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The Last Of Us: Why You Can’t Trust The Video Game Review Industry
18 June 2013 3:06 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
To say that I was eagerly waiting for The Last Of Us would be somewhat of an understatement, ever since its announcement over a year and a half a go I’ve been waiting for it with baited breath. Whilst survival games aren’t exactly my cup of tea and any sort of horror leaves me huddles under my blanket reciting passages of the bible, I couldn’t wait to try this new addition to the genre out. The trailer made it look spectacular and the promises that Naughty Dog made had me wondering whether I’d ever love another game as much.
There was one problem though as the release date got closer, people were talking about it a tad too much. I’ve been burnt before and after zealously waiting for other games I’d be disappointed by close to all of them purely because the media and »
- Idris Aylwin
'The Last of Us' Non-Review Review (Update)
14 June 2013 10:25 AM, PDT | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »
Update: I've finished the game and it's as excellent as I thought it would turn out.
So I have to be totally upfront with you -- I haven't completed "The Last of Us" yet. You can blame E3 for this one. However, I did manage to marathon about 9 hours of it last night just for you! But sadly, the call for sleep finally hit me around 4 or so this morning. So with that said, this isn't a review so much as an extended impression.
Even with the few hours I've played, "The Last of Us" has so far presented one of the best gaming experiences I've had on the PS3. Naughty Dog has strained out every ounce of Sony's 7 year old system and put out a fantastic, narrative driven and genuinely horrifying, and at times emotionally draining game.
The most prominent aspect of "TLoU" is the character development. I feel »
- Clint Mize
Video Game Review - The Last of Us
13 June 2013 10:50 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Kris Wall reviews The Last of Us....
Post-apocalyptic action adventure - four words that have now become almost guaranteed to raise a yawn amongst the gaming collective looking to seek out new and exciting adventures. So, from the creators of Uncharted, Naughty Dog, comes another post-apocalyptic action adventure that riffs on everything from The Road and Children of Men to I Am Legend and The Walking Dead, yet confidently treading its own path and defying everything to create quite possibly the best game of this generation.
The Last of Us begins at the end, the end of the world as a viral outbreak devastates civilisation as we know it. We see this through the eyes of a young girl as she wakes up to the first reports of the outbreak via TV and radio broadcasts, glimpses of panic and chaos on the horizon nearing closer to home, and the blinding »
- Flickering Myth
Nathan Fillion Talks Much Ado About Nothing, the Star Wars Sequels, Monsters University, Percy Jackson, Comic-Con, Twitter, and Much More
13 June 2013 11:51 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Joss Whedon's contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is now playing in theaters. The micro-budget film was completed in just twelve days at his house, and stars Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Clark Gregg, Tom Lenk, Ashley Johnson, Reed Diamond, Riki Lindhome, Sean Maher, and Nathan Fillion. For more on the film, here is Matt's review and all our previous coverage which includes clips, posters, and images. During the recent L.A. press day, I landed an extended video interview with Fillion. He talked about making Much Ado, the complicated dialogue, if he agrees to whatever Joss Whedon asks of him, Twitter, what he geeks out over, his thoughts on the Star Wars sequels, the idea of appearing as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in another movie as a cameo, and more. In addition, he talks about his voice role for Monsters University and his Pixar fandom, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
“The Last Of Us” Launch Trailer, Out Friday
12 June 2013 10:47 AM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us comes out this Friday June 14th, which is turning out to be one of the better Friday’s in recent memory (Man Of Steel, The Last Of Us, This Is The End and I get to go visit family). The video game, coming to PS3, is getting rave reviews across the board, and is said to top the acclaimed Uncharted franchise, also from Naughty Dog.
It’s the newest entry in the survival horror genre of gaming, with a ton of zombies, all with some interesting and new twists. It’s also got “dynamic stealth” mode, brilliant AI, and some noteworthy voice actors (Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker). The game itself also looks gorgeous. But don’t take my word for it, check out the launch trailer which has been making the rounds during E3:
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- Andy Greene
Photo: What Does This Former 'Growing Pains' Actress Look Like Now?
