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Here he checks out action Block Buster, Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise, a butt-kicking action flick with a classic retro film making style and a pop corn spilling car chase reminiscent of Bullitt.
This is my favourite tune to grind out a section in style when skiing. And I love this self-made video by Luke Leslie.
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Mancunian electro band Swiss Lips have released their single ‘Lost’ as a free download on their website; it’s a driving track, somewhere in the ether between guitar and dance, perhaps with a hint of Aussie influence from Empire Of The Sun.
Here, the briefest of mentions for a more rudimentary approach to music video production: the live acoustic set.
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Bowie’s music video (or short film as it’s being described) for his new single Where Are We Now? might take a few plays to absorb for the less broad minded individuals out there. Indeed, take Bowie out of the equation for a moment, and you may assume you’ve stumbled on an art house film uploaded to YouTube by a stoned student.
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Here he checks out the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger in a perplexing but fun cocktail of gunfire and mirth in The Last Stand.
With the pitch perfect agendas of shows like the X-Factor seeking the next teen poodle to exploit, it’s refreshing to go out and see a live band with a lot of grit and a few imperfections creeping in. And if you’re looking for something well outside the norm, then an event like the recent album release party from punk pop outfit The Get at The Railway Hotel in Southend should hit the mark. Let’s hope their latest album Gettitude! is not the last and will provide a reason to host another of these extraordinary nights. Indeed, if this transgender rock frolic had been promoted to the wider world, it would have relegated the Sex Pistols’ stage performance to the annals of banality.
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Here he checks out highly publicised and controversial, Zero Dark Thirty, starring Jessica Chastain as a CIA operative on the trail of Osama bin Laden.
This music video is a great example of how keeping things simple can work just beautifully. There’s no big statement here, no groundbreaking concept graphics or political message to be made. The overall notion is one of coming together - all races and nationalities - to party and enjoy music. It’s nicely shot in exotic locations and draws on winning themes: beach parties, packed concerts, dancing and good looking young people immersed in good vibes. Can’t lose really can it?
This music video is a bling and visual effects feast to accompany Flo Rida’s hopelessly catchy tune Who Dat Girl featuring Akon. It kicks off with some blatant product placement from an online gambling business that’s sure to keep the video production accountant happy. Indeed they needed a healthy budget with this number, since it rustles up just about every conceivable cinematography and effects tricks in the book - and all in a modest duration of three and a half minutes.
This masterpiece by Flo Rida will have even the puniest office wimp running out into the street looking to eat up miles, or crashing the local sweat shop to pump some iron. Yes, energy and pace is what the aptly named ‘Good Feeling’ music video is all about.
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Rihanna used to irritate the hell out of me with her umbrella song and I feel its fair to say now that she has evolved into better music productions and mixed with many other notable artists which has also helped her to establish herself today.
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Fledgling arsonists will love this vid from US pop punk band, Fall Out Boy. It embarks on a bizarre premise: hire a couple of great looking girls to assist a mean-ass dude in the combustion of expensive musical equipment. An odd ‘burning the music’ homage perhaps, but somehow fitting with the driving track (that in places sounds more like an 80’s rock anthem than anything derived from a punk origin).
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Keeping on the theme of setting stuff alight from the Fall Out Boy review here we see Snoop with partners in crime, Popcaan & Mavado on a video outing to seemingly enrage anti-smoking campaigners.
Whatever you think about the underlying message, the Caribbean Rastafarian culture and sultry tropical atmosphere is beautifully captured. As with much of Snoop’s work, he moves through edgy territory, in this case asking us to light up and get high with him. But it’s just Snoop doing what he does - all effortless and with an easy reggae vibe in keeping with the colourful images.
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R&B singer, Marques Houston’s video for his latest track Speechless is a good example of what to do if the crew is stumped for locations with only a modest budget available: book the floor of hotel and a stunning model and take it from there.
This commercial just oozes style warmth and vibrant colour - shot with some clever lighting and lenses no doubt. And the classical mode of going by train in India. I love it - will look out for some REAL videos of train travel in india for comparison..
Bruce Willis is back as John Mclane in the unashamed action bust-up, helicopter-extravaganza, A Good Day to Die Hard. And that pretty much sums up the state of affairs. Appreciating that this is the fifth of the franchise, there’s little point in dwelling on plotlines or moral insights. Maclane’s son, played by Jai Courtney somehow gets embroiled with a CIA mission in Russia, only to end up thrown in the slammer and then breaking out to stop slippery terrorists stealing uranium from Chernobyl.
The Spanish language song Más Y Más is a refreshing departure from the ubiquitous hip hop tracks or diva wailing crowding the charts at the moment.
While living in CA (Central America) I became fond of this guy and I have been itching to post the sexiness style and audacity shown in this video. Just hope that it allows me to embed after all that.
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Here he checks out Flight, a tense action drama starring Denzel Washington as an airline pilot, not only battling at the controls of an aircraft, but also with his own addiction.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Greenwood, Kelly Reilly
Denzel Washington seems to have a talent for playing flawed professionals with drink problems, and drawing parallels with the acclaimed Man On Fire, in Flight he portrays an airline pilot on a downward spiral in more ways than one: firstly on an airliner in an uncontrolled dive, and secondly within himself as he descends into addiction and alcoholism.
