Jumper/There Will Be Blood

This week the Cowboys discuss new developments on the Rock Band and Guitar Hero front, in particular what this means for downloadable and hard copy content in the future.

Then Jumper is discussed. We could blame director Doug Liman for its multitude of faults, but there are a lot of names that need to be mentioned here as the kickings are handed out for this sci-fi ‘thriller’.

Finally a major Oscar contender and one of the most powerful films about industry released in years: the highly acclaimed There Will Be Blood, the fifth significant film from auteur Paul Thomas Anderson. Many, many hours could be spent picking this one apart, we try to fit it into twenty minutes.

Next week: Oscars.

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The Kids Episode

This week we start with some breaking news about Paul’s new PlayStation 3 game… Rock Band! He’s purchased a US version purely to play the vocal aspect, in preparation for when it’s released in the UK on Xbox 360 in Q2 2008. Find out Paul’s first impressions here.

We follow with our usual segment, which has been renamed ‘This Week’, where we discuss what we’ve been into in the past seven days.

Our main feature is on movies we should be showing our kids. Whilst none of the Cowboys are parents yet, it’s never too early to start planning. Listen in to our comprehensive guide to what’s essential to a child’s growth – parents both literal and potential may also find some all time classics they otherwise might have missed.

And since it’s Valentine’s Day, we end on our three movie recommendations for a fantastic night in.

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Cloverfield/Burnout Paradise/Juno

For our 41st episode, the Cowboys were fortunate enough to see Juno a week early. Also up for discussion is the new genre-defying monster feature from Lost and Alias producer J.J. Abrams: Cloverfield.

It’s rare that we get such across-the-board high scores from everyone for two movies in a row, but this is a must-hear episode as we detail the reasons you really do have to see these films.

They form a sandwich around Tony’s in-depth review of explosive racer Burnout Paradise, which has turned the established format of the series on it’s head. Find out if it paid off.

Also included is the first installment of ‘This Week In Gaming’, a new segment where we round up what we’ve been doing in the last week. In the past we’ve left a lot of stuff out because it didn’t fit in neatly for a review, but now we can discuss the demos, trailers and games we’ve been immersing ourselves in and, in many cases, give a closer account of them rather than waiting until they’re finished and doing a review much later. Time will tell if movies, TV or even music will work its way into this spot.

We finish on a miserable piece of delay-related news for European Rock Band fans. However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel… if you have a PlayStation 3 and are a dedicated vocalist like Paul.

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Next week we will be discussing films that we should all be showing our children. There is clearly so much rubbish out there that it’s important to have some specific classics lined up to stop them turning into glassy-eyed, text-speaking dimwits. If you’d like a film mentioned, email us your suggestion at the usual address: digitalcowboys@googlemail.com

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Mass Effect/Doctor Who

In Part 2, Tony finally goes into detail on one of the finest RPGs to emerge in years, and Alex discusses the kids show that has captivated him throughout January.

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Linkin Park/Sweeney Todd/Soldier of Fortune/A V P R

In this epic two parter (we seem to be having quite a few of these lately), Alex discusses the Linkin Park concert he went to at the O2 and all of us talk about Tim Burton’s ghoulish pitch-black musical, Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Tony follows up with a review of piss-poor, yet oddly compelling gut-churning FPS, Soldier of Fortune – Payback and Paul confides in us as to why he actually quite enjoyed risible sequel to a terrible spin-off to two exhausted series’ A V P R – Aliens Vs Predator – Requiem.

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Oscar Nominations.

In this weeks episode the Cowboys discuss the recently announced Academy Award nominations, going through every category, naming favourites and making their predictions on who will win.

After the main ceremony in February, look forward to a massive special event as the Cowboys hold a post-Oscar party episode… in tuxedos!

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No Country for Old Men/St. Trinian’s/Alvin and the Chipmunks/I Am Legend.

Back to movie reviews with a vengeance this week. We’ve changed our rating system to something more in tune with popular reviewing styles. It’s now one to five stars.

In this episode, we delve into the Coen Brothers first really great film since 2000′s O Brother, Where Art Thou?: No Country for Old Men.
Then Paul takes TWO for the team and talks about both the appalling waste of nubile young ladies, St. Trinian’s; and the return of a bunch of old rockers who’ve been going for longer than The Rolling Stones: Alvin and the Chipmunks. We also see a side of Paul rarely glimpsed, so pay attention…

We finish off with a review of the third cinematic adaptation of Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend, starring Will Smith. The film that has left most critics cold, but we believe it holds some merit. Listen in to find out why.

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The 2007 Roundup

As the new year begins, we look back on some of the most important and interesting events of 2007.

The Oscars are discussed, and many long awaited movie releases, along with major video game moments including E3, the launch of the PlayStation 3 and Jeff Gerstmann’s sudden exodus from our favourite gaming news site Gamespot. Check out Jeff’s blog here: http://blog.jeffgerstmann.net/

We finish up with a list of things to look forward to in 2008, and possibly the worst song we’ve ever heard.

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The Games of 2007 Round Up.

With apologies for the slight delay, we present part two of our three week epic round up of 2007. In this show, we discuss every important game released this year, both good and bad, and finish with our top ten.

Next week, the people and events of 2007.

Happy New Year to all of our listeners.

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The Films of 2007 Round Up

In this, the first part of our three week epic, we take a look at every significant film of 2007 both the worst and best are given top tens decided by all of us and a good dozen or so that were worthy of note are also discussed.

Next week’s episode will do the same with the video games we’ve played this year and the week after that we’ll be doing a general summation of the year in movie and video gaming news.

As a bonus, the finale of this weeks show features our top ten rants on films. A prize for whoever can identify the targets of these venomous outbursts.

Email us at digitalcowboys@googlemail.com

Merry Christmas to all.

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