John Saavedra Oct 31, 2017
A new report reveals story details about Visceral's canceled Star Wars game, codenamed Ragtag...
Only a few days since Electronic Arts announced the closure of Visceral Games, the developer behind the Dead Space series, Kotaku has uncovered tons of new details about the final days of the studio and its now canceled Star Wars project, which was codenamed "Ragtag."
See related Star Wars: Rogue One review Star Wars: Rogue One - what did you think?
According to the report, the game started out as an open-world space adventure starring a "Han Solo-like rogue." In this first iteration, the project was called "Yuma."
"It was going to be some hybrid between a linear action shooter, where if you’re on the ground it’s Tomb Raider-like, but then in space it’s gonna be [Assassin's Creed:] Black Flag,” one of Kotaku's sources said of the game. The...
A new report reveals story details about Visceral's canceled Star Wars game, codenamed Ragtag...
Only a few days since Electronic Arts announced the closure of Visceral Games, the developer behind the Dead Space series, Kotaku has uncovered tons of new details about the final days of the studio and its now canceled Star Wars project, which was codenamed "Ragtag."
See related Star Wars: Rogue One review Star Wars: Rogue One - what did you think?
According to the report, the game started out as an open-world space adventure starring a "Han Solo-like rogue." In this first iteration, the project was called "Yuma."
"It was going to be some hybrid between a linear action shooter, where if you’re on the ground it’s Tomb Raider-like, but then in space it’s gonna be [Assassin's Creed:] Black Flag,” one of Kotaku's sources said of the game. The...
- 10/30/2017
- Den of Geek
The formidable Penelope Spheeris penetrates L.A.'s punk and glam rock scenes, connecting with surly malcontents that would greet a normal docu with flipped fingers and snarled four-letter words. The result is much more than a collection of rare music performances. Things are as loud, as profane and as twisted as ever. The Decline of Western Civilization + The Decline of Western Civilization Part II The Metal Years Blu-ray Shout! Factory Color Street Date March 4, 2016 Sold separately 19.98 Written and Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Unless my memory is completely fried, I remember Penelope Spheeris as a busy Ta in the film department at UCLA around 1974-'75. The upstairs editing area had but one pay telephone, and she was on it constantly, making deals. The active and connected Ms. Spheeris was even then something of a celebrity around the department. Years later her connections with various L.A.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Unless my memory is completely fried, I remember Penelope Spheeris as a busy Ta in the film department at UCLA around 1974-'75. The upstairs editing area had but one pay telephone, and she was on it constantly, making deals. The active and connected Ms. Spheeris was even then something of a celebrity around the department. Years later her connections with various L.A.
- 3/5/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The podcast returns with Joakim being joined by Ian Schultz to discuss Alex Cox’s Repo Man.
From Masters of Cinema:
Arguably the defining cult film of the Reagan era, the feature debut of Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Walker, Straight to Hell) is a genre-busting mash-up of atomic-age science fiction, post-punk anarchism, and conspiracy paranoia, all shot through with heavy doses of deadpan humour and offbeat philosophy.
After quitting his dead-end supermarket job, young punk Otto (Emilio Estevez) is initiated as a “repo man” after a chance encounter with automobile repossessor Bud (Harry Dean Stanton). An illicit, high-voltage life follows, including an adrenalised search for a mysterious ‘64 Chevy Malibu loaded with radioactive – and extragalactic – cargo… With an iconic soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies), stunning Robby Müller cinematography, and iconoclastic direction, Repo Man remains one of the great debuts of the 1980s.
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From Masters of Cinema:
Arguably the defining cult film of the Reagan era, the feature debut of Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Walker, Straight to Hell) is a genre-busting mash-up of atomic-age science fiction, post-punk anarchism, and conspiracy paranoia, all shot through with heavy doses of deadpan humour and offbeat philosophy.
After quitting his dead-end supermarket job, young punk Otto (Emilio Estevez) is initiated as a “repo man” after a chance encounter with automobile repossessor Bud (Harry Dean Stanton). An illicit, high-voltage life follows, including an adrenalised search for a mysterious ‘64 Chevy Malibu loaded with radioactive – and extragalactic – cargo… With an iconic soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies), stunning Robby Müller cinematography, and iconoclastic direction, Repo Man remains one of the great debuts of the 1980s.
