You ever wonder if making games that allow players to massacre extraterrestrial foes may be a bad idea? Well in Pixels, it certainly is. When an alien armada picks up a feed of classic games such as Space Invaders and Centipede, games wherein players have to mow down the alien opposition like a fat kid in a candy store, they …
If you were a child of the 1980’s or 1990’s criminally ancient SABC programming, then you most likely grew up watching Gremlins and The Goonies. Those are a pair of classic films which have one thing in common: Writer and Producer Chris Columbus. And it looks like Columbus is going back to his roots with a sequel planned for each …
In case you somehow didn’t know, we love our videogames around here. And we’ve been loving them for a very long time [insert Vietnamese prostitute’s voice here], which is why we really took to Patrick Jean’s retro-inspired short film Pixels. A lot of Hollywood bigwigs felt the same way, and it’s now being turned into a feature film. And according …
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Man, that Chris Columbus can do it all! It seems that discovering new continents, and directing a couple of Harry Potter movies was just not enough for him, so now he’s also helming the feature adaptation of popular Youtube video, Pixels! Also, that dude is aging well! Last Updated: June 3, 2013
With a hit BBC show, two films starring Iron Man, an American imitation with Lucy Liu that is cashing in on the popularity of said BBC version and most likely an upcoming cartoon series, it seems that the world has not yet had enough of Sherlock Holmes. That’s what Paramount is considering, as they’re looking to not only put their …
No, not that directionally challenged Spanish guy who drunkenly stumbled across America, I’m talking about Chris Columbus of Home Alone and Harry Potter fame. The highly successful director has just recently finished producing Oscar winner, The Help, but will be going back behind the camera for an adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s best selling novel, Home Front. Last Updated: April …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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