'The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries' Finale Trailer

'The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries'

Finale Trailer

Fellow Survivors, Today we can share the all-new launch trailer for 'What We Deserve,' the third and final episode in The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries. Episode 3: 'What We Deserve' will be available starting Tuesday, April 26th on PC/Mac via the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services, the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One® and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, for compatible iOS devices via the App Store, and for Android-based devices via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.   In 'What We Deserve,' feeling the weight of choices both recent and long ago, Michonne tries to protect an innocent family... but Norma and the vengeful Monroe crew are closing in. As reality shatters and the ghosts of the daughters she abandoned demand to be heard, your choices will determine who lives, who dies, and what redemption really means in a world gone to hell. The miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books, portrayed in-game by award-winning actress Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black). Haunted by her past and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne across a three episode miniseries event. Players will dive into the mind of Michonne to discover what took her away from Rick, Carl, and the rest of her trusted group... and what brought her back. To date, The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series has sold more than 50 million episodes worldwide, earning more than 100 Game of the Year awards from outlets including Metacritic, USA Today, Wired, Spike TV VGAs, Yahoo!, The Telegraph, Mashable, Polygon, Destructoid andGamesRadar, and was also the recipient of two BAFTA Video Games Awards for Best Story and Best Mobile Game.   The Walking Dead is set in the world of Robert Kirkman's award-winning comic book series and offers an emotionally-charged, tailored game experience where a player's actions and choices affect how their story plays out across the entire series.   The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries Episode 3 - 'What We Deserve' is rated 'M' (Mature) for Intense Violence, Blood & Gore, and Strong Language by the ESRB.   For more information on the game, visit the official website, Facebook, and follow Telltale Games on Twitter.  For more information on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman, and all of his titles, visit www.Skybound.com and www.TheWalkingDead.com.

Hitman Episode 2 Sapienza trailer

Hitman Episode 2 Sapienza trailer

HITMAN - Episode 2: Sapienza is available April 26 on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
The beautiful, sun-drenched coastal town of Sapienza is full of new challenges and packed with opportunities for the creative assassin to explore.

Your main target is Silvio Caruso, a brilliant bioengineer reportedly working on a DNA-Specific virus able to infect anyone anywhere in the world.

For more information on Sapienza: www.hitman.com
To buy HITMAN: buy.hitman.com

Eddie The Eagle: Film Review

Eddie The Eagle: Film Review

Cast: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Tim McInnery, Keith Allen, Jo Hartley
Director: Dexter Fletcher

There's no disputing that Michael Edwards aka Eddie The Eagle was a defining character at the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics.

With his Coca Cola bottle bottom strength glasses and unswerving determination as well as his antics on the piste, he was a crowd favourite - and it's easy to see why Sunshine on Leith director Dexter Fletcher was drawn to the story. (Even if they have taken plenty of liberties with the telling of the underdog story).

Kingsman star Taron Egerton takes on the role of the bespectacled wannabe Olympian whose plucky belief dates back to the 70s when he's strapped into a caliper and told repeatedly by his father that he'll never amount to anything on the sporting front. Despite all the odds being stacked against him, and despite his ineptitude threatening to cripple him before he's even started, Edwards resolves to take himself off to the Winter Olympics as the first ever British ski jumper. But with no backing from the British Olympics Association, who view him as a joke, and a distinct lack of support from his dad who's determined Eddie will be a plasterer, the stage is set for struggle and a degree of triumph.

Eddie The Eagle is supposed to be the embodiment of a feel-good film and the personification of the old adage that God loves a trier. Having lived through his "victories", there was something admirable, something innately British and genial about Edwards' unblinking determination to achieve his goal and his continual onslaught against the odds.

Egerton is the epitome of Edwards from his facial tics to his continual pushing up of his glasses, there's just something spot on with his portrayal - even if some will feel he veers close to gurning throughout, Egerton's study of what made Edwards who he was is close to perfection. That said, it doesn't fully help you to engage with his character and he rarely transcends into the loveable loser territory which is needed for an underdog film.

And Jackman's fictional coach who helps Edwards to soar the heights while conquering his own demons makes a good foil too- both leads are likeable if difficult to fully engage with.

Fletcher makes good fist of the material as well, using the obligatory training montage and setting it to Hall and Oates. He also makes the ski jumping seem as daunting as it probably is, by showing the scope of the jumps with some ground level camera shots to set the scene. These are perhaps the major crowning achievement of the film.

Yet, Eddie the Eagle doesn't hit the highs that it aspires too - sure, it's crowd-pleasing in parts but feels restrained in others, and as a result, it never soars as you'd expect it to.

Win a double pass to see Bad Neighbours 2

Win a double pass to see Bad Neighbours 2

Returning stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne are joined by Chloë Grace Moretz for Bad Neighbours 2, the follow-up to 2014’s most popular original comedy.  Nicholas Stoller again directs in a film that follows what happens when the will of parenthood goes against the bonds of sisterhood.