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- 10/6/2015
- by Tom Jennings
- CriterionCast
Fans of '70s punk and '80s heavy metal have long held Penelope Spheeris' "The Decline of Western Civilization" movies as sacred texts. The first ‘Decline,’ released in 1981, is a vital document of the Los Angles punk scene, with performances by X, the Germs, the Circle Jerks, Fear and Black Flag. The music in ‘Part II: The Metal Years’ is less enduring, but the portrait of striving metalheads bent on success has a striking poignancy: You may not remember W.A.S.P.'s Spandex-clad hair metal, but you'll never forget Spheeris' interview with guitarist Chris Holmes, who floats drunkenly in a pool and douses himself in vodka while his elderly mother looks on blankly from the sidelines. The previously rare ‘Decline III’ takes that anthropological approach to the next level, focusing on L.A. gutter punks who beg for change by day and rock out by night.
- 7/2/2015
- by Sam Adams
- The Playlist
Hold on to your pool chairs: All three of Penelope Spheeris' entertaining, heartbreaking and iconic Decline of Western Civilization documentaries are officially coming to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in a deluxe box set on June 30th. Shout! Factory will release the four-disc anthology chronicling L.A.'s hardcore punk, hair-metal and gutter-punk phenomena with a 40-page book, extended interviews and a new commentary track by Dave Grohl. Each film has also been given a 2K high-definition restoration, which Spheeris supervised.
"I am so grateful to the fans of these films,...
"I am so grateful to the fans of these films,...
- 3/24/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Today, Nintendo held another Direct Video 'conference' in order to talk about their upcoming games for the Wii U and 3Ds games systems. In it the company debuted new trailers and details for upcoming games (like the new Mario and Zelda games), as well as announced a new entry into the Kirby franchise, a sad delay for the next Donkey Kong, as well as some peripherals for the Wii U. Come inside to check out all the announcements in one convenient spot!
Amongst the game announcements and what not, one of the key new pieces of information is that a new firmware update for the Wii U is available which allows for the Gamepad to be used for the Wii menu screen on the system. So you won't have to switch back and forth anymore to play your Wii games (which isn't a huge deal, but can be frustrating at...
Amongst the game announcements and what not, one of the key new pieces of information is that a new firmware update for the Wii U is available which allows for the Gamepad to be used for the Wii menu screen on the system. So you won't have to switch back and forth anymore to play your Wii games (which isn't a huge deal, but can be frustrating at...
- 10/1/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: April 16, 2013
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterino
Emilio Estevez is the nihilistic Otto in Alex Cox's Repo Man.
Alex Cox’s (Searchers 2.0) singular science fiction comedy Repo Man remains the quintessential cult comedy film of the 1980s.
The 1984 movie stars the always captivating Harry Dean Stanton (Seven Psychopaths) as a weathered repo man in desolate downtown Los Angeles, and Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club) as the nihilistic middle-class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either of them bargained for when they get involved in reclaiming a mysterious—and otherworldly—Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it.
Featuring an ultimate early-eighties L.A. punk soundtrack featuring music from Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies, The Circle Jerks, Fear and other, the grungily hilarious R-rated Repo Man still rules (while being a politically trenchant take on President Reagan’s domestic and foreign policy)!
Oh,...
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterino
Emilio Estevez is the nihilistic Otto in Alex Cox's Repo Man.
Alex Cox’s (Searchers 2.0) singular science fiction comedy Repo Man remains the quintessential cult comedy film of the 1980s.
The 1984 movie stars the always captivating Harry Dean Stanton (Seven Psychopaths) as a weathered repo man in desolate downtown Los Angeles, and Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club) as the nihilistic middle-class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either of them bargained for when they get involved in reclaiming a mysterious—and otherworldly—Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it.
Featuring an ultimate early-eighties L.A. punk soundtrack featuring music from Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies, The Circle Jerks, Fear and other, the grungily hilarious R-rated Repo Man still rules (while being a politically trenchant take on President Reagan’s domestic and foreign policy)!
Oh,...
- 1/28/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
The “omnibus” horror film – a feature length collection of cinematic horror stories – is one of the most beloved and respected horror movie genres for many reasons; but most importantly, horror is often very effective in concentrated doses (just check out our excellent short film collection for some great examples), especially with a storyline that's designed to set up one good shock or twist, saving the writer the effort of milking more scares out of a single tale. The field is overflowing with some landmark films, including the timeless 1945 classic Dead of Night (still creepy and funny after all these years); Roger Corman's Poe collection Tales of Terror; a ton of cool flicks like From Beyond the Grave from UK studio Amicus; EC Comics-inspired films like the original Tales from the Crypt (actually another Amicus film) and George Romero's Creepshow; made-for-tv faves like Trilogy of Terror; and stylish international...
