wants to ride Brokeback?
Halo 3 will have three retail SKUs: standard, collector's edition, and Legendary. Guess which one comes with a helmet and four discs of content?
Adding bumpers to the 360 controller means there's some extra real estate for Bungie to play with. Now the left bumper reloads your dual-wielded weapon and the right bumper is the normal reload. What does X do, though? Mum.
Starting weapon: Bungie thinks they have the "perfect" starting weapon in Halo 3. It's not the pistol, the battle rifle, or the SMG...and it's pretty familiar. How does the new Assault Rifle play?
One of the new maps, Valhalla, is being called "the new Blood Gulch" -- but this isn't another coat of new paint on the Combat Evolved classic. This is, from-the-ground-up, a brand-new map. How is it?
What if you could save your own movies from Halo 3's single- and multiplayer gameplay and then rewatch them? In Halo 3, you can.
Check out IGNs Article Here
Xbox 360 dashboard update
Microsoft has finally seen fit to release the details of its Xbox 360 dashboard update. Scheduled for release the morning of October 31st -- yes, that's tomorrow -- the update will add the much-talked about 1080p / HD DVD support, as well as the ability to play WMV files from a connected PC, disc, or USB storage device. Currently, users can only stream video from connected Windows Media Center PCs, but any XP machine running Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player 11 should be able to do it post-update, as demonstrated during a press conference in Japan with several 720p-encoded videos. This compares to the PlayStation 3's recently-revealed compatibility with MPEG-4 and other video files, but so far neither has announced support for DivX / Xvid and Media Transcode 360 still requires Media Center. Apparently only 84 things needed fixing this time, down from the 125 in the spring update, including the option to automatically download demos of new Xbox Live Arcade titles, Zune media streaming, wireless headset support, XNA Game Studio Express and numerous improvements to video playback and menu handling.
thanks to Engadget
thanks to Engadget
His Dark Materials Master Toy License Announced
Cards inc / Master Replicas have picked up the rights to make toys on the upcoming movie based on the first novel in Philip Pullman's bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy.
Read the press release here
Read the press release here
My Chemical Romance confirm UK tour
My Chemical Romance have confirmed a UK arena tour for March 2007.
The shows mark the biggest ever UK dates for the band.
As previously reported, the band entered at Number Two on the album charts with 'The Black Parade' on Sunday (October 30).
The band will play: Plymouth Pavilions (March 20), Brighton Centre (21), Birmingham NIA (22), Manchester MEN Arena (24), Cardiff Arena (25), Nottingham Arena (26), Glasgow SECC (27), London Wembley Arena (29)
Thanks to the NME
The shows mark the biggest ever UK dates for the band.
As previously reported, the band entered at Number Two on the album charts with 'The Black Parade' on Sunday (October 30).
The band will play: Plymouth Pavilions (March 20), Brighton Centre (21), Birmingham NIA (22), Manchester MEN Arena (24), Cardiff Arena (25), Nottingham Arena (26), Glasgow SECC (27), London Wembley Arena (29)
Thanks to the NME
Street Fighter new movie?
AICN reports that they are SERIOUSLY thinking about making a new Street Fighter movie... focusing on Chun Li.
Saw 3 Cleans up over Halloween
Horror film Saw III has proved the most popular movie in North American cinemas during the weekend before Halloween, as its predecessors did in 2004 and 2005.
It took an estimated $34.3m (£18m), knocking period drama The Prestige, which took $9.6m (£5m), down to third.
Martin Scorsese's mob tale The Departed was number two for the third successive week, generating $9.8m (£5.2m).
The only other new entry in the chart was Running With Scissors, a drama about a bizarre family, at number 10.
Thanks to the BBC
It took an estimated $34.3m (£18m), knocking period drama The Prestige, which took $9.6m (£5m), down to third.
Martin Scorsese's mob tale The Departed was number two for the third successive week, generating $9.8m (£5.2m).
The only other new entry in the chart was Running With Scissors, a drama about a bizarre family, at number 10.
Thanks to the BBC
Universal Pictures Wins Bruno Bidding
Universal Pictures has won the intense bidding war for "Bruno," Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up movie to "Borat."
Sources said that Universal is paying $42.5 million, beating out such other contenders as DreamWorks, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Pictures for the worldwide rights to the film (HR 10/27). The price includes the production budget of the film, rumored to be in the $20 million-$25 million range. Also included is a significant backend component, believed to be the 15% range.
