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NETFLIX PICK: The Nines

2012-02-13T19:51:00.001-05:00

Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy and Hope Davis appear in multiple roles in writer-director John August's independent thriller, which combines three intertwining stories that creatively converge in unexpected ways. A popular TV actor is under house arrest in "The Prisoner"; a TV producer struggles to launch a new series in "Reality Television"; and a video-game designer seeks help for his stranded family in "Knowing."

Cast:
Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy, Hope Davis, Elle Fanning, David Denman, Octavia Spencer, Dahlia Salem, John Gatins, Andy Fielder, Jodi Sellards, Greg Baine

Director:
John August

Genres:
Dramas, Independent Movies, Independent Dramas, Showbiz Dramas

This movie is:
Cerebral, Quirky, Suspenseful, Witty

Availability:
Streaming

NETFLIX PICK: The Walking Dead

2011-12-26T22:38:00.001-05:00

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to discover the world plagued by zombies and small bands of human survivors forced into small, fiercely protective groups. Falling back on his old job, Rick sets out to lead mankind out of darkness.

Creator:
Frank Darabont

Genres:
TV Shows, TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy

This show is:
Violent, Dark, Exciting, Gritty, Suspenseful

DC Comics’ New 52 Reboot

2011-12-04T23:55:00.003-05:00

The DC Comics Reboot – or the DC relaunch, or The New 52, or whatever you want to call it – is probably the biggest thing to happen to comic books since Crisis On Infinite Earths nearly 26 years ago. Not just in terms of changing the canonical status quo, but also in terms of the way comic books are sold.

Every DC Comics book from here on out will be digitally distributed “day and date.” This means that on the same day individual issues hit the shelves of your local comic store, they’ll also be available to read digitally on your iPad, your iPhone, your Android, and so forth. In a world where print is dying, the economy is drying up, and comic book sales are laughable, this is a big deal—at least as far as comic books are concerned.

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2011-11-11T12:13:00.002-05:00

NETFLIX PICK: Daydreamer

2011-11-04T19:03:00.003-04:00

2007 NR 85 minutes

Clinton's (Aaron Paul) world begins to fall apart after he meets gorgeous Casey (Arielle Kebbel) in a bar and she keeps showing up in his life. As he tries to puzzle together events she discusses with him but he can't remember, he begins to wonder if Casey actually exists. When other people begin calling about occurrences Clinton can't remember, he must find out whether he's living a double life he doesn't know about in this gritty thriller.

Cast:
Aaron Paul, Arielle Kebbel, Chris McKenna, Caroline D'Amore, James Wellington, Rylan Williams

Director:
Brahman Turner

Genres:
Independent Movies, Thrillers, Independent Thrillers, Mysteries, Psychological Thrillers, Supernatural Thrillers

This movie is:
Gritty, Suspenseful

Availability:
Streaming

NETFLIX PICK: The Others

2011-10-28T17:16:00.001-04:00

2001 PG-13 104 minutes

Writer-director Alejandro Amenábar manipulates viewers' psyches in this bone-chilling thriller about Grace, a religious woman (Nicole Kidman) who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne (Alakina Mann) and Nicholas (James Bentley), have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

Cast:
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Elaine Cassidy, Eric Sykes, Alakina Mann, James Bentley

Director:
Alejandro Amenábar

Genres:
Dramas, Thrillers, Mysteries, Supernatural Thrillers, 20th Century Period Pieces

This movie is:
Dark, Suspenseful, Scary

Availability:
Streaming

Middle Men

2011-09-30T01:19:00.000-04:00

2009 R 112 minutes

After spotting a big financial opportunity in the future of Internet pornography, straightlaced entrepreneur Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) enlists his pals Buck (Gabriel Macht) and Wayne (Giovanni Ribisi) to help him develop an online billing company specializing in adult entertainment. But as the firm takes off, Jack finds some unexpected kinks in the business of kink -- including mobsters, the FBI, con men and terrorists.

Cast:
Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan, Jacinda Barrett, Kevin Pollak, Laura Ramsey, Rade Serbedzija, Terry Crews, Kelsey Grammer

Director:
George Gallo

Genres:
Dramas, Crime Dramas, Dramas based on real life, Gangster Movies, 20th Century Period Pieces

This movie is:
Raunchy

Availability:
Streaming

Brotherhood

2011-09-04T15:22:00.000-04:00

Fledgling director Will Canon expands his award-winning short "Roslyn" for his first feature-length film with this gritty drama about Adam Buckley, a young collegiate whose last night of pledging for a fraternity takes an ominous turn. When he's ordered to hold up a convenience store as part of his initiation, Adam complies, but after everything goes wrong, he must find the courage to help a friend. Jon Foster and Lou Taylor Pucci co-star.

