Nintendo worried about Microsoft chasing casuals? Seems not Nov 9, 2008
Tomb Raider: Underworld ... Tomb Raider: Underworld. (Vooks.Net)
Girl Talk defies copyright laws Nov 7, 2008
My favorite recording is "Don't Stop," which contains samples from popular recordings including clips from Underworld and Soulja Boy. Another good song is "Here's the Thing," which includes an unlikely combination of Nine Inch Nails, Kelly Clarkson and Prodigy. (The University Echo, TN)
The Clayton's movie star Nov 4, 2008
" Testament to the respect Hollywood has for Pearce is that he is continually offered jobs, despite being missing in action in Tinseltown, preferring to hide out in Melbourne with wife of 11 years, Kate Mestitz, and their two beloved Basenjis dogs Lulu and Zelda. A year or so ago Hollywood screenwriter-turned director Jeffrey Nachmanoff picked up the phone and dialed Pearce's home number. Nachmanoff was hoping to recruit Pearce to star alongside best actor Oscar nominee, Don Cheadle, in the... (The Age)
a bigger margin Nov 4, 2008
Well, the final day before the official presidential voting and the final version of Karl Rove's exclusive national electoral map sees a strong victory for , gaining the most electoral votes since lopsided win over Bob Dole in 1996. According to the research of compiled state polls by the hypothetical electoral college numbers suggest an Obama win over the Republican ticket of and of 338 electoral votes to 200. (Harper's Magazine)
Live and kicking Nov 3, 2008
Even after stepping away from centre stage for five years (despite scattered live appearances in Melbourne, including a notorious underworld party hosted by Carl Williams, she rarely performed live), Amorosi says she is still not afraid to give her opinion. "I'm definitely still a strong woman, I definitely know what I want out of music and I'm very, very driven and work very hard," she says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Like feeling the hand of God Nov 1, 2008
It does not enter the hallowed underworld of the great archetypes of war. The lives of civilians and especially children, the survival of the community, are not under threat. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Native American After Life Rituals Nov 1, 2008
Navajo tribes differ in their beliefs of afterlife; some believe destiny is the underworld, some believe they will traverse the Milky Way to the Dance Hall of the Dead. After life rituals can vary from three to seven days with careful thought given to foods and herbs chosen for the celebration, a reflection on how the deceased lived their life. (Suite101.com)
Get ready for a frightfully good time Oct 31, 2008
Published: Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:38 PM MDT It is that time of year when all the ghosts, goblins, monsters, vampires and everyone else from the underworld creeps about. And this year, those who like to be frightened have more opportunities than usual. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Lions And Tigers And Kilos, Oh My! Oct 31, 2008
Animal traffickers and drug gangsters share berths in the same murky, violent underworld. But then when the criminals are captured, the fate of these creatures can be bleak. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
On Tap: Cable's New Shows Oct 31, 2008
To promote the third season of its hit series Cities of the Underworld, History executed the first-ever full advertising wrap of the exterior and interior of a New York City subway car. Discovery Communications executives and several on-air personalities from across Discoverys networks rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange to commemorate the first day of trading as a public company. (Multichannel News)
Celebrating Ghede, Haitian day of the dead Oct 30, 2008
Then they will go home and put on the regalia of the ragtag Ghedes, as the spirits of the underworld are often called, or the elegant Baron Samedi (SAHM-dee) in his black, white and purple color scheme. An outfit, said Turenne, an ESL teacher in San Francisco, can be as simple as a white blouse and skirt and purple neck scarf or can include a black top hat and tails, a baton or cane, a red bandanna or multicolored necklaces. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Gears Of War' Screenwriter Aims For 'Gritty And Real' Big-Screen Version Of Video Game Oct 30, 2008
With the release of the game's sequel days away and "Underworld" director Len Wiseman now behind the camera, MTV spoke to "Gears of War" screenwriter Chris Morgan about the status of the film and the big questions that have gamers buzzing. While Morgan said the final script for the film has yet to be approved by developer Epic Games, he did say that the rumors that the "Gears of War" film will be a prequel of sorts to the story that unfolds in the game are untrue or, rather, not entirely true. (VHI.com -- Music News)