7 June 2013 10:10 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Once upon a time, she was a pint-size toddler called Chrissy Seaver on the TV show "Growing Pains." Now, Ashley Johnson is a 29-year-old actress in the Joss Whedon-directed Shakespeare adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing," opening today (June 7) in theaters.
Johnson got her acting debut at just age 6, when she starred in two seasons of the hit ABC series, which also co-starred Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron and, briefly, a young Leonardo DiCaprio. She later moved on to other acting gigs on both the small screen and the big screen, including stints on "Roseanne," "What Women Want" and, in 2009, the television show "Dollhouse." The latter was perhaps her first introduction to Whedon, who later cast her in the 2012 summer blockbuster "The Avengers."
Then: With the cast of "Growing Pains," in 1990.
Now: On the red carpet for "Much Ado About Nothing," in 2013.
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- Youyoung Lee
Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof Trade Quips in New Clip from Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
7 June 2013 5:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing is absolutely a must-see movie of the year, which deserves every ounce of the critical praise it has been receiving since its Tiff debut last year – you can read our five-star review here.
The film begins its limited release in the Us today, ahead of opening in the UK next weekend, and opening wider in the Us the following weekend. And a great new clip from the film has been released online, in which we get to see a battle of wits between Amy Acker’s Beatrice and Alexis Denisof’s Benedick.
Leonato (Clark Gregg), the governor of Messina, is visited by his friend Don Pedro (Reed Diamond), who is returning from a victorious campaign against his rebellious brother Don John (Sean Maher). Accompanying Don Pedro are two of his officers: Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio (Fran Kranz). While in Messina, Claudio falls »
- Kenji Lloyd
'Much Ado About Nothing': Choosing Joss Whedon's next literary muse
6 June 2013 4:02 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Back in 2011, between shooting and editing The Avengers, Joss Whedon was supposed to take his wife, producer Kai Cole, on a dream Italian vacation to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Sensing an oncoming crisis of faith in filmmaking — perhaps one reason they’ve been able to achieve 20 years of marriage in an industry that seemingly grinds up and spits out unions just for kicks — she had another idea.
She suggested he finally shoot his dream project, a new black-and-white contemporary spin on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing using the original text with his friends/constant collaborators like Nathan Fillion, Alexis Denisof »
- Carrie Bell
Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' unveils new clip - watch
6 June 2013 12:25 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Joss Whedon's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing has unveiled a new clip.
Amy Acker (Beatrice) and Alexis Denisof (Benedick) feature in the snippet from the upcoming take on William Shakespeare's classic play.
Nathan Fillion also stars as bumbling police chief Dogberry, alongside Sean Maher as the villainous Don John and Clark Gregg as Leonato.
Several other stars who have previously worked with Whedon also feature, including Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Tom Lenk and Ashley Johnson.
The film was shot in 12 days at locations in and around Whedon's Santa Monica home.
Much Ado About Nothing will be released on June 14 in the UK.
Photo gallery - Much Ado About Nothing stills: »
Joss Whedon interview: Much Ado, Avengers, Buffy, & more…
5 June 2013 3:10 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Interview Louisa Mellor 7 Jun 2013 - 06:00
We chat to Joss Whedon about Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, Marvel, Statham and The Avengers...
For a small yet significant number of people, Joss Whedon isn’t just a writer, director and sometime performer of the Dance of Joy, he’s – what was it Quentin Travers said about Glory in the Checkpoint cliff-hanger? – “a god”.
As such, staring directly into his face was problematic. For fifteen minutes in a room in Soho this February, the struggle between my desire to appear professional, worldly and urbane, and urge to leap into Whedon’s lap sobbing ‘You made the horror of being a teenage girl okay’ was fierce. Angel’s battle between good and evil? A picnic compared to having to compose myself, sit nicely, and ask Joss Whedon sensible, grown-up questions about Shakespeare.
