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Great battle sequences in TV shows can be included in any genre, but historical series about war and fantasy stories are frequently highlighted as the best. From "The Pacific" to "Band of Brothers," shows about World War II include brutal and realistic depictions of the realities of conflict. Narratives like "Game of Thrones" prove that imaginative fight scenes can be created from the imagination.

It's difficult to determine what elements combine to make the best TV show battle scenes to grace the small screen. However, a few things are certain: gorgeous visuals, intricate fight choreography, and emotional urgency must all be present for the audience to be moved by what they see on television. While violence and gore are frequently discussed when it comes to fight sequences, the moments of interpersonal drama and loss stick with the viewer the longest. However, this is elevated all the more by showrunners and...

Exclusive: Abbey Lee and Christopher Abbott are attached to lead Fear is the Rider, a chase thriller from BAFTA-nominated director John Michael McDonagh that The Exchange is introducing to international buyers at the 2022 virtual EFM.

Fear is the Rider is based on Kenneth Cook’s (Wake in Fright) acclaimed novel of the same name. It tells the story of John Shaw (Abbott), a photojournalist who arrives in Australia trying to recover from his experiences reporting on the Vietnam War. After meeting a young woman (Lee) in a small-town bar, he decides to detour into the Outback to photograph cave paintings.

Out there, under the baking sun, people can die within hours. But the elements are not the most hazardous thing in the bush, and Shaw and his mysterious companion soon find themselves caught up in an unrelenting fight for survival.

Night Gallery (Season 1)

Blu ray

Kino Lorber

1969/ Color / 1.33:1 / 408 Minutes

Starring Joan Crawford, Richard Kiley, William Windom

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Boris Sagal, Jeannot Szwarc

A modern-day mythologist with a populist bent, Rod Serling fused the cautionary tales of fantasists like Ray Bradbury to the righteous anger of muckrakers like Ambrose Bierce and A.J. Leibling. Add to that mix the never ending run-ins with network honchos and we can assume that the beleaguered Everyman who populated Serling’s most enduring creation was more than a little autobiographical.

Serling began his long journey on October 2, 1959—and while the signpost up ahead may have read “The Twilight Zone”, the world-weary Serling’s real destination was the past. An early entry in that ground-breaking series was the writer’s own Walking Distance, the story of Martin Sloan, a burned-out ad man who, thanks to some homespun hocus-pocus, has a heart-to-heart chat with his own 11-year-old self.

Writer/director Guillermo del Toro discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh and Joe.

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Nightmare Alley (2021)

Nightmare Alley (1947) – Stuart Gordon’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Drive My Car (2021)

Wicked Woman (1953) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

Modern Times (1936)

City Lights (1931)

The Great Dictator (1940)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review, Dennis Cozzalio’s Muriel Awards capsule review

Vertigo (1958) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Brian Trenchard-Smith’s review

The Man Who Would Be King (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

The Young And The Damned (1950)

Gone With The Wind (1939)

The Golem (1920) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans (1927)

Alucarda (1977)

Greed (1924) – Dennis Cozzalio’s Muriel Awards capsule review

Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

District 9 (2009) – John Sayles...

For all the existential questions surrounding film festivals (some of which this column explored last week), few would deny their potential for discovering new talent. Similarly, it has become too easy to envision how breakthrough filmmakers can be gobbled by the system. Sundance is America’s greatest discovery festival — but who’s doing the discovering, and to what end?

In recent years, Sundance programming has bred directors of future blockbusters. For many newcomers, that lure is too good to ignore. But any of them contemplating these offers should think twice: Originality can be bankable on its own, and the period after a Sundance debuts is a unique window to capitalize on that opportunity.

Of course, it’s a tricky calculus. The chance to direct a franchise means a built-in global audience at a time when it’s increasingly difficult to guarantee any theatrical viewership. Studio paydays aside, Sundance breakouts could...

After finding success on primetime television with Life in Pieces, Zoe Lister-Jones has now made her directorial debut with Band Aid, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. With Lister-Jones also writing and producing, the dramedy follows a couple who is looking to rebuild their marriage and finds a way to do so through music. Ahead of a release next month, IFC Films have now released the first trailer.

