June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Life for a teenager is never an easy thing. Between the constant insecurities about appearance, social standing, and other peer pressures,the teen years can be among the most traumatic in a persons life.
However when you are Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), and you have recently survived a one on one confrontation with the evil wizard […]
June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Following up their successful sting on Saturday Night Live, the video masterminds behind such hits as “Lazy Sunday, and “Dick in a Box”, the Lonely Island Boys have unleashed a wild comedy that skewers some of the best comedy standards of the last two decades.
In “Hot Rod”, Andy Samberg stars as Rod Kimble, self […]
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When last audiences left Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), he had just exposed a coverup and in doing so, extacted revenge upon those who killed his girlfriend and hunted him. In the new thriller “The Bourne Ultimatum”, Bourne is back in a big way, as he becomes unwittingly entangled in a international manhunt, when a reporter […]
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The quiet western town of Deliverance is about to take their first step to becoming a growing destination with the pending completion of their railroad station, that will link the sleepy town to the rest of the nation.
Unfortunately for the citizens of Deliverance, the pending railroad is about to bring with it more than […]
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It has been almost ten years since Ben Stiller teamed with the Farrelly brothers for the comedy classic “There’s Something About Mary”, which launched a series of highly successful films for Stiller who has championed the likeable loser role to the delight of audiences worldwide.
In the new film “The Heartbreak Kid”, Stiller is Eddie […]
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Dan Burns is a man of contradictions. He is a very successful advice columnist but also a widowed father of three young daughters. Dan is always able to give practical and honest answers to his readers, but struggles to find the right words to say at home. In the new movie “Dan in Real Life” […]
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In 1987, I picked up a copy of the new Stephen King novel, Skeleton Crew, a collection of short stories that were amongst the best short stories the author has ever written. The first story in the collection was a novella entitled The Mist and I was captivated by the engrossing stories, characters, and supernatural […]
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Dr. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a man with a very unique and very dangerous situation. Once hailed as a savior to the human race, Dr. Neville now finds himself wandering the streets of New York, alone, save for the company of his trusted dog Sam.
In the new film “I Am Legend”, Will Smith […]
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It has been almost twenty years since Sylvester Stallone last appeared as the iconic John Rambo. In the ensuing decades, his larger than life portrayal of the troubles Green Beret has faded some, but remained firmly a part of Americana, and to some, the old days of Ronald Regan’s Gunboat Diplomacy.
The world has changed […]
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Set in the near future, the world is facing a crisis of doomsday proportions due to the severe lack of energy and oil available. With chaos and utter collapse of cities and society everywhere, two factions have formed who battle one another for the last remaining energy resources on the planet.
Players take on the […]
June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
By Phe’dre Von Kallenbach
The movie opens with John Krasinski’s character, “Carter Rutherford”, playing college-level football for Princeton at a bleacher-groaning, over-packed game chock full of screaming patrons and die-hard fans. The kid is a golden-child, a war hero, and the nation’s most promising young athlete in the good old year of 1925. Carter is dynamic, […]
June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Recently I had the chance to chat with Director Uwe Boll about his pending film, “In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale”.
The film, starring Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski and Claire Forlani, is based on the popular video game of the same name and tells of a man named […]
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Hot off the buzz from E3, the good folks at Cryptic Studios and NC Soft have taken time out of their very hectic schedule to answer a few questions about City of Villains. The game is the follow up to their Smash MMOPG Game City of Heroes. I want to thank both Cryptic and NC […]
June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Recently, producer Tim Hall at Sierra was kind enough to answer my questions about the new F.E.A.R. title Perseus Mandate. I would like to thank Tim and Michael for setting this up.
Questions from Gareth Von Kallenbach
Skewed and Reviewed
1.) What is the background and setting for the game please and how does it relate […]
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Recently I spoke with actor Steve Zahn about his experiences making the new film “Rescue Dawn” which stars Christian Bale. Though clearly exhausted from the numerous press junkets he has done in recent days to support the film, I want to thank him for providing the answers to my questions.
GVK: What attracted you to the […]