The price has raised eyebrows in Hollywood because Baron Cohen's much-hyped "Borat" has yet to open. Despite much advance praise for "Borat," distributor Fox scaled back its Friday opening to about 800 theaters because it is concerned that the movie wasn't registering high enough in audience-awareness tracking.
Sources said that Universal is paying $42.5 million, beating out such other contenders as DreamWorks, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Pictures for the worldwide rights to the film (HR 10/27). The price includes the production budget of the film, rumored to be in the $20 million-$25 million range. Also included is a significant backend component, believed to be the 15% range.
The price has raised eyebrows in Hollywood because Baron Cohen's much-hyped "Borat" has yet to open. Despite much advance praise for "Borat," distributor Fox scaled back its Friday opening to about 800 theaters because it is concerned that the movie wasn't registering high enough in audience-awareness tracking.
Superman Returns removed scenes
2D/3D Conceptual Illustrator Ben Procter has posted some amazing designs and short 3D clips of his work on the infamous cut "Return to Krypton" sequence, Fortress of Solitude and baby ship scenes from Superman Returns.
You can check them out Here
Thanks to Superherohype
You can check them out Here
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
First 4 Figures gets 2000AD License
First 4 Figures is extremely proud to announce a licensing agreement with 2000AD for the rights to create statues and prop replicas based on the characters from the 2000AD universe
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“With the likes of Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and the ABC warriors, there are some absolutely great characters to work with,” says Alex Davis, director of First 4 Figures. “The 2000AD universe has grown so rich in its history of almost 30 years and it is fantastic that we’ve got the opportunity to work with some of the characters.”
First 4 Figures will be basing product development on the artwork of some of the many artists that have worked on 2000AD’s colourful character roster. Product line up includes but not limited to statues, bust, scaled replica weapons and scaled helmets. There are also plans for a versus diorama line up, with the first being Judge Dredd versus Judge Death.
Expect product preview around early 2007.
Thanks to Action-Figure
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“With the likes of Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and the ABC warriors, there are some absolutely great characters to work with,” says Alex Davis, director of First 4 Figures. “The 2000AD universe has grown so rich in its history of almost 30 years and it is fantastic that we’ve got the opportunity to work with some of the characters.”
First 4 Figures will be basing product development on the artwork of some of the many artists that have worked on 2000AD’s colourful character roster. Product line up includes but not limited to statues, bust, scaled replica weapons and scaled helmets. There are also plans for a versus diorama line up, with the first being Judge Dredd versus Judge Death.
Expect product preview around early 2007.
Thanks to Action-Figure
NIN announce UK tour
Nine Inch Nails are set to tour the UK early next year.
The band will play six UK dates, starting with Manchester's Apollo on February 25.
The tour will end with two nights at London's Brixton Academy.
Leader Trent Reznor is currently working on the follow up to 2005's 'With Teeth'.
He will play:
Manchester Apollo (February 25)
Glasgow Academy (28)
Nottingham Arena (March 3)
Birmingham Academy (4)
London Brixton Academy (7, 8)
Thanks to the NME
The band will play six UK dates, starting with Manchester's Apollo on February 25.
The tour will end with two nights at London's Brixton Academy.
Leader Trent Reznor is currently working on the follow up to 2005's 'With Teeth'.
He will play:
Manchester Apollo (February 25)
Glasgow Academy (28)
Nottingham Arena (March 3)
Birmingham Academy (4)
London Brixton Academy (7, 8)
Thanks to the NME
Bruno next for Borat
Sacha Baron Cohen has picked his next project and is currently shopping the Borat follow-up to studios.
Universal Pictures, according to industry insider mag the Hollywood Reporter, has extended a $42 million offer to Baron Cohen for the movie rights to Bruno, a film based on another of the actor's alter egos, a gay Austrian fashion show presenter and "the voice of Austrian youth TV." Bruno is the last of Cohen's outrageous characters to make the jump to the big screen.
THR adds that DreamWorks, Sony, Fox and Warner. Bros. are all also interested in the project.
Bruno is expected to start shooting in the summer. The film, which Baron Cohen is co-writing with Borat collaborator Jay Roach, is still in need of a director.
The character originated on Da Ali G Show in the segment Funkyzeit mit Bruno (Funkytime with Bruno).