“If one is familiar with Richard and Linda Thompson’s discography they would automatically be reminded of the once-married musician couple’s “Shoot Out the Lights,” their greatest work together, but also a therapeutic record made during a tumultuous period in their relationship,” we said in our review.”The feelings and emotions expressed in the record felt all too real. Zoe Lister-Jones‘ feature debut — which she also wrote, stars in, produced, and co-wrote the lyrics for the songs in — Band Aid,...

If one is familiar with Richard and Linda Thompson’s discography they would automatically be reminded of the once-married musician couple’s “Shoot Out the Lights,” their greatest work together, but also a therapeutic record made during a tumultuous period in their relationship. The feelings and emotions expressed in the record felt all too real. Zoe Lister-Jones‘ feature debut — which she also wrote, stars in, produced, and co-wrote the lyrics for the songs in — Band Aid, tries to follow the same path to varying results.

Lister-Jones plays Anna, a frustrated Uber driver who is married to Ben (Adam Pally), a freelancer that hangs around every during the week in his underwear smoking weed and doing Photoshop designing jobs. Their marriage is rocky, to say the least, with constant arguments over the most mundane of things, primarily doing the dishes. They are lost and bewildered by the prospect of a monogamous life together.

Rita Gam, a ’50s film star and founding member of The Actor’s Studio, died Tuesday of respiratory failure in Los Angeles. She was 88. Gam’s credits include “Night People” and “Shoot Out” alongside Gregory Peck, “Hannibal” with Victor Mature and appearances on “The Rockford Files.” Later in life, Gam produced a series on the global film business and a PBS travel show called “World of Beauty.” Gam was the ex-wife of legendary director Sidney Lumet (“12 Angry Men,” “Dog Day Afternoon”), and a close confidant to the late Grace Kelly, for whom she stood as bridesmaid during the “High Society” actress’ 1956 wedding to Prince.

Rita Gam, a glamorous actress who starred in such exotic films as Saadia with Cornel Wilde, Sign of the Pagan with Jack Palance as Attila the Hun and Nicholas Ray's biblical King of Kings, died Tuesday. She was 88.   Gam, who was director Sidney Lumet's first wife and a bridesmaid at Grace Kelly's 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier, died of respiratory failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, publicist Nancy Willen said. Gam also appeared opposite Gregory Peck in Night People (1954) and Shoot Out (1971), in William Dieterle's Magic Fire (1955), with Victor Mature in Hannibal (1959) and with

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Looking for good books about the movies to read? We've got a bumper selection of recommendations right here...

A confession. I actually started writing this article in 2013, and the reason you've only reading it now is that I've made sure I've read every book on this list, save for one or two where I've marked otherwise. As such, what you're getting is a very personal list of recommendations. Each of these books has at least something to it that I think is of interest to someone wanting to learn more about film - or just enjoy stories of movie making.

I've tended to avoid picture books, with one exception, as these ones I've chosen are all intended to be chock-full of words, to relax with at the end of a long day. Which is what I did. There are one or two notable omissions, as I'm still...

The forgotten grandfather of the third-person cover shooter? Ryan takes a look back at the brilliant Cabal...

As far as military shooters went in the 1980s, Operation Wolf was the last word. It was loud, brash, and the cabinet had a colossal Uzi 9mm strapped to the front of it. The game was a distillation of the decade's cheerfully excessive action movies: traces of Rambo, Commando and Delta Force could all be found in its DNA.

It could even be argued that none-more-80s movie studio Cannon Films were indirectly responsible for Operation Wolf's visual style and "rescue the hostages" plotline.

The only problem with Operation Wolf is this: it isn't exactly what you'd call strategic. Take away the Uzi, the incredible sound effects and the phalanxes of hapless soldiers, and you're essentially left with Duck Hunt. You can't move around, you can't take cover and you can't avoid bullets...

One of Bollywood’s most serious actors, Manoj Bajpayee, has a long list of successful films in his career and many memorable performances to his credit. He is one of the few actors who have dabbled in various genres of cinema proving his talent in each one of them. Having celebrated his birthday recently, we have commemorated some of his iconic dialogues that have definitely struck a chord with the audience.

How can we forget his performance as Sardar Khan in ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ (2012). That film has so many memorable dialogues. This one below is the one we liked the best.

