Not having A/C can be the worst. Past two apartments have had no AC (which is not uncommon here) and have been upper level... so we get hammered heat wise.
I have been playing the new Batman game, Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is a bit unusual. I never play these games because they tend to be terrible. But this one is absolutely fantastic. It is one of my favorite games of this generation. It is a game that finally does the character justice. There is action and detection. Stealth plays a large part in the gameplay. The cast of characters is well represented and properly portrayed. One of the best things is the cast from the animated series largely reprises their roles. All in all it is a must purchase for Batman and video game fans. It is available on PS3, 360, and PC.
Watch the Arkham Asylum trailer!
I have noticed over the last month or so that most independent horror films lean heavily toward exploitation and torture. I don't know why this is... if you are independent you should have a lot of freedom to do what you want creatively, so why so much in one subset of the genre? It makes me a little embarrassed. It is also ammunition to people who say they don't like horror films. I can understand with so much crap in the genre, but there is junk in every movie genre. I think ultimately all people like horror films, whether they want to admit it or not.
Halloween, Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street? Slashers. Alien or the Thing? Sci-Fi tinged. Evil Dead II or Drag Me to Hell? Raimi's slapstick/horror infusion. Psycho or the Birds? Plus lots of other Hitchcock. Seven or Silence of the Lambs? Procedural, but still loads of horror. Shaun of the Dead or An American Werewolf in London? Example of horror comedy. Night of the Living Dead? One of Romero's social commentaries masked by horror paint. Devil's Backbone? Del Toro's chilling ghost tale. Poltergeist? Spielberg and Co family fun scare. The Excorist? Demon stuff. Twilight? Horror tinged for people who can't get a date.
I could go on forever really. The genre is diverse. It saddens me to see so much one note stuff float out of it and sour people's impressions of a great genre. So, I know whenever I mention I am working on something horror related (which seems about 50% of the time), people may scrunch their nose. All I'm saying is... have faith.
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