- 10/29/2012
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Repo Man
Comedy, thriller, satire, science fiction, punk rock movie: Repo Man is all these things. And none of them. Perhaps these hard-to-classify qualities are the reason why it's still watched today while many far more financially successful movies of the time are forgotten. It's like a drive-in movie scripted by Philip K Dick. But not. Both utterly of and completely out of its time, Alex Cox's 1984 feature debut trades in typical Us iconography such as cars and guns but in an off-kilter fashion. For Cox the mundane is exotic, the exotic is mundane. He delivers a view of the Us that American directors either wouldn't or couldn't – shooting around a landmark-free downtown La, something the recent Drive was enthusiastically praised for. Emilio Estevez plays disillusioned youth Otto, who falls in with a team of automobile repossessors as they search for a Chevy Malibu with a high bonus and...
Comedy, thriller, satire, science fiction, punk rock movie: Repo Man is all these things. And none of them. Perhaps these hard-to-classify qualities are the reason why it's still watched today while many far more financially successful movies of the time are forgotten. It's like a drive-in movie scripted by Philip K Dick. But not. Both utterly of and completely out of its time, Alex Cox's 1984 feature debut trades in typical Us iconography such as cars and guns but in an off-kilter fashion. For Cox the mundane is exotic, the exotic is mundane. He delivers a view of the Us that American directors either wouldn't or couldn't – shooting around a landmark-free downtown La, something the recent Drive was enthusiastically praised for. Emilio Estevez plays disillusioned youth Otto, who falls in with a team of automobile repossessors as they search for a Chevy Malibu with a high bonus and...
- 2/18/2012
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
Arguably the defining cult film of the Reagan era, Repo Man, the feature debut of Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Walker, Straight to Hell) is a genre-busting mash-up of atomic-age science fiction, post-punk anarchism, and conspiracy paranoia, all shot through with heavy doses of deadpan humour and offbeat philosophy.
After quitting his dead-end supermarket job, young punk Otto (Emilio Estevez) is initiated as a “repo man” after a chance encounter with automobile repossessor Bud (Harry Dean Stanton). An illicit, high-voltage life follows, including an adrenalised search for a mysterious ’64 Chevy Malibu loaded with radioactive – and extragalactic – cargo…
With an iconic soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies), stunning Robby Müller cinematography, and iconoclastic direction, Repo Man remains one of the great debuts of the 1980s.
Special Director-approved Blu-ray Features:
New high-definition master in the original aspect ratio – 1.85:1 Original mono soundtrack and 5.1 remix, both in DTS-hd Master Audio English Sdh subtitles...
After quitting his dead-end supermarket job, young punk Otto (Emilio Estevez) is initiated as a “repo man” after a chance encounter with automobile repossessor Bud (Harry Dean Stanton). An illicit, high-voltage life follows, including an adrenalised search for a mysterious ’64 Chevy Malibu loaded with radioactive – and extragalactic – cargo…
With an iconic soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies), stunning Robby Müller cinematography, and iconoclastic direction, Repo Man remains one of the great debuts of the 1980s.
Special Director-approved Blu-ray Features:
New high-definition master in the original aspect ratio – 1.85:1 Original mono soundtrack and 5.1 remix, both in DTS-hd Master Audio English Sdh subtitles...
- 12/28/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Last weekend Young Adult opened on 8 screens with a solid $40k per screen average. Today it expands to theaters nationwide. I recently attended a press junket for the film written by Diablo Cody & directed by Jason Reitman. Below are the highlights from the press conference with Diablo Cody, Charlize Therom & Patton Oswalt. (Check out highlights from the Jason Reitman press conference right Here)
Diablo Cody on Ya novels: Well, I.ve been an avid consumer of young adult literature since I was one. And I think some people leave that stuff behind when they become old adults, but I never did. And I was always interested in the fantasy world created in those novels, and that I think is the kind of thing we see reflected in pop culture more now than ever, with reality shows and these weird, fully made-up people living these fake fairytale lives on camera. And...
Diablo Cody on Ya novels: Well, I.ve been an avid consumer of young adult literature since I was one. And I think some people leave that stuff behind when they become old adults, but I never did. And I was always interested in the fantasy world created in those novels, and that I think is the kind of thing we see reflected in pop culture more now than ever, with reality shows and these weird, fully made-up people living these fake fairytale lives on camera. And...
- 12/16/2011
- by Jerry Cavallaro
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The MTV Newsroom Blog is always trying to celebrate the birthdays of the biggest, best and most influential stars in the music universe. Though he has released several well-received albums, Patton Oswalt is not a musician, but rather an extremely successful and highly respected comedian, writer, actor and essayist (his first book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland just debuted on the best-seller list in the New York Times). He turns 42 years old today, and though he struggled for years as a stand-up comic, he is on top of the world today.
Having grown up in suburban Virginia, Oswalt headed west as soon as he could to escape the boredom of his upbringing. He worked as a stand-up for years, toiling on the road in terrible clubs (one notable run as a headliner in a small town outside of Vancouver is the focal point of one of the best entries in Zombie Spaceship...