Here’s another good one from ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ (2012). Told you, the film is treasure chest of impactful dialogues.

The next one is from ‘Satyagraha’ (2013). The film featured Manoj Bajpayee as Balram Singh, a young politician who has a sharp tongue combined with sharper wit.

Yes guys! Its ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ once again.

John Ford’s My Darling Clementine is a prime example of the Great American Western, embodying all that is good and right and just about this once dominant cinematic genre. Now available in a beautiful new hi-def burn by Criterion, this 70 year old horse opera gleams with new life and luster, preserving in minute detail the sweep and grandeur of Ford’s bedrock moralist visions. My Darling Clementine stands as a testament to Ford’s unique ability to balance the mundane with the monumental in perfectly proportioned tension; his laconic cowpokes equally imperiled by a parched, unforgiving wilderness and the dark designs of its human intruders.

While most scripts strive for reduction, My Darling Clementine is a case study in art of narrative inflation. The film takes a relatively minor incident in American history – a violent misunderstanding between two shady factions popularly known as The Shoot Out at Ok Corral...

Some people talk the talk and others walk the walk. Vivek Oberoi, described as a Bollywood actor, social worker, adventure sports enthusiast, poet, pilot and dreamer, inspired over 120 guests to walk the walk as he does so gallantly at the Women Empowered event in support of Sewa Day on Tuesday July 1st.

The event, all organized in just 10 days, and sponsored by Sun Mark Ltd in association with Sterling Media, was sold out and those present were almost transfixed by the depth of Vivek’s thoughts and left wanting to hear more. The event was to raise awareness for Sewa Day, an initiative to remind us that charitable giving is not always about donating money, it was, many a times about donating time – the concept of selfless service that generations of Indians (and many others under a variety of names) have known as ‘sewa’ was being revived to a mass audience.

We've had a day to digest the news that EA now has the exclusive rights to make games based on the "Star Wars" universe, and that they've, in turn, tapped Visceral and Dice to make new titles with all-new story and gameplay (with BioWare doing... something).

And predictably, we all groaned and fretted about what this would mean for the gaming future of our beloved franchise--"how badly will EA mess this up," we asked. Honestly, though, I'm looking forward to whatever comes out of EA, good or bad. For all their less-than-savory business practices, they've made a habit of assembling great studios and allowing interesting ideas to germinate in them (even if that means we bafflingly have three "Army of Two" games.

So after the jump, check out five reasons to look forward to EA's taking over "Star Wars" along with five reasons to keep that excitement in check.

A shootout and car chase are highlighted in the latest videos from the Rochesterr, New York set of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Director Marc Webb also sent out a photo of disabled Spider-Man fan Justin Presciutti getting the chance to meet the superhero himself, portrayed by stunt double William Spencer. We also have a news report that tells Justin's story, and how he came to be on the set that day. Check out the latest action from this superhero sequel.

The Amazing Spider-man 2 On Set: Police Shoot Out

The Amazing Spider-man 2 On Set: Police Shoot Out 2

The Amazing Spider-man 2 On Set: Crash Scene

The Amazing Spider-man 2 On Set: Spider-man Meets Justin

The Amazing Spider-man 2 On Set: Spider-man Meets Justin 2

Day 61. Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Fan. #justinp#spideyroctwitter.com/MarcW/status/3…

— Marc Webb (@MarcW) May 4, 2013

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 comes to theaters May 2nd, 2014 and stars Emma Stone,...

The Star Wars franchise has a long history in video games, dating all the way back to 1983 when the official Star Wars arcade game first showed up. Things have come a long way since those simple vector graphics lit up the arcade and to celebrate May the 4th we've put together a list of some of our favorite games set in galaxy far, far away.

Star Wars Rogue Squadron

Star Wars Rogue Squadron gave fans of the beloved franchise the chance to pilot a multitude of iconic starships. Who wouldn't want to blast wamp rats on Tatooine from the cockpit of Tie Fighter?

Shadows of the Empire

Shadows of the Empire introduced new characters and gave fans a look at the events in between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. More importantly, we got to fly Snowspeeders on Hoth and get beat up by Wampas.

Star Wars Battlefront...

