Trash Talk  discussions have led me conclude you Philistines need someone to provide the touchpoints necessary for a decent understanding in motion picture entertainments. I'm handpicking 10 films per time period--I might not limit myself to decades or anything, but contiguous time periods. These are films I like. Expect it to be short on musicals, which I loathe. A chorus of angels sounds, the clouds part, and a gritty turd of realism plops in your lap. Welcome to the 1970s. The finest era of American filmmaking. The 60s scratched at the scab, but the 70s see cinema...

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3272 Let's hope they don't cheese it up beyond all recognition.  Release date is 3rd quarter 2012, and Richard Garfield did not participate in the redesign because of the pressing schedule.      

  A Trash talk post led me conclude you Philistines need someone to provide the touchpoints necessary for a decent understanding in motion picture entertainments. I'm handpicking 10 films per time period--I might not limit myself to decades or anything, but contiguous time periods. These are films I like. Expect it to be short on musicals, which I loathe. This one will mostly be films from the 60's with maybe a little hint of the 50's and 70s. The Hays Code starts to fray and adult topics could be treated in an...

Recent threads in Trash Talk have led me conclude you Philistines need someone to provide the touchpoints necessary for a decent understanding in motion picture entertainments. I'm handpicking 10 films per time period--I might not limit myself to decades or anything, but contiguous time periods. These are films I like. Expect it to be short on musicals, which I loathe. Pre-1960's, the Hays Code and film technology make everything look and feel dated. There are some gems back here that should be watched so you can get the winks, nods and allusions of later generations of filmmakers....

Tom's trek across the continental United States is done, so we're back to blab about boardgames. In this episode, we catch up about the games we've been playing, from fishing fleets in the Atlantic (Upon A Salty Sea) to battling Brits in North Africa (Battle Academy). We find interesting parallels between FFG's A Game Of Thrones and Radiohead. Other games discussed include Mage Knight, Nightfall (physical and iOS), Ascension (iOS), Neue Heimat, Conflict Of Heroes (PC), 1989, Tonkin, and more.  The podcast MP3 file The I've Been Diced! blog iTunes link...