Cast:
Trevor Morgan, Jon Foster, Lou Taylor Pucci, Arlen Escarpeta, Jesse Steccato, Jennifer Sipes, Luke Sexton, Chad Halbrook, Preston Vanderslice, Tyler Corie

Director:
Will Canon

Genres:
Independent Movies, Thrillers, Independent Thrillers, Crime Thrillers

This movie is:
Raunchy, Suspenseful

Availability:
Streaming

Meet the Parents

2011-08-13T17:54:00.000-04:00

Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

Cast:
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson, Kali Rocha, Nicole DeHuff, Jon Abrahams, Thomas McCarthy, Phyllis George, James Rebhorn, Spencer Breslin, Bernie Sheredy, Judah Friedlander, Peter Bartlett, John Elsen

Director:
Jay Roach

Genres:
Comedies

This movie is:
Goofy

Availability:
Streaming and DVD

The Grifters

2011-07-11T18:42:00.000-04:00

Roy Dillon's (John Cusack) life is turned upside down when a con job goes bad. His estranged mother, Lilly (Anjelica Huston), who happens to be on the lam, reunites with her son to oversee his health care, only to be faced by Roy's headstrong, competitive, con-artist girlfriend Myra Langtry (Annette Bening). Myra does her best to win over her man in Stephen Frears's darkly funny and intricately layered look at life's seedy side.

Cast:
Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Pat Hingle, Stephen Tobolowsky, J.T. Walsh, Xander Berkeley, Henry Jones, Michael Laskin, Eddie Jones, Noelle Harling

Director:
Stephen Frears

Genres:
Dramas, Crime Dramas, Dramas based on a book, Dramas based on classic literature

This movie is:
Dark, Suspenseful

Availability:
Streaming and DVD

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

2011-06-29T00:16:00.000-04:00

Through archival footage and first-person accounts from members of both factions, filmmaker Stacy Peralta's riveting documentary examines the culture of the infamous Los Angeles street gangs known as the Crips and the Bloods. Probing the deadly rivalry's genesis, Peralta explores the late 1960s conditions that have given rise to decades of bloodshed and heartache for generations of black Angelenos.

Cast:
Forest Whitaker

Director:
Stacy Peralta

Genres:
Documentaries, Crime Documentaries, Historical Documentaries, Social & Cultural Documentaries

This movie is:
Dark, Gritty

Availability:
Streaming and DVD

NETFLIX PICK: Trick 'r Treat

2011-06-11T17:34:00.000-04:00

In writer-director Michael Dougherty's fright fest, Halloween's usually boisterous traditions turn deadly, and everyone in a small town tries to survive one night in pure hell … but who will still be alive in the morning? Several stories weave together, including a loner fending off a demented trick-or-treater's attacks; kids uncovering a freaky secret; a school principal -- who moonlights as a serial killer -- poisoning his candy; and more.

Cast:
Anna Paquin, Leslie Bibb, Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Rochelle Aytes, Quinn Lord, Lauren Lee Smith, Moneca Delain, Tahmoh Penikett, Brett Kelly, Britt McKillip, Jean-Luc Bilodeau

Director:
Michael Dougherty

Genres:
Horror, Slashers and Serial Killers, Werewolves, Vampires, Blu-ray

This movie is:
Violent, Suspenseful, Scary

Availability:
Streaming, DVD and Blu-ray

NETFLIX PICK: Hollywood: An Empire of Their Own

2011-05-18T20:59:00.000-04:00

1998 NR 100 minutes

Based on Neal Gabler's best-selling book An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood, this program tells the story of movie moguls such as Paramount's Adolph Zucker, MGM's Louis B. Mayer and Universal's Carl Laemmle. Never-before-seen home movies, extensive clips and interviews with Laemmle, Leonard Maltin and many others help chronicle the history of the powerful men behind the curtain of Hollywood's biggest studios.

Cast:
R.H. Thomson, Adolph Zukor, Neal Gabler, Jim Zukor, Carl Laemmle, Louis B. Mayer, Leonard Maltin, Harry Cohn

Director:
Simcha Jacobovici

Genres:
Documentary, Historical Documentaries, Miscellaneous Documentaries, TV Documentaries

Availability:
DVD

NETFLIX PICK: JFK: Special Edition

2011-05-13T14:36:00.000-04:00

Oliver Stone's fascinating film about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- one of America's most enigmatic and mythical political figures -- is even more dramatic thanks to the extra footage included in this special edition. When Kennedy is killed while visiting Dallas, a lone gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman) takes the fall. But was he acting alone, or was he part of a larger conspiracy?

