For all you fans of the recently released video game Borderlands, I have a cinematic gem from the early 1980's that might help put you in the mood for blasting away some freaked-out crazies. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), directed by Lamont Johnson, is an interesting little sci-fi B-movie that just might capture your attention for the 90 minutes you watch it. I warn you ... more.

Okay, confession time: if I have a favorite game, it's probably Cosmic Encounter. At least I'm in good company: Steve Jackson cited Cosmic Encounter as one of the games that influenced his classic Illuminati! Richard Garfield said the same of Cosmic Encounter with regard to the creation of Magic: the Gathering. The game has jumped from company to company - five in English alone - and was enshrined... more.

We may be a little more unorganized this week, but damn it makes for an awesome show. We talk Madden predictions, Sonic sequels, Exalted pwnage, and zombie, oh the zombies! We talk about all the other latest and greatest news and about all the games we've been playing (heads-up: there's a lot). Also, our friend Paul also joins in the festivities for the first time. Treat him nicely or I will... more.

Recently, while perusing a very prominent networking website, I came across a link one of my good friends had posted on his page. Clicking said link took me to a website called Obsidian Portal (www.obsidianportal.com), wherein said friend has created a domain of his own reflective of a current Dungeons and Dragons campaign he has been running for the past couple of years. I decided to get to the b... more.

Okay folks, sometimes Cinema Death Blog simply comes across things that are just darn cool and this little animated film falls into that category! Now, I admit up front that I am a big Star Trek fan, and yes I call myself a Trekkie and not a Trekker, and I am also a big Alien fan but I did not know that what I was getting when I clicked on this film was a kick-ass combo of the two franchises. ... more.

Since last week's column covered Risk, I thought it would be good to contrast and compare Risk with Diplomacy. Both games were first released commercially in the US in 1959, which makes them siblings of a sort, and both games put the player in charge of armies attempting to gain supremacy over the theater of war. And that's about where the similarities end. Instead of being a fraternal twin, Di... more.

Dear readers, I have not yet written about a film that has also been a topic of discussion in our movie podcast, Cinema Death Blog, but after watching the film as a homework assignment for the podcast, I felt deeply compelled to share my thoughts with you.  The Proposition (2005) is an incredible film experience crafted with intense beauty by director John Hillcoat and written by singer-songwrite... more.

It's a moody podcast for a moody movie -- both of which are intended in a good way. This week we're watching The Proposition (2005), a Western-styled tale of loyalty, violence, and many other things set in the beautiful Australian outback. This often overlooked film is remarkable in just about every way: acting, story-telling, cinematography, directing, score, etc. If you haven't already seen... more.

Another week means another list of downloadable games from Nintendo's virtual services.  The following is a list of the games headed towards DSiWare, WiiWare, and Virtual Console for the first week of February 2010: (words courtesy of Nintendo's Press Room) DSiWare True Swing Golf Express Publisher: Nintendo Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™ Desc... more.

Yesterday, Miramax Film Corp. was shut down by Disney.  The inevitable has happened, or so it seemed to the many people who thought the departure of founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein spelled the end of the company back in 2005.  Miramax has hobbled along since then, but has not been able to maintain the shine it acquired under the Weinsteins.  This is the company that brought us such iconic... more.