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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Three beat-em-ups are now live as 2019 opens!

HOOK: Based from the 1991 Spielberg movie with Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, the colorful graphics that made Irem’s games so visually appealing is very palpable in this game as the movie is brought alive in the video arcade screen. Irem faithfully adapted numerous key scenes and elements from the film into the game. Peter Pan and the New Lost Boys (Zuko, Zuko, Zu-- wait...) each have distinct combos, special moves and radial attacks, while items from the movie even appear as power-ups! Of course, players have to battle the eccentric pirates of the Jolly Roger, with Hook being a recurring boss throughout the game, culminating with the final battle near the Crocodile Clock.

LOST CASTLE IN DARKMIST: Taito/World Games’ closest version to a Legend of Zelda & Tower of Druaga hybird in the arcades, the player guides an unnamed knight in gold armor through the eponymous land to battle numerous fantasy creatures across various terrain types. As the knight cuts down monsters, numerous magical items become available for use by the the knight to cast spells or allow him to cross deep water. As with various RPGs, players can visit a town to heal up and trade the gold treasures to buy new equipment. The objective is to reach one of the castles in Darkmist, and the game loops to another linear path until all 4 castles are found to complete the game.   

GUARDIANS OF THE ‘HOOD: Atari’s pseudo-sequel to Pit Fighter, players choose from four body-building Guardians to liberate Center City from the rampant crime done by the local gangs with their punches, kicks and the help of throwing dumpsters and pipes. As the Guardians clear out each gang and defeat the leader, that leader joins the team as a new selectable Guardian. Recruit all 3 gang leaders, and locate “Mr. Big” for the last battle in the abandoned boardwalk! It also references Pit Fighter with the sparring games between stages. Infamous for its digitized sprite usage and stiff, clunky controls, Guardians did not really live up to its time, being released in the same year as Midway’s own Mortal Kombat, along with the flood of better-done original IP and licensed beat-em-ups by other companies.

I had the hold back a bit because I’m saving up more shrines to release for the upcoming 2-part 11th Anniversary updates. Guardians will be a sample of the recurring theme of several of the new shrines that will be featured for 2019. I hope you liked the new shrines and again, Happy Holidays!

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"What's this world coming to? It's the second time in two days I've been treated like a kid!"

STEVEN SPELBERG BOY GENIUS YOU ARE BREAKING MY HEART

he says this as Columbo is leaving the room after asking him to babysit his dog while he investigates

Columbo's leaving and Steve (I shall use Steve when I'm not being hyperbolic as it's what he tells Columbo he prefers to be called) is desperately reaching out for even a minute's more interaction with a person who talked to him kindly and treated him like a kid as well as respecting his intelligence and admiring his robot, making a joke about being treated in an age-appropriate manner like that's wacky

the other time he was treated like a kid? was when Jose Ferrer arranged for him to go to a movie as part of creating his alibi for the murder of the week (to silence a colleague with integrity who planned to expose the plagiarism of his son, Charlie X from Star Trek)

he only got to go do a fun entertaining thing (see a frankly weird-sounding movie called "The Loves of Frankenstein") because a prospective murderer was orchestrating an alibi

what's more, it's a movie Steve thought he couldn't see, because it was R-rated so he needed a parent or guardian to accompany him

THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN BE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY BOY GENIUS STEVEN SPELBERG IF HE NEEDS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN

the parent or guardian provided for him? a mechanic from the cybernetics institute motor pool! they literally sent him to the movies with a random middle-aged man

WHO IS RAISING BOY GENIUS STEVEN SPELBERG

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF BOY GENIUS STEVEN SPELBERG

you can't just speedrun this shit with an all-night encounter group therapy marathon!

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Steven Spelberg goofing during the filming of “Jaws” (1975)

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At Los Angeles' biggest gaming convention, the designer who was about to launch a new collectible card game rumoured to be the Next Big Thing is found murdered! Can Columbo navigate the mysterious world of nerds gamers to find the killer?