DVD Review: Night Watch Oct 29, 2008
Night Watch is a taut supernatural thriller; imagine Underworld without all the silly wire-fu excesses ... That alone puts this puts this flick miles above Underworld, the only movie it has any real similarities to. (Suite101.com)
Fun ideas that don't cost much Oct 29, 2008
And the economy appears to be in a handbasket bound for the underworld. What to do. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Explosives charge soldiers guilty Oct 25, 2008
Two soldiers have been found guilty of conspiring to possess explosives from an Army barracks and pass them to associates in the criminal underworld. The pair, named as soldiers X and Y, were convicted of conspiracy to possess explosives at Maidstone Crown Court. (BBC News -- UK)
'Death With Interruptions': Trying to evade the inevitable Oct 24, 2008
Then the other underworld - the criminal one - muscles in to get a piece of the action. Finally, seven months after the end of dying, a violet-colored envelope appears on the desk of the director of the director-general of television. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A shaky introduction to a solid antihero Oct 23, 2008
Grim, violent, and saturated in details of Bangkok s underworld, "The Risk of Infidelity Index" reimagined the loner PI as perfect expat, knowledgeable about the Bangkok bars and sex clubs but still Western enough to explain the local customs to readers ... Or look for John Burdett's wonderful series, starting with "Bangkok Eight." In those books, Burdett captures the underworld and the spiritual life of Thailand as well, for a much more engrossing experience. (Boston Globe)
Filth and Wisdom Review Oct 21, 2008
Interestingly, Madonna seems to have learned little directorially from her husband Guy Ritchie, which further helps distinguish her debut: though she employs his longtime collaborator Tim Maurice-Jones as her Director of Photography, she shoots much of the film in a ragged, handheld style that isn't likely to net any awards but feels markedly different than the muscular cinematography of Ritchie's underworld epics. Meanwhile, by casting Hutz as her central protagonist/ philosopher, she evokes... (IGN FilmForce)
The Cult Of The Hero Oct 14, 2008
" One way to gauge the depth of this kind of hero-worship is to look at its prevalence in classical mythology or religion. These are universal barometers of our deepest fears and wishes. The first mythological heroes, as psychologist Otto Rank pointed out, always combined the mortal and the immortal. Later, the great mythic heroes had to endure repeated tests and conquer their fear of death in order to triumph. Theseus could only return to found Athens after slaying the Minotaur. Aeneas had to... (CBS News)
MGM and Lakeshore Enroll Freshman Cast for FAME Oct 14, 2008
In 2009, Lakeshore will release a slate of films that include the romantic comedy The Ugly Truth starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, directed by Robert Luketic; Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, the third installment of the Underworld franchise; Game, a dystopian action thriller starring Gerard Butler; and Crank 2: High Voltage from the directing team of Neveldine and Taylor, with Jason Statham reprising his role as Chev Chelios. CONTACT: Jeff Pryor Executive Vice President/Corporate... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"City of Ember" strictly for youngsters Oct 10, 2008
It falls to two recent high school grads, Doon (Harry Treadaway) and Lina (Saoirse Ronan), to question and challenge the underworld order. Doon realizes the generator powering everything is falling to bits. (Reuters)
Guy's Take On London's Gritty Underworld Oct 10, 2008
This time around, Ritchie portrays the grainy, seamy underworld of London with its inevitable violence in "RocknRolla," starring actors Jeremy Piven, "Ludacris" (Christopher Bridges), Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton and Tom Wilkinson. CBS News correspondent Shelia MacVicar went to London to talk about Ritchie's excursion to the dark and violent side of the city. (CBS News -- Early Show)
'RockNRolla' is pure, gritty Guy Ritchie Oct 8, 2008
This Cockney crime saga stars an almost unrecognizable Tom Wilkinson as Lenny, an aging crime boss who likes to think he still controls London's underworld. His next in command, and the film's narrator, is Archie (an excellent Mark Strong, who has a strong part in Body of Lies, which also opens this week). (USA Today)
After divorce, Bill Murray looks for renewal Oct 8, 2008
About a city forged underground because of environmental destruction on the earth's surface, it's a kind of somber, underworld "Jetsons" _ and a clear metaphor to contemporary concerns. Murray plays the city's mayor, a lackadaisically corrupt but popular figure. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Travel Postcard: Bar-hopping in Mumbai Oct 4, 2008
