By Susan JAMES Bond is back in the much hyped and eagerly awaited film, “Skyfall.” The good news is, it was worth the wait. This Bond is no longer the novice spy open to romantic feelings or the genial martini-swilling assassin of earlier versions. Older, battle-scarred and battle weary, Daniel Craig’s 007 wrestles with doubts […]
By Ted Ayala At the opening: A composer best known for his panoramic orchestral frescoes distilling a lifetime’s experience into a deeply introspective and austere solo instrumental work. At the close: An uncharacteristically tragic work from a composer whose music often stands as some of the most joyful ever composed. Composers […]
By Charly SHELTON Video game characters are just as important as movie characters to some. Master Chief is just as awesome as Rambo, Mario is more widely known than most film characters, and when you lose a game either to it being too old or the system becoming outdated, you miss those characters. This is […]
Assassin’s Creed III: Hitting or Missing the Mark? By Michael WORKMAN Assassin’s Creed III has been played up as Ubisoft’s crowning achievement in the series with a redesigned combat system, naval battles and a brand new game engine. The question is: Has Assassin’s Creed III lived up to the hype? The answer is a resounding […]
Oceanview Bar & Grill is celebrating local non-profits and community organizations with its new Community Connections program. OVBG will be recognizing and contributing to the success of these worthy groups by donating back a percentage of evening event proceeds to benefit their worthy cause. OVBG will be featuring a different group every month. The first […]
By Charly SHELTON Every year, there is at least one movie that everyone talks about because it is so epic. “Avatar.” “Inception.” And now “Cloud Atlas” will join those ranks for 2012. Despite being a little confusing at the beginning, it does come together after a little bit and you can start to piece […]
By Susan JAMES If you’ve seen the coming attractions for “Flight,” director Robert Zemeckis’ new film starring Denzel Washington, you might think it’s a modern riff on the old John Wayne classic, ‘The High and the Mighty.” Demon-haunted, booze-soaked pilot manages miraculous landing of a crippled airplane in spite of overwhelming odds. If you did […]