Joe “Pooch” Pucciarelli was evicted on Sunday’s episode of “Big Brother” after foolishly offering himself up as a pawn. The 24-year old from Staten Island was sent packing after the house unanimously voted to keep Taylor Hale. Reigning Head of Household, Jasmine Davis, initially wanted the beauty queen out of the house, but when the football coach basically served himself up on a silver platter, her housemates couldn’t resist the opportunity to send Pooch out for air hugs with host Julie Chen Moonves.
“I put myself up there, being a somewhat physical male,” a stunned Pooch admitted during his exit interview with Julie. “I thought I had a strong social game. It’s an opportunity. If I was on the other side I probably would have done the same thing. At least entertained it. I really had no idea. For it to be 12-0 is shocking. I thought...
“I put myself up there, being a somewhat physical male,” a stunned Pooch admitted during his exit interview with Julie. “I thought I had a strong social game. It’s an opportunity. If I was on the other side I probably would have done the same thing. At least entertained it. I really had no idea. For it to be 12-0 is shocking. I thought...
- 7/25/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Spoiler Alert: the house guest evicted on the July 24 episode of “Big Brother” is revealed below.
The “Big Brother” Season 24 house guests evicted their first contestant on Sunday after a week of constantly shifting tides and newly formed alliances.
Joe “Pooch” Pucciarelli and Taylor Hale were on the chopping block this week. Pooch was sent home in a landslide vote, making him the second contestant to exit the house after Paloma Aguilar decided to leave the competition on her own last week. Although there were five contestants up for elimination in the first week, Aguilar’s decision kept everyone else safe.
Pooch thought he’d be smooth sailing this week after volunteering himself to new Head of Household Jasmine Davis as a pawn to finally evict Hale since she received a ton of animosity from her fellow house guests during the first week.
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‘Big Brother’ Season 24: A...
The “Big Brother” Season 24 house guests evicted their first contestant on Sunday after a week of constantly shifting tides and newly formed alliances.
Joe “Pooch” Pucciarelli and Taylor Hale were on the chopping block this week. Pooch was sent home in a landslide vote, making him the second contestant to exit the house after Paloma Aguilar decided to leave the competition on her own last week. Although there were five contestants up for elimination in the first week, Aguilar’s decision kept everyone else safe.
Pooch thought he’d be smooth sailing this week after volunteering himself to new Head of Household Jasmine Davis as a pawn to finally evict Hale since she received a ton of animosity from her fellow house guests during the first week.
Also Read:
‘Big Brother’ Season 24: A...
- 7/25/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
A Utah teenager who lured a 14-year-old girl to a canal and shot her in the back of the head earlier this year after he got “tired” of her contacting him online admitted to felony charges on Tuesday, People confirms.
Colter Danny Peterson, 17, appeared before a First District Court judge in Utah and pleaded guilty to aggravated attempted murder and second-degree robbery, a court official tells People. He will be sentenced early next year.
Peterson was charged as an adult and Cache County, Utah, Attorney James Swink tells People he is seeking the highest sentencing for the crime: 15 years to life.
Colter Danny Peterson, 17, appeared before a First District Court judge in Utah and pleaded guilty to aggravated attempted murder and second-degree robbery, a court official tells People. He will be sentenced early next year.
Peterson was charged as an adult and Cache County, Utah, Attorney James Swink tells People he is seeking the highest sentencing for the crime: 15 years to life.
