![]() ![]() While this new release doesn’t have “ dubtitles” per se, they are still awkward and a bit off in places.Ĭonsidering how nuanced and complex the movie’s narrative is, the new subtitles aren’t exactly great in conveying that. If I am honest, the new translation leaves a lot to be desired over the cleaner and more accurate 2007 version. While everything I mentioned above is identical to the 2007 original, the English subtitles deviate quite substantially. I have the 2007 Blu-ray version and I compared it directly to this re-release. However, there is one major caveat with this release and that is its English subtitles. From the image and sound quality, to the original theatrical English dub, this Blu-ray is definitely a straight up re-release rather than an all new remastered version. ![]() Manga / Anchor Bayīroadly speaking, this version is almost identical to the 2007 Blu-ray release of the film. The relationship between the Major and Batou is generally a difficult one, both in the original. ![]()
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Krampusnacht is traditionally celebrated in Alpine Europe, but has been gaining in popularity all over the world in recent years. The demonic Christmas devil, if you will. He’s basically the opposite of jolly ol’ Saint Nick. Although great fun, it hardly resembles the traditional folklore of Krampus. Who is Krampus? I think most people have at least a slight idea of the mythical horned, hoofed, hairy creature these days thanks to the Michael Dougherty film. I know what it is to have your dreams stolen. “Your dreams are your spirit, your soul and without them your are dead. Once again featuring Brom’s chillingly beautiful artwork throughout, Krampus the Yule Lord is a feast of wonder straight from the kitchen of Sweeney Todd. ![]() Gone) works his dark sorcery from the shadows. 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The subject matter of the essays isn’t inherently a problem. ![]() The stakes in the essays are mostly low: One is about Sloane Crosley playing Sloane Crosley on the TV show “Gossip Girl.” Another is about a very loud teenage neighbor in the West Village who wheedles his way into her psyche. They don’t overexplain themselves they just are. Two of my favorite essays in the collection - “Wheels Up” and “The Grape Man” - are abbreviated, strange, poignant missives that tell us something nebulous about what it is to live in New York. She also doesn’t conform to conventions about what essays need to be: She’s not wedded to getting to the point, or even having one. Or, “They are both from Boulder, the Bennington of the West, so their affinity for a numerically based wizardry system makes sense.” ![]() “On the passenger seat was the seldom-seen dual subscription to Maxim and Mother Jones,” she notices. 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And Cyberdreams, famous for their adult-themed sci-fi, fantasy and horror games, decided to adapt Ellison’s short-story into a graphic adventure game. The original short-story was published in 1967 and it quickly became one of Ellison’s most famous works, winning several awards, including the Hugo Award. And in 2016, it was again re-released for Android and iOS. In 2013, it was re-released by Night Dive Studios for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. It was originally released in 1995 for DOS and Macintosh. I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream is a graphic adventure developed by The Dreamers Guild and published by Cyberdreams and Acclaim. ![]() Ellison is considered one of the most prolific and influential sci-fi writers of the 20th century and today we’re going to take a look at the video game adaptation of one of his most famous short-stories: I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream. 27 June 2018, renowned sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison passed away at the age of 84. ![]() ![]() ![]() The end is always prefigured as a catastrophe that holds out an opportunity for an alternative to dystopia. In this succinct yet broad-ranging essay that explores Biblical thematic precedents and the cinematic apparatus, Anton Kaes navigates the profound anti-historicity that shades apocalyptic thinking – a particular trait that is highlighted in Metropolis. ![]() In his introduction to Noir Urbanisms: Dystopic Images of the Modern City, editor Gyan Prakash reminds us that this book’s “approach is global because such is the history of modernity.” But the essays included in this fine, wide-ranging, thought-provoking volume take pains to remind the reader how every instance of urban dystopia – whether in Mexico, India, Africa or the United States – is shadowed by the particular history and legacy of its geography, culture, and society.īecause so much of our understanding of the visual representation of noir comes from film noir, and because film noir as a form owes much of its visual interpretation to German Expressionism, it seems only natural that Noir Urbanisms begins with an essay on Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. ![]() To paraphrase Leo Tolstoy, and perhaps to stretch his intent a little (with deepest apologies), it can be said that happy cities are all alike but every unhappy city is unhappy in its own way. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are many pests that are successfully eradicated with fumigation. 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His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. ![]() Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. ![]() |