1. The Gunslinger Born series; plotted by  Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove

    I was sitting at home one day, doing whatever it is that I do (you don’t want to know, or do you *wink*), when Facebook popped its blue head in front of me and informed me that the editor was talking to me. He told me to come to his office because he had something to give me and that he was holding a big fat surprise for me. Naturally I assumed he wanted to molest me. But came anyway.

    In a time of big name releases, I thought I would dedicate what little attention I command to a game for sale on Xbox Live and Playstation Network. The game is 3 on 3 NHL Arcade, and for the low price of $15.50 you can get your hands on this. And don't let the price tag deceive you; there is a lot more than fifteen bucks of gameplay here.

    Despair at the suggestion that "Slumdog Millionaire" is really the best movie of 2008 has led me to reflect on the history of the Academy Awards. It's a truism that the finest film seldom wins the top gong. I thought I might put the notion to the test and conduct a year by year appraisal of the awards. This is a comparatively easy task at Auteur House, which stocks most previous Best Picture winners and many of the contenders besides (plug! plug!).

    We are two months in to the New Year, and already there has been several promising titles arriving in our disc trays. Halo Wars and Killzone 2 have the console fanboys foaming at the mouth and with Resident Evil 5 around the corner there is quite the electronic buffet to feast on. Leading the big name releases this year is the long awaited Street Fighter 4.

    Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Universe
    By Brian Lee O'Malley

    Watchmen

    Watchmen
    Directed by Zack Snyder

    Watchmen is a story about super heroes in the same way that The Godfather is a story about family. Set in an alternate 1980s, the film follows superhero-turned-vigilante Rorschach as he investigates the murder of an old colleague. As he follows the trail to justice we gradually meet his retired colleagues and the world they live in; an America plunging into despair as it ties itself to the path of mutual nuclear destruction with soviet Russia.

    My Bloody Valentine
    Directed by Patrick Lussier
    Starring Jensen Ackles and Jaime King

    Michael Curtiz is today best remembered for directing "Casablanca", Hollywood's most celebrated male melodrama.