Everything is not what it seems

Watched Eisenheim the Illusionist today on DVD. Great show, overshadowed unfortunately by the more marketable (Hugh Jackman factor perhaps?) The Prestige.

Based on a short story by Steven Millhauser, I loved it for its intense acting and superb characterization. I actually jumped at the tantrums of Prince Leopold played by Rufus Sewell. But the show certainly belonged to this two distinguished actors.

Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton were certainly caught up in their private cat-and-mouse chase. And they never cease to thrill me with their performances both lending a wonderful nuance to their act. I missed Edward since Fight Club and its good to see him in a film again (not to imply that he’s been on a hiatus of course.)

But the clincher would certainly be the twist at the end. I think all great stories end with a twist to the end, don’t you?

Winnie the Pooh

Something interesting I found on the web. An alternative to the Disney version of Winnie the Pooh we’re all so accustomed to? This one is from Russia.

Taken from this blog.

Technorati : animation, children, russian, winnie the pooh

Haha….double standards

Check out this article by Gamespot.com.

This week, though, Blizzard set itself up for criticism of a harsher variety. The company has struck a first-of-its-kind gaming-banking deal with First National Bank to release a World of Warcraft Visa card.

The gaming industry has come strides. First of a series of serious product endorsements by computer games?

Technorati : computer gaming, visa