Getting Into Wheelman Jun 13, 2008
You may remember me from such films as XXX and Pitch Black. There's a cinematic reasoning to the car chases in that basically the more destr 000005B4 uction you can cause, the better. (IGN PC Games)
Great Action Scenes On DVD Now Jun 12, 2008
So in pitch black the cars all hurtle towards one another. McClane tries to dodge the cars but ends up ditching his vehicle with Farrell in tow. (Suite101.com)
Lefty's at home Jun 11, 2008
So, Mickelson has canceled all his extracurricular activities to focus on the 72 holes he's dreamed of playing in Southern California ever since he was a little boy scurrying across city-owned Balboa Golf Course at dusk with his dad on all-you-can-play rates after school until it was pitch black. "We'd get stranded at 13 or 14 and hike through the cavern or cliff and climb down it to get back to the car," Mickelson said. (AZCentral -- Sports)
'We got our fans by pleasing ourselves' Jun 6, 2008
"You get these Pullman car kinda sleepers, you pull the curtain and it's pitch black, and the hum of the wheels and stuff ... I'll go in there and wake up 10 hours later. It's very restful.". After a while our conversation turns into an inventory of the cool things that have happened to the band in the past couple of years. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Local couple caught in Parkersburg twister Jun 5, 2008
Forest City Summit Britt News. Story created Jun 03, 2008 - 15:20:30 CDT.. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Human trafficExtraordinary film of the deadly risks in escaping North Korea May 30, 2008
His teeth rattling with cold, he turns back into the icy waters and pitch black to the North Korean side before the border guards he's bribed change shifts. It's a trick. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Ghost Hunters Check Out Tri-State Haunts May 22, 2008
We wait for night to fall, and when it's pitch black, we begin. We question the ghosts, hoping for a sign of something paranormal. (WKRC.com, OH)
CBD: The dark side of rowing May 16, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Feist's magic makes big hall feel small May 15, 2008
A shadow hook removed the shadow lantern, and suddenly there was Feist, carrying a lit lantern through the pitch black to the front of the stage. (Well, it would have been pitch black if it weren't for the fans' camera flashes. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Remembering the tornado of 1968 May 15, 2008
While we were standing in line it suddenly went pitch black and I remember my mother screaming Oh my God. I don t remember if she dropped the groceries or whether we ran with them, but I do remember running to the car with my brother and jumping into the back seat. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Bad weather hits rescue effort May 13, 2008
I arrived here in the middle of the night, it was pitch black, there is no power at all in the town, but you could still make out that many of the buildings were badly damaged. Some had collapsed. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
The Flip-Flop Factor: Why Day Care Kids Dont Play Outside May 8, 2008
I remember many nights in a pitch black back yard just knowing I was going to be grounded but we were just having too much fun. Posted by Ellen. (New York Times)
More than media merchandising May 6, 2008
While expected to be primarily a repackaging of 2004's Escape From Butcher's Bay and an expansion pack recompiled to display next-gen graphics the first video game acted as a prequel to Pitch Black, the film which introduced the character of Riddick. The game and the direct-to-DVD release Dark Fury, an animated short film, were both part of the merchandising and marketing campaign for the highly anticipated sequel to Pitch Black. (Globe and Mail)
Milla Finds 4th Kind Apr 18, 2008
Resident Evil actress enters Pitch Black filmmaker's next. The star of Resident Evil: Extinction. (IGN FilmForce)
Storm photo raffled Apr 15, 2008
The entry titled "Prized tornado pic raffled off to help victims," and any of the comments about it. Latest AP entertainment headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mental Seduction Mar 28, 2008
Sometimes the room is pitch black and we just talk ... Sometimes the room is pitch black and we just talk. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Milla Making Getaway Mar 25, 2008
Resident Evil actress enters Pitch Black filmmaker's next ... March 24, 2008 - Resident Evil franchise star will star in Pitch Black director David Twohy's new thriller, A Perfect Getaway. (IGN FilmForce)
Review: Margot at the Wedding Mar 21, 2008
The two films are very similar in set-up and execution, layering character drama with pitch black humour. Their comparison in success will vary based on the tastes of each individual viewer. (Suite101.com)
OD sparked big raid Mar 19, 2008
This is how Roseto described the Comfort Zone, which opens on weekends and perhaps most famously, from 4 a.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday: "It's an absolute jungle, it's pitch black, it's very hot, it's black lighting from the ceiling -- a very dirty, dirty place. DEFICIENCIES "Toronto Fire came in and inspected the place and there were all kinds of deficiencies with the place, so basically it's a real serious fire trap down there. " A table-top display of some of the substances seized in the raid... (Toronto Sun)