- 10/11/2017
- by Harriet Sokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
Mrs. Fang director Wang BingBelow you will find the awards for the 70th Locarno Festival, as well as an index of our coverage.AWARDSInternational CompetitionGolden Leopard: Mrs. Fang (Wang Bing) Special Jury Prize: Good Manners (Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra) Best Direction: F.J. Ossang (9 Doigts) Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert (Madame Hyde) Best Actor: Elliott Crosset Hove (Winter Brothers)Filmmakers of the Present Golden Leopard: ¾ (Ilian Metev) Special Jury Prize: Milla (Valerie Massadian) Prize for Best Emerging Director: Kim Dae-hwan (The First Lap) Special Mentions: Distant Constellation (Shevaun Mizrahi), Damned Summer (Pedro Cabeleira)Signs of Life Best Film: Cocote (Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias) Mantarraya Award: Phantasiesätze (Dane Komljen)First Feature Best First Feature: Scary Mother (Ana Urushadze)Art Peace Hotel Award: Meteors (Gürcan Keltek)Special Mention: Those Who Are Fine (Cyril Schäublin)Favorite MOMENTSFestival coverage by Daniel KasmanYacht Strafing, Gym Rivalry, Alcatraz Island: On Jacques Tourneur's Nick Carter, Master...
- 8/28/2017
- MUBI
The 2017 Locarno Film Festival recently wrapped its 70th edition, where several aspiring film critics participated in the latest edition of the Locarno Critics Academy, an international workshop to educate promising writers in the craft and discipline of contemporary film criticism. This year’s participants will contribute essays on highlights from the festival. Here’s an overview of their backgrounds and interests.
Name: Jaime Grijalba Gómez
Age: 27
Twitter handle: @jaimegrijalba
Home: Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Cinematic area of expertise: Chilean cinema, film festivals, horror cinema
Best movie you’ve seen in 2017: El mar la mar
Favorite book (or piece of writing) about film: Bresson’s “Notes on the Cinematographer”
I’m taking part in the Locarno Critics Academy because… I want to think that criticism today still has a role that goes beyond those interested in film or in making them. It has a role in society, and I want to find it.
Name: Jaime Grijalba Gómez
Age: 27
Twitter handle: @jaimegrijalba
Home: Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Cinematic area of expertise: Chilean cinema, film festivals, horror cinema
Best movie you’ve seen in 2017: El mar la mar
Favorite book (or piece of writing) about film: Bresson’s “Notes on the Cinematographer”
I’m taking part in the Locarno Critics Academy because… I want to think that criticism today still has a role that goes beyond those interested in film or in making them. It has a role in society, and I want to find it.
- 8/15/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The Utah teen who authorities say was shot in the back of the head, robbed and left for dead in a dry canal bed two months ago — allegedly at the hands of two older boys — has been released from the hospital.
“I told my dad that I am tougher than a bullet,” Deserae Turner said at a news conference on Thursday in Salt Lake City, according to Ksl-tv. “It is still with me today.”
Turner, 14, had been recovering at Primary Children’s Hospital since she was found in critical condition in the canal bed in Smithfield, Utah. Police allege two...
“I told my dad that I am tougher than a bullet,” Deserae Turner said at a news conference on Thursday in Salt Lake City, according to Ksl-tv. “It is still with me today.”
Turner, 14, had been recovering at Primary Children’s Hospital since she was found in critical condition in the canal bed in Smithfield, Utah. Police allege two...
- 4/21/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
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The battle at the box office between a box office juggernaut and a brilliant indie film: can there ever be more than one winner?
By the laws of geekdom, this weekend’s showdown between Sing Street and X-Men: Apocalypse should have us firmly in the trenches with the latter. Heck, we’ve enjoyed the vast bulk of X-Men films to differing degrees, and there are things worth looking out for in the new one. And yet the nerdiest, funniest and most joyful treat opening in British cinemas is Sing Street. The one we'd wager half of you haven't heard of.
It’s the new film from writer and director John Carney, best known to date for Once, but also with the likes of On The Edge and Begin Again behind it. Brief description: it involves 80s music, the best nod to Back To The Future we’ve...
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The battle at the box office between a box office juggernaut and a brilliant indie film: can there ever be more than one winner?
By the laws of geekdom, this weekend’s showdown between Sing Street and X-Men: Apocalypse should have us firmly in the trenches with the latter. Heck, we’ve enjoyed the vast bulk of X-Men films to differing degrees, and there are things worth looking out for in the new one. And yet the nerdiest, funniest and most joyful treat opening in British cinemas is Sing Street. The one we'd wager half of you haven't heard of.