(featuring a guest appearance by boy genius Steven Spelberg, partially grown up and at the con to absolutely dominate the battledroids competition)

NEW COLUMBO REFERENCE IN MAGIC THE GATHERING (FINAL-WORD PHANTOM)

so i've heard! i continue to be fascinated seeing columbo remain so enduring that he finds his way into entirely new pop culture references

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do you have any favorite columbo side characters? your blog inspired me to do a rewatch and peter falk is great as always but i'm especially loving the supporting cast!

first of all, happy columbo sunday! second of all, i absolutely do!

some of my very favorite supporting characters are wilson (the greenhouse jungle, now you see him), goldie from the architecture episode (HIGHKEY one of my favorites), the murder victim’s roommate who never shuts up in the leonard nimoy episode, vincent price in lovely but lethal!!!!!!! the nun who mistakes columbo for a homeless person in... i think that one is the dick van dyke episode? celeste holm in an old-fashioned murder as the sister who faints every time columbo says homicide. the whiz kid named steven spelberg.

there’s honesty so many - i’m partial to the ones who make me laugh - but one supporting character rises above all else

LESLIE NIELSEN AS PETER HAMILTON SUPREMACY

holy shit, this man. if you haven’t seen lady in waiting, anon, go! now! he is like the biggest boyfriend goals. he’s hot, he’s successful, he doesn’t care about his fiancée’s money, and most importantly HE IMMEDIATELY AGREES TO GO ON A DATE WITH COLUMBO.

peter hamilton is everything.

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I love how weta, ilm, George Lucas, Pixar, and Steven spelberg have been weirdly like the creators of modern film making and 3d animation like it’s oddly incredible how much ilm and weta have done for special effects

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Veja quais serão os filmes e séries exclusivos do streaming da Apple

Na próxima segunda, dia 25 de março, a Apple realiza seu evento anual para anunciar novos lançamentos. Só que, ao invés de divulgar um novo aparelho (como Steve Jobs fazia com os iPods e iPhones, sabe?), tudo indica que a empresa revelará o seu serviço de streaming.

Pois é. A empresa de tecnologia tem planos para lançar uma plataforma para concorrer com Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu e demais serviços do tipo. O páreo irá aumentar ainda mais nos próximos meses, quando a Disney lançar também o seu streaming, o Disney+.

Para tentar competir de igual para igual com os concorrentes, a empresa da maçã vai investir pesado: US$ 1 bilhão, de acordo com o The New York Times. A grana é destinada para prospectar filmes e séries para construir o seu catálogo, mas, principalmente, investir em conteúdo original.

Desenvolver produções próprias é importante para se destacar dentre as outras empresas já consolidadas do entretenimento. Só no ano passado, a Netflix gastou cerca de US$ 8 bilhões em conteúdo original. Já a Disney oficializou na última quarta (20) a aquisição da Fox, aumentando ainda mais o seu acervo de conteúdo.

O catálogo da maçã 

Segundo o site The Verge, a Apple vai focar a produção de filmes e séries com conteúdo “família”. Em outras palavras, a empresa vai evitar violência exagerada, nudez ou palavrões e, ao invés disso, priorizará coisas como comédias e programas infantis.

Apesar de o lançamento ainda não ter acontecido, algumas negociações e gravações que estão rolando já vazaram – aquisições de filmes, ofertas de direitos e pedidos de novas séries de TV geralmente são negociados com meses de antecedência.

A apresentação do dia 25 contará com nomes de peso de Hollywood. São esperadas participações das atrizes Reese Witherspoon e Jennifer Aniston, do comediante Steve Carell e do diretor J.J. Abrams. Confira, a seguir, o que já se sabe sobre o futuro catálogo do serviço da Apple:

COMÉDIA

–Dickinson, uma sitcom sobre Emily Dickinson, poeta americana do século 19. A série será estrelada por Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee, Bravura Indômita) e Jane Krakowski (a Jacqueline de Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, da Netflix).

