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Hmm, why would religious leaders be disturbed by a horror / comedy movie that features sex, large-breasted women in lingerie, plenty of bloodshed, a beheading, and zombies ripping still-beating hearts out of chests?
The Menstruating Ghost of Puncak (AKA
Hantu Puncak Datang Bulan) has come under fire by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), which is asking the government to ban the film, according to
The Jakarta Post.
The Council fears that the movie could "hurt the younger generation's morality" and are appealing to Muslims not to see it. (Indonesia reportedly has the
world's largest population of Muslims.) However, the Film Censorship Board claims they have not received any such request, with one board member telling
Jakarta Globe: "More than likely this latest rumor is some kind of promotional gimmick for the film." Still, the clerical Council insists on their concerns: "it's violating social norms. It's okay to have freedom of expression but without violating the norms [of decency]." The film opened in Indonesia yesterday and, as far as know, it's
still playing.
Andi Soraya and members of the pop group
Trio Macan star; Steady Rimba )?!) directed. The trailer, which is posted after the jump, is
NSFW due to partial nudity and numerous bloody bits, including the beheading. It looks like a somewhat routine, low-rent, soft-core horror flick, the kind that could be a lot of fun if you're in the right mood and atmosphere -- and if your morals have already been damaged. You decide!
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Professor Xavier likely to be recast.
Direct-to-DVD fodder that's mildly entertaining but forgettable
In the new Star Trek movie, rebooting the franchise with all new actors playing the original Enterprise crew, Anton Yelchin is the new Chekov. Reinterpreting Walter Koenig's Russian starship lieutenant required some interesting linguistic decisions on Yelchin's part.
There comes a time in the life of every newscaster when he or she must form an
opinion on throaty-voiced source of
national cathexis Lana del Rey. Katie Couric is still working on hers.
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Nitro-fueled battle-cars rocket across the pond.
Get more information about Unreal Tournament 3.
We ride the tram in Fluidity.
Nintendo America has, hey wait on a minute.. maybe not
In the few days after the two Nintendo 3DS launch events there was news floating around (and not helped by Nintendos wording) that the Nintendo 3DS eShop wouldnt be available for launch. Launching a new console without one of its new top tier features would have been pretty foolish.However, Nintendo Europe has come to the rescue and said that the store will indeed be available on day 1, youll just need to update your firmware to get it.
Nintendo America isnt so forthcoming though saying that they will "release additional information about Nintendo eShop, including timing, content and pricing, at a later date." Nintendo more than likely has had the Nintendo 3DS sitting in storage for months, the so the latest firmware would still likely be under development.
Hey Nintendo, left hand, right hand, talk to each other and sort this out.
Sources: GoNintendo and Eurogamer
The theatrical trailer for
Medicine for Melancholy is the same as the
First Trailer, it just has titles and the accolades the film has won.
Medicine For Melancholy is the story of two African-American twenty-somethings who wake up in bed together having no recollection of how they arrived there. From the appearance of things its clear theyve had sex. Then, an exercise in the mundane: they dress; neither has a toothbrush, find themselves side by side at the sink, thumbing toothpaste across their gums; decide to have a cup of coffee at a nearby café; sit together then, while awaiting service, realize neither knows the others name; introduce; cab for the trip homeacross town each says to the other of where they liveshare this cab, the girl (Jo) dropped off first; shake hands, part ways. Hours later, the guy (Micah) shows up at her apartment. She left her purse on the backseat. Theres a connection. They give themselves over to it.
Wandering the streets of San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon, the pair take in the sights of the city less seen in todays cinemathe gloriously appointed Museum of African Diaspora, Yuerba Buena Gardens and its sprawling blend of civil rights memorials, wide lawns and tea gardens. As day gives way to night and their heads swirl further with the euphoria of pleasures both physical and intellectual, the immediacy of their previous physical encounter leads them to explore each other in a succession of moments so intimate the vulnerability they share changes them forever. By the time these two part ways is it literally a brand new day.
MyDS writes:
The Nintendo DS is a fantastic handheld gaming device. There's absolutely no doubting that. It's been able to reinvent on-the-go gaming with its innovative design and fantastic library of games that take advantage of its button layout and touch-screen. After a few months of growing pains after its launch, there is rarely a DS game released that isn't worth at least a rent. However, it still lacks that one title that pushes it over the line of greatness. That one title that will grab otherwise disinterested gamers and generate a level of attention not seen for a handheld since the days of the original GameBoy. That one title that will make the DS stand up in the crowd and say, "Look at what I can do!" That title looks set to be Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Squeezing a stress ball may have been enough for the 1990s, but it's the 2000s now and we need to take it up a notch. Enter the Optimal Office Mouse, which not only has a spot for you to stick your thumb on to gauge stress, there's even a software package that lets you perform stress-relieving exercises to alleviate your tenseness. 