Cast:
Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, Beata Pozniak, Michael Rooker, Jay O. Sanders, Sissy Spacek, Brian Doyle-Murray, Gary Grubbs, Wayne Knight, Jo Anderson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Sally Kirkland, Edward Asner, Jack Lemmon, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau
Director:
Oliver Stone
Genres:
Drama, Political Dramas, Biographies, Period Pieces, 20th Century Period Pieces
This movie is:
Cerebral, Emotional, Controversial
Availability:
Streaming

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: Some Like It Hot

2011-03-26T22:07:00.000-04:00

When musicians Jerry (Jack Lemmon) and Joe (Tony Curtis) accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, they get out of town the only way they know how -- dressed as women. But things heat up on the road when they meet a curvy blonde (Marilyn Monroe) who plays the ukulele. This legendary screwball comedy reveals dark, hilarious roots with its transvestitism, palpable sex and winning performances that helped it earn classic status.

Cast:
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Nehemiah Persoff, Billy Gray, George E. Stone, Mike Mazurki, Harry Wilson, Edward G. Robinson Jr., Paul Frees, Tom Kennedy, Grace Lee Whitney
Director:
Billy Wilder
Genres:
Classics, Screwball, Classic Comedies, Romantic Comedies
This movie is:
Romantic, Witty

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: Risky Business

2011-03-13T00:32:00.000-05:00

1983 R 99 minutes

With his parents on vacation, high schooler Joel (Tom Cruise) -- abetted by a prostitute named Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) -- turns opportunity into disaster as he transforms the family home into a brothel, sees a Porsche end up in Lake Michigan and watches his Princeton dreams fade. A pair of briefs, a Bob Seeger tune and some heartfelt lip-syncing catapulted Cruise to stardom in this now-classic Golden Globe-nominated teen comedy.

Cast:
Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bronson Pinchot, Curtis Armstrong, Nicholas Pryor, Janet Carroll, Shera Danese, Raphael Sbarge
Director:
Paul Brickman
Genres:
Comedy, Late Night Comedies, Warner Home Video
This movie is:
Steamy, Quirky
Format:
Streaming

KILLZONE 3

2011-02-26T09:22:00.000-05:00

Killzone 3 is a 2011 first-person shooter for the PlayStation 3, developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the fourth installment in the Killzone series, the first game in the series to be presented in 3D and the first to include motion controls using the PlayStation Move. It was released on February 22, 2011 in North America.

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R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: Mars Attacks!

2011-02-25T23:33:00.004-05:00

Mars Attacks!

1996PG-13 105 minutes

Tim Burton directs an all-star cast in this outlandishly funny spoof of 1950s-era sci-fi flicks, featuring bulbous-headed Martians come to Earth hell-bent on world domination and destroying everyone and everything in their path! Can the president (Jack Nicholson) save America -- and the planet -- from the invaders? Or are we all just toast? Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Glenn Close and Michael J. Fox co-star.

Cast:: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Sylvia Sidney, Natalie Portman
Director:: Tim Burton
Genres:: Comedy, Alien Sci-Fi, Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Spoofs and Satire, Warner Home Video, Blu-ray
This movie is:: Campy, Goofy, Quirky
Format:: Streaming

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: The X-Files: Fight the Future

2011-02-13T13:10:00.000-05:00

FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) trail an intricate conspiracy around a prehistoric extraterrestrial virus in this feature-length film based on the hit sci-fi television series. When the long-dormant strain reemerges at a housing development in a Dallas suburb, an unknown organization goes to extraordinary lengths to cover up the truth behind the mysterious disease. Martin Landau and Blythe Danner co-star.

Cast:
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, William B. Davis, John Neville, Mitch Pileggi, Blythe Danner, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director:
Rob Bowman
Genres:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi Thrillers, Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Alien Sci-Fi, Mystery, Blu-ray, Fox Home Entertainment
This movie is:
Violent, Suspenseful, Scary
Format:
Streaming

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: Arrested Development: Season 1

2011-01-17T06:02:00.000-05:00

When wily patriarch George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor, in an Emmy-nominated role) is sent to jail, his responsible son (Jason Bateman) takes over the family business. But he's no match for his crazy siblings (Will Arnett, Tony Hale and Portia de Rossi) and sharp-tongued mother (Jessica Walter), whose daily diet consists of vodka and reckless consumption. David Cross and Michael Cera co-star in this short-lived but critically lauded Fox sitcom.

Genres:
Television, TV Sitcoms, TV Comedies
This show is:
Dark, Goofy, Quirky, Witty
Format:
Streaming

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: 24: Season 1

2011-01-02T15:49:00.000-05:00

2001TV-14 24 episodes

Follow 24 hours in the life of federal agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) in the thrilling first season of this innovative, Emmy Award-winning series. Taken together, the 24 hour-long episodes track one full day (from midnight to midnight) of Bauer's activities. Using split screens and a real-time clock, the tense drama tells an interweaving tale about Bauer, his wife and daughter and a presidential candidate targeted for assassination.