INFANTIL

–Central Park, desenho animado musical sobre as pessoas que trabalham no Central Park, em Nova York, cuidando e mantendo o parque.

–Wolfwalkers, um longa animado sobre uma garota que decide salvar os lobos da Irlanda, ameaçados de extinção por conta da caça.

-Duas produções da Vila Sésamo – uma animação e a outra em live-action (!)

– Já existe um contrato com a produtora responsável pelos desenhos do Snoopy. O plano é lançar, inicialmente, uma série de curtas e, depois, seguir com novos programas e especiais.

DRAMA

-Uma série estrelada por Jennifer Aniston e Reese Witherspoon sobre os bastidores de um programa matinal de TV. Essa é uma das principais apostas da Apple para o início do seu streaming, e os rumores são de que duas temporadas foram encomendadas pela empresa. O elenco ainda conta com Steve Carell e Mark Duplass.

–Defending Jacob, série estrelada por Chris Evans (Capitão América) sobre um pai cujo filho adolescente é acusado de assassinato.

AÇÃO E SUSPENSE

–See, estrelado por Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones). A história, um épico de fantasia, gira em torno da pergunta “O que aconteceria se todas as pessoas do mundo perdessem a visão?”. O filme ainda está sendo rodado.

–Are You Sleeping? (“Você está dormindo?”, em português), um suspense estrelado pela vencedora do Oscar Octavia Spencer (Estrelas Além do Tempo, Histórias Cruzadas). É baseado em um romance policial da escritora Kathleen Barber e as filmagens já estão até terminadas.

-Um suspense do diretor M. Night Shyamalan, conhecido por filmes como O Sexto Sentido, Corpo Fechado e Vidro. Não há informações sobre o enredo do projeto.

-Uma produção estrelada por Brie Larson (Capitão Marvel) baseada em um livro de memórias de uma ex-agente da CIA.

FICÇÃO CIENTÍFICA

–For All Mankind (“Para Toda a Humanidade”), uma série que imagina como o mundo seria se a corrida espacial tivesse continuado. O show será comandado por Ronald D. Moore, produtor de séries como Outlander e Battlestar Galactica.

-Uma adaptação da obra Fundação, de Isaac Asimov, um dos maiores nomes do gênero.

-Uma nova versão de Amazing Stories, série do canal NBC sobre histórias de fantasia, terror e ficção científica exibida nos anos 1980. Ao que tudo indica, o diretor Steven Spelberg (Tubarão, E.T., Jurassic Park) está envolvido na produção – o que não deixa de ser curioso, já que Spielberg já demonstrou não ser o maior fã de serviços de streaming.

DOCUMENTÁRIO

–Home, uma série em dez episódios sobre casas extraordinárias ao redor do mundo.

–Elephant Queen, um documentário sobre a história de um elefante chamado Athena, que se arrisca conduzindo sua manada em busca de fontes de água durante uma seca. Narrado pelo ator Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Anos de Escravidão), o longa foi exibido no Festival de Toronto de 2018.

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웰컴 닥터 말콤! 트레일러 먼저 봤는데 제프 골드블룸(Jeff Goldblum) 보고 내 눈을 의심했다. <쥬라기 공원> 시리즈의 원작 팬으로서 말도 못 하게 기쁘다. (이안 말콤은 공룡들이랑 평생 싸울 운명이었던 듯.) 말콤의 혼돈 이론(Chaos theory)도 함께 등장했으면. 그리고 스케일 웬일이야. “Fallen Kingdom”(제목 크으으으)도 스티븐 스필버그(Steven Spelberg)가 제작 총괄 했다니 더 감격. 이번 편도 ‘가족’이 등장하는지는 아직 잘 모르겠지만, 그렇지 않다면 그가 가진 특유의 가족애 코드를 영화에 어떻게 녹여낼지 궁금하다. <쥬라기 공원(Jurassic Park)> 시리즈에서 <쥬라기 월드(Jurassic World)> 시리즈로 공룡들이 다시 돌아온 건 단연코 최고의 성공이었다. 6월까지 어떻게 기다린담. 

