Five Scariest Movies of the Century Nov 20, 2008
Honorable mention goes to "Saw" (just the original, not the stinky sequels), "The Descent," "Mimic," "Slither," "Cloverfield," "Open Water," "Grindhouse," "The Devil's Rejects," "Resident Evil" and "Shaun of the Dead.". Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Apocalyptic sect in Mexico being reshaped Nov 20, 2008
The church also discouraged townspeople from having children to spare them from the horrors of the apocalypse ... When each deadline for the apocalypse passed, church leaders claimed that the world had been spared because the Virgin Mary had taken pity on it. (AZCentral -- News)
Bond-film full of mistakes Nov 20, 2008
Evenso, Quantum of Solace is miles behind the record-holder, which according to the website is the 1979 classic, Apocalypse Now - with as many as 391 mistakes. Til (epost-adresse). (Aftenbladet.no)
Surviving a zombie apocalypse Nov 19, 2008
Faliszek: The core game is (a) four-player co-op in the zombie apocalypse. So it's anywhere from one to four players fighting the zombie apocalypse, which has finally arrived ... A lot of zombie games gum it up with some kind of a secret government agency or corporation behind everything, where traditionally in your zombie movies it's more like "Hey, it's the zombie apocalypse. It's on. Go!" We wanted more of that feeling to it. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Command Prompt 26 Nov 19, 2008
November 18, 2008 - The zombie apocalypse known as is finally upon us, and since reviewed the game on PC and Xbox 360, we spend a lot of time talking to him about what is so awesome about Valve's new cooperative multiplayer shooter. We're less than two weeks to Thanksgiving, which means the releases are fast and furious now. (IGN PC Games)
Left 4 Dead Review Nov 18, 2008
The zombie apocalypse has arrived ... In the game, you and up to three other survivors must battle a zombie apocalypse with a simple goal; you aren't trying to eradicate the undead horde, you're just trying to survive ... Left 4 Dead is about the seemingly hot new fad in storytelling: the dreaded zombie apocalypse has finally come to pass, turning the vast majority of the population into a mindless, ravenous undead hordes. (IGN PC Games)
Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Nov 18, 2008
Resident Evil: Extinction ... Resident Evil: Extinction ... Resident Evil: Extinction. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Devil's Whore Nov 15, 2008
And it s full of all that crazy weather because its talented director, Marc Munden (The Mark of Cain), is trying to conjure a sense of impending apocalypse. The Devil s Whore, which starts on Wednesday, is a tale set in the English Civil War about a fictional woman, Angelica Fanshawe, and how her life intersects with the real events and key figures of the time, including Charles I and Oliver Cromwell. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Can Blu-ray save Christmas for Hollywood? Nov 15, 2008
Can Blu-ray save Christmas for Hollywood. - Breaking News - Technology - smh. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Orphan's lifeline out of hell could be a game show in Mumbai Nov 14, 2008
In the past Boyle has managed to wring giggles out of murder ("Shallow Grave") and addiction ("Trainspotting"), and invest even the apocalypse with a certain joie de vivre (the excellent zombie flick "28 Days Later"). He's a blithely glib entertainer who can dazzle you with technique and, on occasion, blindside you with emotion, as he does in his underrated children's movie, "Millions." He plucked my heartstrings in "Slumdog Millionaire" with well-practiced dexterity, coaxing laughter and sobs... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Art of Mirror's Edge Nov 14, 2008
Where many games prefer to wallow in the ruined details of imaginary apocalypse, Mirror's Edge presents a surreal utopia of primary colors, glowing pastels, and minimal clutter. I got the chance to speak with Johannes Soderqvist, Art Director at DICE, about how the game's visuals came together and what artistic inspiration influenced his work in creating one of this generation's most distinctive games. (IGN PC Games)
Youth Without Youth Nov 13, 2008
Apocalypse Now and the Godfather trilogy perched triumphantly on the edge of it but The Cotton Club and Dracula tumbled in, the result being yawns all round. Now Coppola is back, taking risks again with his first film as a director in eight years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
When Rush is real RNC chair Nov 13, 2008
Just read the garbage posted here and compare it to the garbage spewed by the Four Mouths of the Apocalypse. By GodHatesTrash. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Is Obama Your New "Negro Spirit Guide"? Nov 13, 2008