It’s the new film from writer and director John Carney, best known to date for Once, but also with the likes of On The Edge and Begin Again behind it. Brief description: it involves 80s music, the best nod to Back To The Future we’ve...
- 5/17/2016
- Den of Geek
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The new take on Dad's Army gives a standout role to Toby Jones. Here's our review of the new comedy.
Don't panic! Oliver Parker's big screen version of classic British sitcom Dad's Army (48 years old this year) is remarkably faithful to Jimmy Perry and David Croft's much-loved original and by no means the travesty that some had feared. It benefits chiefly from a note-perfect cast and a warm glow of reverential nostalgia that pervades the entire project, but it's slightly let down by a meandering script and the playing-it-safe comedy moments tend to generate amused smiles rather than out-and-out laughter.
Set in 1944, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, the film stars Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, the leader of an elderly platoon of the Home Guard that comprises Oxford-educated Sergeant Wilson (Bill Nighy), doddery Private Godfrey (Michael Gambon), excitable Lance Corporal Jones (Tom Courtenay...
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The new take on Dad's Army gives a standout role to Toby Jones. Here's our review of the new comedy.
Don't panic! Oliver Parker's big screen version of classic British sitcom Dad's Army (48 years old this year) is remarkably faithful to Jimmy Perry and David Croft's much-loved original and by no means the travesty that some had feared. It benefits chiefly from a note-perfect cast and a warm glow of reverential nostalgia that pervades the entire project, but it's slightly let down by a meandering script and the playing-it-safe comedy moments tend to generate amused smiles rather than out-and-out laughter.
Set in 1944, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, the film stars Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, the leader of an elderly platoon of the Home Guard that comprises Oxford-educated Sergeant Wilson (Bill Nighy), doddery Private Godfrey (Michael Gambon), excitable Lance Corporal Jones (Tom Courtenay...
- 2/3/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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Will The 5th Wave start another Hunger Games-style young adult movie franchise? Here's our review of the film...
Based on the first in a planned trilogy of Ya novels by Rick Yancey (the third instalment is due out this year), this teenagers vs aliens thriller incorporates elements of both Twilight and The Hunger Games and should play well to fans of the books. As such, it's engaging, well cast and pacily directed, but it's slightly let down by some trite dialogue and plot twists that you can see coming a mile away.
Chloë Grace Moretz plays Ohio teenager Cassie Sullivan, a normal high school student whose life revolves around her loving parents Oliver and Lisa (Ron Livingston and Maggie Siff), her doted-on younger brother Sam (Zackary Arthur) and the monstrous crush-from-afar she has on good-looking football player Ben Parish (Jurassic World's Nick Robinson).
However, Cassie's world...
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Will The 5th Wave start another Hunger Games-style young adult movie franchise? Here's our review of the film...
Based on the first in a planned trilogy of Ya novels by Rick Yancey (the third instalment is due out this year), this teenagers vs aliens thriller incorporates elements of both Twilight and The Hunger Games and should play well to fans of the books. As such, it's engaging, well cast and pacily directed, but it's slightly let down by some trite dialogue and plot twists that you can see coming a mile away.
Chloë Grace Moretz plays Ohio teenager Cassie Sullivan, a normal high school student whose life revolves around her loving parents Oliver and Lisa (Ron Livingston and Maggie Siff), her doted-on younger brother Sam (Zackary Arthur) and the monstrous crush-from-afar she has on good-looking football player Ben Parish (Jurassic World's Nick Robinson).
However, Cassie's world...
- 1/22/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Maybe Barney Stinson was right all along in "How I Met Your Mother": The real hero of "Karate Kid" is Johnny, and the bully is Daniel.
This video, by YouTube user J. Matthew Turner, argues much of the same thing. In his view, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) is "a violent sociopath who moves to a California town and begins tormenting a local boy and his friends." Meanwhile, Johnny (William Zabka) is a reformed ex-degenerate who's trying to get his act together.