Professional and urbane then. Did I manage it? Er, no. But »
- louisamellor
Top 10 Must-See Movies of June 2013
30 May 2013 5:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
There’s no denying that May 2013 has been an incredible month for moviegoers, with Iron Man 3 becoming the first film to gross a billion dollars at the global box office this year, The Great Gatsby reaching $100m. in two weeks in the Us alone, and Fast and Furious 6 and The Hangover Part III topping the biggest Memorial Day box office weekend of all time. With so many blockbusters behind us, it’s amazing to think that we’ve still got so many still to look forward to, and so we come once more to our run-down of the top 10 must-see movies of the month, with the June 2013 edition.
And it is a great one.
Much Ado About Nothing – June 7th (Us Limited), June 14th (UK Limited), June 21st and Beyond (Us and UK Expanding)
Joss Whedon’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s play is the single greatest version of the bard’s work I have seen, »
- Kenji Lloyd
Watch the first clip from Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
29 May 2013 10:45 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Shot at the director’s home over twelve days amidst post-production for The Avengers, Joss Whedon’s modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is soon to released across cinemas in North America. The first clip for the film as been released, which you can watch below.
Much Ado About Nothing is directed, produced, and written by Joss Whedon and stars Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Spencer Treat Clark, Riki Lindhome and Ashley Johnson.
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Leonato, the governor of Messina, is visited by his friend Don Pedro who is returning from a victorious campaign against his rebellious brother Don John. Accompanying Don Pedro are two of his officers: Benedick and Claudio. While in Messina, Claudio falls for Leonato’s daughter Hero, while Benedick verbally spars with Beatrice, the governor’s niece. The budding love between Claudio and Hero prompts Don »
- Ricky
New Clip from Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing Featuring Nathan Fillion
29 May 2013 1:57 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
If you didn't get enough of Nathan Fillion in the new trailer for Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a new clip has been released featuring the actor in Joss Whedon's Much Ado about Nothing. In the modern interpretation of Shakespeare's play, Fillion plays Dogberry, a comically incompetent constable who is tasked with uncovering the sinister plot of Don John (Sean Maher). In this clip, Conrade (Riki Lindhome), one of Don John's followers, calls Dogberry an ass, and the constable responds in a flustered manner. Even though some audiences may have trouble following Shakespeare's language, there's no mistaking the hilarity of Fillion's body language and exaggerated expressions. Hit the jump to check out the clip, and click here to read my review from Tiff. The film also stars Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Clark Gregg, Tom Lenk, Ashley Johnson, and Reed Diamond. Much Ado about Nothing opens »
- Matt Goldberg
New Image of Nathan Fillion & Tom Lenk in Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
21 May 2013 2:30 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
There are two films you need to seek out next month: The first is Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, and the second is Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel.
Whedon shot the former Shakespeare adaptation in secret in the confines of his own home, and the result is a masterpiece, with a version of Shakespeare’s play unlike any seen before. I was fortunate enough to see the world premiere of Much Ado About Nothing at Tiff last year – you can read our five-star review here – and cannot recommend it enough.
We were recently treated to a brilliant UK trailer. And with its release date just around the corner, we’ve got a great new image to share of Nathan Fillion and Tom Lenk, two of Whedon’s many frequent collaborators, as Dogberry and Verges.
Leonato (Clark Gregg), the governor of Messina, is visited by his friend Don »
- Kenji Lloyd
Marvel Cinematic Universe Characters Who Deserve A 'One-Shot'
25 April 2013 1:45 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
by Brett White
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has slowly built out its world through a series of short films (called "Marvel One-Shots") found on the Blu-rays and DVDs of its feature-length films. Films like "Item 47" and "The Consultant" have expanded the mythos of Phil Coulson and showed the fallout of New York City's Chitauri invasion. Now it appears as if supporting characters from those feature films, like "Captain America: The First Avenger's" Peggy Carter, will be the focus of Phase Two's "One-Shots."
