Perhaps because of the increased importance of narrative in video gaming today, titles that may not have otherwise placed any importance on telling a story have instead opted to try their hand at spinning the proverbial yarn. That’s not always a good thing, unfortunately: while an interesting set of characters and a winding plot can add a lot of weight to the goings-on of a game, a misstep or two in developing these elements can actually subtract from the impact of the gameplay.
Such is the unfortunate case of Attractio, a well-meaning first-person puzzle game developed by GameCoder Studios and picked up for publishing by Bandai Namco Entertainment. While there are a lot of intriguing ideas in this Portal-inspired puzzler, a totally unnecessary story and some finicky design elements keep their potential held in check. That’s not to say this is a bad game, of course, but there...
Such is the unfortunate case of Attractio, a well-meaning first-person puzzle game developed by GameCoder Studios and picked up for publishing by Bandai Namco Entertainment. While there are a lot of intriguing ideas in this Portal-inspired puzzler, a totally unnecessary story and some finicky design elements keep their potential held in check. That’s not to say this is a bad game, of course, but there...
- 1/26/2016
- by Jowi Meli
- We Got This Covered
Potential awards season contenders Truth from James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham’s I Saw The Light starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams land world premiere slots, while Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right will close the festival.
London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.
The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.
Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...
London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.
The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.
Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...
- 8/18/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Pharrell Williams can do no wrong in my book — although he came pretty darn close when he anthropomorphized musical notes during the final night of The Voice‘s Season 8 Knockout Rounds.
“Cracking doesn’t mean you hit a bad note,” declared the Coach Most Likely to Be Confused With Yoda to his obvious favorite contestant Lowell Oakley. “It means you’ve given up on the note — and left it out there by itself.”
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Oh, no! What about the notes? Who’s going to...
“Cracking doesn’t mean you hit a bad note,” declared the Coach Most Likely to Be Confused With Yoda to his obvious favorite contestant Lowell Oakley. “It means you’ve given up on the note — and left it out there by itself.”
VideosReality Check: Who’s Rising (and Falling) on American Idol? Plus: Best Season of The Voice Ever?
Oh, no! What about the notes? Who’s going to...
- 3/31/2015
- TVLine.com
All hail Divergent! A collective sigh of relief emanated from the halls of Hollywood this past weekend when the latest attempt to score with young female moviegoers worked with the successful $55 million debut of the post-apocalyptic film Divergent. And it’s not just the studio executives at Summit Entertainment who are breathing a sigh of relief as they ready the next two movies in the trilogy based on Veronica Roth’s young adult novels. The exhale also comes from those in Hollywood who had been working on a host of teen-centric adaptations last year amid the troubling trend that saw...
- 3/25/2014
- by Nicole Sperling
- EW - Inside Movies
How did we come up with our chart? By tallying the votes of our pop writers – and here's what they plumped for
Tim Jonze
Albums
John Wizards – John Wizards
Disclosure – Settle
Paramore – Paramore
Hebronix – Unreal
Kanye West – Yeezus
Christopher Owens – Lysandre
Julia Holter – Loud City Song
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
British Sea Power – From The Sea To The Land Beyond
Tracks
Julia Holter – Hello Stranger
Miguel and Mariah Carey – #Beautiful
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Sky Ferreira – You're Not the One
Justin Timberlake – Suit and Tie
Jeffrey Lewis – Wwprd
Paramore – Still Into You
Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge – White Noise
The 1975 – Chocolate
Stylo G – Soundbwoy
Tom Hughes
Albums
15-60-75 The Numbers Band – Jimmy Bell's Still in Town
Meat Wave – Meat Wave
The Drones – I See Seaweed 4
White Fence – Live in San Francisco
Ooga Boogas – Ooga Boogas
Superchunk – I Hate Music
Bits of...
Tim Jonze
Albums
John Wizards – John Wizards
Disclosure – Settle
Paramore – Paramore
Hebronix – Unreal
Kanye West – Yeezus
Christopher Owens – Lysandre
Julia Holter – Loud City Song
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
British Sea Power – From The Sea To The Land Beyond
Tracks
Julia Holter – Hello Stranger
Miguel and Mariah Carey – #Beautiful
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Sky Ferreira – You're Not the One
Justin Timberlake – Suit and Tie
Jeffrey Lewis – Wwprd
Paramore – Still Into You
Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge – White Noise
The 1975 – Chocolate
Stylo G – Soundbwoy
Tom Hughes
Albums
15-60-75 The Numbers Band – Jimmy Bell's Still in Town
Meat Wave – Meat Wave
The Drones – I See Seaweed 4
White Fence – Live in San Francisco
Ooga Boogas – Ooga Boogas
Superchunk – I Hate Music
Bits of...
- 12/23/2013
- by Tom Hughes, Maddy Costa, Tim Jonze, Michael Hann, Malik Meer, Rebecca Nicholson, Nosheen Iqbal, Alexis Petridis, Dom Lawson, Paul Lester, Louis Pattison, Kitty Empire, Kate Hutchinson, Betty Clarke, Paul MacInnes, Kieran Yates, Ian Gittins, Jude Rogers, Dave Simpson, Alex Needham, Dan Hancox, Daniel Martin, Sam Wolfson, Ally Carnwath, Stevie Chick, Dorian Lynskey, Sam Richards, Caroline Sullivan, Chris Salmon, Michael Cragg, Alex Macpherson, Sean Michaels, Tom Lamont, Killian Fox, Adam Boult, Harriet Gibsone
- The Guardian - Film News
This Monday on Major Crimes (TNT, 9/8c), the always composed Sharon Raydor feels a big chill when her Mia husband suddenly resurfaces — both in their home, and then at her work, where he’s serving as a public defender. Film vet and Emmy winner Tom Berenger spoke with TVLine about his imminent arc as Jackson Raydor, including the familiar faces on the cast who made him feel most at home.