 

Now that Mac (Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Byrne) have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs.  But just as they thought they’d reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than Teddy (Efron) and his brothers ever dreamed of being. 

Tired of their school’s sexist, restrictive system, the unorthodox ladies of Kappa Nu have decided to start a house where they can do whatever the hell they want.  When Shelby (Moretz) and her sisters, Beth (Kiersey Clemons) and Nora (Beanie Feldstein), find the perfect place just off campus, they won’t let the fact that it’s located on a quiet street stand in their way of parties as epic as the guys throw.

Forced to turn to the one ex-neighbor with the skills to bring down the new Greeks next door, the Radners—alongside best friends Jimmy (Ike Barinholtz) and Paula (Carla Gallo)—bring in charismatic Teddy as their secret weapon.  If he can infiltrate the sorority and charm his way through it, the thirtysomethings will shutter the Kappas’ home.  But if they think that their neighbors are going down without a fight, they have severely underestimated the power of youthful ingenuity and straight-up crazy.

Bad Neighbours 2 hits cinemas May 12th

To enter simply email to this address: darrensworldofentertainment@gmail.com and in the subject line put BAD NEIGHBOURS. 

Please include your name and address and good luck! 

The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries' Reaches Gripping Conclusion on April 26th

The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries' Reaches Gripping Conclusion on April 26th

First Look at Episode Three - 'What We Deserve' in New Screens

Fellow Survivors, Today we can share the release date and all-new screenshots for 'What We Deserve,' the third and final episode in The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries.   Episode 3: 'What We Deserve' will be available starting Tuesday, April 26th on PC/Mac via the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services, the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One® and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, for compatible iOS devices via the App Store, and for Android-based devices via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.     In 'What We Deserve,' feeling the weight of choices both recent and long ago, Michonne tries to protect an innocent family... but Norma and the vengeful Monroe crew are closing in. As reality shatters and the ghosts of the daughters she abandoned demand to be heard, your choices will determine who lives, who dies, and what redemption really means in a world gone to hell. Episode 2 - 'Your Choices' Trailer The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries confronts players with tough choices. Today we can also share this new video above, which highlights some of the difficult decisions players were faced with in the second episode (beware, contains major spoilers for the story so far).  The miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books, portrayed in-game by award-winning actress Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black). Haunted by her past and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne across a three episode miniseries event. Players will dive into the mind of Michonne to discover what took her away from Rick, Carl, and the rest of her trusted group... and what brought her back.   To date, The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series has sold more than 50 million episodes worldwide, earning more than 100 Game of the Year awards from outlets including Metacritic, USA Today, Wired, Spike TV VGAs, Yahoo!, The Telegraph, Mashable, Polygon, Destructoid andGamesRadar, and was also the recipient of two BAFTA Video Games Awards for Best Story and Best Mobile Game. The Walking Dead is set in the world of Robert Kirkman's award-winning comic book series and offers an emotionally-charged, tailored game experience where a player's actions and choices affect how their story plays out across the entire series. The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries Episode 3 - 'What We Deserve' is rated 'M' (Mature) for Intense Violence, Blood & Gore, and Strong Language by the ESRB.   For more information on the game, visit the official website, Facebook, and follow Telltale Games on Twitter.  For more information on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman, and all of his titles, visit www.Skybound.com and www.TheWalkingDead.com.

In the Heart of the Sea: Blu Ray Review

In the Heart of the Sea: Blu Ray Review

Rating: M
Released by Roadshow Home Ent


The tale of Moby Dick is not a new one by any stretch of the imagination.

But this true story whale tale sees Hemsworth and director Howard reuniting after the much-overlooked Rush to tell the story of the story of the sinking of the Essex back in 1820 which inspired Melville to write Moby Dick.

Complete with John Wayne drawl, Hemsworth plays Owen Chase, the rugged first mate who's always overlooked for captaincy of vessels heading off to see from Nantucket to gather whale oil. Hooked in by the promise of being a captain in a next voyage, Chase takes his position on the Essex, and defers to Benjamin Walker's Captain George Pollard who's installed in charge by way of nepotism rather than via hardy hours at sea.

With this tension and a crew that barely seems sea-worthy, the Essex sets out on its fruitless search, but falling foul of not enough supply but plenty of demand, Pollard pushes the crew out into the uncharted waters. But it's here the crew faces its biggest challenge as they're struck by a massive white whale and suddenly have to put aside their quarrels and survive.

In The Heart of The Sea is a muddled film that at times, finds itself at sea.

By balancing two narratives as Gleeson's older survivor tells his story to Whishaw's author Melville who's seeking inspiration and by flashing back and showing the fate of the Essex, Howard inadvertently strips the story of any real tension, preferring to use a hoary old narrative crutch instead of letting the drama talk for itself.

And while the sequences when the great white attack show a sense of urgency, even though they're over incredibly quickly, In the Heart of the Sea isn't exactly in a rush to get to its destination.