This information comes from actress Hayley Atwell, who revealed that there was more Peggy Carter in store outside of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Marvel Studios co-president Louis D'Esposito seemingly confirmed the rumor, meaning that future one-shots could feature characters other than Jasper Sitwell and Phil Coulson. Any McU character is up for grabs! With that in mind, here are a few Marvel Cinematic Universe Characters that »
- Splash Page Team
New Trailer For "Much Ado About Nothing"
25 April 2013 8:37 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Sneak Peek the new UK trailer revealing more of "The Avengers" director Joss Whedon's indie feature "Much Ado About Nothing".
Based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name, the film stars Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Spencer Treat Clark, Riki Lindhome and Ashley Johnson, opening June 7, 2013.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Much Ado About Nothing"...
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- Michael Stevens
New Trailer for Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
25 April 2013 4:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing is all but guaranteed to be my favourite film of the year. I was lucky enough to be at its world premiere at Tiff last year – you can read our five-star review here – and instantly fell in love with it.
The first trailer debuted last month, giving the world a brilliant first look at Whedon’s upcoming adaptation. And now Kaleidoscope have released the new UK trailer, giving us a terrific new look at the highly anticipated drama/comedy.
Leonato (Clark Gregg), the governor of Messina, is visited by his friend Don Pedro (Reed Diamond), who is returning from a victorious campaign against his rebellious brother Don John (Sean Maher). Accompanying Don Pedro are two of his officers: Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio (Fran Kranz). While in Messina, Claudio falls for Leonato’s daughter Hero (Jillian Morgese), and Benedick verbally spars with Beatrice »
- Kenji Lloyd
New UK Trailer for Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
24 April 2013 11:00 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
While The Avengers 2 is still very much in the pre-production stage and we haven’t heard much movement recently on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series, everyone will have their Joss Whedon fix very soon. The UK trailer for his new movie, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, was just released, showing a bit more of the film than the first trailer. Much Ado tells the story of two stubborn individuals, Beatrice and Benedick, and their haphazard journey to finding love with each other that involves a ridiculous amount of deception and wit. This one gives glimpses into the interwoven drama with jabs of comedy Whedon is more known for, and I for one am very excited to see him take on an updated but understated version of this classic. I like that he’s kept the original text, but is »
- Bryce Fallon
Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' releases UK trailer - video
23 April 2013 6:35 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
A new trailer for Much Ado About Nothing has been released.
Joss Whedon's modern-day take on William Shakespeare's 1598 comedy stars former Angel actors Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker as sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick.
Released exclusively through Digital Spy, the trailer features several more actors who have a history with Whedon, including Nathan Fillion as buffoonish police chief Dogberry, Sean Maher as the villainous Don John and Clark Gregg as Leonato.
The idea for the adaptation came out of Whedon's regular brunch ritual, wherein he would invite regular collaborators - including Denisof, Acker and Fillion - over to his house for recitals of Shakespeare plays.
The film was shot in 12 days at locations in and around Whedon's Santa Monica home.
Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Tom Lenk and Ashley Johnson round out the supporting cast.
Much Ado About Nothing will be released on June 14 in the UK. »
19th Bradford International Film Festival - Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
17 April 2013 12:03 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Much Ado About Nothing, 2012.
Directed by Joss Whedon.
Starring Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Ashley Johnson, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Riki Lindhome and Spencer Treat Clark.
Synopsis:
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
You probably know the story by now. Post-Avengers shoot and pre-Avengers edit, Joss Whedon had some two weeks spare. Ignoring the burden of the expectation-laden behemoth on his hands, Whedon decided to use that time to shoot a version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. With his friends, at his house, over 12 days. As anyone would.
That the film was made in such a casual manner is its key strength. This is contemporary Shakespeare done right, not overly-reverential and with a sense of something most adaptations don’t possess: fun. Whedon outdoes the likes of Baz Luhrmann »
- Flickering Myth
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