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Eggers on Screens, Game Creators on Their Bests, Batman on Consoles

By brian longtin • Mar 30th, 2009 • Category: side notes

Beloved author Dave Eggers tries his hand at two screenplays, the Game Developers’ Choice Awards highlight creators’ favorites, and possibly the first truly great Batman game in ‘Arkham Asylum’.



‘Battlestar’ Spins Off, ‘Ong Bak 2′ Slices Up, Japandroids Pare Down

By brian longtin • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: side notes

‘Caprica’ aims to pick up where BSG left off, Tony Jaa returns for more spectacular Muay Thai kung-fu action, and two very non-asian-robot guys get set to release a very human record.



An Animated ‘9′, Documentary on Design, and Mash-ups Online

By brian longtin • Jan 13th, 2009 • Category: side notes

Shane Acker’s feature debut gets added to a list of animated films to see this year, ‘Objectified’ follows up from the ‘Helvetica’ team, and free best of Club Bootie tracks.



Our Favorite Shit: 2008

By brian longtin • Jan 6th, 2009 • Category: side notes

Our panel of two sat down for an epic virtual discussion of our absolute favorite things of the year, in every category we could think of, and why each one made the list.



A Lifeless ‘Spirit’, a Pointless ‘Dante’s Inferno’, a Peerless Gaming Panel, and Soulless Best Of Lists

By brian longtin • Dec 22nd, 2008 • Category: side notes

Why we’re passing on Miller’s new movie, wondering who thought Dante would make a good action game hero, year-end gaming thoughts and what makes a good Best Of list.



Rock Posters; Tool Toasters; a Maverick Roaster; and Austin, Closer

By brian longtin • Dec 4th, 2008 • Category: side notes

A trailer for ‘Died Young, Stayed Pretty’, Maynard Keenan tours (wine tastings?), Taibbi reflects on the election, and some crazily detailed Austin City Limits Photos.



RS Remembering Wallace, Aronofsky Wrestling Rourke, Sony Snubbing Netflix

By brian longtin • Nov 22nd, 2008 • Category: side notes

An insightful look at the life of DFW, a discussion of over-and-under-rated directors, and a movie download battle continues.



Elected in Style: How Pop Culture Rocked the Vote

By brian longtin • Nov 19th, 2008 • Category: side notes

A post-mortem on the three biggest ways this year’s election went from political pageant to pop culture moment.



Hertzfeldt on Tour, Kring on ‘Heroes’, Hollywood on Palin

By brian longtin • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: side notes

Animation Show founder debuts his latest, ‘I Am So Proud of You’; ‘Heroes’ creator assures us it’s back with a vengeance; Ebert and Damon come up with the best VP zingers.



Okkervil River Leaks, Barack Obama Speaks, Olympic Equine Cheats

By brian longtin • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: side notes

The Stand Ins debuts via cover songs, Obama pulls more viewers than the Oscars, and horses doping with chili peppers in Beijing.