I received an e-mail earlier today from Dark Sky Films, saying that the original Faces of Death will be released on both Blu-Ray and DVD in a 30th Anniversary package! For those of you that aren’t familiar with Faces of Death, the film contains both real and fake footage of people biting the dust in various graphic ways. The movie was graphic enough to have it banned in 40 countries (according to legend anyway). While this film isn’t my cup of tea, I have to give Dark Sky a lot of credit for having the balls to release this on Blu-Ray! Read on for official press release:
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Today marks the release of one of the most anticipated games in history: Grand Theft Auto 4. If you’re even remotely into video games, you’ve at least played one of the games in the GTA series. It’s innovative (and enjoyable) "open world" gameplay has pretty much changed video games forever, and that’s a good thing. I’d say that Grand Theft Auto is to "gamers" today as to what Super Mario Brothers was to gamers of yesteryear, except with more hookers, shootings, car jackings, drug use, and general fun loving mischief. However, most of that stuff is done in a very tongue-in-cheek manner, which some of folks seem to miss.
Of course with Grand Theft Auto’s popularity, the R-rated content within the game is going to be subjected to a fair amount of scrutiny whether justified or not. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas made headlines for its infamous "Hot Coffee" scenario, and the series has been blamed for several instances of violence. In this day and age this is pretty much to be expected between so-called activists and the sensationalist media. However, recently I came across an article of a reporter bashing GTA4 before it even hits the streets. Let’s take a look at this article and see what all the hoopla is about, and perhaps even examine some future controversy that I see this game producing down the line in a very sarcastic manner.
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I happened to stumble upon an article about an blind Irish man who had his site restored by some amazing English doctors. However, this apparently was no ordinary procedure, oh no. The man’s sight was restored not with a camera, not by restoring tissue, and not by other technological methods, but by rather by having a fucking tooth shoved into his eye. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
"The technique, pioneered in Italy in the 1960s, involves creating a support for an artificial cornea from the patient’s own tooth and the surrounding bone.
The procedure used on McNichol involved his son Robert, 23, donating a tooth, its root and part of the jaw.
McNichol’s right eye socket was rebuilt, part of the tooth inserted and a lens inserted in a hole drilled in the tooth."
That’s pretty amazing I must say, but there’s something I’ve uncovered that’s even more intriguing. Rumor has it that Apple is getting in the action and releasing its own version of this, only its a bit more technically advanced. Here is a picture of an early prototype that’s currently in development:
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Today on The Drudge Report, a photo leaked of presidential candidate Barack Obama seen in traditional Somali attire (pictured below). Rumors have it that this was "leaked" by someone in the Clinton campaign as a last minute smear to provoke once again the, "ZOMG BARACK HUSSEIN OSAMA IS MUSLIM" garbage that has been floating around since those smear e-mails were released a few months ago. Despite the fact that the photo was nothing more than an excerpt of Obama from his 2007 DVD "Senator Obama Goes To Africa", most Americans out of the loop (or just most American’s that have shit where there brains should be) may think this is another possible Islamic connection.
I however, know that there is something even more sinister abound. Here at Miscellaneous Garbage, I strive always try to look beneath the surface to see things as they really are. Here is the photo posted on Drudge:
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Well, according to Bloody Disgusting, Rob Zombie is in talks to be directing a new Conan the Barbarian film! Here’s the details, and read on if you want the rest of the story:
"Are you guys ready for this?! This afternoon we have confirmed 100% that Rob Zombie has been taking meetings with Lionsgate and Nu Image to get behind the director’s chair for their upcoming Conan film! In my humble opinion I think this is fantastic news as I’d love to see Zombie depart from direct horror for a bit and show us what he can do outside of the genre. The first film, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, really could use a companion piece and I think adding a darker element to the mix could be pretty awesome. We’ll let you know if anything becomes signed, but your feedback could help make this happen."
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