Cast:
Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert, Dennis Haysbert, Penny Johnson, Carlos Bernard, Richard Burgi, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dennis Hopper, Daniel Bess, Zeljko Ivanek, Xander Berkeley, Michael Massee, Vicellous Shannon, Jude Ciccolella, Karina Arroyave, Zach Grenier, Glenn Morshower, Eric Balfour, Misha Collins, Jacqui Maxwell, Matthew Carey, Mia Kirshner, Paul Schulze, Silas Weir Mitchell
Creator:
Robert Cochran, Joel Surnow
Genres:
Television, TV Action & Adventure, TV Crime Dramas, TV Dramas
This show is:
Violent, Dark, Exciting, Suspenseful
Format:
Streaming

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: Alice in Wonderland

2010-12-15T19:45:00.000-05:00

A 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) journeys through Underland, where she experiences strange ordeals and encounters peculiar characters, including the vaporous Cheshire Cat (voiced by Stephen Fry), the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and the sadistic Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Matt Lucas and Crispin Glover co-star in director Tim Burton's bold adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic.

A 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) journeys through Underland, where she experiences strange ordeals and encounters peculiar characters, including the vaporous Cheshire Cat (voiced by Stephen Fry), the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and the sadistic Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Matt Lucas and Crispin Glover co-star in director Tim Burton's bold adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic.

Cast:
Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Barbara Windsor
Director:
Tim Burton
Genres:
Children & Family, Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family Adventures, Book Characters, Fantasy, Blockbusters, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
This movie is:
Feel-good, Mind-bending, Imaginative
Format:
Starz PlayDVD, Blu-ray and streaming

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: Inferno: The Making of the Expendables

2010-11-30T05:33:00.000-05:00

Oscar-winning actor, writer, director and producer Sylvester Stallone furnishes an unvarnished look at his career, producing and directing methods, and unprecedented access to the filmmaking process of his retro action extravaganza, The Expendables. Stallone's candid revelations about the price, both mental and physical of being a film action hero underscore the fragility of stardom, and the tenacity of one of Hollywood's biggest stars.

Cast:
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Giselle Itié, Terry Crews
Director:
John Herzfeld
Genres:
Documentary, Biographical Documentaries, Miscellaneous Documentaries
Format:
streaming

R.E.C NETFLIX PICK: Rampage

2010-11-23T22:04:00.002-05:00

Dejected by the futility of his tedious life, bitter small-town resident Bill (Brendan Fletcher) takes matters into his own hands by constructing a bulletproof outfit, picking up his semi-automatic weapons and attempting the largest killing spree ever seen. Written and directed by controversial filmmaker Uwe Boll, this ultra-violent action movie features jarring handheld camerawork and original dialogue largely improvised by the cast.

Cast:
Brendan Fletcher, Shaun Sipos, Lynda Boyd, Robert Clarke, Matt Frewer, Katey Grace, Brent Hodge, Katharine Isabelle, Michael Paré, Malcolm Stewart, Pale Christan Thomas
Director:
Uwe Boll
Genres:
Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Action Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Crime Dramas
This movie is:
Suspenseful, Dark, Violent
Format:
DVD and streaming (HD available)

Middle Men

2010-11-15T18:20:00.002-05:00

After spotting a big financial opportunity in the future of Internet pornography, straightlaced entrepreneur Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) enlists his pals Buck (Gabriel Macht) and Wayne (Giovanni Ribisi) to help him develop an online billing company specializing in adult entertainment. But as the firm takes off, Jack finds some unexpected kinks in the business of kink -- including mobsters, the FBI, con men and terrorists.

Cast:
Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan, Jacinda Barrett, Kevin Pollak, Laura Ramsey, Rade Serbedzija, Terry Crews, Kelsey Grammer
Director:
George Gallo
Genres:
Comedy, Indie Comedies, Dark Humor & Black Comedies
Format:
DVD and Blu-ray availability date unknown

Xbox 360 Transforming D-Pad Controller Review

2010-11-14T13:01:00.000-05:00

Once you get past the interesting concept of the transforming d-pad,
however, you realize that its utility is largely superficial and there
really isn't a significant difference between how the two modes
function. Both the plus and disk modes retain 8-way directional
functionality and the same level of resistance, but the plus shape
simply emphasizes the four core directions – up, down, left, and right.
Still, tactile variation can go a long way in certain game types, and
fighting and classic games are easier to control using the plus mode. We
wouldn't say the transforming d-pad fully resolves the Xbox 360
controller's problems – the swivel mechanism is still somewhat loose –
but it certainly makes some worthwhile improvements.

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Fable III Review

2010-10-26T16:13:00.000-04:00

Fable III feels like the game that Fable II should have been. It has a lot in common with its predecessor, though now it exists in a much more streamlined, accessible, and enjoyable format. But simply calling it a more refined version of its predecessor would be a disservice, because Fable III offers several innovative improvements, some excellent and emotional moments, and whole lot of fun...even if it is a bit buggy and rather disjointed.

