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Month: March 2010
March 11, 2010 – Burbank, Calif. – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. announce today that The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest videogame will launch on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system with full support for PlayStation’s upcoming motion controller technology at the controller’s launch. This family-friendly action-adventure game, based on the films and literature of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will ship in fall 2010 for the PlayStation 3 system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP system, Wii and Nintendo DS system. Continue reading “The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest for PlayStation 3 Supporting PlayStation Move”
The American Culture writes: Should authors like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien be considered “real” artists? Not according to James Bowman. They and numerous others create what Bowman dismissively refers to as “fantasy art.” And fantasy art isn’t Art.
Mr. Bowman is among that group that just can’t seem to abide anything that smacks of fantasy. Bowman distinguishes Homer’s tales of gods and heroes because Homer actually believed these beings existed. The modern world, however, knows that elves, faeries, monsters, magic spinning wizards and sword wielding heroes don’t exist. To James Bowman these are childish fantasies that should be put aside in favor of reality. At the very least, we should not include fantasy in discussions about Art.
You can read the entire article at The American Culture.
The auction of MGM has entered its second round of bidding, with approximately half a dozen potential buyers being invited back to the table. This news, courtesy of THR, comes a month after we reported that MGM lenders are growing restless with the pace (and low bid offers) of the auction. MGM is of course facing new ownership and/or restructuring, due to its massive debts.
Second round bidders include Time Warner, Lionsgate, Liberty Media and Summit Entertainment (to name a few). MGM’s financial consultant, Moelis & Co., is trying to get a quality bid on the table this month, as MGM has a big payment due to lenders on March 31st. More..
Linuxelf sends along more video from years gone by, the first is a Jed Brophy ‘Sharku / Snaga’ Interview, then Ian Brodie and finally Brett Mckenzie on the ‘Figwit’ phenomenon (look it up). Continue reading “More Archived YouTube Videos”
The blue-skinned aliens of Avatar proved golden for Weta Digital, after the Wellington company took home the Oscar statuette for best visual effects. The gong was one of three the sci-fi smash hit picked up at last night’s awards ceremony, including best art direction, which was shared by another Kiwi, Kim Sinclair. The film was widely tipped to win best picture, but lost out to the other top contender, The Hurt Locker. More..