In Stephen King's , (1978) the characters' common dream about a 108-year-old black woman named Abigail Freemantle unites them on their pilgrimage to escape the apocalypse. Certain guides have been integral, realistic characters, such as those portrayed by Poitier in No Way Out, Fishburne in Searching for Bobby Fischer, while others, such as Will Smith in The Legend of Bagger Vance, have taken on a spectral quality. (Slate)
* Back to the Dark Ages Nov 13, 2008
It bears some similarities to other game based movies such as the Resident Evil series, but the stylish and imaginative settings make it rather more fun. This story has been viewed 0 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Do Oscar voters bring opinions along? Nov 11, 2008
That's probably why "Apocalypse Now" couldn't win in 1980 but "Platoon" was able to triumph seven years later. Or why "Crash," similarly removed by about a decade from O.J. Simpson and Rodney King, hit a sweet spot. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Best movie lines! Ever! Nov 10, 2008
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory." Robert Duvall, 'Apocalypse Now. "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom." Mel Gibson, 'Braveheart. (iAfrica.com)
Zoinks! It's the Portsmouth Comic Book Show Nov 10, 2008
Kids will play video games for hours, with no idea that "The Punisher" and "Resident Evil" started out in comic book form. Grown-ups flocked to theaters to watch "The Terminator," unaware he was once rolled up and stuffed into a kid's back pocket. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Anakin Drives a Hooker Nov 9, 2008
ScreenDaily also reveals that Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson has now turned in his script for the redo of the , which will shoot in Miami next March or April. Casting should begin soon. (IGN FilmForce)
For Seann William Scott, success is a funny business Nov 9, 2008
He played a cop with a twin in Richard Kelly's apocalypse spectacular "Southland Tales." And in the spring he tried a bit of tenderness as the striving manager of a superstore in Steve Conrad's comedy "The Promotion," where for the first time the actor seemed completely human. Scott says he was inching away from Stifler, but at some point he wanted to make a movie people might actually see. (Boston Globe)
Crichton was a paradox of high concept, pop culture Nov 8, 2008
Crichton was a paradox in action: a successful crank, a showman with graduate degrees, and a creative force who, when it all clicked, got us high on apocalypse. Ty Burr can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
The Video Nasties Controversy Nov 7, 2008
Many of the films on the list remained unavailable for years, and a few (like the aforementioned Beast In Heat, as well as Cannibal Apocalypse and Deep River Savages) are unavailable to this day, though some were later reviewed by the BBFC and passed for release, either uncut or with the objectionable material trimmed out. British fans of extreme horror may ultimately have to be content with censorship, or choose to purchase the films uncut from foreign sources. (Suite101.com)
By the skin of their teeth Nov 6, 2008
The ice age, Noah's ark and the apocalypse ... Continuing with biblical allusion, the third act conveys the apocalypse. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Your Turn: Wishful thinking Nov 5, 2008
Think Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Alone in the Dark, Doom, Wing Commander, House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, Dead or Alive, Double Dragon, Tomb Raider, and more ... Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Bloodrayne were not that bad ... I thought that Resident Evil had a few decent sides (the first one). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
In France, it's the cinema of denial Nov 5, 2008
W.," Oliver Stone's biopic about the outgoing American president, has just opened here. So has a French film about Coluche, the country's most popular postwar comedian, Michel Colucci, who became a kind of anarchic candidate for president in 1981, an opponent of anti-immigrant sentiment, a champion of the poor. The French movie hardly bothers with politics, dwelling on Coluche's love life instead. Cultural gulfs can sometimes reveal themselves in these small details. France, it turns out,... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
UK construction workers want to rock the recession Nov 1, 2008
The group's themes are not limited to economic apocalypse they also have a song about binge drinking. The band's small proceeds go to charity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Review: Post-apocalyptic 'Fallout 3': It's da bomb Oct 31, 2008