Once upon a time gaming was simple, 8 and 16 bit systems, simple game play, hardly any story arc and characters that would continue to capture our hearts for decades. Gaming has come along by leaps and bounds since the likes of Pacman, the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog game, and Mario. No doubt that these notable titles would echo through the video games industry and become household names. I remember playing Duke Nukem, the first ever First person shooter I played, SimCity for the Super Nintendo and the revolutionary James Bond Golden Eye. Due to the next generation of Consoles en route to gaming stores across the world later this year, I find myself becoming nostalgic, and want just to talk about the old days through to today’s massively popular online multiplayer.
The popularity of cricket has seen a meteoric rise over the last few years. Especially after the introduction of its latest format, the T20 has become a sensation in the world of cricket in recent times. The huge turnaround in the stadiums during T20 matches have been a clear sign that the popularity of the game has skyrocketed to a whole new level. A recent study has revealed that there has been a step surge in the number of youngsters who have enrolled themselves with the cricket coaching camps all over the world. One will be taken aback to know that countries where cricket was not being played are thick and fast catching up with the game.
Every Sunday for the next 10 weeks I will be highlighting my favourite all time top 10 First person shooting games. I will judge them all on game play, graphics, story, multi player, uniqueness, sex appeal, range and diversity of the characters arsenal and of course popularity. The most important factor though that I want to judge these titles on, is impact on the evolution of the FPS, as some of you will know I’m quite big on the direction of the industry at the moment with the next gen on the way.
The First person shooter originates back to the early 70’s with games such as Maze War and Spasim, but there is one particular game that probably sticks in every ones minds…Doom. Doom was undeniably the most popular and mainstream FPS of its time, despite titles such as wolfenstein trailing behind. In later years we would come to know games such as the Call of Duty series which released Modern Warfare, Black ops or historical wars from WW1 and WW2. Games like the Halo series which brought in depth story to the FPS, and Battlefield which encouraged team strategy and vehicular warfare.
In one of my recent posts I discussed the evolution of gaming, and how the fans compose and edit their own game play videos and post them on sites like YouTube. Now I want to discuss another evolved section of this ever growing industry. A long time ago consoles were sold with very basic accessories; these usually just included a controller, power cable and an AV lead. In our new age of gaming, extra’s are built in, such a Blu-Ray playing abilities, internet browsing, online multiplayer and co-op, external hard drives, controllers in the shape of steering wheels and guns. We have our own personal profiles, we can share our experiences through videos, trophies and achievements, and we can create groups for particular games and compete in world championships. We have wireless controllers, HD and 3D visuals, and the all the while all of this is evolving towards what we hope, is the next advanced stage of gaming life style.
Choosing headphones which are right for mixing can seem daunting at first, since there a variety of models for sale to choose from. These models make a number of promises with regards to quality, yet they don't always deliver, particularly when users are looking for both affordable and professional headphone sets.
Today I want to explore the psychosis of the simulation game, gamer, I want to find out what attracts the consumer to want to create cities, guide their own virtual character through life, or even run their own farm or locomotive business.
The real time strategy game is a genre of gaming that has, most likely the second or third biggest following next to the first person shooter. The RTS has players co-ordinating, usually military style games, employing base building, unit production, various tactics and in depth story and online multi player modes. The type of game is usually best played on the pc as a drag and click style of game play, as like most games increases in difficulty as you progress through the story and missions. One might even consider some FPS and TPS games to have RTS elements as strategy comes as a must, more so in games like COD online and the Battlefield series.
RPG stands for Role playing game, in which the player is thrust into the position of one or more playable characters named or unnamed. RPG’s usually involve an immense story line, huge environments to explore, collectables to gather, grand battles or scenes and hundreds of hours of game play. Many big titles today contain RPG elements, including the first and third person shooter, Simulation and RTS, as well as other fantasy games. Role playing suggests you the player stepping into the shoes of a main character or protagonist, backed by a storyline from which you must progress.
I have recently talked about the most popular genres within the gaming industry. I have discussed the pros and cons of Simulation and Real time strategy games. I have delved into the Role Playing genre and why I believe it is worth every penny when investing in these lengthy titles. I have not however included beat em up’s, puzzle and platform, and driving games. These I consider to be the lower end of the spectrum, even though once they were at the forefront of the gaming market. Games as old as Tekken, Croc, Tomb Raider, Need for speed, Forsa, Dynasty Warriors, Midnight Club, Street fighter and many more come to mind.
All this week I have gave my definitions of each genre of gaming, including a group piece on particular genres that appear to be dying out. I have purposely left the best for last, and of course those of you that have read my articles will know that I’m talking about first and third person shooters and adventure games. The basis from which I define these styles of gaming is based on game sales and the quantity that are released. Household brands like the Call of Duty series, one released annually, plus various other titles including Battlefield, The Elder Scrolls games, Mass Effect, Fable, and Gears of war, Dead Space, and Assassins Creed.
I wanted to add this very well known track lesser well known video as it takes me back to some happy times working and breathing London.
Port Royale 3 is a historical real time strategy, Economic, simulation game for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC. The game has the player following the role of a Trader, Buccaneer or Pirate, trading goods around the colonies in the Caribbean, attacking ports and raiding trading routes. The player can purchase ships, form convoys, start businesses at various towns and built residences and receive income from manual or automated trade routes. The title does have a back story; either route the player decides to follow you must win the heart of the Viceroys daughter. Following the trading route will have you improving settlements and Adventuring will have you rescuing the damsel in distress from pirates.