Shuttle Astronauts "Arm" Their Giant Robot Mar 16, 2008
"It's really eerie out here. It's pitch black and there's just this big white kind of humanoid-looking thing below me, arms and legs," Linnehan said. Dextre's hands were attached to its arms during the first spacewalk of Endeavour's international space station trip. (CBS News)
Astronauts Build Massive Robot 'Dextre' Mar 16, 2008
"It's really eerie out here. It's pitch black and there's just this big white kind of humanoid-looking thing below me," Linnehan said. Dextre's hands were attached to its arms during the first spacewalk of Endeavour's international space station trip. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Dork: The Great Adventure... Feb 27, 2008
The Age Blogs: Screen Play. examine mailbox The small mailbox is closed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Dreaming again about Fulton's wide-open spaces Feb 22, 2008
It was nearly pitch black when we turned from Kern Street and stepped onto the Fulton Mall. It was a Saturday, close to 9 p.m., not exactly a busy time for the mall. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
"Hybrids" take back night in dangerous Darfur camps Feb 17, 2008
The drivers know their way well, picking along through the shrub-covered terrain in the pitch black, stopping at army checkpoints and surprising men hanging around in the streets. They even know which tiny clay hut down which narrow alley houses the local leaders who wake up to greet the soldiers. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Now, gold aluminium, black platinum and blue silver Feb 3, 2008
What this technique originally does is that it alters the properties of a variety of metals to render them pitch black. This was observed in late 2006, when researchers created nanostructures on metal surfaces that absorbed virtually all light, making something as simple as regular aluminium into one of the darkest materials ever created. (Newindpress)
Jessica Alba Talks About Going Blind For 'The Eye,' How The Invisible Woman Would Handle Pregnancy Jan 31, 2008
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Go wild in the country Jan 21, 2008
This edge-of-your-seat chase thriller is not just a return to form, but a wicked throwback to the brothers' debut, the pitch black noir Blood Simple. It excites and disturbs in the same way, its literal and moral bloodbaths leaving an icky stain on the memory. (Sunday Herald)
"Cloverfield" (106) Jan 20, 2008
You mean one, like this one, where there's a shot of a building collapsing and a cloud of smoke and debris begins blowing down the corridors formed by the buildings and people run to stay ahead of it and some people duck into a nearby store and we see the light through the windows turn pitch black and people are then covered with dust and papers are floating through the air. No, that has nothing to do with 9-11. (Salon)
Notebook: The Romance of Foreign Travel Jan 17, 2008
Its pitch black outside and the mood inside matches. Finally, watching the Iraqi passengers board buses and head to our plane, were allowed to come unstuck from the wall and hit the last of six security checks weve gone through today. (CBS News)
Whatever happened to the BMW booty? Jan 13, 2008
It was all pitch black, but you saw containers just up the beach. We'd heard about the bikes,' he said. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The week in video-game news Jan 3, 2008
"Dead Space" (Electronic Arts): Think "Alien," think "Pitch Black" as an engineer stumbles across an alien infestation. in space. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
The day Baldy blew Jan 1, 2008
Then he watched as the neighborhood became pitch black and completely silent. Spot fires started up in Timber Gulch above Webster's house as fire crept down Cold Springs Canyon. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Readers' picks Dec 27, 2007
Lying there in the pitch black of my childhood bedroom, it reinforced in my young mind the idea that anything, from tango to love to crawling phantoms, could be found in the glorious night-time, in the dark. There is something lawless and liberating about listening to music in the dark. (Guardian Unlimited)
The smoke clears, and family remains Dec 26, 2007
It was so pitch black I couldn t find a doorway. I couldn t find anything. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Arts: 'Black Comedy' brings humor to light Dec 13, 2007
The first several minutes of the play take place in pitch black for the audience, but when the fuse blows, the stage lights come up and the actors are seen stumbling around as if cast into a world of darkness. "It's just an evening of bumping into things that they didn't expect to, finding things in the dark that they didn't know were there," he said. (Juneau Empire)
• Mudslide Kills Mason County Man Dec 6, 2007
"I sat up real quick and it was pitch black. I screamed his name a few times hollering for Mikey.". There was no answer. (Q13.com, WA)
‘Black Friday’ frenzy Nov 24, 2007
COLONIAL HEIGHTS Perhaps one of the reasons it is called Black Friday is because the sales start when the sky is still pitch black, right before sunrise. Yesterday morning, at 5:49 a.m., the shopping area of Colonial Heights was already abuzz with eager customers preparing to make the mad dash into Target, Wal-Mart, Radio Shack and Circuit City. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