New Delhi, Apr 22(Ani): Bollywood's much awaited movie ' Shoot out at Wadala'is grabbing the eyeball because of its three item numbers, which feature Sunny Leone, Sophie Chaudhary and Priyanka Chopra as item girls.

At a recent promotional event in New Delhi, lead actor John Abraham praised the item songs and the three girls of the film.

"The song, the item, the girl the guy everybody and I think he has done the same, Sophie will have a lot of shows to go after this and Sunny we all were very anxious as she is not from here and when we came on set she was like thank you so much for allowing me to do this and I asked her did.

Above: 1979 poster for Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (Jiri Menzel, Czechoslovakia, 1979).

I recently discovered the posters of Polish artist Andrzej Krajewski, or I should say that I recently discovered his best work. I had seen some of his work before (and had featured one terrific 1970 design on my Tumblr) but its cartoony style—reminiscent of, and possibly influenced by, the 1960s work of Push Pin Studio in New York—wasn’t really my thing. But I obviously wasn’t looking in the right places or at the right posters.

Around the same time I came across the London-based Polish poster webstore Eye Sea Posters which may not be the most comprehensive Polish poster site on the web (that would be this one) but is certainly the most elegantly designed. Set up by James Dyer two years ago, the site allows you to browse by artist as well as by genre or subject matter,...

New Delhi, Apr 18: The famous Ram-Lakhan Jodi is all set for a comeback in Ekta Kapoor's multi-starrer action thriller 'Shoot out at Wadala', where Jackie Shroff will play the role of a police commissioner and will be accompanied by Anil Kapoor.

The actors got candid while shooting for their last scene in the film in Mumbai.

"Today is the last day of the film and I am playing the role of a Commissioner along with the inspector. It feels great that we working together after so long. We have done many films together, especially Ram-Lakhan," Shroff said.

"He was a Rangeela inspector then who use to do all the wrong things..

When they say, "They don't make 'em like that anymore," this is what they're talking about. "How the West Was Won," released in America 50 years ago this week (on February 20, 1963) was probably the most ambitious western ever made, an epic saga spanning four generations, 50 years, two-and-a-half hours, five vignettes, three directors (well, actually four), the widest possible screen, and an enormous cast of A-listers, including James Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, and Spencer Tracy. It's hard to imagine any movie, let alone a western, being made on such a grand scale today, when it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Naturally, in a production that massive, there was a lot of chaos behind the scenes. Even fans of the movie may not be aware of the off-camera feud between Peck and his director, the technical challenges imposed by the untried widescreen format,...

It's Friday and that means we've got some reviews for you. This week the movies are Identity Thief and Side Effects and out of Brad's distaste for the former we discuss R-rated comedies that are actually good. Along with reviews we answer several of your questions and voicemails, play some games and hope we send you into your weekend with some solid recommendations. Now that it's live, I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below...

They were hard to miss as they hurried around Boulder on Friday evening and Saturday, sporting various costumes, carrying props and camera equipment.

The 19 film crews seemingly popped up out of nowhere Friday, then disappeared just as quickly a day later. The frenetic filmmakers were this year's entrants in the Shoot Out 24-Hour Filmmaking Festival, an event in its ninth year in Boulder.

The challenge is cinematic creativity, on deadline. Participants are challenged to create a seven-minute film using only linear editing and incorporating at least five elements from a list of 11 distributed to teams at the beginning of the event -- all in the time it takes the Earth to rotate once.

Judges on Saturday night selected the top 10 films, which will be screened at noon Sunday at a public event at eTown Hall.

"As a filmmaker, I thought it was something that would be fun to do, and it just took off,...

Actor often cast in sleazy, raunchy roles

Susan Tyrrell, who has died aged 67, had all the makings of a cult movie star. Husky-voiced and eccentric, she was a dissipated flower child, somewhat resembling an underground Shirley MacLaine. No wonder she was cast in outrageous roles in Bad (1976) and Cry-Baby (1990), which gained her fans among the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Tyrrell (pronounced Tie-rell), who liked to be called SuSu, was attracted to the bizarre. "I find beauty in the grotesque," she once said, "and in the sweet soul inside someone who has been able to get through their life without being a rat's ass. Such people should be collected, should be swept up immediately and kept in a box of broken people."