Large portions of the second half of the film see the men all at sea a la Unbroken and Life Of Pi, but because earlier stretches of the film do little to build character outside of Chase, the plight of the rest of the crew is somewhat lost in the wash (even the tension between Pollard's silver-spooned captain and Chase's tired of being passed over falters dangerously close to undeveloped) and consequently lacks the engagement needed.

Fortunately that gap is filled by Gleeson's weighty performance of a man desperate to unburden his soul but terrified of what the truth reveals about the lengths gone to for survival. It's here the gravitas is brought and Gleeson becomes the film's MVP without any shadow of a doubt, pulling in pathos, horror and eliciting emotion from the simplest of looks. In stark contrast Hemsworth seems too clean cut and lacking in any real depth; there's no disputing his good intentions, but there's equally no escaping the one dimensional nature of this landsman in these flashbacks - it's a fatal flaw that holds you at arm's length.

Howard's cinematography is replete with images from the level of the ropes and the masts that scatter the ship and his solid directorial eye brings an interesting take on the hoary old sea dog stories, even if it does lapse into water-bound visual cliches and proffers little in the way of new perspectives.

Ultimately, In The Heart of the Sea relies a little too heavily on its CGI creatures and leans not enough on its own character developments; there are tantalising hints of what the film could have been, but these elements don't quite gel together. In stopping the story at crucial points for a flash-forward and failing to build all characters other than Chase (who borders on a caricature) In The Heart of the Sea proves a fitful beast, and one which isn't exactly destined for Davy Jones' Locker but one that never quite gets the wind it needs in its dramatic sails.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops III Eclipse DLC available now

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III ECLIPSE,

THE SECOND EPIC DLC PACK FOR THE TOP-SELLING CONSOLE GAME OF 2015, AVAILABLE NOW ON PLAYSTATION 4

Eclipse, the Highly-Anticipated Second DLC Pack from Treyarch, Features Four Multiplayer Maps, Including the Re-imagining of Call of Duty: World at War Classic, Banzai, and the Next Thrilling Chapter in the Origins Zombies Storyline

Auckland, New Zealand – April 20, 2016 – Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Eclipse, the second DLC pack for the No. 1 top-selling console video game of 2015, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, is now available on PlayStation 4 with other next-gen platforms to follow*.  PS4 gamers can jump right into the action across four new multiplayer maps, as well a new Zombies experience, which takes players to an undead island during the World War II Pacific Theatre in a thrilling new chapter of the Origins saga.

“We know that fans are playing the hell out of our current selection of multiplayer and Zombies maps, which is why we have been working so hard to deliver an epic new DLC offering with Eclipse,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head, Treyarch. ”Suit up…it’s time to kick some ass again!”

Players can now dive into Eclipse’s four multiplayer maps: Knockout, Spire, Rift; and Verge, a re-imagining of the Call of Duty®: World at War classic, Banzai.

·         Knockout: Housed in a traditional Shaolin Temple with a retro twist, Knockout sets the stage for a Kung Fu tournament. This mid-sized map showcases a sharp contrast between the mid-range engagements of the traditional exterior architecture and the tight close-quarters of an eclectic 1970’s styled interior. 

·         Spire: Spire takes multiplayer combat to a futuristic sub-orbital airport terminal set high in the clouds. Multiple levels and open areas promote intense, mid-range combat around a clean, high-tech civilian environment. Watch your step, because one wrong move could send you plummeting back through the stratosphere.  

·         Rift: Players can head to the core of a harsh futuristic military complex, set high above an active caldera. Rift funnels and forces tight, intense engagements, where the only way through is forward. Players must utilize the unique core movement opportunities to outsmart and outplay enemies, as they traverse the suspended rail system.

·         Verge: In this re-imagination of the classic Call of Duty: World at War map, Banzai, Verge drops multiplayer combat into the centre of a distant post-apocalyptic future, where two warring factions are entrenched in constant battle. Players must take control of the key bridge, fortresses, tunnel systems and waterfalls as they engage in high-speed action through this medium-sized map.

Eclipse also introduces the next highly-anticipated Zombies experience: Zetsubou No Shima, the second stop in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies storyline that spans the four DLC Map Packs for Black Ops III this year.  The popular Origins characters continue on their mission to stop the zombie apocalypse.  Our heroes find themselves stranded on a remote Pacific island, which is home to the Division 9 facility: a secret biological research lab whose experiments with Element 115 and its effects on human, animal, and plant biology has created horrors beyond belief.  Zetsubou No Shima features a foliage rich island map, including new terrifying zombie enemies, a variety of innovative transport mechanics, more devastating traps and classic Zombies side quests that fans will gravitate to. 

Eclipse is now available at a discounted rate via the Call of Duty: Black Ops III DLC Season Pass**, which features four DLC Map Packs planned for the year, as part of the discounted bundle offered at a suggested retail price of $69.95. Individual purchase of DLC Map Packs is at a suggested retail price of $22.50 NZD.  Call of Duty: Black Ops III is rated R16 (Violence, language & horror).

Call of Duty: Black Ops III Eclipse is available now on PlayStation 4 games and entertainment system from Sony, with other next-gen platform availability to follow*