While the dark, air-conditioned room has a mysterious underworld feel, its main "fresh air" room has the crowded bustle of cafes of Paris or New York, packed with tired but boisterous men enjoying their hard-earned beer. SUNDAY. (MSNBC -- Travel)
* The faces and spaces of Shida Oct 4, 2008
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Too cool for school - but fine for robots Oct 3, 2008
The glam-like stomp of Ghosts has a hypnotic allure, and pumping older tracks such as Seventeen and Destroy Everything You Touch make the concept of a rave in the robot underworld appealing. But when a band seems to take pride in its music being the product of machines and in its members showing minimal humanity, having no soul can present a problem. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
What's with all the blinkin' lights? Oct 3, 2008
One of Pritlove's hopes is that projects such as Blinkenlights will redeem the hacker community from its current underworld reputation. "People always tend to think of hackers as criminals and we are totally against that. You have movies like WarGames in which you see a child causing atomic explosions from the computer terminal in his bedroom. People don't understand computers. Hackers are seen as wizards," says Pritlove (who named his young son Merlin). (Globe and Mail)
Frivolity Reigns Oct 3, 2008
Their signature tune this year will be Tom Petty s King s Highway, a paean to life in the underworld. It s not exactly 17th century British, Cooke says, but it fits the Guy Fawkes story and the whole theme of the night you can t hide out in a six-gun town, it says, and I don t wanna end up in a room alone. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Summer in the land of pomegranates Oct 3, 2008
As yellow leaves spiral down from the maple tree outside my office window, I find myself thinking about Persephone, who, according to Greek myth, will soon be heading back to the underworld. A few pomegranate seeds a few luscious, scarlet pearls that burst, tart and sweet, on her tongue and she had to return to the underworld for a season every year ... Then, while Persephone pays penance in the underworld, we experience the silent mourning of winter. (Christian Science Monitor)
Buzz Briefs: Nicole Kidman, Rapper T.I. Sep 25, 2008
Film Based On Naples' Criminal Underworld To Represent Italy At Oscars. Italy's film board has chosen "Gomorra," director Matteo Garrone's study of the criminal underworld in Naples, as the country's hopeful for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards. (CBS News)
The Tender Hook Sep 20, 2008
Set in the underworld of 1920s Sydney, the story of a young woman's love/power triangle. Margaret. (ABC Online)
Dead charming Sep 19, 2008
Rose Byrne and Pia Miranda use charm and wit to survive in the seedy underworld of 1920s drama-thriller The Tender Hook, writes Lenny Ann Low ... Directed by New Zealand-born Jonathan Ogilvie, The Tender Hook is a love-triangle drama set in the boxing underworld of a stylised 1920s Sydney, the jazz age ... "I've applied that to the whole approach to the story and to how these people are interacting in this bubble of a small underworld kingdom. "I didn't want to make a true period film. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
In a new memoir, Joan Wickersham tries to understand her father's suicide Sep 15, 2008
Joan Wickersham has journeyed into the dark underworld inside her father and herself, and has emerged with a powerful, gripping story. She ends "knowing that I'll never know the whole story. Knowing that I'll never feel his death as fully and directly as I might wish to; and that perhaps as a result I'll never be done feeling it.". (Boston Globe)
Canadian filmmaker wows TIFF crowd Sep 13, 2008
He developed a fanbase after being cast in one of the lead roles in television's "Felicity," and has gone on to star in films such as "Underworld.". In "Adoration," Egoyan casts Speedman against type as a scruffy, underachieving loner. (Timmins Daily Press)
Fall Film 2008 Preview Sep 13, 2008
Rocknrolla Another Guy Ritchie foray into London's underworld, this caper stars Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson and Ludacris. Zack and Miri Make a Porno Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks are Zack and Miri and guess what they do. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ducking and Weaving on film Sep 12, 2008
The star of the Matrix and Lord Of The Rings trilogies said it was "a real shame" that his latest film, the underworld drama The Tender Hook directed by Jonathan Ogilvie, was forced to shoot in Melbourne despite being set in 1920s Sydney. "It was just financially more viable for the film-makers to switch even after having found the locations in and around Sydney that they wanted to shoot," he told the Herald's film writer, Garry Maddox, yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Toronto Film Festival: The many pleasures and purposes of film festivals Sep 9, 2008
