There’s no shortage of games starring ninjas, but more often than not they feature NINOs–ninjas in name only. Where’s the stalking, the secret kills, the disappearing in a cloud of smoke? Mark of the Ninja, a new XBLA exclusive from Klei (the folks best known for Shank), is one of …

(opens in new tab)[ Click on the image to see it in hi-res ] So as it turns out, Ethan Hawke is a pretty good liar. Just last week we reported that work had begun on filming Before Midnight , a sequel to Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise and Before Sunset …

Miller’s Crossing . The Royal Tenenbaums . Magnolia . Three Kings . All films by modern American directors who already showed considerable early promise with their first two movies, only to hit the ball right out the park with number three. Rian Johnson does just that with Looper , an …