Music Video(s) of the Week, part 31: Heaven can Drive Transparent Thoughts on the Interstate
Hello again and welcome to another episode of Music Video(s) of the Week! This time around, I am going to take into account the fact that this is Thanksgiving weekend, and thus do something completely unrelated to Thanksgiving—you know, because you have probably already overdosed on holiday cheer by now. Either way, I hope you enjoy this selection of music from Los Angeles, New York, the UK and Paris.
Review: Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy
Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy (MGSP), directed and starred in by Giacomo Talamini, is a nonprofit, fan-made Metal Gear Solid movie. Over a span of 8 years, Talamini has worked on the project and, although it has been a long process, full of mishaps and just plain bad luck, the film was completed. And it is pretty freakin’ sweet.
Technical Difficulties
As you may or may not have noticed, the site has been looking sort of different lately. And by different I mean completely broken. I want to personally apologize for the delay in service (and our week of downtime) and assure you that our team of highly trained philosophy majors are trying their best to get us back to 100% as soon as possible.
As always, thank you loyal readers for your undying support and unwavering loyalty in our bid for world domination.
This is Fun: Dago-BAADASS
Easily the funniest thing I've seen all day; check out this incredibly awesome video from Andrew Zilch highlighting the more, extreme, reasons for planning your next trip around the planet of Dagobah. I don't know what else to say other than, one, watch it below, and two, DagoBAM!
Lego Indiana Jones Trailer is Pure Amazing
Game trailer, or pure, unfiltered win? Both. In this single indescribable stroke of genius (madness?), I have been convinced to love this game. While I have yet to give the series a try, I have had many hours of enjoyment with the Lego Star Wars. Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues is available now, check out the trailer below:
This is Fun: Rorschach-Obama T-Shirt
Like Watchmen? Swing left? Then you're going to love this t-shirt. While yes, I know the whole Shepard Fairey "Hope" meme has been done to death, but this is still a pretty cool shirt. The shirt will be available only on Thursday, November 19th for only $9 bucks plus shipping. Read on for a word from the author and a pic of the full shirt design.
Left 4 Dead 2: Race Cars and Rock Stars
Left 4 Dead 2 galore today! While I still have yet to pick up a copy due to not yet being best buds with Valve's PR department and/or being a poor bastard (see Contact and Donate respectively), it's definitely on my "To-Do as Soon as I Rob a Bank" list. Two new pieces of pieces of L4D2 to peruse, one an easter egg of sorts and another a meta-foreshadowing of future DLC? Ponder with me below:
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks TV Ad
I am a massive Zelda fan, and while I have mostly stuck to the console games in the series, I have dabbled in the handheld versions and found them to be overall fun, challenging adventure games that are easy to fall in love with. Obviously that is the opinion of many, as The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS is one of the most highly anticipated games for the holidays. It stars an iconic character and is one of Nintendo's personal properties, an instant formula for success. The game also features the character Zelda, and in a first for the series, players will actually be able to take control of her as she helps Link on his quest to save the land of Hyrule once again.
Modern Warfare 2 Makes Mad Money, Breaks Records
I'm sure it's a surprise to no one that IW's Modern Warfare 2 is a massive success. But just how incredible a success it just might. Just two days after the game's release, publisher Activision was proud to announce that game had sold 4.7 million copies in North America and the UK alone... in 24 hours; coming in at about $310 million. Like, wow.
Uwe Boll's Far Cry Movie Trailer
The ever so infamous Uwe Boll is back, with a vengeance. After a string of not completely terrible films (two of his most recent, Tunnel Rats and Rampage, currently hold a 4.4 and 6.6 on IMDb), Boll has apparently decided to return to his roots: completely terrible video game adaptations. Next in line for the Boll blight is Crytek's Far Cry.
Borderlands Getting Zombie-Themed DLC
Zombies seem to be everywhere lately, especially in video games, and don't expect that to stop any time soon. Borderlands creators Gearbox recently announced a release date of November 24th for their zombie-themed Downloadable Content, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned. Press Release and videos, after the jump.
Updates on Spiderman 4 Villian and Thor Movie
McAdams Out, Stiles in for Spiderman 4
Last week we reported some information about the upcoming Spiderman 4 movie. In the article it said that the character Black Cat, who uses luck to be a successful thief in the Marvel universe, was going to be the villain in Spiderman 4 and actress Rachel McAdams, who is set to star opposite Robert Downey Jr in the upcoming Sherlock Holmes, was at the top of the list to play the baddie.
Matt's Rantbox: Movie Trailers
Or: Skip the Trailers, Just Play the Damn Movie
Movie trailers can be a terrific thing. If there’s a certain movie that you’ve been looking forward to for a long time, a preview offers you the first real glimpse at how the movie is coming along, and whether or not it's meeting your expectations. Trailers also help to introduce people to films that they might not have heard of otherwise. Of course, sometimes a trailer can be just plain annoying, a constant reminder of a movie that you don’t care about, or even worse, absolutely abhor.
DVD Deal: It's Always Sunny 62% Off
Amazon's got another badass Gold Box deal going on today: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Seasons 1-4 on DVD for only $44.99 with free shipping. That's a savings of almost $75, or 62%! An extremely funny show, if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, there are some episodes available for streaming on Hulu. Hurry up though, as with all of their Gold Box deals, this one ends at midnight.
Rumour Mill
That marvelous thing called the Internet is filled with brilliant, useful and true information, but it is also home to lots of crap, randomness and flat-out lies. Here's a rundown of some of the confirmed information, as well as some of the rumours flying round the Internet today regarding your favourite entertainment past-times.