Universal Pictures, according to industry insider mag the Hollywood Reporter, has extended a $42 million offer to Baron Cohen for the movie rights to Bruno, a film based on another of the actor's alter egos, a gay Austrian fashion show presenter and "the voice of Austrian youth TV." Bruno is the last of Cohen's outrageous characters to make the jump to the big screen.
THR adds that DreamWorks, Sony, Fox and Warner. Bros. are all also interested in the project.
Bruno is expected to start shooting in the summer. The film, which Baron Cohen is co-writing with Borat collaborator Jay Roach, is still in need of a director.
The character originated on Da Ali G Show in the segment Funkyzeit mit Bruno (Funkytime with Bruno).
Superman Returns in 2009?
They said if the movie made $200 million they would do another film, well it has...
Horn said back in August that he expected Superman Returns to eventually gross about $400 million worldwide, more than last year's hit Batman Begins. "I thought it was a very successful movie, but I think it should have done $500 million worldwide," Horn said then.
He and Singer have both mentioned a possible summer 2009 release for the sequel.
Thanks to Superherohype
Horn said back in August that he expected Superman Returns to eventually gross about $400 million worldwide, more than last year's hit Batman Begins. "I thought it was a very successful movie, but I think it should have done $500 million worldwide," Horn said then.
He and Singer have both mentioned a possible summer 2009 release for the sequel.
Thanks to Superherohype
Mysterio the 4th Spider-Man 3 Villain?
First he named Spider-Man, then he defeated Spidey as a theater usher, and now he gets to play a villain? Film Ick is reporting a rumor that Bruce Campbell may be playing Quentin Beck (aka Mysterio) on the set of a Spidey movie being made within Spider-Man 3. The site says that Avi Arad and Sam Raimi will have cameos as the producer and director of the film.
thanks to Superherohype
thanks to Superherohype
Shuffle finally shipping!
Engadget reports that the new iPod Shuffle has began shipping. Finally!!!!!
Golden Joysticks Results
The full list of this year's winners is as follows:
T3 Innovation Award : Xbox Live Marketplace (Microsoft)
The Sun Family Game of the Year : Nintendogs (Nintendo)
PC Game of the Year : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games)
1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year : Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
Xbox Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games)
Nuts All-Nighter Awards: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (Konami)
Bliss Girls' Choice for 2006: Nintendogs (Nintendo)
PlayStation Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Intel Online Game of the Year: Age of Empires III (Microsoft Game Studios)
Handheld Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar Games)
Nintendo Game of the Year: New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Retailer of the Year: GAME
CVG's The One to Watch for 2007: PlayStation 3 (Sony)
Publisher of the Year: Electronic Arts
Editors' Choice Award: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft)
PLAY.com Ultimate Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games)
Thanks to Gamespot
T3 Innovation Award : Xbox Live Marketplace (Microsoft)
The Sun Family Game of the Year : Nintendogs (Nintendo)
PC Game of the Year : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games)
1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year : Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
Xbox Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games)
Nuts All-Nighter Awards: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (Konami)
Bliss Girls' Choice for 2006: Nintendogs (Nintendo)
PlayStation Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Intel Online Game of the Year: Age of Empires III (Microsoft Game Studios)
Handheld Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar Games)
Nintendo Game of the Year: New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Retailer of the Year: GAME
CVG's The One to Watch for 2007: PlayStation 3 (Sony)
Publisher of the Year: Electronic Arts
Editors' Choice Award: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft)
PLAY.com Ultimate Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games)
Thanks to Gamespot
South Park defend Irwin Sketch
The TV network behind controversial cartoon South Park has defended the latest episode which makes fun of the death of TV naturalist Steve Irwin.
The episode shows a bloody Mr Irwin with the stingray that killed him in September hanging from his chest.
John Beyer, of TV watchdog Mediawatch, called it "grossly insensitive".
Comedy Central said: "The South Park guys do inappropriate things all the time...Their goal is to make people laugh, not to offend people."
Thanks to The BBC
The episode shows a bloody Mr Irwin with the stingray that killed him in September hanging from his chest.
John Beyer, of TV watchdog Mediawatch, called it "grossly insensitive".
Comedy Central said: "The South Park guys do inappropriate things all the time...Their goal is to make people laugh, not to offend people."
Thanks to The BBC
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