A half-century has passed since the events of Fable II. The industrial age has come to Albion, and with it oppression, despair, and hunger. Children toil in factories while beggars line the smog-filled streets. A ruthless tyrant -- the son of Fable II's hero -- sits on the throne, squeezing the life out of his subjects. Albion needs a new hero and that's where you come in. As the brother or sister of the despot king, it's your charge to amass an army sizable enough to overthrow the king and restore hope to Albion.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Review

2010-10-11T13:27:00.002-04:00

It's been a long and often unforgiving road for SEGA's mascot over the past decade. After a number of miscues on consoles, SEGA stepped into the wayback machine and returned to a time when Sonic was platforming king. Part remake, part sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 4
recreates four zones from the original Genesis game, but adds enough
bells and whistles to make it feel like something new.

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The X-Men Return to the Arcade

2010-10-09T21:20:00.000-04:00

Quite honestly, this is the port you've all been waiting for. All six
characters are here, complete with their original moves, special moves
and animation. The voice acting had to be re-recorded for this release,
but Konami found extremely good likenesses, in all their cheesy glory.
When the classic "Nothing moves the Blob!" line echoes in your room,
it'll be like you never left the arcade. Oh, and don't worry, the
ludicrous story is back, complete with the giant Sentinel that looks
awesome, but never actually fights you. Back then this was surely a sore
point with many gamers, but now it's downright hilarious and honestly
adds to the charm of the whole thing. We wouldn't have wanted a single
bit changed – and Konami certainly honored that.

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Mafia II

2010-08-24T15:41:00.000-04:00

Mafia II is upon us and ushering in a new era of wise guys and made men. If you've been waiting for this one, there is good news – the game is fun. Having shootouts in bars while bottles explode and glass flies, finding a mob hacking your friend to death, and going to brothels are all great times. Still, those moments aren't the entire game, and the accompanying parts hurt the whole.

Mafia II casts you as Vito Scaletta, a young Italian who returns from World War II to find his mother and sister on the hook to a loan shark. Like any gangster in a gangster movie, Vito decides he doesn't want a subpar life of the slums and goes down the organized crime route to make some cash. You'll be with Vito as he whacks dudes, steals cars and tries on all sorts of snazzy outfits.

All of this is going on in Empire Bay, a New York-esque town packed with people, cops, cars and collectable Playboy magazines. Now, at first glance, Empire Bay looks like an open world – one teeming with missions and quests for you to take Vito on. It isn't. You'll have one mission at any time and it's always one that drives the story forward. All the icons on the map – clothing stores, gun stores, and so on – are just ways to enhance that mission. Outgunned and dying a lot? Buy better weapons after restarting. Cops on your tail? Go pay to have the license plate changed on your ride. You're not going to wander around the streets of Mafia II picking up odd jobs and meeting strangers; this is a world built around the missions you're doing.

Is this a bad thing? Of course not – it's just something worth pointing out, seeing as it'd be easy to look at this game and think there are hours of freedom in it. Problem is, because there's only the task at hand in Empire Bay, the place feels awkwardly empty – it doesn't feel alive. You cruise the streets and see other people and cars, but it feels like The Truman Show. Everything is happening because of you. There isn't that "a-ha" moment seen in other games where you realize there's stuff going on in these massive metropolises. Empire Bay is like an empty playset, and that hurts the believability of being Vito's world.

EA SPORTS unveils Creation Center for FIFA Soccer 11

2010-07-13T20:47:00.000-04:00

EA SPORTS unveiled today a new feature called Creation Center that will provide soccer fans with the tools to customize content in FIFA Soccer 11 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 in new ways. Craft your own player and create the team of your dreams using a web-based application at www.easportsfootball.com. Create a player by choosing his appearance, accessories and attributes and then create an original team with a distinctive crest and kits, complete with home stadium.

Fans will be able to share their created players and teams with friends and download into their console to play online, in Tournaments and in Kick-Off matches in FIFA Soccer 11. Created players can also be used in the Arena and Lounge Mode. In addition, fans can choose player attributes and manage their created team’s formations and tactics right from the web. Creation Center will launch when FIFA Soccer 11 is available in stores on Sept. 28 in North America and Oct. 1 in Europe and Asia.

“Having the ability to customize content in FIFA Soccer 11 to the degree where you are creating players and teams, choosing player attributes and managing team tactics effortlessly from the web opens up a world of possibilities of original content that fans will be able to create,” said David Rutter, producer of FIFA Soccer 11 on Xbox 360 and PS3. “Creation Center will perfectly compliment the official league and team licenses that are the hallmark of the FIFA franchise.”

New this year in FIFA Soccer 11 is custom audio that enables fans to assign chants for every team and league. Fans can set their home club’s chants to play during player introductions, halftime, and after goals – even hearing their name echo in the stands of Old Trafford or San Siro with created chants for their Virtual Pro. Plus, fans now have the ability to play music from their hard drive in game.

