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Archive for February, 2010
100 Faces of War Experience….
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010In Bad Company….
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010The eagerly anticipated “Battlefield Bad Company 2” (BFBC2) finally has arrived. Take a look at this single player first look here. For downloads and spotlighted features read this. This title needs to be successful for Electronic Arts (“EA”) http://www.ea.com/. They are slipping a bit in some investment corners on Wall Street. Maybe its not what there doing right or wrong or the lack of consistently huge, successful titles in the last 2 years—what could be challenging to their prospects going forward is the reality of the coming tidal wave of the free digital downloaded game. (more…)
On your feet soldier!….HBO’s “The Pacific” hits the tube on March 14th
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010The “Band of Brothers” reprise—”The Pacific” — lands ashore on March 14th in a 10-part miniseries depicting the savagery of Pacific theater. We’re talking Hanks and Spielberg here, so there’s no need to worry about investing your hard earned down time in another “Pearl Harbor” like disaster. So far in the trailers there are no sightings of Ben Affleck sporting Ray Bans on the black sands of Iwo.
Speaking of “Pearl Harbor”…
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Some movies are so bad (speaking from strictly a historical accuracy point of view)…they get worse every time you watch it again. Michael Bay’s forte in staging testosterone fueled action vignettes (note the loud Transformers series) is a cotton candy like draw—alluring and sweet, yet empty and unhealthy. (more…)
Throw out your Aeron chairs…finally a seat worthy of the corner office!
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Surely contemplated by the superpowers back when START (the “Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty”, 1991) was signed, are several outfits that take the scraps and parts to fashion all types of decor and furnishings. Who would have imagined cottage industries borne out of the scraps of the thawing Cold War? (more…)