내 인생 소설인 『쥬라기 공원(Jurassic Park)』 시리즈와 『히포크라테스의 침묵(A Case Of Need)』을 탄생시킨 마이클 크라이튼(Michael Crichton)이 유독 보고 싶어진다. 그의 많은 작품들처럼 언제 한 번 『히포크라테스의 침묵』도 영화나 드라마로 만들어졌으면. (사실 간절히 원합니다.) 

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จุดกำเนิดเริ่มต้นของชาวโลกอยู่ที่ไหน

เอกที่เป็นตำรวจชายหาดมาเห็นซากศพที่เหลือจากปากฉลาม” ฉะนั้น โครงเรื่องหลัก (Central Plot) ที่คนดูเกิดความคาดหวัง คือ ฉากเหตุการณ์การต่อสู้อย่างดุเดือดระหว่างตัวละครเอกกับฉลาม ความคาดหวังของคนดูที่เกิดจากเหตุหรือจุดกำเนิดเรื่องอาจจะเรียกได้ว่า ดิฟฟี่ “ฉากหัวใจของเรื่อง” (Obligatory Scene) เช่นเดียวกับภาพยนตร์เรื่อง ROCKY ซึ่งเป็นเรื่องของนักมวย เพราะฉะนั้นโครงเรื่องหลักและฉากที่จำเป็นอย่างยิ่งคือฉากชกมวยอย่างดุเดือดในสังเวียน (ผู้แปล: ฉากหัวใจของเรื่อง (Obligatory Scene) หรือเหตุการณ์ที่คนดูมีความคาดหวังสูงสุดในหนัง วัดบูส คือจุดสำคัญที่เหล่ำบรรดานักทำหนังแนวศิลปะ หรือหนังที่ต่อต้านหนังตลาด มักใช้เป็นจุดที่หักมุมคนดู โดยไม่นำเสนอเหตุการณ์ที่คนดูคาดหวังจากโครงเรื่องหลัก (Central Plot) แต่กลับไปนำเสนอเหตุการณ์ที่ไม่ได้อยู่ในโครงเรื่อง หรือนำเสนอแต่ โครงเรื่องย่อย (SubPlot) ที่ไม่ได้อยู่ในความคาดหวังของคนดู) การวางตำแหน่งจุดกำเนิดของเรื่องในบทภาพยนตร์ เกจวัด เปรียบเสมือนเป็นหลักตายตัวสำหรับหนังโครงสร้างแบบสำกล ที่จุดกำเนิดมักจะถูกวางให้อยู่ภายในครึ่งชั่วโมงของหนัง นำคนดูไปผูกพันธ์กับเรื่องและตัวละคร เพื่อป้องกันการสับสนและนำเสนอความคาดหวังของคนดูที่มีต่อหนัง ทำให้คนดูมีความรู้สึกอยากติดตามหนังในอีกหนึ่งชั่วโมงครึ่งที่เหลือ หลักที่ว่า การนำเสนอจุดกำเนิดของโครงเรื่องหลัก ให้เร็วที่สุด เพื่อผลในการดึงความสนใจของคนดู เกจ์วัดรอบมอไซค์ นั้นไม่จำเป็นเสมอไป ซึ่งทั้งนี้ย่อมขึ้นอยู่กับโครงเรื่องหลัก (Central Plot) เช่นJAWS การเปิดจุดกำเนิดในนำทีแรกหนังเพื่อดึงดูดคนดูได้อย่าง��ันทีและได้ผล (ผู้แปล: ในที่นี้ถ้ำเราลองสมมุติให้ภาพยนตร์เรื่อง JAWS แทนที่จะเป็นฉากปลาฉลามมากินคน แต่กลับเปิดฉากแรกว่า ตัวละครเอก เบื่อหน่ายกับการเป็นตำรวจในเมืองใหญ่ และอยากจะมีชีวิตที่เรียบง่าย สงบสุข โดยการขอย้ายตัวเองจากนิวยอร์ก มาเป็นตำรวจควบคุมชายหาด หลังจากย้ายมาก็พบกับภรรยาและมีลูกชายน่ารักคนหนึ่ง เกจ์วัดรอบ จนกระทั่งวันหนึ่งในฤดูร้อน เขาได้รับแจ้งว่ามีการพบศพที่ริมชายหาด เขาจึงเดินทางไปตรวจสอบและค้นพบว่าศพนั้นเป็นเหยื่อของฉลาดร้าย ซึ่งเป็นจุดกำเนิดของเรื่อง และหลังจากนั้นจึงค่อยเข้าโครงเรื่องหลักในการล่ำและต่อสู้กับฉลาม หากคนเขียนบท Peter Benchley เขียนฉากเหล่ำนี้ในบทหนัง แต่เมื่อมาถึงผู้กำกับ Steven Spelberg เขาก็จะตัดบทเหล่ำนั้นทิ้งทันที เพราะการแนะนำประวัติที่มาของตัวละครเอกเป็นสิ่งไม่จำเป็นกับการต่อสู้กับฉลาม ทำให้เสียเวลา เสียงบประมาณ และเสียอารมณ์คนดูที่มีต่อหนัง) (ผู้แปล: ขอยกตัวอย่างหนังที่จำเป็นต้องมีการแนะนำประวัติที่มาของตัวละครเอก แล้วจึงค่อยนำคนดูเข้ามาสู่จุดกำเนิดเรื่องอย่างประสบผลสำเร็จ นั้นคือ SILENCE OF THE LAMBS ในฉากเปิด 20 นำทีแรก หนังแนะนำตัวละครเอก Clarice (Judie Foster) เริ่มจากการทดสอบในสถาบัน FBI แล้วจึงถูกเลือกให้มารับฝึกงานกับคดีลักพำตัวลูกสาวบุคคลสำคัญ ซึ่ง เกจ์วัด