Pop culture has dealt with post-apocalypse life before, from novels such as Stephen King's "The Stand" and Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" to movies including "I Am Legend" and "The Road Warrior." And such bleak scenarios have been the settings for video games like "Gears of War" and "Resident Evil," and the two "Fallout" chapters published by Interplay in the 1990s. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune)
Put this Series out of its misery Oct 31, 2008
This has to be one of the signs of the apocalypse. By StingerSplash. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Wanted Game Detailed Oct 31, 2008
It is similar to what Resident Evil 4 did when enemies got too close. I must say that it is really satisfying and we even allow the player to stab enemies over objects and even around them. (IGN PC Games)
‘Bioshock' a Rapturous horror Oct 30, 2008
Its dazzling but desolate underwater city of Rapture marries America's art deco aesthetic of the 1930s with the carnage and devastation of Resident Evil 2's Raccoon City. Blood splatters translucent glass brick walls, neon marquees cast harsh shadows against dark lobbies and elegant ceiling fixtures loom menacingly in superb graphic splendor. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Looking for a Halloween scare? Try the newest videogames Oct 30, 2008
Zombies have been cannon fodder for games since the very first "Resident Evil" on PlayStation ... "'Resident Evil's' rich story is reminiscent of many of the modern-day psychological thrillers, while integrating elements of the slasher sub-genre, as well as elements of the supernatural and a rich helping of action." said Mike Webster, director of marketing. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
The Courier Delivers Oct 29, 2008
Russell Mulcahy (Resident Evil: Extinction, The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior) is directing the flick from a script by Wanted writers Derek Haas and Michael Brandt. The Courier has actually been in development for quite some time. (IGN FilmForce)
Playing Games Oct 29, 2008
You can see Resident Evil's long shadow, especially the over-the-shoulder perspective of Resident Evil 4, along with some of BioShock's piecemeal storytelling and decayed setting ... We've seen these tactics before - going back to the dogs in the hallway in the first Resident Evil - but nevertheless experience a jolt when something pops out of the shadows. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Yahoo! begs world+dog for free engineering Oct 29, 2008
Opening up the data is one of the horsemen of the apocalypse for Yahoo. showing definitively that while they may have good engineers on staff, they have nobody capable of directing them. (Register)
Exodus from the Earth Oct 28, 2008
The military and big business clash, as both see the impending apocalypse as a means to seize control. And just when everything looks like it's going to hell in a Ziploc bag, a macho, wise-cracking special ops commando is called in to set things right. (IGN PC Games)
Where fashion never gets old Oct 26, 2008
Slasher flick-loving moviegoers can check out the North American premiere of "Resident Evil: Degeneration," the bloody video game turned bloody CGI animated gorefest. The festival screens dozens of movies from around the globe, handing out awards for best feature film, best actor, and, of course, best special effects. (Boston Globe)
The Future is Coming to a Robot Near You (Or Behind, Rather) Oct 26, 2008
Robot apocalypse aside, I think the AI for this is pretty neat. I wonder if the robots would be individually programmed, or if they'd have 1 leader that sent commands to the other robots. (Gizmodo Australia)
5 million-dollar mistakes by movie stars Oct 23, 2008
Steve McQueen rejected lead roles in "Apocalypse Now;" "Sundance" ... THE ROLES: Sundance in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in "The French Connection," and Captain Benjamin Willard in "Apocalypse Now" ... And finally, in 1978, McQueen told "Apocalypse Now" director Francis Ford Coppola to shove off when he was offered the lead. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Legendary Filmmaker George Lucas Makes Surprise Appearance at Spike TV's 'Scream 2008' Oct 19, 2008
"We're thrilled to honor the unbelievably imaginative films, television and comics of the year and beyond, from the twisted to the fantastical. This is what makes SCREAM an experience like no other for the most passionate fan base in the world. " Smashing Pumpkins brought down the house with an earth-shattering rendition of their new single and the #1 most added song on Modern Rock Radio "G.L.O.W.," while Island Records recording artist Kerli energized the crowd with her performance of "Walking... (PR Newswire)
Most Memorable Movie Monologues Oct 18, 2008