'FIFA 11' Producer Q&A

2010-06-18T02:01:00.000-04:00

With World Cup fever sweeping the globe and the E3 video game convention taking place in Los Angeles, EA Sports decided to drop the first details on its upcoming soccer game, "FIFA 11."

From players that perform with more "personality" to improved goalie play and the elimination of pingpong passing, the design team has a lot planned to improve the award-winning franchise.

I caught up with Gary Paterson, creative director for "FIFA 11," to get all the details soccer fans have been waiting to hear about the upcoming game.

Jon Robinson: You always say that you're your own worst critic when it comes to designing games. What's something about "FIFA 10" that you couldn't wait to improve for "FIFA 11?"

Gary Paterson: The thing that we're working on for this year is making it a deeper game. I think we need to be careful that we don't put off people who play our game in a more casual fashion, but I think making the game deeper all the way through is something we've been striving to do. And while we're concerned about balance and how these casual gamers will find it, I think that making it deeper and making it more football authentic and contact sensitive is what we've been doing for the last four or five years and people have responded well to it. On that depth note, we've built a much stronger relationship with our community over the last couple of years, and we've built relationships with people from our forums, and we brought these guys down here to play an early build of the game and we've been listening to their feedback and the feedback they gave us about "FIFA 10."

One of the biggest things they wanted changed about "FIFA 10" was this thing they call pingpong passing. This is where a gamer could press pass-pass-pass and quickly get from one end of the field to the other and create a quick scoring opportunity, and once you mastered this passing system, you could do it so easily that it really reduced the amount of emotion and sense of achievement that went into scoring. That was one of the first things we wanted to address. We wanted to stop this pingpong passing because you can add so much more emotion into the game if you make the scoring chances slightly harder. If you have to work harder for that chance, you'll feel more of a sense of achievement when you succeed and score a goal. So we've been able to eliminate this pingpong passing in "FIFA 11" by adding more user skill into the passing system. You need to think more tactically about your passes and be a little more deliberate.

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2010-06-05T14:54:00.000-04:00

NEW ITEMS IN THE SHOP

2010-06-05T14:53:00.000-04:00

Killzone 3 - PlayStation 3

2010-05-29T16:05:00.000-04:00

Blur

2010-05-26T01:26:00.001-04:00

Red Dead Redemption

2010-05-17T01:47:00.000-04:00

LAX

2010-04-19T18:57:00.002-04:00

LAX is the third studio album by rapper The Game. Open Copy.

God of War III

2010-04-19T18:56:00.000-04:00

Pick it up!

R.E.C T-SHIRTS. NOW ON SALE!

2010-03-14T19:05:00.000-04:00

More shirts in the shop. While you're picking up your shirts. Pick up some comic books, cds, dvds, etc.

2010 Preview: Alice in Wonderland

2010-03-06T05:00:00.000-05:00

Release Date: March 5 (in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D)
Studio: Buena Vista
Genre: Family Adventure
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Linda Woolverton (based on the novels by Lewis Carroll)
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman
Studio Description: Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Alice in Wonderland brings together frequent collaborators Tim Burton and Johnny Depp for an adaptation of the classic Lewis Carroll novel. Their last feature together, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, grossed $52 million, a modest success considering it was a brutally violent R-rated musical set in 19th-century London. More relevant is the box office for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, their last family-oriented live-action collaboration, which grossed over $206 million in 2005. Charlie had cross-generational appeal, reaching adults who had nostalgic memories of the book and the 1971 adaptation Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The same argument could be made for Alice in Wonderland, in that it's a classic story with a famous prior adaptation (Disney's 1951 version) that should resonate outside of just the younger demographic.

The trailers and posters prominently feature Depp (as The Mad Hatter), who has been a solid box office draw since Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a smash in 2003. However, Depp does not play the lead character; that distinction belongs to relative unknown Mia Wasikowska as Alice. Technically, he also was more of an outlandish supporting character in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as well, and that didn't seem to slow that picture down.

Scheduled three weeks after Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief and three weeks before How to Train Your Dragon, Alice in Wonderland will have room to breathe competitively for the family audience, but, regardless, it's bound to attract many teens and adults unaccompanied by children, given the Burton-Depp brand and the promised visual feast. Its positioned as the first 3D and IMAX spectacle since Avatar, and the higher ticket prices associated with those formats should give Alice some extra kick.

Weekend Report: Christmas Booms with ‘Avatar,’ ‘Sherlock,’ ‘Alvin’ by Brandon Gray

2009-12-31T21:29:00.000-05:00

The combination of Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and other solid titles as well as Christmas landing on a Friday led to the highest-grossing weekend ever. Overall business came in at around $270 million, up 34 percent over the same timeframe last year and surpassing the previous high of $260.5 million set on July 18-20, 2008, when The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia! debuted.

