April 2006 - Posts

• 'Advent Children' is finally here

  By Dave Lee
  Friday, Apr 28 2006, 04:42 PM

  Speaking of video games turned into full-length feature films, "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children" was finally released on DVD in the U.S., after a seven-month delay. This film, hands-down, features the greatest computer-generated animation you'll ever... Read More >> Comment on this post

• King of the 'Hill'

  By Dave Lee
  Friday, Apr 28 2006, 12:42 PM

  If you haven't noticed yet, video games and movies don't mix very well. Need proof? May I present Exhibit A and Exhibit B . And C , D and E . The latest venture, "Silent Hill," doesn't make much headway. The film wasn't screened for critics, which is... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Nintendo on the brain

  By Dave Lee
  Friday, Apr 21 2006, 11:24 AM

  Right now, I have the brain of a 27-year-old (I'm 31). Which is pretty good, considering that earlier this week I had the brain of a 44-year-old. I got my hands on a copy of "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!" for the Nintendo DS this week... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Hit the links: Geek shopping, Katee Sackhoff and shake your Boot Camp

  By Sonya Jongsma Knauss
  Thursday, Apr 13 2006, 11:45 AM

  Productdose.com : This is one of the best blog sites to discover cool clothes, accessories and furniture that are subtly geek. OK, except for those timepiece cufflinks . "Oblivion" obliterates sales charts : In the gaming world, if a title manages to... Read More >> Comment on this post

• DVD review:

  By Dave Lee
  Thursday, Apr 06 2006, 01:54 PM

  When you think of samurai movies, you usually think about Akira Kurosawa and some badass guy wielding a sword and killing 10 ninjas in one swoop. "The Twilight Samurai" is not that kind of movie. "Samurai," a Japanese film based on the short stories of... Read More >> Comment on this post