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A Beautiful Song to Start The Day

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"Mind Over Mayhem" is not a very good or believable Columbo, but the part I'm having the most difficulty with is a psychologist's alibi being that she was supervising an all-night encounter group therapy marathon session.

which sounds unbelievably shady, psychologically damaging, and just plain impractical!

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Columbo, Season Three, "Mind Over Mayhem"

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Steven Spielberg: Star Wars Bukan Genre Saya [Tolak Star Wars]

Tidak cocok. Itulah komentar yang dilontarkan sutradara handal Hollywood, Steven Spielberg ketika dirinya dikait-kaitkan dengan film terbaru Star Wars. Rencana Disney yang akan kembali memproduksi Star Wars Episode 7 ini setelah mengakusisi LucasFilm memang sedang hangat dibicarakan.

Selain membutuhkan aktor-aktor yang lebih segar, Disney berusaha mencari sosok yang tepat untuk menggarap film fiksi luar angkasa ini. Salah satu nama yang mungkin dibidik adalah Steven Spielberg.

Sosok yang berada di belakang kesuksesan Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull dan E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial melihat film fiksi seperti Star Wars bukan termasuk bidangnya. "Tidak. Itu bukan genre saya. Ini adalah genre rekan baik saya, George Lucas." ucapnya yang dilansir Access Hollywood.

Hal ini justru sebuah kejutan karena pada 2002, Spielberg mengaku pernah ingin menggarap film ini. "Saya ingin membuat film tersebut 15 tahun yang lalu dan dia (George) tidak ingin melakukannya." jelasnya.

"Ini adalah industri filmnya dan ini adalah rekam jejak sidik jarinya. Dia tahu saya punya Jurassic Park dan George punya Star Wards dan saya pikir dia tidak merasa terganggu kalau berbagi dengan saya." tambah Spielberg.