Living up to its hype as the event picture of the season, Avatar was monolithic with $75.6 million, down a mere two percent from its opening. Though boosted by the Christmas holiday, it nonetheless broke the record for highest-grossing second weekend ever, edging out The Dark Knight's $75.2 million. The sci-fi adventure's 3D sites accounted for a 3D-record-setting $57.9 million of the weekend, and the picture posted another rousing performance in IMAX, which contributed an estimated $8.8 million of the weekend gross. In ten days, its tally stands at a whopping $212.7 million, including $158.7 million from 3D sites. It also continued to fly overseas, grossing $152 million and lifting its total to $410.9 million. That puts its worldwide haul at $623.6 million in less than two weeks.

Sherlock Holmes cracked $62.4 million on approximately 5,600 screens at 3,626 sites, handily out-drawing the entire run of the last major movie based on the famous detective character, Young Sherlock Holmes from 1985, and delivering bigger initial numbers than the National Treasure movies. Holmes was sold as a cheeky, rollicking adventure, taking a swashbuckling tone with the character. Star power is rarely a major factor, but, in this case, the casting of Robert Downey, Jr. as Holmes after his well-received turns in Iron Man and Tropic Thunder seems to have played a part in turbocharging business, much in the same way Johnny Depp did in Pirates of the Caribbean. Distributor Warner Bros.' exit polling indicated that 54 percent of the audience was male and 50 percent was aged 30 years and older.

The major choice for families, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, scurried to $48.9 million on around 5,500 screens at 3,700 sites. In its first five days, it's made $75.6 million, while the preceding Alvin and the Chipmunks had $49.4 million by its fifth day. The first Alvin went on to gross a massive $217.3 million, and evidently was pleasing enough for many to opt for a second go-around, which was advertised on the basis of offering more Chipmunk antics with the addition of a female group. Considering that the sequels to Garfield, Stuart Little and Scooby-Doo couldn't even match their predecessors' openings, The Squeakquel's number is extra impressive. Distributor 20th Century Fox's research indicated that 70 percent of the audience was parents and their children, while 60 percent was female.

Below those three big guns, plenty more cheer was spread around. It's Complicated wooed $22.1 million at 2,887 sites, which was on the high end for a romantic comedy and more than director Nancy Meyers' Something's Gotta Give from Dec. 2003. Like Sherlock Holmes, resurgent actors were at the forefront of the picture's aggressive ad campaign, namely Meryl Streep and, to a lesser extent, Alec Baldwin (with an assist from Steve Martin), in what was positioned as a comedy of romantic entanglements for adults. According to distributor Universal Pictures' tracking, 72 percent of the audience was female and 75 percent was 30 years of age and older.

Up in the Air had a decent nationwide take-off, grossing an estimated $11.8 million at 1,895 sites, which was better than Michael Clayton, and its total grew to $24.5 million On the other hand, Nine hit a sour note with $5.5 million at 1,412 sites, which was a far cry from Chicago, Dreamgirls and others. Despite its name cast, the musical had an uphill battle with its navel-gazing moviemaker theme.

Meanwhile, The Blind Side kept up its hall of fame run, advancing 14 percent to $11.5 million and lifting its total to $184.1 million in 38 days. On the other hand, The Princess and the Frog didn't gain any traction, dipping 26 percent to $9 million for a $63.7 million tally.

What's Next for Abrams?

2009-12-01T16:17:00.000-05:00

With the recent DVD release of Star Trek, there's been a lot of talk about what director J.J. Abrams has been working on. While many Stephen King fans were overjoyed when news broke that Abrams and Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof were on board to adapt The Dark Tower series, those plans have since fizzled.
And as a Star Trek sequel hasn't even been written, Abrams hasn't officially committed to that project yet. In fact, he recently commented that there's no way a second spin in the USS Enterprise could hit theaters before 2012 (assuming the world is still around after December 21 of that year, of course). As for directing Mission: Impossible IV? That's not looking likely, either (though he will be co-producing the film with Tom Cruise).

FULL STORY HERE.

Angels & Demons

2009-12-01T05:01:00.000-05:00

The Pope died and the conclave has been called for. Four candidates were chosen. However, before the voting, the 4 candidates are killed one by one. The killer leaves clues that seem to say that he/she is from the Illuminati. Strangely though, the Illuminati was long thought to be extinct. Who is the mastermind? Who revived the Illuminati? What do they want? Subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

Watch Out, Youngins!

2009-11-29T15:02:00.000-05:00

FULL STORY HERE.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

2009-11-29T14:52:00.000-05:00

FULL STORY HERE.

Iron Man 2 Set Visit Video

2009-09-27T00:57:00.000-04:00

FULL STORY HERE.

TARANTINO'S TURNAROUND: $37.6M For 'Inglourious Basterds' Quentin's Biggest Weekend Opening; #1 Here And Abroad

2009-08-23T20:10:00.000-04:00

FULL STORY HERE.