Greed is good, I'm as mad as hell--iconic lines from movie monologues in Wall Street, Network, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Of Human Bondage and Glengarry Glen Ross ... Colonel Kurtz's "The Horror" Speech from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. (Suite101.com)
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Max Payne on Screen: Just a Tease Oct 18, 2008
Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Doom, Resident Evil, Alone in the Dark, Hitman and DOA: Dead or Alive, not to mention about a quillion Japanese animes (Pokemon and its brethren) and a seemingly infinite number of VG adaptations to come: film versions such game franchises as God of War, Gears of War, Metal Gear Solid, Lost Planet, Prince of Persia, EverQuest, Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the blessed Sims and, yikes, PacMan. (Can't wait for other... (Time.com)
Just in Time for Halloween: Scary Video Games Oct 17, 2008
Instead, two popular franchises have consistently delivered the scares over the years: "Resident Evil" and "Silent Hill.". The much-anticipated "Resident Evil 5" won't be out until next spring, but a new "Silent Hill" mystery has arrived just in time for Halloween. (Fox News)
* OTHER RELEASES Oct 17, 2008
Nobody quite embraces the apocalypse and loss of innocence like the Japanese, and heres another movie sourced from a classic manga to prove it. Childhood friends create a fantasy world X complete with an unsettling symbol X that imagines dreadful events befalling the planet. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New on DVD: 'Indiana Jones' still in fighting form Oct 17, 2008
Other samplings include shows on alien planets, alien moons, supernovas, nebulas and, in a nod to my 401(k), something called "cosmic apocalypse.". Due Tuesday: Costa-Gavras' acclaimed 1982 Missing gets Criterion treatment; a box of Warner Bros. (USA Today -- Life)
TOP TEN: Robert Bianco picks the best TV movies Oct 17, 2008
Special Bulletin, however, looked like how a nuclear apocalypse would actually unfold on TV: news anchors gradually losing their cool, field correspondents clearly out of their depth, terrorists trying to use the medium to justify their cause, and finally, the screen behind the anchors going blank a split second after the bomb goes off, leaving them speechless. I remember barely being able to sleep and waking up in a cold sweat that night after a nightmare about the movie. (USA Today)
Clock Tower Movie Oct 16, 2008
UK, October 15, 2008 - Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich is rumored to have signed on to play Alyssa Barron in the movie adaptation of Capcom's hit survival horror game Clock Tower, according to. In the game, Alyssa is an 18-year-old school girl must do battle with Scissor Man, a brutal killer punished by angry townsfolk many years ago. (IGN FilmForce)
What to say about Tate Modern's new Turbine Hall installation Oct 15, 2008
The reviewers reviewed: Apocalypse row. . (guardian.co.uk)
French honour for Dennis Hopper Oct 15, 2008
The US actor, 72, whose films include Blue Velvet, Apocalypse Now and 1969's Easy Rider, was moved as he received the prize. To mark the occasion, the Cinematique Francaise in Paris is opening a celebration of Hopper's work which will run through to 19 January. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Dennis Hopper Oct 15, 2008
Hopper's screen credits include "Apocalypse Now," "Blue Velvet" and 1969's "Easy Rider," which he also directed. (AP). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Buzz Briefs: Dennis Hopper, Spielberg Oct 14, 2008
Hopper is known for playing outrageous, unstable characters in films such as "Apocalypse Now," "Blue Velvet" and "Easy Rider" - which he also directed in 1969. Spielberg's DreamWorks Joins Universal. (CBS News)
Sofia Coppola Oct 14, 2008
" At the age when Marie-Antoinette was facing the rigid etiquette of the court of Versailles, the 15-year-old Coppola was working as an intern at Chanel in Paris, a city that her parents had always loved. She had been brought up on the family estate in Napa Valley in California, and traveled with her father's movies, including two years spent in the Philippines for "Apocalypse Now. " Coppola says of her style that "I like to be comfortable because I am Californian - nothing too severe or feeling... (International Herald Tribune)
L.A. follows its own script Oct 13, 2008
The fact that "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" has topped the box office for two weeks running and has taken in over $52 million may be one of the signs of the apocalypse, but not the kind that has anything to do with credit default swaps. "It's times like these that some of those jokes about the people in Los Angeles seem valid," said Peter Bart, the editor in chief of Variety. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