" I was asked this question about a year ago by someone who thought, reasonably enough, that I might have an answer. Instead I've been trying to come up with one ever since, even as my collection of press badges and airline miles grows. But the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, for short) is best understood by rephrasing the question. Not what is it for, but who is it for? There are few events on the calendar that are so many things to so many people. For residents of Toronto the... (International Herald Tribune)
Front Row: Theater Sep 7, 2008
Zillah Glory plays the young bride lured into the underworld on her wedding day, Ken Baltin the father who greets her there and helps her learn to move beyond life. Sept. 14-Oct. (Boston Globe)
Spam surge drives net crime spree Sep 6, 2008
Dave Marcus, security research and communications manager for McAfee's Avert Labs, said some of the other reasons behind the rising tide of junk mail provided a good summary of how the digital underworld had developed in 2006. To begin with, he said, the software tools that hi-tech criminals use to put together spam runs and craft their messages have in the last 12 months got much easier to find and use. (Yahoo News -- Spam & Junk Email)
Ritchie rocks again with latest crime romp Sep 6, 2008
British director Guy Ritchies latest film, Rocknrolla, is an action thriller about London's criminal underworld and a Russian mobster's shady land deal. . (MSNBC -- News)
Diva parade heats up cooler months Sep 6, 2008
Finn in the Underworld. Will playwright Jordan Harrison s psycho-sexual thriller match the heat of last year s Dark Play or Stories for Boys. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Beware of the police bearing lists Sep 6, 2008
Police resources were devoted to activists protesters despite security services being aware there were at least nine military rocket launchers in the hands of Sydney's underworld. Dr Kennedy said the list showed that the police force had allowed itself to be politicised. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The rock 'n' rivalry of Oasis Sep 6, 2008
RocknRolla -- the latest film by Madonna's better half -- revisits London's underworld. The director. (Canada.com)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Sep 5, 2008
com/underworld for more information. Live shows go from 9:30pm to 11:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 9pm to 11pm on Wednesdays. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Guy Ritchie Chat Sep 4, 2008
UK, September 3, 2008 - Guy Ritchie returns to his gangster roots with RocknRolla, a comic caper about a bent land deal, a missing painting and the shifting power base in the London underworld. The cast features a who's who of young British acting talent, while Ritchie's ear for crackling dialogue and eye for stunning visuals returns following the dire one-two punch of Swept Away and Revolver. (IGN FilmForce)
UK Autumn Movie Preview Aug 31, 2008
Directors The Pang Brothers (The Eye) paint an explosive picture of the Bangkok underworld, illuminated with neon and saturated in violence ... Following the disappointing one-two punch of Swept Away and Revolver, Guy Ritchie returns to what he does best with this hilarious tale of the London underworld. (IGN FilmForce)
C Kkompany: An ad for Ekta Kapoor Aug 31, 2008
It may have qualified as an action film, since it involves the underworld ... Akshay, a crime reporter with Zee News [], is in love with Priya (Raima Sen [], sister of underworld don Dattu Satellite (Mithun Chakraborthy, in a terrible role) ... Tusshar needs money to marry Raima and run away from the underworld. (Rediff)
Demi's public breast milk squirt Aug 30, 2008
" Demi - who is now married to 'What Happens In Vegas' star Ashton Kutcher - is not the only celebrity who has found an unusual use for her lactating breasts. 'Underworld' star Kate Beckinsale - who has a nine-year-old daughter Lily with ex-boyfriend Michael Sheen - revealed she discovered she could squirt milk from her breasts across the room after giving birth. Kate - now married to film director Len Wiseman - said: "I do miss breastfeeding. I was good at it. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Preview: Bobby Chamku Deol all set to display his sheen Aug 29, 2008
The story line reminds of oh-so-many underworld based flicks like Company, Vaastav and the like. The supporting cast includes talented actors like Danny Denzongpa, Irrfan Khan and Rajpal Yadav. (Zee News)
TEMPO: Sierra Vista Symphonys 2008-2009 inaugural concert Aug 29, 2008
