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“Year One” on DVD and Blu-ray

Jeanne Dupuis — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:41:00 +0000

Harold Ramis has enjoyed a lot of great success over the years with films like Groundhog Day, Caddyshack and, of course, the Ghostbusters movies so a lot of people had high hopes for Year One. It all seemed to be perfect – a great writer, the comedic stylings of Jack Black and Michael Cera, and a decent plot. Unfortunately, critics and movie-goers weren’t bowled over by the finished product but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still worth watching! In the film, Black is Zed, a hunter, while Cera is Oh, a gatherer. Life is pretty good for them until Zed eats from [...]

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“Year One” on DVD and Blu-ray

New This Week: “Year One”

Jeanne Dupuis — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:40:00 +0000

Year One hits theaters this Friday and features the unlikely pairing of Jack Black and Michael Cera. I cannot decide if I am actually going to go through the trouble of seeing this movie on the big screen but I do admit that it’s a creative idea.

As the name suggests, the plot unfolds 2008 years ago in “year one” where “a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.”

image: Columbia Pictures

Along the way, they encounter some interesting characters including Adam and Eve (Harold Ramis and Rhoda Griffis), Cain and Abel (David Cross and Paul Rudd), and Abraham (Hank Azaria).

It will be interesting to see what kind of on-screen chemistry that cast will create. While it comes off a little cheesy I think that Black’s over-the-top, physical comedy could pair very nicely with Cera’s subdued, intelligent and ironic humor (I really loved him in Superbad, Juno and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist). When you combine this with the fact that the movie is being directed and is based on a story by Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters).

Hmmm… I think I just talked myself into seeing this movie. Check out the trailer and tell me what you think:

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E3 ‘09: EA press conference highlights

Robin Parrish — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:45:19 +0000

On Monday, EA Games hosted its own press conference here at E3 2009. Here are a few highlights from the event.

EA Sports announces Fight Night Round 4, for the first time allowing you to pit Ali against Tyson, with spectacular-looking results. Check out the big-screen demo:

EA Sports announces and demos Grand Slam Tennis for Wii, complete with a surprise appearance by tennis superstar Pete Sampras.

Brutal Legend designer Tim Schafer takes the stage to unveil several new characters and show off new video featuring star Jack Black. Note: this video is NSFW.

A full level demo for Pandemic’s The Saboteur, which features creative use of color and black & white, and finds you working with the resistance in Nazi-occupied France during WWII.

Last but by far not least, a progress report on the highly-anticipated MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, featuring on-stage Jedi and the world premiere of the game’s cinematic trailer. (If only the prequel trilogy had been more like what the trailer shows!)

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E3 ‘09: EA press conference highlights