May
03
Warner Bros. president of production Jeff Robinov had hoped a third film would be released in 2011 or 2012. Nolan wanted the story for the third installment to keep him emotionally invested. “On a more superficial level, I have to ask the question,” he reasoned, “how many good third movies in a franchise can people …
May
03
The Dark Knight Rises is an upcoming superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film will be the third installment in Nolan’s Batman film series, and is a sequel to Batman Begins …
May
02
“Safe” is another one of those films where you know exactly what you’re getting into before it even begins. First, the trailer is pretty much a mash-up of fight scenes while showing you brief glimpses of the plot, which mirrors the film exactly. Then there’s the addition of Jason Statham, who rarely, if ever, changes …
May
02
Most action films barely get screened at all, but the firm handling the new Jason Statham film, “Safe,” went out of its way, bringing in the director for a pre-show chat and even putting out a few bottles of Heineken and thin squares of artichoke pizza.It should have been a kegger, though, with greasy pepperoni …
Apr
30
In the independent thriller Meeting Evil, we are introduced to down on his luck realtor John (Wilson) who could not be having a worse day: He’s just been fired by his jerk-off of a boss, he lashes out at his well-meaning wife (Bibb) and kids after their surprise birthday party for him goes awry, and …
Apr
30
After leaving a high-profile job as a corporate lawyer in favor of filmmaking, writer/director Chris Fisher’s career got off to a bumpy start with a pair of indie true-crime serial killer films (Nightstalker and Rampage: The Hillside Strangler) that were met with a lukewarm reception from fans and critics alike. From there, he moved on …
Apr
28
Diablo III is an upcoming dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing game in development by Blizzard Entertainment, making it the third installment in the Diablo franchise. The game, which features elements of the hack and slash and dungeon crawl genres, was first announced on June 28, 2008, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France, and is …
Apr
28
Halo 4 is an upcoming video game and the eighth installment in the Halo franchise being developed for the Xbox 360. Halo 4 is intended to be the first of a new trilogy of Halo series games, named the “Reclaimer Trilogy”. Whereas the previous Halo games were developed by Bungie, Halo 4 will be developed …
Apr
27
The uniquely low level cap of Guild Wars (20) has been replaced with one capping out at 80, which the developers state strikes the correct balance between allowing for character development and avoiding forcing players into the grind-based gameplay that too often accompanies a high level cap, the elimination of which was a core design …
Apr
27
Guild Wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game in development by ArenaNet. Set in the fantasy world of Tyria, the game follows the re-emergence of Destiny’s Edge, a disbanded guild dedicated to fighting the Elder Dragons, a Lovecraftian species that has seized control of Tyria in the time since the original Guild Wars. …