One of the broken people she portrayed so vividly was Oma, the pathetic, drunken barfly in John Huston's Fat City (1972), for which she was nominated for an Oscar.

Representatives of the actress Susan Tyrrell have reported that the actress died Saturday, at the age of 65. The daughter of a William Morris agent, Tyrrell began acting in her teens and made her way to New York, where her theater credits, on and off Broadway, included Cactus Flower, Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers Of Eldritch, and Tennessee Williams’ Camino Real. It was Williams who paid her the ultimate backhanded compliment, “My favorite actors are 50-percent male and 50-percent female, and you, my dear, are neither.” Tyrrell made her movie debut in the 1971 Gregory Peck Western Shoot Out and ...

Susan Tyrrell, cult film staple and Academy Award nominee, passed away on Sunday at the age of 67. Although Tyrrell spent her career playing somewhat unsavory types, her talent did not go unrecognized. She made her transition from the theater to film with 1971's "Shoot Out," and, by the following year, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in John Huston's "Fat City." She went on to star in over a dozen off-beat films, including "Angel" and "Cry-Baby." Her health began failing in the early 2000s; she lost both of her legs due to the rare blood disease Essential Thrombocythemia. Despite her ailments, Tyrrell continued to star in movies such as "Masked and Anonymous" (2003), "The Devil's Due at Midnight" (2004) and, most recently, David Zellner's "Kid-Thing." "Nothing was off limits with her -- she didn't mince words, she loved what she loved and she hated what she hated...She will be sorely missed,...

Sonu Sood is all excited about playing Dawood Ibrahim in Sanjay Gupta's Shoot Out At Wadala. However before the final results are seen on the screen, Sonu Sood is already gearing up to be seen as a tough no-nonsense cop in Maximum where he plays the central protagonist. Ecstatic with the way final results have turned out to be, Sonu is now waiting with bated breath before he goes full throttle in promoting the film."Maximum has a class realistic vision that director Kabeer K...

Mumbai, April 30: The commercial success of "The Dirty Picture" gave new life to biopics. Bollywood has now lined up a slew of real people's real stories, though filmmakers admit these are churned out with a dash of entertaining fiction.

"Paan Singh Tomar" closely followed "The Dirty Picture" and turned out to be a sleeper hit. Some upcoming biopics include "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", "Rang Rasiya", "Shoot Out At Wadala", "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2" and "Barfi".

But filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt told Ians: "Any biopic cannot be a pure biopic because one tends.

He may have been all brawn and muscles in Force. However, seems like it was just the beginning of an action era for John Abraham. Not really sure of what really did Sanjay Gupta have in store for him, now that the floodgates are open when it comes to action saga, John Abraham had one of his most tiring days ever as an actor on Monday when he hit dirt (literally so) for a wild physical bout in Shoot Out At Wadala. "A massively mounted action sequence was conceptualised for him. Read More...

He may have been all brawn and muscles in Force. However, seems like it was just the beginning of an action era for John Abraham. Not really sure of what really did Sanjay Gupta have in store for him, now that the floodgates are open when it comes to action saga, John Abraham had one of his most tiring days ever as an actor on Monday when he hit dirt (literally so) for a wild physical bout in Shoot Out At Wadala. "A massively mounted action sequence was conceptualised for him.

Actor Ronit Roy who has always been the main protagonist in Ekta Kapoor’s serial will now be seen in an important role of Inspector Raja Tambat in her next venture Shoot Out At Lokhandwala. When asked if he is considered as Ekta Kapoor’s blue eyed boy the actor adds with a laugh, “Of course I am her blue eyed boy as she says so.” But the actor says it was not just about being the blue eyed boy but working with Anil Kapoor that excited him more to take up the role.

Ronit Roy says that he idolizes Anil Kapoor and is excited that that his dream to work with the actor has finally come true. “I have idolized him for many years for his dedication towards the craft. He plays the role of Acp Isaque Bagwan. “I am looking forward to start shooting with him now.”

Ronit...

