William Cameron Menzies. William Cameron Menzies movies on TCM: Murderous Joan Fontaine, deadly Nazi Communists Best known as an art director/production designer, William Cameron Menzies was a jack-of-all-trades. It seems like the only things Menzies didn't do was act and tap dance in front of the camera. He designed and/or wrote, directed, produced, etc., dozens of films – titles ranged from The Thief of Bagdad to Invaders from Mars – from the late 1910s all the way to the mid-1950s. Among Menzies' most notable efforts as an art director/production designer are: Ernst Lubitsch's first Hollywood movie, the Mary Pickford star vehicle Rosita (1923). Herbert Brenon's British-set father-son drama Sorrell and Son (1927). David O. Selznick's mammoth production of Gone with the Wind, which earned Menzies an Honorary Oscar. The Sam Wood movies Our Town (1940), Kings Row (1942), and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). H.C. Potter's Mr. Lucky...
- 1/28/2016
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Dark Souls II's first Dlc is due today, and a new patch has addressed a huge list of issues...
News
The first Dlc for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Sunken King, has probably landed by the time you read this, and accompanying it is a huge update that fixes and tweaks a massive range of features.
You can see the full list below (and it's some list), but highlights include a limit to the amount of souls a player can earn whilst fighting invaders, and the removal of healing abilities during any form of PvP, a common annoyance for those who follow Dark Souls' community created honour system of no healing during a fight.
A good portion of the update deals with balancing, making changes to weapons damage, armour effectiveness, and spells. Some items have been changed too, such as the very handy Gower's Ring of Protection, which has been weakened,...
News
The first Dlc for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Sunken King, has probably landed by the time you read this, and accompanying it is a huge update that fixes and tweaks a massive range of features.
You can see the full list below (and it's some list), but highlights include a limit to the amount of souls a player can earn whilst fighting invaders, and the removal of healing abilities during any form of PvP, a common annoyance for those who follow Dark Souls' community created honour system of no healing during a fight.
A good portion of the update deals with balancing, making changes to weapons damage, armour effectiveness, and spells. Some items have been changed too, such as the very handy Gower's Ring of Protection, which has been weakened,...
- 7/22/2014
- by aaronbirch
- Den of Geek
James Bond's latest outing has taken £53.44m in 10 days, a figure beyond the wildest dreams of even Eon, MGM and Sony
The winner
Summer 2012 may have disappointed at the box office and, yes, admissions are 5.9% down on 2011 levels for the first nine months of the year. But glass-half-full commentators have kept repeating the mantra: "Just wait for Q4!" While the summer saw distributors giving a wide berth to both Euro 2012 football and the Olympics, the final quarter of the year offered surefire winners such as Skyfall, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
So far, Skyfall has exceeded the wildest dreams of even Eon, MGM and Sony, with a stunning £53.44m in just 10 days. Only one film has taken more in 2012: The Dark Knight Rises, with £56.24m – and that's been on release for 16 weeks. Skyfall is already the 13th biggest hit of all...
The winner
Summer 2012 may have disappointed at the box office and, yes, admissions are 5.9% down on 2011 levels for the first nine months of the year. But glass-half-full commentators have kept repeating the mantra: "Just wait for Q4!" While the summer saw distributors giving a wide berth to both Euro 2012 football and the Olympics, the final quarter of the year offered surefire winners such as Skyfall, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
So far, Skyfall has exceeded the wildest dreams of even Eon, MGM and Sony, with a stunning £53.44m in just 10 days. Only one film has taken more in 2012: The Dark Knight Rises, with £56.24m – and that's been on release for 16 weeks. Skyfall is already the 13th biggest hit of all...
- 11/6/2012
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Skyfall (12A)
(Sam Mendes, 2012, UK/Us) Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, 143 mins
It starts with a bang, but ends with a poignant whimper. This is supposedly a smarter Bond, you see, giving you first-class action and breathtaking imagery, but also a Freudian look into the secret agent's psyche. A pity, then, that the plot is utter nonsense. Bardem's Joker-ish baddie isn't interested in world domination; he has a personal score to settle, and an unfeasibly cunning plan…
Elena (12A)
(Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2011, Rus) Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov. 109 mins
The Return director finds form with a penetrating look at class resentment in money-obsessed modern Russia, perfect conditions for a noir-ish drama. Markina is magnificent as a hard-up divorcee, who does what she has to when her wealthy partner begins to ail.
Room 237 (15)
(Rodney Ascher, 2012, Us) 102 mins
This investigation into the myriad interpretations of Kubrick's The Shining goes far deeper than anyone needed,...
