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Archive for June, 2006

Game On! 6-23-2006

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 3:19am

Ian Bonds has all the gaming news and reviews you can use (as well as a rhyming dictionary) with his looks at ASTONISHIA STORY, ROCKSTAR GAMES PRESENTS: TABLE TENNIS, STREET FIGHTER ALPHA ANTHOLOGY and AND 1 STREETBALL.

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #10: Fortune Cookies

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 5:46am

[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns, now at the FRED…

The Fred Hembeck Show: Episode 62 – Network Switching

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:50am

Cartoonist Fred Hembeck makes his Quick Stop debut with a personal piece about Al Jolson, The Beatles, and the incredible allure of Hayley Mills. You know, from THE PARENT TRAP…

Music For The Masses

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:48am

musicmassessm.jpgM.C. is back in the cushy new digs with an introduction, a couple of reviews, and a really cool contest… in that order.

Noctural Admissions: Opus Dei For Night

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:24am

nocturnalsm.jpgD.K. Holm is back with even more commentary on everything from Roger Ebert to John Wayne.

Tales from the Toybox: Wolverine vs. Sabretooth

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:17am

toyboxtales-20060622-00.jpgIn the first of our collectible spotlights, we take a gander at Sideshow’s epic Marvel “VS” series of dioramas featuring the two feral mutants locked in deadly combat.

International Intrigue: The 10 Best Foreign Films Of the ’90s

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:16am

internationalintriguesm.jpgAlison attempts to tell you about the best foreign films of the last decade and asks your opinion about what films truly are the best.

Monkey Talk with Paul Dini: Bill Morrison

Posted Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at 16:17pm

monkeytalksm.jpgQuick Stop welcomes Paul Dini’s Monkey Talk (co-hosted by his irrepressible sock monkey son, Rashy) featuring an interview with comics artist/writer Bill Morrison (and plenty of Rashy shenanigans).

Mattt Potter’s Web Fun For Four Year Olds

Posted Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at 16:10pm

matttpottersm.jpgYou know, we can’t even begin to describe the first Quick Stop piece from View Askew’s own Mattt Potter, so it’s probably best you just click on the link and experience it for yourself.

Brat-halla #133: Norse Force – Basic Training

Posted Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at 10:40am

This week, Hod begins his rigorous training in a class made up of his martial artist peers… the toddlers.

Nocturnal Admissions: A Slacker Darkly

Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 19:31pm

nocturnalsm.jpgD.K. Holm takes an in-depth look at filmmaker Richard Linklater’s latest, A Scanner Darkly, as well as his indie classic Slacker.

DVD Late Show: June 20, 2006

Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 8:20am

Christopher Mills is back with the largest Late Show yet, with reviews of eleven new cult, exploitation and B-movies on DVD – everything from classic British horrors, Brazilian babes in bondage and spectacular space opera from the creators of Godzilla!

Toy Box: And just who the Hell do you think you are?

Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 8:15am

Are you a fan of all things toy? Oh, c’mon, admit it – those action figures, busts and prop replicas are mighty cool. Michael Crawford will be giving you the lowdown every week on all the goodies! This week, a short introduction, just so we can get all personal like…

Open For Business

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 23:35pm

News-June19-mewes1.jpgThe construction crew has left, we’ve thrown open the doors, and we’re ready to serve you. We’ve even got a special welcome video and some hot coffee.

Interview: LITTLE BRITAIN’s David Walliams & Matt Lucas

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 18:15pm

interviews-20060619-littlebritain00We chat up David Walliams and Matt Lucas, the stars of Brit import Little Britain.

Preaching From The Longbox: The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 15:00pm

This week, Britt Schramm christens PftL’s move into its new digs by telling you why you should embrace the newest Saturday morning incarnation of the Dark Knight. Plus the PftL Mailbox, 3 New Comics to Keep Your Eye On This Week and a 4-color appearance by our man Kev; just not in the way that you’d expect.

Widge Goes Off: Billy Connolly and the Westbeth Connection

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 14:00pm

westbethsm.jpgWidget Walls discusses the strategy of New York’s Westbeth Entertainment – a strategy so terrifyingly simple, it beggars explanation as to why it hasn’t been done before. The strategy? Britain has plenty of comedy – let’s import some of theirs.

Spook’d #82: KIPS – Well-Suited

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 1:29am

This week in Spook’d, Van Helsing uses his brains to deal with the rioters as we finish off the current KIPS storyline.

The Battlestars: Live At The Mint

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 1:26am

Bear McCreary conducts and performs his score from Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica.

Antony Teofilo watched in awe as Bear McCreary, composer of the score to Battlestar Galactica, performed music from the show’s second season with his studio band for a modestly sized audience.

Game On! 6-15-2006

Posted Thursday, June 15th, 2006 at 22:41pm

Well, here I am, back again with more reviews and such for another fun-filled week in Game On! This week, I’ve actually got a couple of RPGs to cover, as well as a few of the more violent titles that have been recently released. I’m not much for intros as it is, so let’s just jump right in here, shall we?

Spook’d – #81 – Sweet Reunion

Posted Monday, June 12th, 2006 at 12:30pm

This week, Jeffery Stevenson and Seth Damoose demote young Hod back into the beginner’s stages of his life.

Spook’d – #80

Posted Monday, June 5th, 2006 at 11:15am

80: KIPS – Hurry, Hurry

Trailer Park: Revenge of The Ratner

Posted Friday, June 2nd, 2006 at 21:04pm

My very own lost-in-the-archives column with reviews of LITTLE MAN, FLUSHED AWAY, YOU ME AND DUPREE and WORLD TRADE CENTER. Collect all 6, trade with your friends…

International Intrigue

Posted Thursday, June 1st, 2006 at 22:45pm

The International Intrigue hiatus is officially over. I don’t know how you went about watching any foreign films at all in the past couple of weeks. Don’t worry, I’ve returned to guide you through the murky waters of languages not quite our own.

But in the interest of easing back in, I’ve just got one single solitary review for you (regulars will know that oftentimes I have many). So I dedicate this still not-all-that-short column to the “I love your column but it takes me all week to read it” crowd.