DVD EXTRASWhat Red Dawn can teach us about the Iraq war. Oct 13, 2008
Apocalypse Now screenwriter, Conan the Barbarian auteur, and former NRA board member, Milius is a military zealot, infatuated with the warrior code. Red Dawn is really a fetish movie, an ode to guns and blood. (Slate)
Afghanistan: A country locked in a spiral of doom Oct 12, 2008
When I think about war, whether it be ones I have reported in Iraq or Afghanistan or seen in Vietnam movies such as Apocalypse Now, the soundtrack in my head is always that of the throbbing blades coming closer and closer. Last week I sat perched inside a Chinook flying over Helmand, trussed up in flak jacket and helmet, squashed between some Royal Marines arriving for a six-month tour. (Times Online)
Film Review of Vampire Diary Oct 12, 2008
"Zombie Diaries" existed as a compilation of several video diaries kept by those wishing to chronicle the events of the often-seen zombie apocalypse scenario. But how to utilize this technique within the genre of vampire films. (Suite101.com)
Lebowski lives Oct 11, 2008
Ten years on, I'm not quite sure how it happened, but it has now beaten the likes of Apocalypse Now, Empire Strikes Back, Blade Runner, Lawrence of Arabia and Citizen Kane as my favourite all-time film. I've no idea when I first noticed the genius of Walter and Donny's love/hate relationship, or the timeless strut of Jesus, or the hilarious subtlety of the script that just grows on you like your favourite album. (BBC News -- Americas)
Editorial on meltdown just propaganda Oct 11, 2008
Most of the mistakes for which we are paying now, Black told Frank, "were four entities that under conservative economic theory should have exercised effective market discipline: the appraisers, the originators of the mortgages, the rating agencies and the investment banking firm that packaged the subprime mortgage-backed securities. Instead of (disciplining) the markets, these private actors served as the four horsemen of the financial apocalypse, aiding the accounting fraud and inflating the... (The Augusta Chronicle)
• News from the Vatican Oct 11, 2008
The pontiff launched a marathon reading of the Bible, from Genesis to Apocalypse, broadcast live on state television. It will last seven days and six nights. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Ashes in Time Redux Fights for Big Screen Oct 10, 2008
Its not like Apocalypse Now Redux, where its longer. Pieces were too damaged. (Hollywood Today Newsmagazine)
'City of Ember' burns brightest when young stars lead Oct 10, 2008
Corrupt and in charge: Bill Murray plays Mayor Cole, the leader of Ember, an underground society built to sustain humans after an apocalypse. ABOUT THE MOVIE. (USA Today -- Life)
Dailies News Oct 10, 2008
Apocalypse Now; badlands; Bosom Buddies; splash; Tom Hanks; Alan Arkin; breakout role; I Know What You Did Last Summer; Little Miss Sunshine; louise fletcher; Martin Sheen; matt rubin; nurse ratchett; one flew over the cuckoo's nest; Ryan Phillippe; Chef Wolfgang Puck goes organic in a Mediterranean alfresco dining setting. 2003 Red Carpet Cabernet Sauvignon; 2005 Chardonnay; 2007; Chris Millard; Laurent Perrier; lobster; Petron; sterling vineyards; Tiffany Tonnerre; Wolfgang Puck; champagne;... (Variety)
Frontline shots with a true aim Oct 8, 2008
" The Australian photojournalist Stephen Dupont is sitting in a London bar with another "conflict photographer" who admits to the same problem. No matter how many showers they take, no matter how often they wash their clothes, no matter how many miles are put between them and their work in Afghanistan and Iraq, they still smell dead people all around them. It is almost five years since Dupont told me this story. Five years since I saw him in a rage at the opening night for Reportage, the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pope Benedict XVI begins marathon televised Bible reading Oct 7, 2008
It will end with the Vatican's second most senior official, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, reading the final chapter of the Apocalypse. The continuous reading, which is being broadcast live on Italian television, coincides with a worldwide meeting of more than 250 bishops on the contemporary relevance of the Bible. (Telegraph.co.uk)
The joy of comfort Oct 7, 2008
Supernatural (Thursdays at 9 p.m., XETV/Channel 6): Recent references to the apocalypse notwithstanding, this classic-rock-blasting, quip-dispensing drama about two hunky brothers on an endless demon-hunting road trip is my weekly escape from the evils of everyday life. You'd be surprised how reassuring a good exorcism can be. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
