Batman: Arkham Asylum
Looking at what I’ve got on the TV cabinet, I haven’t been playing a lot of PS3 games since February this year, and that was the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 I was on then. One title whose development I’ve
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Comedy at home
Despite Hannah’s constant need for attention during day hours, we usually still manage to sneak in a bit of couple time every evening when I’m back home from work. This window is usually just a few hours, and between Hannah’s
Wedding Music – Revisited
Nearly a year ago I wrote a series of posts on wedding music. Even though our own event was 3 years ago, whenever I listen to a music composition, my subconscious self still goes on appraisal mode to see if
East India Company
Reposted from the school blog I write for. Mention the name “The East India Company”, and you’re likely to immediately either associate it with the last two movies of the Pirates of the Carribean film trilogy, or Sir Stamford Raffles.
Where be the monkeys?… Part 2
Continuing from my previous post. There’s a song that gets regularly played off the MP3 deck of our car, and it goes like this: This song comes from Curse of Monkey Island in 1997, and in it you’re supposed to
District 9
District 9 (2009) – AMK Hub on 26 Aug. This film is anything but ordinary. It’s a mix of numerous elements which fortunately turned out very well. There’re pointed notes on world history and affairs, and also on modern film-making
Tunnel Rats – Part 2
1968 Tunnel Rats is made by Uwe Boll, a director whose name has been regularly associated with entertainment’s worst films if you read critical reviews. This new film of his though is a huge improvement: it has the advantage of
Tunnel Rats – Part 1
Tunnel Rats (2008) – on rental. Of the major conflicts that’s taken place in the last 100 years or so, one that I still consider myself relatively unfamiliar with is the Vietnam War. The war has its roots in politics,
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection (1998) – on rental. Romantic dramas on film can be pretty formulaic: the two persons typically do not like each other terrifically i.e. the conflict phase first, but from either natural or contrived circumstances will
House of Saddam – Part 3
All of these historical character-based productions also rise or fall depending on how the lead actor does in the role. Cate Blanchett was consistent in both the Elizabeth films she did with director Shekhar Kapur, as was Helen Mirren in
House of Saddam – Part 2
House of Saddam is a four part HBO-BBC Television series that runs for a neat 4 hours, and dramatizes the last 27 years of Saddam Hussein’s life in power – from his forcing of the then ailing President al-Bakr to
House of Saddam – Part 1
House of Saddam (2008) – on rental. The show begins with a thickly moustache middle-aged Iraqi celebrating his daughter’s seven birthday. He welcomes his friends and well-wishers. One could had easily mistaken this man to be just an ordinary loving
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