by | 23/12/2011 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Another Earth

By Marty Mulrooney

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Another Earth is a science fiction/drama film directed by Mike Cahill. The film stars Brit Marling as Rhoda Williams, a high school student who has been recently accepted to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). After celebrating with friends she drink-drives home, listening to a story on the radio about an approaching planet that looks exactly like Earth. Intoxicated and distracted, she ploughs into accomplished composer John Burroughs’ car (William Mapother), putting him in a coma and killing his wife and son. After being released from prison, Rhoda crosses paths with John once again as two Earths draw slowly closer…

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by | 22/12/2011 · 5:30 pm

FILM REVIEW – Kill List (Blu-ray)

By Marty Mulrooney

Kill List Blu-ray

Kill List is a low-budget British horror film directed by Ben Wheatley, starring Neil Maskell and Michael Smiley as a pair of contract killers who are drawn into a dark and deadly plot where nothing is as it seems. Kill List is being released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK by Studio Canal on the 26th December, 2011.

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by | 21/12/2011 · 6:00 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jared Emerson-Johnson (Video Game Music Composer/Voice Actor)

By Marty Mulrooney

Jared Emerson-Johnson Interview

Jared Emerson-Johnson is an award-winning music composer, sound designer, voice director, and voice actor.  Perhaps best known for his compositional work for Telltale Games – he composed the soundtracks for all three seasons of their Sam & Max adventure games – he most recently composed the scores for Back to the Future: The Game, Puzzle Agent 2, and Jurassic Park: The Game. Jared has kindly agreed to join Alternative Magazine Online for an exclusive online interview, where we discuss his work with LucasArts and Telltale Games, as well as his voice acting roles and other creative endeavours!

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by | 20/12/2011 · 10:25 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth by Christopher Golden

By Marty Mulrooney

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Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth by Christopher Golden is the official tie-in novel of the award-winning Uncharted video game series on PlayStation 3. In this standalone tale, adventurer and thief Nathan Drake is called to New York City by his mentor Victor Sullivan, whose friend, a world-famous archaeologist, has been found murdered in Manhattan. Together, they will unravel a complex mystery that will see them travelling to both Egypt and Greece, before uncovering the secrets of the deadly fourth labyrinth…

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