Actor Ronit Roy who has always been the main protagonist in Ekta Kapoor’s serial will now be seen in an important role of Inspector Raja Tambat in her next venture Shoot Out At Lokhandwala. When asked if he is considered as Ekta Kapoor’s blue eyed boy the actor adds with a laugh, “Of course I am her blue eyed boy as she says so.” But the actor says it was not just about being the blue eyed boy but working with Anil Kapoor that excited him more to take up the role.

Ronit Roy says that he idolizes Anil Kapoor and is excited that that his dream to work with the actor has finally come true. “I have idolized him for many yea ...

The ensemble cast of Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala is getting bigger by the day. The star-studded sequel of 2012 already features Anil Kapoor, John Abraham and Kangana Ranaut. Recently it was revealed that Manoj Bajpai had been signed up to play the role of Shabbir. And now the latest addition to the set-up is of Sonu Sood. Sanjay Gupta who has been on the lookout for an actor to play Dawood in Shoot Out At Wadala has finally zeroed in on Sonu Sood.

Now that Shoot Out At Wadala is definitely happening with plans all set to be executed for the film to go on floors, the hand shake between Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor has turned out to be for real. Close to half a decade after problems were reported between the enterprising producer and the director known for his stylish movie making, all is certainly well between the duo. Moreover, even though the hunt for actors continues with only Anil Kapoor and John Abraham on board with...

It’s time for a settling of scores and a clearing of consciences. Jimmy is finally free of his father and ready to come to terms with Nucky, but Manny Horvitz, killer of Jimmy’s wife, is still at large. Nucky’s legal problems come to a head and as usual, he finds a sophisticated way of resolving them.

Boardwalk Empire Season 2, Episode 12: “To the Lost”

Written by Terence Winter

Directed by Tim Van Patten

Airs Sundays 9.00pm on HBO

Any Boardwalk Empire episode written by Terence Winter is bound to be a masterpiece of sophistry. Winter is the show’s creator after all – the man who disinterred Nucky Thompson from the vault of history and reanimated him, tricks and all, for the enjoyment of the viewing public. Winter’s specialty is in creating characters of enough depth and complexity such that their actions are as unpredictable, yet entirely believable,...

Metroid II: Return of Samus headlines this week's Nintendo update. Delve deep into the Metroid home planet to eradicate them once and for all in this Game Boy exclusive chapter of classic series. Download it for £3.60. Also available this week are Big Town Shoot Out on WiiWare and Go Series: Escape Trick Rock City Prison and Just Sing! Christmas Vol. 3 on DSiWare. > Read last week's (more)...

Get ready to battle the evil Metroid once again when the original Game Boy classic Metroid II – Return of Samus becomes available to download on Nintendo 3Ds via the Nintendo eShop this week. The second installment of the Metroid series sees Samus Aran on a mission to rid planet SR388 of the Metroid menace. Samus has been tasked with battling through a sprawling underworld, endeavoring to hunt down and destroy every last Metroid. Build up your arsenal by locating unique and mysterious artifacts and master the new abilities and powerful new weapons.

Check out the other latest offerings below which are also available for download this week via Nintendo eShop, Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel.

Metroid II – Return of Samus – Nintendo 3Ds (eShop)

The Game Boy’s exclusive chapter in the Metroid series sees Samus Aran on a mission to rid planet SR388 of the Metroid menace.

Shoot Out At Wadala is being designed as one of the major biggies of 2012 even as it continues to see an enhancement in scale, grandeur and a massive star cast. With such a huge challenge set for himself, director Sanjay Gupta, who would be making his comeback as a director after half a decade, is pulling all stops when it comes to getting the writing right. Forever being termed as someone who has a great eye for style, with Shoot Out At Wadala he wants to make sure that the subst Read More...

Shoot Out At Wadala is being designed as one of the major biggies of 2012 even as it continues to see an enhancement in scale, grandeur and a massive star cast. With such a huge challenge set for himself, director Sanjay Gupta, who would be making his comeback as a director after half a decade, is pulling all stops when it comes to getting the writing right. Forever being termed as someone who has a great eye for style, with Shoot Out At Wadala he wants to make sure that the subst...

Even though his next release is a masala entertainer Desi Boyz, it seems like action is something that John Abraham has set his eyes on for quite a few films to follow. While Shoot Out At Wadala is the latest entrant, even in a light hearted entertainer like Housefull 2 there are some action scenes being devised around him. Meanwhile there is also a Race in the pipeline which is an out and out action thriller."I guess doing action films were long pending after all," Read More...