Open Wide: Spoon-Fed Cinema

2009-08-09T15:21:00.000-04:00

FULL STORY HERE.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

2009-07-10T15:15:00.000-04:00

FULL STORY HERE.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Review

2009-06-29T02:44:00.000-04:00

FULL REVIEW HERE.

DOWNLOAD OUR BANNER

2009-06-23T04:29:00.001-04:00

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SIMPLEROBB GLOBAL CARD

2009-01-20T04:26:00.002-05:00

We're now accepting the Global Card. Let's Shop!!!!!

LET'S RENT!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-20T04:26:00.001-05:00

The Rent section is now live people.

More Batman Comics

2009-01-07T03:56:00.002-05:00

We have more Batman Comics now available in the shop.

Batman Comics

2008-12-22T16:25:00.003-05:00

Batman Comics now available in the shop. Extremely limited quantities available so act fast. Don't ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Click the link above to shop.

Horror Flavor

2008-12-19T22:56:00.004-05:00

We're stocked up on a few DVDs that are sure to give you a chill down your spine. Check under the bed and into the closet before watching.

Batman The Dark Knight

2008-12-06T22:17:00.004-05:00

Batman The Dark Knight DVD will be available for rent and purchase on December 9th. We are currently accepting Pre-Orders today.

New Releases

2008-11-26T00:36:00.000-05:00

The Kanye Trilogy

2008-11-25T01:20:00.001-05:00

Pick up the Kanye West Trilogy at our online store for the very low price of $5.99 each. Yeah! What a deal.

The Rent Club

2008-11-16T18:57:00.001-05:00

New Releases

2008-11-11T17:31:00.000-05:00

New Releases

2008-11-06T01:21:00.004-05:00

Television Shows

2008-10-08T22:26:00.001-04:00

Classic Releases

2008-10-08T19:58:00.002-04:00

Independent Flicks

2008-10-08T19:53:00.001-04:00

Comic Books

2008-10-07T01:19:00.009-04:00

Our Comic Books can be purchased through OUR ONLINE STORE.

Family Comes First

2008-10-07T01:01:00.002-04:00

Entertainment for the whole family.

Releases

2008-10-07T00:58:00.001-04:00

New Releases

2008-10-05T19:23:00.000-04:00

Here are a couple new releases.

New Releases

2008-10-05T15:45:00.000-04:00

Here are a couple new releases.

New Releases

2008-10-05T03:17:00.002-04:00

Here are a couple new releases.

Iron Man

2008-10-04T02:57:00.000-04:00

Iron Man is now available for rental.

Public Service Announcement

2008-09-25T21:20:00.001-04:00

We're now accepting trades. It has to be something we're interested in ofcourse.

Comic Books

2008-09-25T21:15:00.001-04:00

Comic Books for sale. $5.00 to $15.00 each

Iron Man DVD coming soon

2008-09-25T18:43:00.004-04:00

We will have Iron Man available for rent on October 20, 2008.

Our Weekly Catalog

2008-09-21T20:02:00.002-04:00

Our Catalog gets updated every week.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

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Our main and most important goal is to provide our customers with an easier, cheaper and more convienient way to get their entertainment, when they want it. Robb’s Entertainment Club was established on March 10, 2008 by the founder Romane Orlando Robb. The company was started in his garage where he would rent DVDs in dvd jackets to the neighborhood. At that time, he called his company, “Garage Videos”. Today, the company’s products range from DVDs, Music Albums, Video Games, Magazines, Posters, Comic Books, and so much more. Remember that we’re an entertainment company, so our job is to constantly keep our customers entertained with fresh products/content, and keep them coming back to do business with us over and over again. We aim to keep our prices and services low and reasonable, because we believe that everybody should be able to get their dose of entertainment without sacrificing an arm and a leg for it. Our renting policy is simple. “No late fees for a lifetime”. What that means is; when you rent a DVD or Video Game, you have the option of keeping it for as long as you want without stressing over late fees. You can keep the DVD/ Video Game for Days, weeks, months, years, and even decades without paying a single red penny in late fees. When you want a new product, just simply return the old and pick up the new. That’s awesome right? Yeah! That’s how we like it, but why stop there. We also purchase and sell used Video Games, DVDs, Comic Books, Magazines, and etc, at top dollar price. Also, If you have something you think we’ll like, and we have something you had your eye on for a while, but can’t get no where else, just call, email, or IM us, and we’ll even trade with you. So let’s see. We buy, sell, trade, and rent. Talk about multiple options. We like giving our wonderful customers multiple choices so they don’t feel tied down. We’re also constantly looking for ways to expand our company and also our database/inventory, so if there are any production companies, Producers, Filmmakers (we accept both Indie and major, it’s all love), Musicians, Comic Book artists, Magazine companies, etc interested in us stocking their products, please email, call, mail, or even IM us. We’re looking forward to working with you.