Sure, Johnny is a flawed hero, but he doesn't instigate their beach fight, nor play a prank on him at school, nor cause a multi-car collision, nor engage in a sport of which he doesn't know the rules.
It's a brilliant bit of revisionist history, but the idea was already floating around thanks to Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris). He considered "Karate Kid" the tale of "a hopeful young...
This video, by YouTube user J. Matthew Turner, argues much of the same thing. In his view, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) is "a violent sociopath who moves to a California town and begins tormenting a local boy and his friends." Meanwhile, Johnny (William Zabka) is a reformed ex-degenerate who's trying to get his act together.
Sure, Johnny is a flawed hero, but he doesn't instigate their beach fight, nor play a prank on him at school, nor cause a multi-car collision, nor engage in a sport of which he doesn't know the rules.
It's a brilliant bit of revisionist history, but the idea was already floating around thanks to Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris). He considered "Karate Kid" the tale of "a hopeful young...
- 8/25/2015
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
How I Met Your Mother fans know that Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) always thought that Johnny (William Zabka) was the real hero of The Karate Kid and not Daniel (Ralph Macchio). But finally we have solid and well thought-out evidence that Daniel was just a big ol' bully and Johnny was the victim. In a YouTube video posted by J. Matthew Turner, we get a very compelling recap of the original Karate Kid that forces us to look at it from Johnny's point of view. Daniel is basically a "violent sociopath who moves to a California town and begins tormenting a local boy and his friends" while Johnny is just the "flawed hero." And Mr. Miyagi? "Demon sorcerer, local busybody and child...
- 8/24/2015
- E! Online
When we think of The Karate Kid, we remember a coming-of-age tale of a scrawny white boy named Daniel (Ralph Macchio) who defeats his bullies with kick-based magic. But what if we considered the the story from the other side? Sure, tall, Teutonic Johnny (William Zabka) isn't as likable, but maybe he's been unfairly maligned for his good looks. Actually, you know what? You're right, YouTuber J. Matthew Turner! Daniel was always picking fights with Johnny. Johnny is just defending himself! It really is true: History is written by the victors.
- 8/24/2015
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
Apparently, we've all watching The Karate Kid all wrong. Well, if you're a believer in Patton Oswalt's telling of "The Johnny Lawrence Story," you already knew that, but a new video is making the rounds, and this one makes a case for the argument that The Karate Kid's supposed underdog hero Daniel Larusso is actually the real bully of the story... Using clips from the beloved 80's film, Youtube User J. Matthew Turner cleverly explains the plot of The Karate Kid with an eye for painting new kid Daniel Larusso as the actual antagonist of the story, showing up in California and wrecking Johnny Lawrence's efforts to be less of a degenerate and make his senior year work. Between the editing and narration, Turner makes an amusing case for why Daniel's really the instigator and cause of everything. He even manages to paint Mr. Miyagi as a demon...
- 8/24/2015
- cinemablend.com
“Mortal Kombat” and Bruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon” are eerily similar in almost every way. YouTube user J. Matthew Turner mashed the two martial arts movies up side-by-side to prove his theory that they’re basically the “same movie.” “It’s the story of a Shaolin Monk who is coerced into competing in a multi-annual tournament held on an island reachable by a boat that leaves from a pier in Hong Kong,” the explanation begins. “His younger sibling having been killed by a conspirator of this tournament, the monk has a personal vendetta against this individual.” Also Read: Spike TV...
- 7/6/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
A clip from X-Men: Days of Future Past has been shown in The Amazing Spider-Man 2's credits.
Reports have emerged that some cinemas have been screening a version of the Andrew Garfield film which features a teaser for Bryan Singer's upcoming release.
For reasons I can't understand *at all*, there really is a clip of the new X-Men movie playing after Amazing Spider-Man 2 in some cinemas.
— Film Divider (@FilmDivider) April 16, 2014
Post-credits Sting Watch (Update). Confirmed reports of, bizarrely, an X-Men clip playing mid-credits in prints of Amazing Spider-Man 2.