The 7:30 p.m. program will trumpet sagas from the Hebrides rocky shores to a swift sail through Norway s narrow fjords into Spain s idyllic Iberian peninsula, while briefly diverting into Orpheus underworld and then emerging in an Oriental myth before soaring again at breathtaking speed in a World War II Spitfire as it fights the Battle of Britain ... As for that dip into the underworld, well, it s more Offenbach s irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his Orfeo ed Euridice,... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
New and Returning Sci-Fi TV Fall 20... Aug 28, 2008
For those of you who missed out, well let's just say they came short, and brother Dean (well his soul, anyway) is currently residing in a very hot and unpleasant place in the underworld. Early season four will tackle with Dean's return (you can't really honestly nix a show's main protagonist, even if he goes to hell), as well as several attempts by villains of the week in bringing back the demon Azazel, seen in past seasons. (Suite101.com)
China exhibits 5,000 years of cultural treasures Aug 28, 2008
The T-shaped banner, which lay on the innermost of her nested lacquered coffins, depicts heaven, earth and the underworld in colors that remain strikingly vivid. Also included in the exhibition is an artifact from another famous excavation, the Sanxingdui sacrificial pits (circa 1300 to 1046 B.C.) in Sichuan. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Sky survey yields new cosmic haul Aug 26, 2008
"It will end up with the name of either a centaur, or a mythological name associated with the underworld or creation," he pondered. "I would certainly prefer the underworld scenario! Too much heavy metal music in my iPod!". (BBC News -- Science)
A Bollywood Bo Derek? Aug 26, 2008
Here, Bo playing herself fulfils the ultimate fantasy of an underworld don (Amitabh Bachchan). However she was decked in a golden sari, especially for the gangster. (Daily News & Analysis)
The Verve (retna) Aug 22, 2008
years gone by, this blend of hands-in-the-air anthems from Faithless, Underworld and Fatboy Slim should make hips and memories come alive. You are in the custody of the dance police do not come quietly. (Mirror.co.uk)
Review: Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam Aug 22, 2008
One fine day, they get to know that an underworld don is planning a bomb blast in the country. The drama company gets into the act to save the entire city from this blast. (Sify)
A Hong Kong crime drama with style Aug 21, 2008
He's one of the sexier hotheads ever to laze about his apartment and smash bottles on the heads of underworld thugs. If this guy walks into your noodle shop, duck. (Boston Globe)
HDNet Movies Presents a Special Sneak Preview of the Film 'MISTER FOE' Aug 20, 2008
DALLAS, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet Movies presents a special Sneak Preview of the movie MISTER FOE, starring Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Jumper), Sophia Myles (Underworld) and Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black). MISTER FOE premieres exclusively on HDNet Movies Wednesday, September 3 at 8:00 p.m. ET.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Chip Johnson: Mayor wrong on cause of crime Aug 19, 2008
But while the idea that there are people in the criminal underworld with an altruistic, Robin Hood-like motive may salve to the social conscience, otherwise it is sheer fantasy. Police found more than 100 shell casings fired from automatic weapons in West Oakland last week, and are investigating three more killings since last weekend. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
The challenge of global cybercrime Aug 19, 2008
The Gonzalez indictment provides a window into this astonishing underworld. The distribution network circled the globe and its inventory was high in quality and vast in quantity. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Tomb Raider Underworld Thailand Hands-on Aug 19, 2008
IGN: Tomb Raider Underworld Preview ... Connections for Tomb Raider Underworld (PC) ... Game Details for Tomb Raider Underworld. (IGN PC Games)
David Carradine Aug 17, 2008
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Girls' wild night at teen awards Aug 14, 2008
The 13-part first series was about Victoria's underworld wars from 1995 to 2004, which left 27 people dead. Filming of the prequel series begins in coming months, and is expected to be screened in February. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Virgin Mobile Festival: Rock's past, present fill a diverse lineup Aug 12, 2008
Musical highlights: At the dance tent, groups such as Underworld and DJ Dan and Donald Glaude attracted a steady stream of fans who happily embraced the "dance as if no one is watching" mantra. Headliner Jack Johnson laid down acoustic jams with a chorus of thousands, who were just as excited for tracks off his new album, Sleep Through the Static, as they were for hits from On and On and Brushfire Fairytales. (USA Today -- Life)
