Top 10 classic videogame dungeons

When it comes to dungeons, videogames like to play fast and loose. Dungeon Keeperfeatures literal dungeons, and you literally have to keep them. The originalDiablois set in a single dungeon below the city of Tristram. Cue lots of hacking, slashing, and a monumental amount of loot collection. Infinity Bladeis one of few games that actually uses the touchscreen controls of iOS devices to its advantage. If you have any meetings....

July 31, 2012 · 1 min · 134 words · Tanya Williams

Dan Turner interview: The Man Inside, making a British film and snobbery

This comes across as a really quite personal piece of work? And, from that, can someone be made evil? The question is, how far? I wrote the first draft in ten days! But looking back at the early draft much remains the same. It was John Hughes, I think, who was able to turn around screenplays even quicker than that. But then presumably the shaping of it, particularly in this case, was particularly tricky....

July 27, 2012 · 4 min · 811 words · Miss Erin Hunt

A spoiler-filled exploration of The Dark Knight Rises

Unsurprisingly, its the playing out of this second idea that essentially forms the backbone ofThe Dark Knight Rises. But while Bruce concerns himself with Kyle, Gotham is coming under threat from a new visitor. But while Bane tears Gotham apart, Batman languishes in the seemingly inescapable Pit. Allegedly its the place where Bane was born and raised. This echoing is also apparent in the way new characters Selina Kyle and John Blake are introduced to Wayne....

July 23, 2012 · 1 min · 115 words · Timothy Clark

Luke Goss interview: Interview With A Hitman, Death Race: Inferno, Red Widow and Inside

101 Distribution handled the initial releases, but there the original Blade was released in the wrong ratio. Congratulations onInterview With A Hitman,I thought it was great. And with any movie like that, thats dialogue light, you do find yourself making your own assessments. You know ethereal and hitman, you dont hear that together often do you? [laughs] Thats very true! Perry Bhandal is a first time director, How did he approach you about the film?...

July 20, 2012 · 2 min · 299 words · Nicholas Foley

The hit films Hollywood studios didn’t want

They may have been big successes, but that was only after several studios turned them down. It is, Goldman writes, the single most important fact, perhaps, of the entire movie industry. And the reasons for pressing the go button on a movie can vary wildly. Does the film have a bankable star attached? Spare a thought, then, for the Hollywood types who turned down the movies on this list. The boss had, Lucas later admitted, chosen to invest in Lucas rather than the concept itself....

July 20, 2012 · 2 min · 283 words · Gregory Duffy

The rise and fall of the erotic thriller

Ryan charts the genres rise and fall… Between 1987 and 1993, Michael Douglas was the undisputed, bare-bottomed prince of the erotic thriller. In terms of box-office, 1987 was the erotic thrillers year zero. IfFatal Attractionwas the erotic thriller genresJaws, thenBasic Instinctwas itsStar Wars. Michael Douglas plays Nick Curran, a hot-blooded cop with an unfortunate taste in V-neck sweaters. There followed an explosion of thrillers, which all contained sex or nudity to some extent....

July 16, 2012 · 1 min · 175 words · Cheryl Fletcher

A starter guide to Haven

This article contains spoilers. Back in 2005, Stephen King published a novel calledThe Colorado Kid. A few years later Syfy airedHaven, loosely based on the story. Let me give you a little bit of background to get you started. The setting has the added bonus of giving the show some truly gorgeous scenery. Ad content continues below New to Haven is Audrey Parker, played by the gorgeous and talented Emily Rose....

July 4, 2012 · 3 min · 435 words · David Dodson

Looking back at The Matrix

It was going to be great. It HAD to be. was still the phrase on everyones lips. Released in spring 1999, its canny marketing campaign paid dividends. This puts us right there with Neo, on his side, sharing his panic. in its wake (were looking at you,Swordfish). Action wasnt the only feather inThe Matrixs bow, either. And it is this that is the mark of a true classic.

June 19, 2012 · 1 min · 68 words · Brett Hale

Looking back at Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life

Neil takes a look back at the groups 1983 swansong… Why are we here? Whats life all about? Is God really real? Or is there some doubt? Well tonight, were going to sort it all out. For tonight is the Meaning of Life! How could we not love it? If thats the case, then why did it win the 1983 Cannes Grand Jury Prize? I mean, whats it all about?...

June 15, 2012 · 3 min · 553 words · Christopher Lee

Robert Weide interview: on making Woody Allen: A Documentary

Where do you start? Where do you stop? And how do you tackle Woodys eclectic, prolific career in just under two hours? Im not sure where to start… Well, lets not! [laughs] Ad content continues below Lets start at the beginning, then. You made your first documentary, about the Marx Brothers, when you were 22… I was 18 when I conceived it. It took four years to make, so I was 22 when it was finished....

June 14, 2012 · 5 min · 956 words · Christina Johnson

Chris Hopewell & Crispian Mills interview: A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, Simon Pegg, phobias and more

How did that break down, in terms of division of labour? Ad content continues below Crispian Mills:It was pretty simple. Chris Hopewell:He did it all! I just sat around and drank tea. Mills:Because we had 28 days to shoot it, we planned as much as we could. If you work that quickly, its very, very easy for stuff to fall through the cracks. And it did, there was loads of things that went wrong....

June 8, 2012 · 5 min · 1019 words · Henry Brown

Rick McCallum interview: distributing Red Tails and independent filmmaking

So much of your recent work has beenStar Wars/Indiana Jonesrelated. How refreshing was it to take on something outside of those worlds? It was such a relief [laughs]. So, yeah, it was very refreshing and good to get out for a while. It took a long time to get this film going. However, once we finishedEpisode IIIwe decided to go and meet people in the black community. So why now and why with Anthony Hemingway at the helm?...

June 7, 2012 · 3 min · 533 words · Carla Hawkins

Dragon’s Dogma PlayStation 3 review

It must be a daunting task for any developer to pitch a new open world RPG these days. Freeform action Dragons Dogmais, at heart, a classic hack and slash RPG. These spots exist on smaller, bite-sized enemies, but larger monster have them too. Pawn stars Speaking of allies, its here whereDragons Dogmais perhaps at its best. Theyll scour the environment for loot on their own volition, and theyre generally supremely useful in a fight....

June 2, 2012 · 1 min · 210 words · Kathryn Solomon