Having grown up in suburban Virginia, Oswalt headed west as soon as he could to escape the boredom of his upbringing. He worked as a stand-up for years, toiling on the road in terrible clubs (one notable run as a headliner in a small town outside of Vancouver is the focal point of one of the best entries in Zombie Spaceship...
- 1/27/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
In one of the key scenes in the 2000 film "High Fidelity" (based on the beloved Nick Hornby novel of the same name), main character Rob Gordon (played with sad-sack aplomb by John Cusack) reveals that after his girlfriend moved out, he re-arranged his beloved vinyl collection according to his own personal autobiography. "If I want to find the song 'Landslide' by Fleetwood Mac," explains Gordon, "I have to remember that I bought it for someone in the fall of 1983 pile, but didn't give it to them for personal reasons."
Comedian, writer and actor Patton Oswalt's obsession with music isn't nearly as maniacal and anti-social, but he still feels very strongly about the albums of his life. In his new book "Zombie Spaceship Wasteland" (a collection of autobiographical essays), he spends a great deal of time discussing how much R.E.M.'s Fables of the Reconstruction meant to him...
Comedian, writer and actor Patton Oswalt's obsession with music isn't nearly as maniacal and anti-social, but he still feels very strongly about the albums of his life. In his new book "Zombie Spaceship Wasteland" (a collection of autobiographical essays), he spends a great deal of time discussing how much R.E.M.'s Fables of the Reconstruction meant to him...
- 1/12/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
"Freaks and Geeks" is now airing on IFC, and we thought we'd take this opportunity to revisit the show that launched a thousand bromance movies. Every week, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore will be offering their thoughts on that night's episode.
Episode 15
Noshing and Moshing
Written by J. Elvis Weinstein
Directed by Jake Kasdan
"I'm leaning towards undeclared." -- Barry Schweiber
Matt: Sadly, we're all leaning toward "Undeclared" at this point; we've got just three more episodes left before we all graduate to Judd Apatow's "Freaks and Geeks" follow up set in the world of college. In the meantime, we do get a small taste of university life from guest star David Krumholtz, who plays Neal's older brother Barry, back on a break from college. Everyone seems to like Barry, but no one more than Lindsay, who decides to attend the Schweiber's annual party just to spend some time with him.
Episode 15
Noshing and Moshing
Written by J. Elvis Weinstein
Directed by Jake Kasdan
"I'm leaning towards undeclared." -- Barry Schweiber
Matt: Sadly, we're all leaning toward "Undeclared" at this point; we've got just three more episodes left before we all graduate to Judd Apatow's "Freaks and Geeks" follow up set in the world of college. In the meantime, we do get a small taste of university life from guest star David Krumholtz, who plays Neal's older brother Barry, back on a break from college. Everyone seems to like Barry, but no one more than Lindsay, who decides to attend the Schweiber's annual party just to spend some time with him.
- 10/8/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
by Ryan J. Downey
The shenanigans Zach Galifianakas and crew get up to in “The Hangover” are nothing compared to the protagonist in director Todd Phillips’ debut. The maniacal star of 1994’s “Hated” slashed himself with razor blades, crapped on nightclub stages and verbally sparred with Geraldo. And that guy — late punk legend G.G. Allin — was a real person.
Considering Phillips’ deep roots in punk rock, heavy metal and other subcultural genres, defining musical moments like The Cramps and Danzig songs in “The Hangover” or the Metallica and Black Flag jams in “Old School” make a lot of sense. Skate-punk hero Mike Vallely, whose band Revolution Mother was invited by Philips to write a track specifically for the movie, cameos as the tuxedo rental guy who hands “The Hangover” crew their clothes on the freeway.
A couple of the musical moments in “The Hangover” — like Mike Tyson singing and air-drumming...
The shenanigans Zach Galifianakas and crew get up to in “The Hangover” are nothing compared to the protagonist in director Todd Phillips’ debut. The maniacal star of 1994’s “Hated” slashed himself with razor blades, crapped on nightclub stages and verbally sparred with Geraldo. And that guy — late punk legend G.G. Allin — was a real person.
Considering Phillips’ deep roots in punk rock, heavy metal and other subcultural genres, defining musical moments like The Cramps and Danzig songs in “The Hangover” or the Metallica and Black Flag jams in “Old School” make a lot of sense. Skate-punk hero Mike Vallely, whose band Revolution Mother was invited by Philips to write a track specifically for the movie, cameos as the tuxedo rental guy who hands “The Hangover” crew their clothes on the freeway.
A couple of the musical moments in “The Hangover” — like Mike Tyson singing and air-drumming...
- 6/12/2009
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
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