In brief: Vin Diesel wants return of Riddick Nov 21, 2007
Now Vin Diesel is reportedly keen to reprise his role as the the fancy contact lens-wearing Riddick from sci-fi movies Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick ... "The DVD numbers [for Chronicles] were really good - we know that, and some potential financiers know that. But if another movie surfaces, it probably won't be a Universal movie and probably will be an independent movie." That could be good news, as Pitch Black, made for just $22m, was widely held to be far superior to its sequel,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Hartlaub: Shaved heads rule Nov 20, 2007
So has Terry O'Quinn from "Lost." And have any three haired men kicked more combined butt in the past decade than "Transporter" wheelman Jason Statham, "Pitch Black" killing machine Vin Diesel and "Snakes on a Plane" vengeance-layer-uponer Samuel L. Jackson. Baldness is making a comeback in national politics, as well. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A fresh colour for every role, like a chameleon Nov 16, 2007
For instance, in 2000's sci-fi cult classic Pitch Black, Mitchell was a tough-as-nails intergalactic space adventuress, complete with sweaty singlet ... Do you do the sci-fi conventions and get swarmed by Pitch Black geeks. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Pixel perfect Nov 14, 2007
I bought a samsung 32" LCD 2 years ago, it's a piece of rubbish now... the contrast has gone to hell. Anything remotely bright bleeds out, and blacks are too damned dark... I can't even see the instruments on the incar view for PGR4, the shadows are pitch black!!! Naturally none of the TV's settings can fix this problem... I'll buy a new TV next year, and I'm definitely going to be taking in my portable DVD player to test the crap out of any potential purchases... and I'll be steering clear of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Old School Dating Nov 8, 2007
She was too happy (albeit the bottom of her feet were pitch black and had to be cleaned w/a toothbrush). I was amazed because I certainly didn t remember all that black soot on our feet. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Interview : Greg mclean and Michael Vartan Nov 5, 2007
You just have to look at the cast Michael Vartan, and Radha Mitchell of Pitch Black and Finding Neverland, playing the leads to see hes gunning for a little more than a straight-to-DVD release for it now. Vartan, best known for his role as the charismatic and dependable Agent Michael Vaughn on TVs Alias wasnt exactly McLeans first choice for the lead role the Melbourne based filmmaker jokes that Jim Caviezel was his first choice; and he quite possibly was but the... (Moviehole)
Dare to scare: Spine-tingling haunted houses Oct 26, 2007
Feeling your way through pitch black halls is scary enough, but add the lingering sensations of cobwebs hitting your face and critters brushing your legs and it s downright terrifying. Then there are the actors you won t forget about them because they re popping out at every turn with a flashlight to their ghoulish faces and a scream, only to disappear into the inky blackness again. (KHOU.com, TX)
Halloween Skate Oct 26, 2007
com 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday: Experience one or all of Jason's Woods' seven haunted attractions, including the Horrifying Hayride, Barn of Terror, Pirate's Revenge, Mystery Maze, Macabre Museum, Pitch Black and Psycho Circus. $3-$40. (SunSpot.net)
What's your favorite nightmare? Oct 14, 2007
Another unusual element to this costume is its clear safety concern: Do you really want your child wandering door-to-door in the dark in a pitch black costume. 9 Princess Leia. (The Examiner)
Review: The Seeker: The Dark is Rising Oct 5, 2007
If Will can find the signs placed throughout history, he may be able to overpower the force of pure, pitch black -- played here by the wonderfully ominous Christopher Eccleston -- and save the world from doom. Its all pretty standard fairy tale stuff, and in the hands of director David L. Cunningham everything looks fittingly gothic and creepy. (Canada.com)
Will.i.am solo; Sep 24, 2007
It's pitch black, and wearing white clothes and in low light, the star makes for a dramatic figure. Special effects show him drawing pictures in the night sky, connecting constellations. (Los Angeles Times)
Needmore Firefighters Home Gutted In Fire Sep 22, 2007
George knew there had to be something wrong because when they pulled in, the house was pitch black, stated Strait, who added the family routinely kept an interior light on during the evening hours. While there was heavy smoke and heat emanating from the home, no flames were visible to firefighters nor the Johnson family. (Fulton County News, PA)
Grudge Match Sep 18, 2007
We've gathered Hilary Goldstein, the man who reviewed NHL 08, and Greg Miller, the bloke who tackled the review for NHL 2K8, and put them in a pitch black room with only a microphone set to record standing between them. Click the links down below for their thoughts on this year's crop of NHL games. (IGN Mac)
Unraveling of old stories give women new life in 'Used World' Sep 18, 2007