— Matthew Turner (@FilmFan1971) April 16, 2014
There is no word on whether this is a mistake or part of an unprecedented cross-promotion between the two studios.
The clip shows Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Havok (Lucas Till) and other mutants take on a group of armed soldiers.
The Spider-Man franchise is controlled by Sony, while Fox has the film rights to X-Men and Fantastic Four.
Reports have emerged that some cinemas have been screening a version of the Andrew Garfield film which features a teaser for Bryan Singer's upcoming release.
For reasons I can't understand *at all*, there really is a clip of the new X-Men movie playing after Amazing Spider-Man 2 in some cinemas.
— Film Divider (@FilmDivider) April 16, 2014
Post-credits Sting Watch (Update). Confirmed reports of, bizarrely, an X-Men clip playing mid-credits in prints of Amazing Spider-Man 2.
— Matthew Turner (@FilmFan1971) April 16, 2014
There is no word on whether this is a mistake or part of an unprecedented cross-promotion between the two studios.
The clip shows Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Havok (Lucas Till) and other mutants take on a group of armed soldiers.
The Spider-Man franchise is controlled by Sony, while Fox has the film rights to X-Men and Fantastic Four.
- 4/16/2014
- Digital Spy
There was a lot of pot and very little luck for a group of elementary-school teachers who showed up for an after-hours get-together in Benicia, Calif. Police arrested Teresa Gilmete Badger on Friday and accused her of poisoning her colleagues after attending the event with food that contained marijuana, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. According to authorities, employees of Matthew Turner Elementary School enjoyed an evening at a private residence on Nov. 21, where everyone was invited to bring a dish of food to share. But clearly, sharing was not caring as, hours later, several attendees - and one juvenile who...
- 1/25/2014
- by Anya Leon
- PEOPLE.com
NBC has ordered a pilot for "Paradise," a drama set in a futuristic prison environment. The show will be written by popular novelist and screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith, and produced by Greg Berlanti, Deadline reports. "Paradise" takes place in late 21st century Las Vegas, which is now the world's largest maximum-security prison, known as Paradise. Dr. Matthew Turner is its newest inmate, convicted of a murder he didn't commit. Desperate to get back to his family and prove his innocence, Turner will have to find a strength he never knew he had, and stay alive long enough to do the one thing no inmate has ever done: escape. "Paradise" marks a continuation of the popularity of the prison drama. Recent successes in the genre include HBO's "Oz," Fox's "Prison Break," A&E's "Breakout Kings" ...
- 8/19/2013
- GeekNation.com
"Paradise," from Seth Grahame-Smith and Greg Berlanti, has a put pilot commitment from NBC. The show is set in 21st century Las Vegas, which is now the world's largest maximum-security prison, Paradise. Dr. Matthew Turner, an inmate convicted of a murder he didn't commit, is desperate to get back to his family by doing what no one has ever done: escape. The put pilot commitment means NBC will pay a penalty if it doesn't air the pilot. Berlanti (pictured) is the executive producer of "Arrow" and "Political Animals," and Grahame-Smith wrote "Dark Shadows" and...
- 8/12/2013
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Arrow producer Greg Berlanti has just locked up a deal to create a futuristic prison drama at NBC.
The Peacock Net has given Berlanti and author Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) a put-pilot commitment for a potential series called Paradise, our sister site Deadline reports.
Related | Jay Leno to Depart NBC’s Tonight Show in February
The premise: In the late 21st century, the city of Las Vegas has become the world’s biggest maximum-security prison, which is known as Paradise. When a doctor named Matthew Turner is wrongly jailed for a murder he didn’t commit, he struggles...
The Peacock Net has given Berlanti and author Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) a put-pilot commitment for a potential series called Paradise, our sister site Deadline reports.
Related | Jay Leno to Depart NBC’s Tonight Show in February
The premise: In the late 21st century, the city of Las Vegas has become the world’s biggest maximum-security prison, which is known as Paradise. When a doctor named Matthew Turner is wrongly jailed for a murder he didn’t commit, he struggles...