Related | Major Crimes to be Solved by TV Vets Doris Roberts, Tim Conway, Ron Glass and Others
Tvline | So tell me, under what circumstances do we first meet Jackson?
He...
Related | Major Crimes to be Solved by TV Vets Doris Roberts, Tim Conway, Ron Glass and Others
Tvline | So tell me, under what circumstances do we first meet Jackson?
He...
- 7/7/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
"Mad Men" at its best transcends the tedium of office life. "A Tale of Two Cities," at least in a first viewing, was not "Mad Men" at its best.
Whether or not something major comes of Jim Cutler and Ted Chaough's secretive scheming, far too much of this week's episode was dominated by office politics and ad men at work. Only one of the storylines -- Joan seizing the opportunity to land her own account -- emerged as fully realized and compelling to watch.
We got more examples of how the times-are-a-changin' (oh those nasty DNC riots! Pete smokes up in the office!), without really digging into any of the characters enough to make the events resonate as more than historical pastiche (something "Mad Men" rarely ever deserves to be accused of).
I'm not one to harp on this show for not moving fast enough or delivering episodes with minimal "action,...
Whether or not something major comes of Jim Cutler and Ted Chaough's secretive scheming, far too much of this week's episode was dominated by office politics and ad men at work. Only one of the storylines -- Joan seizing the opportunity to land her own account -- emerged as fully realized and compelling to watch.
We got more examples of how the times-are-a-changin' (oh those nasty DNC riots! Pete smokes up in the office!), without really digging into any of the characters enough to make the events resonate as more than historical pastiche (something "Mad Men" rarely ever deserves to be accused of).
I'm not one to harp on this show for not moving fast enough or delivering episodes with minimal "action,...
- 6/3/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Ashley’s dad has been Mia on and off again throughout her whole life because of his alcohol addiction. But now he’s recovering and they’re reconnecting!
For years, Bachelorette Ashley Hebert‘s father Gregg Hebert was not part of her life.
In fact, when Ashley was competing on The Bachelor, she bonded with Brad Womack over the fact that they both had deadbeat dads. She told Brad about her father’s battle with alcohol and how he was once homeless. When Ashley was filming The Bachelor, she didn’t even know where her dad was — but a few months later, she was reunited with Greg during a very “emotional” visit!
At the age of one, Ashley’s mother Laurie filed for divorce from her Gregg — and in 1991, while Gregg was staying in a rehab facility called Serenity House, the divorce was finalized. As the years passed, the addiction separated Gregg from his family.
For years, Bachelorette Ashley Hebert‘s father Gregg Hebert was not part of her life.
In fact, when Ashley was competing on The Bachelor, she bonded with Brad Womack over the fact that they both had deadbeat dads. She told Brad about her father’s battle with alcohol and how he was once homeless. When Ashley was filming The Bachelor, she didn’t even know where her dad was — but a few months later, she was reunited with Greg during a very “emotional” visit!
At the age of one, Ashley’s mother Laurie filed for divorce from her Gregg — and in 1991, while Gregg was staying in a rehab facility called Serenity House, the divorce was finalized. As the years passed, the addiction separated Gregg from his family.
- 5/25/2011
- by lindsey
- HollywoodLife
Hollywood Round continues on American Idol this week, which means there’ll be plenty of tears, infighting, and forgotten lyrics — hopefully mixed in with at least a couple of star-making performances. And as if the season 10 hopefuls don’t already have enough to stress about, I thought we ought to ratchet up the pressure by counting down the top 20 singers based on talent and buzz from the previous eight episodes. Falling off the TVLine.com Idol Leaderboard from last week are
Sarah Sellers and Travis Orlando (bumped off during last Thursday’s telecast), Thia Megia (sounded pretty rough in her...
Sarah Sellers and Travis Orlando (bumped off during last Thursday’s telecast), Thia Megia (sounded pretty rough in her...
- 2/16/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
This week is a classic “What If?” fantasy episode.
Except instead of being, “What if the Nazis won?” or “What if Monica was still fat?”, it’s “What if there was an episode of Southland without any of the characters we actually like?” Because Lydia is Mia entirely, and Cuddlybear and Rookieboy are basically reduced to walk-on roles, but otherwise, the bulk of the episode is taken up with those other dudes.
Look, I have no problem with those other dudes. Having them around adds complexity and authenticity to the show. But this week makes pretty clear that Lydia and Cb/Rb are the real heart and soul of the show.
At least, though, the few scenes with Cuddlybear and Rookieboy are totally entertaining. Like there’s this one scene at the beginning of the episode where they run into another cop duo who are sort of bizarro versions of them.
Except instead of being, “What if the Nazis won?” or “What if Monica was still fat?”, it’s “What if there was an episode of Southland without any of the characters we actually like?” Because Lydia is Mia entirely, and Cuddlybear and Rookieboy are basically reduced to walk-on roles, but otherwise, the bulk of the episode is taken up with those other dudes.
Look, I have no problem with those other dudes. Having them around adds complexity and authenticity to the show. But this week makes pretty clear that Lydia and Cb/Rb are the real heart and soul of the show.
At least, though, the few scenes with Cuddlybear and Rookieboy are totally entertaining. Like there’s this one scene at the beginning of the episode where they run into another cop duo who are sort of bizarro versions of them.
- 3/31/2010
- by Steven Frank
- The Backlot
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