Belum ada sutradara yang ditunjuk untuk melanjutkan kisah yang diadaptasi dari cerita Michael Arndt. Namun sepertinya, JJ Abrams akan kembali terlibat.

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Spielberg Makes His Own Porn Movie

Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" is Spielberg porn in its most purest form. It has everything you would ever expect from a classic Steven Spielberg movie: it's visually gorgeous, epic in scope, overly earnest and know exactly what buttons to push in order to get an emotional response out of its audience. It is that very earnestness and emotional honesty that is the best thing about this movie. But it is also the worst.

Based on a popular children's novel and a Broadway play, "War Horse" tells the story of Joey, a young horse who at the beginning of the movie is bought by a farmer (Peter Mullen) who brings back to his farm, much to the dismay of his wife (Emily Watson). Imagine this, married women readers: you're on the brink of losing your home and your husband spends your entire life savings... on a horse. Anyway, the farmer's son (Jeremy Irvine) immediately bonds with Joey and takes it upon himself to train him. But circumstances force the farmer to sell Joey to the British army. Thus begins Joey's odyssey of sorts, ending up in the hands of multiple colorful characters, ranging from a British officer (Tom Hiddleston), a German soldier (David Kross) to a French little girl living on a farm with her loving grandfather (Niels Aerstrup)...

I would argue that "War Horse" is the most divisive movie of 2011, right next to "The Tree of Life" I'm sure many of you are surprised I'm comparing these two very different movies, but just as much your appreciation for "The Tree of Life" depended on your tolerance of Terrence Malick being Terrence Malick, whether you'll enjoy "War Horse" depends upon your tolerance of earnest schmaltz and magical horses. Personally, I was very hot and cold on it.

First the good stuff. "War Horse" is a beautiful movie just to watch. Spielberg and his cinematographer Janusz Kaminski have created individual sequences that will stir up emotions in every serious film lover: Joey running through beautiful landscapes while John Williams' amazing score is playing in the background , Joey running through a WW1 battlefield all the while bombs and machine guns are blasting away, conveniently hitting everything and everybody except Joey. Logic be damned. The movie is at its strongest when its dealing with the human relationships. The people Joey ends up during his journey ooze with kindness and decency.  They all do whatever it takes to protect their loved ones. The interactions  between the characters feel very honest and true, especially the scene where the British officer promises to the boy he will return Joey to the boy's care. It's subtle, with a pitch perfect performance by Tom Hiddleston.  All of the performances work very well and bring much needed gravitas to this story.

  The not so good stuff: Joey! While I understand that Spielberg uses Joey as a Deus Ex Machina for the characters the horse interacts with, it's overdone to the point of self-parody . Joey is not an ordinary horse, he's a MAGICAL horse who understands absolutely everything that everybody is saying to him, intervenes whenever things get tough for the other characters and worst of all, he occasionally makes the characters act like idiots because they're so smitten. The worst of this is when a doctor completely ignores wounded soldiers (as in "human beings") to, what else... take care of the wounded horse. Moments like these keep the movie from fully soaring emotionally.

On a more personal level, I was most disappointed with the depiction of war in this movie.  I understand that this is based on a children's novel and is supposed to be a family movie, but I still wish the battle sequences (although gorgeously shot)  were more  brutal, especially from someone like Steven Spielberg. The PG-13 rating is no excuse not  to be able to make violent situations effective (I'm looking at you, "Hunger Games"), but for some reason, Spielberg cuts away whenever a character is supposed to die, seriously lessening the intended impact.

I'm sure a lot of people will adore "War Horse" precisely for the reasons that kept me from loving it, hence its polarizing nature. Joey will bring some people to tears, while other will feel their head hurting from all the eye rolling. Overall, I enjoyed it for the technical aspects of it, the humanity and the human relationships. It's a good movie, seriously weakened by it's main subject matter.

7/10

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4/10