- 8/12/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
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As Star Trek Into Darkness joins five or six smaller films in UK cinemas this week, here's how to give the underdog a fighting chance...
Earlier this week, Film4 announced that it was trying something a bit different for the release of Ben Wheatley's upcoming movie, A Field In England. It's a modestly budgeted movie, shot over two weeks, and quite experimental in its approach. That presented Film4 with something of a quandary: how could it get the film out to the widest possible audience?
Back when Wheatley's last film, the terrific Sightseers, was released, our Twitter feed was deluged with people keen to see the film, only to find their local cinema wasn't showing it. It's, sadly, becoming a regular issue with smaller movies, that simply getting a decent number of screens is becoming trickier.
Dan Turner directed the impressive drama The Man Inside,...
As Star Trek Into Darkness joins five or six smaller films in UK cinemas this week, here's how to give the underdog a fighting chance...
Earlier this week, Film4 announced that it was trying something a bit different for the release of Ben Wheatley's upcoming movie, A Field In England. It's a modestly budgeted movie, shot over two weeks, and quite experimental in its approach. That presented Film4 with something of a quandary: how could it get the film out to the widest possible audience?
Back when Wheatley's last film, the terrific Sightseers, was released, our Twitter feed was deluged with people keen to see the film, only to find their local cinema wasn't showing it. It's, sadly, becoming a regular issue with smaller movies, that simply getting a decent number of screens is becoming trickier.
Dan Turner directed the impressive drama The Man Inside,...
- 5/9/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Houston, Texas is best known for oil and cowboys. Like most things, there is way more than meets the stereotype. My favorite Houston secret is Worldfest, a nine day international independent film festival held every April.
What is so great about it? It’s a point of pride for Houstonians because it is the oldest in the world. It was founded in August 1961 as Cinema Arts, and International Film Society. It became the international film festival it is today in April 1968. In all of this time it has been under the care of founder Hunter Todd. His goal was to create a quality film festival for independent filmmakers.
Meh, who cares how old it is. If it’s last power doesn’t impress you, here’s a short list of some of the filmmakers discovered at Worldfest:
Steven Spielberg George Lucas Ridley Scott The Coen Brothers Oliver Stone David Lynch
Pretty sweet,...
What is so great about it? It’s a point of pride for Houstonians because it is the oldest in the world. It was founded in August 1961 as Cinema Arts, and International Film Society. It became the international film festival it is today in April 1968. In all of this time it has been under the care of founder Hunter Todd. His goal was to create a quality film festival for independent filmmakers.
Meh, who cares how old it is. If it’s last power doesn’t impress you, here’s a short list of some of the filmmakers discovered at Worldfest:
Steven Spielberg George Lucas Ridley Scott The Coen Brothers Oliver Stone David Lynch
Pretty sweet,...
- 4/15/2013
- by Aeryk Pierson
- Obsessed with Film
I’m stealing today’s Qotd from an exchange between my friends and colleagues Matthew Turner, critic at ViewLondon.co.uk, and Karen Krizanovich, who this morning tweeted: .@krizanovich I'd add Argo to that list. I genuinely think there should be an Oscar for Best Casting Director.— Matthew Turner (@FilmFan1971) October 24, 2012 (I haven’t seen Silver Linings Playbook yet, but I agree regarding Robot and Frank. And Argo is indeed brilliantly cast.) I think it’s a great idea. Casting is an essential part of what makes a film work -- or not -- and yet it has been all but invisible, perhaps even mysterious, to those looking in from the outside. An Oscar for the work could remedy that.
- 10/24/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Connor will be going undercover for historic traitor Benedict Arnold in the upcoming Assassin's Creed III Dlc exclusive to the PS3, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog.
In the post, Ubisoft scriptwriter Matt Turner laid out some of the particulars of Connor's mission for Washington, which will see the Assassin's Creed III hero attempting to prevent British loyalists from sabotaging the American revolution. This additional storyline will be spread out over four missions, placing Connor close to Benedict Arnold's inner circle at the request of George Washington.
