The Darkness 2 Delayed Until February 2012

The Darkness 2 Delayed Until February 2012

3DS gets Netflix in tomorrow's eShop update.

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Oscar Picks

Haven't been updating the CueMark lately, but what better time than the Oscars. Here are my picks for the 83rd Annual Oscars.



By Dale Boyd

BEST PICTURE

Winner: The Social Network

The Nominees:
'Black Swan'
'The Fighter'
'Inception'
'The Kids Are All Right'
'The King's Speech'
'127 Hours'
'The Social Network'
'Toy Story 3'
'True Grit'
'Winter's Bone'


BEST DIRECTOR

Winner: David Fincher

The Nominees:
Darren Aronofsky, 'Black Swan'
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 'True Grit'
David Fincher, 'The Social Network'
Tom Hooper, 'The King's Speech'
David O'Russell, 'The Fighter'


BEST ACTOR

Winner: Javier Bardem


The Nominees:
Javier Bardem, 'Biutiful'
Jeff Bridges, 'True Grit'
Jesse Eisenberg, 'The Social Network'
Colin Firth, 'The King's Speech'
James Franco, '127 Hours'


BEST ACTRESS

Winner: Natalie Portman

The Nominees:
Annette Bening, 'The Kids Are All Right'
Nicole Kidman, 'Rabbit Hole'
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Winter's Bone'
Natalie Portman, 'Black Swan'
Michelle Williams, 'Blue Valentine'


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

WInner: Christian Bale

The Nominees:
Christian Bale, 'The Fighter'
John Hawkes, 'Winter's Bone'
Jeremy Renner, 'The Town'
Mark Ruffalo, 'The Kids Are All Right'
Geoffrey Rush, 'The King's Speech'

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Winner: Melissa Leo


The Nominees:
Amy Adams, 'The Fighter'
Helena Bonham Carter, 'The King's Speech'
Melissa Leo, 'The Fighter'
Hailee Steinfeld, 'True Grit'
Jacki Weaver, 'Animal Kingdom'


BEST DOCUMENTARY

Winner: Exit Through the Gift Shop

The Nominees:
'Exit Through the Gift Shop'
'Gasland'
'Inside Job'
'Restrepo'
'Waste Land'


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Winner: Toy Story 3

The Nominees:
'How to Train Your Dragon'
'The Illusionist'
'Toy Story 3'


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Winner: Inception

The Nominees:

'Another Year'

'The Fighter'

'Inception'
'The Kids Are All Right'

'The King's Speech'

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Winner: The Social Network

The Nominees:

'127 Hours'

'The Social Network'

'Toy Story 3'

'True Grit'

'Winter's Bone'

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: In a Better World

The Nominees:

'Biutiful' (Mexico)

'Dogtooth' (Greece)

'In a Better World' (Denmark)

'Incendies' (Canada)

'Outside the Law' (Algeria)

BEST ART DIRECTION

Winner: Alice in Wonderland (even though it kills me to say)

The Nominees:
'Alice in Wonderland'
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I'
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'
'True Grit'


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner: Black Swan 


The Nominees:

'Black Swan'

'Inception'

'The King's Speech'

'The Social Network'

'True Grit'

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Winner: True Grit


The Nominees:

'Alice in Wonderland'
'I Am Love'

'The King's Speech'

'The Tempest'
'True Grit'

BEST FILM EDITING


Winner: 127 Hours


The Nominees:
'Black Swan'
'The Fighter'
'The King's Speech'
'127 Hours'
'The Social Network'


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Winner: The Social Network
The Nominees:

'How to Train Your Dragon'
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'

'127 Hours'

'The Social Network'

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Winner: 'If I Rise'- 127 Hours

The Nominees:

'Coming Home' - 'Country Strong'

'I See the Light' - 'Tangled'
'If I Rise' - '127 Hours'

'We Belong Together' - 'Toy Story 3


BEST SOUND MIXING

Winner: The Social Network

The Nominees:
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'
'Salt'
'The Social Network'
'True Grit'

BEST SOUND EDITING

Winner: Inception

The Nominees:
'Inception'
'Toy Story 3'
'TRON: Legacy'
'True Grit'
'Unstoppable'

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Winner: Inception

The Nominees:
'Alice in Wonderland'
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I'
'Hereafter'
'Inception'
'Iron Man 2'

BEST MAKEUP

Winner: The Way Back

The Nominees:
'Barney's Version'
'The Way Back'
'The Wolfman'

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Winner: Day & Night

The Nominees:
'Day & Night'
'The Gruffalo'
'Let's Pollute'
'The Lost Thing'
'Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)'

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Winner: (I'm just guessing here) Strangers No More

The Nominees:
'Killing in the Name'
'Poster Girl'
'Strangers No More'
'Sun Come Up'
'The Warriors of Quiugang'

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

Winner: Na Wewe

The Nominees:
'The Confession'
'The Crush'
'God of Love'
'Na Wewe'
'Wish 143'

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth to spark 10 part web series

So you all remember the badass, but mysterious and confusing, trailer-like thing that came out this past summer called Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, right? Well if not it's posted below to refresh your memory. The gritty re imagining of the Mortal Kombat world accidentally leaked on to Youtube in June and sparked the interested of many fans who were met with little explanation. Well, unfortunately it's not a precursor for a new Mortal Kombat franchise on the big screen, but it is the beginning of a 10-part web series directed by Kevin Tancharoen expected to test your might sometime soon as shooting begins in this month.



According to this quote from Joystiq Tancharoen didn't even intend to leak the initial segment of the series.

"It was still in its rough phase, but I couldn't send a 2GB file over email, so my friend said I could create a private page on YouTube and sent it to him to review," Tancharoen recalls. "It turns out it wasn't that private." 

 Another familiar franchise from the days of VCR's and MC Hammer has hit Youtube as well. This fan made short based on Raphael from The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT to you heroes in half shells)  hit the tube recently and it is pretty slick. Check out 'Fight the Foot' below.

Rumor: Metal Gear Solid Trilogy Being Redone in HD for PS3

According to Playstation Official Magazine UK there are whispers of the the original Metal Gear Solid trilogy being remade in HD for the PS3. Is this totally awesome? Yes. Will it sell a bazillion copies? Yes. Call me optimistic, but if it's in the Playstation magazine this seems like it is shaping up to be for real.

Either way get your cardboard boxes (and apparently kick-ass ninja swords) ready for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising.

How The 3DS works: Moving 3D Beyond The Glasses

After James Cameron dropped the Avatar bomb 3D became the love it or hate it of the film industry. Initially, copy cats used some editing techniques to turn originally 2D movies into lame 3D versions to boost up ticket prices (I'm scornfully looking at you Alice in Wonderland). Now almost every action movie is throwing on the "In 3D" tag to their movies when essentially it's no better then the old red and blue glasses people used to wear to watch giant ants and spiders take over cities. This is a good enough reason to frown upon the would be fad, but anyone who has seen Avatar in 3D knows that thanks to the cinematic God that is James Cameron 3D will be no fad, but in fact the future of anything that's on a screen.

Anne Hathaway to play Catwoman in "The Dark Knight Rises"

Actress Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle (a.k.a Catwoman) in the upcoming conclusion to the Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy The Dark Knight Rises according to a Warner Brothers press release.

Tom Hardy has been also been cast as Bane. Hardy had his breakout role as Eames in Nolan's sci-fi epic Inception.

Nolan said in a press release:

  “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story.”   

And referring to Hardy:

“I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman’s most formidable enemies.”

Well, it appears we have some of our villians, and The Dark Knight Rises hopefully raises the bar on an already mind-blowing set of Batman movies.