Here the tone gets hilariously sardonic, as Rebekah hides out in the pitch black emporium, desperate to relieve her aching bladder but paralyzed by fear of the dark and trying to avoid detection by Hazel, who shows up looking to snag a crib for Oliver. Eventually, Rebekah moves in with Claudia, and the three women gradually drop their guard and really get to know each other. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Cracks In the Economy Sep 14, 2007
"It's way too premature to be talking about light at the end of the tunnel--it's still pitch black," says Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, a research firm. Shepherdson, not a congenitally bearish sort, was one of several prominent forecasters who began warning of housing troubles in 2005. (Time.com)
Leslie's VMA live blog Sep 9, 2007
Leslie Gray Streeter. Pop Stuff: Britney to open the VMAs. (The Palm Beach Post)
Read More... Aug 28, 2007
We discuss the music he created for the film Atlas Dei; his previous works that were incorporated into Atlas Dei; what Atlas Dei is about; how he and artist Dan Colvin through Global Mindshift; his relationship with science, philosophy, art and religion; accompanying Atlas Dei with a live performance; the Morrison Planetarium; designing music and sounds for movies such as Behind Enemy Lines, Pitch Black and Crazy Beautiful; his musical vocabulary; building and programming his own music; working... (Disinformation)
Alone in the Dark Aug 24, 2007
things kicked off with Carnby exploring a murky sewer that was almost pitch black. However, you have a number of tricks up your sleeve to light the way, including smashing down a fluorescent light from the ceiling and using it as a makeshift torch. (IGN PS2)
Wednesday's American Idol auditions Aug 24, 2007
So it's been about 12 hours since I left my hotel room in the pitch black of night to venture to the AmericanAirlines Arena, and I am now fried like a Filet-O-Fish. With extra tartar sauce. (The Palm Beach Post)
Talkeetna youth put on quite a summer show Aug 18, 2007
lack Comedy takes a hilarious look at the antics of a group of characters feeling their way around a pitch black room although the stage is, of course, actually flooded with light. Starving artist Brindsley Miller (Forrest Leo) is in a bit of a pickle. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Not too tired of successCyclist a six-time world champion in 24-hour races Aug 16, 2007
"The course is pitch black," said Eatough, whose support team includes a mechanic and someone who prepares the food and drink he consumes while riding. The 5-foot-10 Eatough said he limits himself to two 24-hour races a year because of the strain it imposes on his body. (Catonsville Times, MD)
NA Halo 3 preorders top 1M Aug 12, 2007
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Hammond dumps car for daughter's birthday Jul 24, 2007
He said: "There was no way I was going to miss it. Luckily I had my waterproof jacket with me in the car so I decided to run the rest of the way. It was pitch black but I just put my iPod on and went.". More. (Digital Spy)
Hammond Runs 16 Miles To Beat Flood Traffic Jul 23, 2007
It was pitch black but I just put my iPod on and went. "The star, nicknamed Hamster, arrived home in Bromesberrow at 5.30am, in time to spend the day with his wife Mindy and daughters Willow and Izzy.Hammond, who was seriously injured in a high-speed crash in September last year, said: "I had a hot shower and a bacon buttie, and not long after that Willow got up and we had a lovely time for her birthday. (Sky News)
MY 5-STAR, HIGH-TECH HOTEL HELL Jul 22, 2007
You can either fall over a low table, gash your leg and bleed as I have done without being able to locate a band-aid or towel because you can't find anything because the place is pitch black and you're just paces from the bed while the stupid master light switch is a football field away at the door entrance. Or you can feel your way an inch at a time until reaching what you estimate is the john door, opening it and walking out - as I did - right into the illuminated hallway while your room door... (New York Post -- Gossip)
More of this story Jul 19, 2007
The two plasma TV s in the middle of the room, usually alive with the sounds of another Major League game or ESPN s Baseball Tonight, were pitch black and silent. The Yankees had tied up their game against Toronto on a ninth-inning run-scoring Jeremy Accardo balk and then won in 10. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Halfmoon familes get first view of inflatable screen Jul 6, 2007
"We even waited until it was pitch black to take it down to make sure we could do it in the dark. It goes down pretty easy. It's like a bouncey-bouncey filled with air. Three or four guys took it down in about 15 minutes." The big white inflatable screen does what its advertisers said. At a distance of 100 feet, the movie was as clear as any standard art cinema-size screen and the voices and music could be heard clearly. (Community News Weekly, NY)
Grimm & grimmer Jul 1, 2007
Maarten Baas is one of the hottest names right now, bringing a humorous baroque extravagance to traditional European design - think ornate chandeliers in pitch black, or charred rustic tables that could have been cobbled together by Geppetto. Locally, House of Orange in Armadale offer exclusive Dutch designs in the same quirky vein. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