According to Turner, these missions are more realistic in execution than the recently announced King Washington Dlc. In fact, he took the care to use the words spoken by some of the actual key players from those events, which saw Benedict Arnold attempt to destroy West Point. But it's not all dry, historical reenactment, according to Turner, and even integrates the...
In the post, Ubisoft scriptwriter Matt Turner laid out some of the particulars of Connor's mission for Washington, which will see the Assassin's Creed III hero attempting to prevent British loyalists from sabotaging the American revolution. This additional storyline will be spread out over four missions, placing Connor close to Benedict Arnold's inner circle at the request of George Washington.
According to Turner, these missions are more realistic in execution than the recently announced King Washington Dlc. In fact, he took the care to use the words spoken by some of the actual key players from those events, which saw Benedict Arnold attempt to destroy West Point. But it's not all dry, historical reenactment, according to Turner, and even integrates the...
- 10/23/2012
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
Sony has just revealed that the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed III will come with an exclusive set of missions covering the most infamous traitor in American history, Benedict Arnold.
The four-mission story arc starts shortly after General Washington first learned of Arnold’s scheme to hand over the fort at West Point (which had actually been renamed Fort Arnold after him) to the British. Washington tasks Connor with flushing out the Loyalist spies by working undercover for Benedict Arnold.
According to Assassin’s Creed III‘s scriptwriter Matt Turner, the story is very much based on the actual history of Arnold’s betrayal. The developers even went so far as to include dialog from key players who were at Fort Arnold, according to transcripts from the court proceedings that followed the events. Turner added that some liberties were taken to overlay the Assassin’s Creed fiction into the story,...
The four-mission story arc starts shortly after General Washington first learned of Arnold’s scheme to hand over the fort at West Point (which had actually been renamed Fort Arnold after him) to the British. Washington tasks Connor with flushing out the Loyalist spies by working undercover for Benedict Arnold.
According to Assassin’s Creed III‘s scriptwriter Matt Turner, the story is very much based on the actual history of Arnold’s betrayal. The developers even went so far as to include dialog from key players who were at Fort Arnold, according to transcripts from the court proceedings that followed the events. Turner added that some liberties were taken to overlay the Assassin’s Creed fiction into the story,...
- 10/23/2012
- by Justin Alderman
- We Got This Covered
Andrei Tarkovsky, who would have been 80 today — he died too young, 54, at the end of 1986 — has been brought back to many minds lately. One prompt would be the passing just last month of screenwriter Tonino Guerra, with whom Tarkovsky wrote Nostalghia (1983). The two documented the long gestation of Tarkovsky's first film made outside of the Soviet Union in Voyage in Time (shot in 1979 but only officially released in 1983). In this entry, you'll find not only a clip from Voyage but also an excerpt from Pj Letofsky's forthcoming documentary Tarkovsky: His God, His Devil in which Guerra, filmed in 2009, looks back on his collaboration with Tarkovsky.
For a few months now, Geoff Dyer has been sparking conversations about Tarkovsky with Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room, which, as Ethan Nosowsky puts it in the Believer, "Dyer dons a metaphorical head-lamp to mine the ore" of...
For a few months now, Geoff Dyer has been sparking conversations about Tarkovsky with Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room, which, as Ethan Nosowsky puts it in the Believer, "Dyer dons a metaphorical head-lamp to mine the ore" of...
- 4/5/2012
- MUBI
It’s been a long time since we threw our collective voices into the podcasting arena but the Mouth Off Podcast is back with a revised format, some very special guests and an excellent film to get us back on track as we talk about Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming 3D extravanganza Hugo.
We are joined by Cassam Looch from Movie Vortex, Simon Thompson from 5Usa’s Inside Hollywood and Matthew Turner from View London to discuss the merits of Scorsese’s foray into the third dimension and if the film, billed as a family friendly adventure, is as enchanting as we had hoped.
You can read my review of the film here and if you do then you’ll see where I’m coming from but there’s a good amount of discussion on the film’s successes and failures to be had; such a divisive film deserves to be...
