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Mark highlights lots of screen politicians - and one banker - you wouldn’t want running your country… Take a look at the ballot paper you really, really dont want on May 6th. the fans would scream. How could I trust him? He doesnt have much of a plan beyond stealing our spaceship. Not only does he plan to dominate Hollywood, but he also has designs on the White House. So he has a big imagination, yeah, but hes also a complete and utter bumbox....

Michael gets hands-on with the brand new Spider-Man game, Shattered Dimensions, and chats to the developers… Shattered Dimensions most striking aspect, however, comes from its central flourish. The story takes place across four separate dimensions, each corresponding to a particular spin on the Spider-Man character. The Noir level, however, was based around a shady, gritty palette of light and shadow. How did that develop from the planning stage? Meghan Morgan: Yes, tonnes of freedom....

Rather than await his fate he wants to die on his own terms. Scared of his situation, Mark hires lawyer Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon) to represent him. If not, Mark holds no useful information and can go back to his normal life. As they approach the boat house they see two of Muldanos associates trying to move the body. Before entering the programme Mark has a tearful goodbye with Reggie and begins a new life in Phoenix....

The X-Men were at the height of their popularity, and the success of the cartoon reflected that. Its here, then, that the cartoons DVD release comes into its own. For most people, this means the chance to essentially watchnewepisodes of theX-Mencartoon! How can that fail to be anything except excellent? That would certainly do it. entertains some kids while trapped underground by re-telling fairytales featuring the X-Men instead of their regular characters....

Trash talk was spewed, victory dances were broken out, and a few tears might have been shed. Just to start things off by cutting to the heart of the matter. Can you describeBlurin a sentence? Ged Talbot: Its racing, /powered up/. Bizarre Creationsis not new to the videogame racing world.What was the thought process behind Blur? GT: Really, we wanted something that was much more energetic, something much more action-based....

It’s billed as ‘From The Distributors Of Kidulthood’. Shank is fit to lick its boots… Yes, Revolver Entertainment is proudly declaring that this film is from the distributors ofKidulthood. Noel Clarke is a much better actor, writer and director than anyone involved withShank. Instead, this is a film from music-video director Mo Ali, starring Effy offSkinsin a minor role. Nevertheless, it seemsShankhas built up some hype in the run-up to its release....

Has our look back at the work of Joel Schumacher arrived at his finest film? Carley revisits Falling Down… You think Im a thief? Oh, you see, Im not the thief. Im not the one charging 85 cents for a stinking soda! Im just standing up for my rights as a consumer. William Foster (Michael Douglas) is not having the best of times. He has also just lost his job....

And you thought your job was bad? Harry highlights the ten worst professions to be found in videogames… Most of us think our jobs are rubbish. Alongside worrying about money and not understanding popular music, its one of the three staples of grownup life. Still, could be worse.We could have to spend our days enduring the hardships these videogame characters do. If youre ever enlisted in the COG army and youre offered a helmet, turn it down....

Yet, its the latter which was made in a more typical B-movie style. And the opposite can also be true. Rodriguez famously volunteered as a guinea pig in experimental drug tests to raise the funds. No matter what, there is a place for low budget cinema. There is also a place for films which, regardless of budget, have been influenced by the genre.

Roger Corman’s The Unborn mades its DVD bow. It really isn’t a film to be curious about, though… You know, Im pretty lucky. Not everyone gets to realise what they were put on this Earth for. Sure, the lucky few do. So that no-one else has to watchThe Unborn. There are a few names littered throughout the crew that make it historically interesting. Thats all its good for, though. Do something else rather than watchThe Unborn....

Games don’t come much bigger than Just Cause 2. But can it build on the flawed-but-ambitious original? His mission is to track down his old mentor, now a rogue agent. This is a truly enormous game world, dwarfing anything offered by other sandbox titles. Avalanche Studios has done a sterling job in creating a vast, open playground. And a playground it really is. This time Rico can also use his double hook ability....

In the wake ofDoctor Who, British television has seen a heartening trend back towards the fantastic. After numerous failed attempts at creating a BritishBuffy (Hello,Hex! ), creator Howard Overman might finally have come up with a worthy competitor. It should be said that much of the character depth is also due to the fantastic talents involved. If theres anything worth complaining about its that its simply not enough! Series 2 begins filming in May, and should hit screens before the end of 2010....

A John Wayne western makes the journey to Blu-ray. But Mark wonders if The Green Berets should have stayed where they were… But,of the movies he made. And it arrogantly assumes a positive outcome for the US in this war. But what Id actually forgotten about this 142 minute movie is how poorly paced it is. There is virtually no tension at all for the majority of the proceedings. But, actually, none of the action sequences have any great build-up or excitement about them....