Warner Bros. announced yesterday that "App Editions" for two of its films, Inception and The Dark Knight, have been released. (It actually looks like they came out about a month ago, but or only now being officially announced.)
The free App Editions provide a fully-loaded, connected viewing experience that gives consumers the first five minutes of a feature film and a portion of bonus content that can include games, trivia, soundtracks and soundboards. The entire feature film can be unlocked via an in-app purchase, which enables downloading and unlimited streaming, as well as access to the entire array of bonus content available within the App.
Using Inception as an example, the Inception: The App
Inception The App transports Inception The Movie straight into your life. New dreams can be unlocked in many ways, for example by walking, being in a quiet room, while traveling or when the sun shines. You will get realtime musical experiences, featuring new and exclusive music from the Inception soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer.
Warning: Don't play this app with your touchscreen; play it with your life.
The Inception: The App is available for free through the App Store on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The entire feature film and bonus materials can be purchased through an In-App Purchase at an introductory price of $11.99.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Warner Bros. Announces App Editions of Inception and The Dark Knight
Harlequin Silhouette Romantic Suspense Titles for March 2011
Sparked by danger, fueled by passion, eHarlequin.com has released the list of March 2011 titles in their Silhouette Romantic Suspense series. Let yourself be swept away with characters who fall in love under larger-than-life circumstances. In Silhouette Romantic Suspense, suspense, emotion and glamour combine to create these highly charged books!
For more information about the book from eHarlequin.com, click on the title or cover; other purchase options are also provided.
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Special Agent's Surrender
The town of Black Rock is under a dark cloud. Four single women have disappeared, and there are no leads as to their whereabouts. Until one evening after work, pretty real-estate broker Layla West fends off an attacker, and becomes the newest obsession of a deranged serial killer …
Desperate for protection, Layla seeks refuge at the remote cabin of Jacob Grayson, the brother of the local sheriff. A former FBI agent, Jacob still bears the guilt of a similar case gone fatally wrong. Now Jacob's growing desire for Layla could tempt him into letting his guard down … with potentially deadly results.
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Operation: Forbidden
Helicopter pilot Captain Emma Cantrell has a chance to clear her military record in war-torn Afghanistan. She's not about to let anyone get in her way — especially Afghan Captain Khalid Shaheen. Emma can't deny Khalid is total eye candy. But she's fallen prey to his kind of charm before — and she never makes the same mistake twice.
Khalid's fight against the insurgents makes him a target, but his need for justice runs deep. He can't jeopardize this perilous mission by falling for Emma, but he soon finds that might be a losing battle. And when Emma is kidnapped, can Khalid rescue her in time to give their love a fighting chance?
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Soldier's Night Mission
Special Forces operative Carter Baigneaux has never shied away from danger — and he has the scars to prove it. His assignment to interview astrophysicist Lily James about her latest research project hardly qualifies as a life-or-death mission. But after thwarting kidnapping attempts, facing potential nuclear war and sharing the most lust-inducing kisses he'd ever experienced, the war-hardened soldier isn't so sure.
Lily might not consider herself a sexy scientist but she can't resist the way she feels in her handsome bodyguard's arms — and in his bed. And when a deadly formula finds itself in criminal hands, this unlikely duo must avert a military and scientific disaster that could end the world …
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The Doctor's Deadly Affair
Fresh on the heels of their disastrous date, Dr. Camille Lawson is none too pleased to find Dr. Wyatt Holladay darkening her doorstep. But a mystery ailment is claiming her patients — and just maybe the gorgeous doctor can help her get some answers. What should be a simple investigation of medical causes quickly reveals a very real threat. Someone is targeting Camille by killing her patients, one by one.
Surrounded by suspects and unable to convince the authorities crimes are being committed, Wyatt is the only person who can keep the infuriating beauty safe. With everything on the line, he must protect her reputation, her life … and her heart.
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Discover the Source of a Mysterious Illness in Maestro: Music of Death (Collector's Edition), New from BFG
Games of Mystery is pleased to announce the availability of a new mystery casual game from Big Fish Games released today and available to BFG Club members. You can find out more about these games by visiting our Mystery Games: Big Fish Download Games page or by clicking on the links provided below.
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Paris. Beginning of 19th century. Awful things have started to happen in one of the far districts of city. There are people who grow old very fast, terrible shadows on the streets, strange music ...
Journey to the quarantined village and discover the cause of the deadly disease. While you search for the source, find a little girl, who is trapped in the town! Master this hidden object adventure game and save the entire village!
This is a special Collector's Edition full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version, including an integrated strategy guide, bonus gameplay, wallpapers and screensavers, concept art, an original soundtrack, and early access.
Maestro: Music of Death (Collector's Edition) may be downloaded and purchased for $13.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. A demonstration version (205.10 MB) may be downloaded and played for free for one hour; the full version is 618.50 MB.
Watch a preview video below:
Get any standard game for $6.99 with a Big Fish Game Club membership. Other benefits include the $2.99 Daily Deal, Tomorrow's Game Today, and special member rewards. And if you purchase any 6 games within a single month, you earn a free game with the Big Fish Game Club Monthly Punch Card! (Collector's Editions earn 3 punches each, half-way towards your free game!)
Read Ms. Terri's reviews of the adventure and casual mystery games featured on this site, including Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy, Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!, Enlightenus, and many more!
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Games of Mystery is your source for mystery-themed video, electronic, and board games, parties for kids and adults, and murder mystery weekends and mystery getaway vacations!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Maria Bello Cast as Lead in NBC's Reboot of Prime Suspect
Several sources are reporting (here's the article from Inside TV) that Maria Bello has been cast for the Helen Mirren role in NBC's reboot of Prime Suspect.