We are joined by Cassam Looch from Movie Vortex, Simon Thompson from 5Usa’s Inside Hollywood and Matthew Turner from View London to discuss the merits of Scorsese’s foray into the third dimension and if the film, billed as a family friendly adventure, is as enchanting as we had hoped.
You can read my review of the film here and if you do then you’ll see where I’m coming from but there’s a good amount of discussion on the film’s successes and failures to be had; such a divisive film deserves to be...
- 11/25/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Expanding highways and roads increases congestion by creating more demand--and building more public transportation doesn't help the problem.
A quick drive on one of Los Angeles's many freeways illustrates the fact that having more roads doesn't necessarily prevent traffic. Now a study from the University of Toronto confirms it: Expanding highways and roads increases congestion by creating more demand. And building out public transportation systems doesn't help either; there will always be more drivers to fill up any new road we build.
The disheartening study used data from hundreds of metro areas in the U.S. to reach the conclusion that there is a "fundamental law of highway congestion," which essentially says that people drive more when there are more roads to drive on--no matter how much traffic there is. As a result, increased building of "interstate highways and major urban roads is unlikely to relieve congestion of these roads.
A quick drive on one of Los Angeles's many freeways illustrates the fact that having more roads doesn't necessarily prevent traffic. Now a study from the University of Toronto confirms it: Expanding highways and roads increases congestion by creating more demand. And building out public transportation systems doesn't help either; there will always be more drivers to fill up any new road we build.
The disheartening study used data from hundreds of metro areas in the U.S. to reach the conclusion that there is a "fundamental law of highway congestion," which essentially says that people drive more when there are more roads to drive on--no matter how much traffic there is. As a result, increased building of "interstate highways and major urban roads is unlikely to relieve congestion of these roads.
- 6/2/2011
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
Through a set of rather surreal circumstances, I find myself and three other bloggers interviewing Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, not within the plush rooms of Claridge’s Hotel, but rather inside an Rv parked on the street behind it. Pegg and Frost are here to talk about Paul, their latest film, which sees them embarking on a road trip across the USA with a foul-mouthed alien in tow. Pegg and Frost were genuinely lovely people and were great interviewees, more than willing to tell us everything they could and also very, very funny.
Was Paul named after any Paul in particular?
Pegg: No. The idea was – we were just spit-balling, it was literally like, ‘What are we going to do today? The weather’s nice’ and we were like, ‘Okay, yeah, he’s an alien and what if his name’s Paul?’ and, you know, it was the most...
Was Paul named after any Paul in particular?
Pegg: No. The idea was – we were just spit-balling, it was literally like, ‘What are we going to do today? The weather’s nice’ and we were like, ‘Okay, yeah, he’s an alien and what if his name’s Paul?’ and, you know, it was the most...
- 2/10/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Most people perceive Thanksgiving as the moment to gather at home with family and friends for a holiday feast. But, for Hollywood, it means the time of the year to release a handful of fine movies has arrived. Wide variety of feature films whether they are family materials or bloody actions and wide or limited releases are offered during the week leading to and of the festivity.
This year, the Tinseltown brings forth a collection of movies from vampire romance "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" to action-packed "Ninja Assassin" to animation "Planet 51". With a lot to choose from, AceShowbiz has compiled together a Thanksgiving movie guide that takes a look at the feature films released from November 20 until the end of the month.
Wide Releases
"The Twilight Saga's New Moon"
Release Date: November 20
Either you're on team Jacob or on team Edward or none of those, "The Twilight Saga's...
This year, the Tinseltown brings forth a collection of movies from vampire romance "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" to action-packed "Ninja Assassin" to animation "Planet 51". With a lot to choose from, AceShowbiz has compiled together a Thanksgiving movie guide that takes a look at the feature films released from November 20 until the end of the month.
Wide Releases
"The Twilight Saga's New Moon"
Release Date: November 20
Either you're on team Jacob or on team Edward or none of those, "The Twilight Saga's...
- 11/16/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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