(Sam Mendes, 2012, UK/Us) Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, 143 mins
It starts with a bang, but ends with a poignant whimper. This is supposedly a smarter Bond, you see, giving you first-class action and breathtaking imagery, but also a Freudian look into the secret agent's psyche. A pity, then, that the plot is utter nonsense. Bardem's Joker-ish baddie isn't interested in world domination; he has a personal score to settle, and an unfeasibly cunning plan…
Elena (12A)
(Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2011, Rus) Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov. 109 mins
The Return director finds form with a penetrating look at class resentment in money-obsessed modern Russia, perfect conditions for a noir-ish drama. Markina is magnificent as a hard-up divorcee, who does what she has to when her wealthy partner begins to ail.
Room 237 (15)
(Rodney Ascher, 2012, Us) 102 mins
This investigation into the myriad interpretations of Kubrick's The Shining goes far deeper than anyone needed,...
- 10/26/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Today's Geek Art is a very cool Marvel Masterpiece sketch card set that comes from artist Matthew Humphreys.
Here's the list of characters in the collection:
Black Cat, Scarlet Witch, Gertrude/Arsenic
Storm, Gwen Stacy, She-Hulk
Rogue, Mystique, Emma Frost
Tigra, Nico Minoru, Black Widow (had to do at least one card in that style)
Tempest, Thor Girl, Titania
Turbo, Thundra, Tarantula
Iron Man, X-23, Puck
Daredevil, Cyclops, Colossus
Dr Strange, Spidey, Vulture
Nick Fury, Beast, J.Jonah Jameson
Sabertooth, Namor, Red Hulk
Us Agent, Captain America, Rhino
Gambit, Magneto, Thing
Chamber, Ghost Rider, Man-Thing
Iron Fist, Dagger, Cloak
Dirk Anger, The Captain, Deadpool
The Spot, Abomination
Source: Deviant Art (http://americanninjax.deviantart.com/)...
Here's the list of characters in the collection:
Black Cat, Scarlet Witch, Gertrude/Arsenic
Storm, Gwen Stacy, She-Hulk
Rogue, Mystique, Emma Frost
Tigra, Nico Minoru, Black Widow (had to do at least one card in that style)
Tempest, Thor Girl, Titania
Turbo, Thundra, Tarantula
Iron Man, X-23, Puck
Daredevil, Cyclops, Colossus
Dr Strange, Spidey, Vulture
Nick Fury, Beast, J.Jonah Jameson
Sabertooth, Namor, Red Hulk
Us Agent, Captain America, Rhino
Gambit, Magneto, Thing
Chamber, Ghost Rider, Man-Thing
Iron Fist, Dagger, Cloak
Dirk Anger, The Captain, Deadpool
The Spot, Abomination
Source: Deviant Art (http://americanninjax.deviantart.com/)...
- 4/11/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The History of Video Games comes to us from Jonathan Mann who has written this melody that tells the story of video games including the Odyssey, Amiga and Commodore 64. Want to sing along to this Billy Joel spoof? Hit the jump for the lyrics, if you dare!
Computer space, Odyssey, Bushnell, Atari
Coleco, Ralph Baer, Pong becomes a hit
Channel F, Chuck E Cheese, Track Ball, Bushnell leaves
Vcs Cartridges, the 2600
Space invaders, high score, vector graphics, space war
lunar lander, Asteroids, Monoco gp
Pac man, Intellivision, end of game put three initials
Othello, Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi
Console war, Coleco Vision, Odyssey is back again
we can play Atari games, different ports of Pac-man
Pole position, Pitfall, video pinball
sword quest, combat, adventure, easter egg
Tempest, Robotron, Cenepede, Xaxon
Defender, Radar Scope, Donkey Kong, Nintendo's hope
Mario Bros. no one knows, Shigeru Miyamoto
Et. Dec. 7, video games are dead
Amiga,...
Computer space, Odyssey, Bushnell, Atari
Coleco, Ralph Baer, Pong becomes a hit
Channel F, Chuck E Cheese, Track Ball, Bushnell leaves
Vcs Cartridges, the 2600
Space invaders, high score, vector graphics, space war
lunar lander, Asteroids, Monoco gp
Pac man, Intellivision, end of game put three initials
Othello, Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi
Console war, Coleco Vision, Odyssey is back again
we can play Atari games, different ports of Pac-man
Pole position, Pitfall, video pinball
sword quest, combat, adventure, easter egg
Tempest, Robotron, Cenepede, Xaxon
Defender, Radar Scope, Donkey Kong, Nintendo's hope
Mario Bros. no one knows, Shigeru Miyamoto
Et. Dec. 7, video games are dead
Amiga,...
- 12/16/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
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