"Definitely nervous to even think about taking over for Helen Mirren," Bello told EW exclusively. "C'mon! How could anyone compete with her?"
Indeed.
Film Adaptation of Ubik by Philip K. Dick Planned
Allocine.com is reporting that Michel Gondry (The Green Hornet) is planning on directing his own adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1969 metaphysical comedy of death and salvation, Ubik.
In the book, Glen Runciter is dead. Or is everybody else? Someone died in an explosion orchestrated by Runciter's business competitors. And, indeed, it's the kingly Runciter whose funeral is scheduled in Des Moines. But in the meantime, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering -- and sometimes scatological -- messages from their boss. And the world around them is warping in ways that suggest that their own time is running out. Or already has.
Interestingly, Dick himself was asked to write a screenplay from the novel, which he did in 1974. Nothing became of it, but several years after the author's death, Corroboree Press published a copy of it. It was more recently republished by Subterranean Press, and is available to purchase (Ubik: The Screenplay by Philip K. Dick.)
You can read the first chapter(s) of Ubik below. Use the Aa settings button to adjust text size, line spacing, and word density.
New Poster for The Killing, AMC's Murder Mystery Crime Drama
AMC has released (via Inside TV) a promotional poster for its upcoming murder mystery drama series, The Killing.
Based on the successful Danish television series Forbrydelsen, The Killing weaves together three distinct stories around a single murder in Seattle, including the detectives assigned to the case and their suspects, the victim’s grieving family, and the local politicians connected to the case.
The two-hour premiere is scheduled for Sunday, April 3rd, on AMC. Thirteen episodes have been ordered.
Watch a first look at the series below; more information can be found on the AMC: The Killing website.
Harlequin Intrigue Titles for March 2011
eHarlequin.com has released the list of March 2011 titles in their Intrigue, breathtaking romantic suspense series. Get these edge-of-your-seat reads today with characters who conquer everything from kidnappings to murder mysteries, only to find themselves irresistibly drawn to one another!
For more information about the book from eHarlequin.com, click on the title or cover; other purchase options are also provided.
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The Secret of Cypriere Bayou
For Olivia Markham, laMalediction is the ideal setting in which to complete her work. But something is sending a chill up the usually fearless author's spine. There are the unearthly noises, the sliding panels, the hidden passageways … and John Landry, the sexy caretaker who seems less than welcoming.
John has work of his own to do and he doesn't need the distraction of a mysterious beauty claiming the old mansion is cursed. But he can't ignore the fact that someone is doing everything to scare Olivia away — permanently. Working together to uncover laMalediction's alarming secrets and root out the evil stalking them, John fi nds Olivia impossible to resist, and he knows it's only a matter of time before something unexpected — and undeniable — happens between them …
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Navy SEAL Security
Amy Prescott couldn't help but notice the sexy, wet-suited Navy SEAL who washed up on the beach. Nor could she overlook the burst of gunfire that followed his hasty introduction. Thankfully, Riley Hammond expertly shielded her from harm. Unfortunately, he landed her in the middle of his deadly covert op.
Riley never expected the seemingly innocent beach girl to be connected to the bad guys he'd been sent to track down. But between the body splayed across her kitchen floor and the bullets narrowly missing them as they went on the run, Riley suspected there was more to the feisty bombshell than she let on. Not to mention a fiery passion he was happy to explore …
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AK-Cowboy
Tyler Ledger was as unsure of Julie Gillespie's motives for being at his family's Texas ranch as he was of the reception he'd receive when he came face-to-face with his estranged father. Still, he agreed to help the enticing reporter solve a murder if she agreed to stay out of trouble. Julie was on a mission, and she wasn't going to be sidetracked by romantic entanglements — even if Tyler was proving more irresistible by the minute. But with his leave of absence over soon, the soldier's time in Texas was coming to an end … and Julie's would, too, if they didn't find the killer before she became the next target …
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Ransom for a Prince
Prince Sebastian Cavanaugh knew a frightened witness when he saw one, and Jessica Peters was it. Not that he blamed her. The moment she came forward to offer the information he was seeking, bullets started flying and someone tried to put a price on his head. Now, protecting Jessica and her four-year-old daughter came first and he wasn't leaving Wyoming until they were safe. But Jessica claimed there was much more to the danger and that her past had fi nally caught up with her. With too many people hell-bent on silencing the beautiful single mom, Sebastian marveled at her strength and determination to survive. Qualities that would make her an exceptional princess …
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Protecting Plain Jane
Ten years ago quiet heiress Charlotte Mayweather was abducted and held for ransom … but when she was targeted a second time, SWAT officer Trip Jones vowed to protect her. The damaged beauty was slow to trust, but even she couldn't deny the tender bond forming between her and her handsome bodyguard. Trip was determined to keep Charlotte alive and help her face her life-altering fears. But with a serial killer on the loose and Charlotte willing to play bait, it would take every skill he had to keep his beautiful ward from facing dire consequences …
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Circumstantial Marriage
When someone wanted her dead, Audrey Ellison had nowhere else to turn but to reporter-turned-recluse Jason Stone. Only her uncle's onetime protégé could discover what got him killed and why an assassin was hot on her heels. But Audrey wasn't prepared for the darkly handsome, deeply tormented man who was to become her hero … and her husband.
Posing as newlyweds was the best way to investigate the small Virginia town teeming with secrets and scandals. But even the best plans had pitfalls. Audrey's feelings for her sexy pretend husband became all too real … and as dangerous as the killers closing in on them.
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