0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 6/16/2015
Leave it to Nintendo to open with a short featuring muppet versions of its biggest players, Shigero Myamoto, Reggie Fils-Aime and Sotoru Iwata, using that to show off the new Star Fox Zero that looks gorgeous in HD. Based on the trailer, they are making it a point to make sure you never leave the plane, with […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
The reboot of 1994 cult classic The Crow will need to find another Eric Draven. Variety reports Jack Huston, who was set to play the titular character, is the latest actor to drop out of the project — this time, weeks before filming was expected to begin. “Jack Huston is unfortunately unavailable to continue with us on […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon
Sony began its E3 conference with a sizzle reel of the many games, exclusive and multiplatform, in store for the PS4 that included Star Wars Battlefront, their exclusive MLB: The Show, and Uncharted 4. Since Sony’s console is the more powerful of the bunch, they have locked up advertising rights that feature a Playstation 4 at the end of […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 6/15/2015
Microsoft took to the stage for its 2015 E3 Press Conference Monday at the L.A. Convention Center. Along with most of the games I mentioned in our expansive E3 Preview, we got some welcome surprises for the Xbox One platform that also raised some questions. The most impressive announcement for the platform is that Backwards Compatibility for Xbox […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Rupert Wyatt directed one of the most pleasant surprises in recent movie memory, 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. What looked as if it could be a mediocre prequel or reboot turned out to be a thrilling, compelling sci-fi film with an excellent motion capture performance from Andy Serkis as Caesar, whose brain […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
During interviews to promote Jurassic World, Chris Pratt said that the original (1993) Jurassic Park was his Star Wars, the movie that showed him how special a summer blockbuster could be, compelling him to see it multiple times (on opening weekend). Given its record box office, earning an estimated $209 million in U.S. theaters (and […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/12/2015
If he isn’t already The Big Thing, Chris Pratt is certainly The Next Big Thing, coming off his starring role in Guardians of the Galaxy and following it up with the lead in Jurassic World. Going from a supporting player on Parks and Recreation to headlining summer blockbusters certainly demonstrates Pratt’s range as an actor. […]
0 comments by Andrew Bucholtz
Longevity and proclivity in Hollywood are impressive on their own, but embodying an incredible variety of iconic characters along the way is perhaps even more special. Regardless of whether you score by length of career, number of credits, work done in any particular role or overall versatility, though, Sir Christopher Lee comes out very well. […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon
The biggest week of the year is upon us… at least for gamers. Next week, the Electronic Entertainment Expo — more commonly known as E3 — will descend upon the L.A. Convention Center, where publishers and developers will showcase all the video games we can look forward to in the fall and beyond. Some of E3’s most […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/11/2015
Guardians of the Galaxy showed that the Marvel name and brand is a powerful one with audiences. Even though the general public wasn’t familiar with the likes of Star-Lord, Drax and Rocket Raccoon, people trusted that a Marvel film would be good and packed theaters in response. (Saturday Night Live even created a skit making fun […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman
After last week’s strong showing as a Seinfeld pseudo-reunion with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee failed to live up to the same standard this week. That’s not to say this was a bad episode, but it was not up to the same standard as last week’s season six premiere, especially as one topic […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/10/2015
When he’s not playing Marvel’s Norse God of Thunder, Chris Hemsworth is making some intriguing career choices, taking supporting roles in upcoming comedies. On Wednesday, director Paul Feig announced that Hemsworth was joining the cast of his Ghostbusters reboot, playing the receptionist for the ghost-hunting foursome of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Like virtually everyone else who writes about movies, I joined the mob that attacked Cameron Crowe a couple of weeks ago for his latest movie, Aloha. I knew what the critical consensus was leading up to the film’s release. The movie critic hive mind can be a powerful beast. Some writers don’t want to stray from […]
0 comments by Joe Webb
Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander is officially replacing Larry David this week on Broadway as the star of the critically-acclaimed Fish in the Dark. The play has experienced immense success so far on the Great White Way, and ticket sales have broken box office records at the Cort Theatre twice now. Fish in the Dark had the […]
0 comments by Pete Schwab
Episode 15 of iZombie, “Blaine’s World,” aired Tuesday night. It was the season finale of a show that has had some highs and lows, but ended strong with Tuesday’s story. The series’ creator, Rob Thomas, has done a great job making the show stand out from his previous effort, the hit show Veronica Mars. The […]