Even though his next release is a masala entertainer Desi Boyz, it seems like action is something that John Abraham has set his eyes on for quite a few films to follow. While Shoot Out At Wadala is the latest entrant, even in a light hearted entertainer like Housefull 2 there are some action scenes being devised around him. Meanwhile there is also a Race in the pipeline which is an out and out action thriller."I guess doing action films were long pending after all," ref...

Sanjay Gupta is making sure that for his comeback affair Shoot Out At Wadala, he doesn't take a single false step and gives audience what is worthy enough after a wait of over half a decade (Zinda was his last full fledged directorial outing). Though the subject of his Anil Kapoor-John Abraham action drama sounds quite enticing to begin with, Sanjay reaffirms that he isn't looking at any reference point for the film and starting with a clean slate.Talking about his own film wh Read More...

Sanjay Gupta is making sure that for his comeback affair Shoot Out At Wadala, he doesn't take a single false step and gives audience what is worthy enough after a wait of over half a decade (Zinda was his last full fledged directorial outing). Though the subject of his Anil Kapoor-John Abraham action drama sounds quite enticing to begin with, Sanjay reaffirms that he isn't looking at any reference point for the film and starting with a clean slate.Talking about his own film wh...

This isn't a trend with Bollywood films but it may well turn out to be the case for Shootout At Wadala. With continued research resulting in quite a few startling facts about the advent of underworld during the late 70s/early 80s with encounters beginning to take an organised shape, the available material is turning out to be so exhaustive that Shoot Out At Wadala could well be made as a two part film. As writer-director Sanjay Gupta tries to bind it all together, he isn't closing the option of making his film a two-part affair. "The film is turning out to be much bigger than it was originally envisaged. After Shootout At Lokhandwala, Sanjay Gupta as well as his co-producer Ekta Kapoor were clear that next in the franchise had to be bigger and better. With an interesting tale in hand around the real life incidents that had happened in Mumbai during the 70s,...

This isn't a trend with Bollywood films but it may well turn out to be the case for Shootout At Wadala. With continued research resulting in quite a few startling facts about the advent of underworld during the late 70s/early 80s with encounters beginning to take an organised shape, the available material is turning out to be so exhaustive that Shoot Out At Wadala could well be made as a two part film. As writer-director Sanjay Gupta tries to bind it all together, he isn't closing the option of making his film a two-part affair. "The film is turning out to be much bigger than it was originally envisaged. After Shootout At Lokhandwala, Sanjay Gupta as well as his co-producer Ekta Kapoor were clear that next in the franchise had to be bigger and better. With an interesting tale in hand around the real life incidents that had happened in Mumbai during the 70s,...

Black-belt werewolf Taylor Lautner is using some of that new Hollywood muscle to take charge of his first solo starring role, in "Abduction." It's basically the 2008 movie "Taken," except his character Nathan already done been took, as he discovers after seeing his photograph on a missing persons site. This leads to trouble.

But the "Twilight" star is no lone wolf this time, with a cute next-door neighbor (Lily Collins) to keep him company as he dodges assassins' bullets and attempts to uncover the web of conspiracy surrounding his biological father.

Directed by "Boyz n the Hood" helmer John Singleton, this is the first film out of the gate for Lautner and his own dad's production company Tailor Made Entertainment. Check out three clips from the movie below.

1. Diner Shoot Out. Taylor uses his angry emotion face, and Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina) plays possum.

2. Jump. Taylor uses his distressed emotion face...

Abduction is only two Fridays away from its release date! In anticipation of this explosive action thriller from director John Singleton, Lionsgate has released a brand new clip as well as five sexy photos. , Martial arts expert Taylor Lautner stars as a teen on the run after he discovers that he was kidnapped as a child. Watch a diner get shot to pieces! Stare at beautiful abs! Check it all out below, you lucky Taylor Lautner fans!

Click to watch Diner Shoot Out!

Abduction comes to theaters September 23rd, 2011 and stars Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Michael Nyqvist, Sigourney Weaver, Antonique Smith. The film is directed by John Singleton.

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