Just another heads up before tomorrow. The gang will be getting together for a brand new edition to Shamoozal Radio, and what better way to bring back SRP than with an all new game. That’s right folks, we’ll be playing a mean game of Slap Chop Trivia, where everyone is most likely going to have to Slap Chop all sorts of awful things together and eat it as a punishment. It all happens live Saturday night at 8PM EST. Hope to see you there!

Halloween II – Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) is now one messed up chick. She survived the attack of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) but is now mentally scarred. But Michael isn’t dead and he’s coming back for her. Meanwhile Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) is trying to cash in on the tragedy. Written and Directed by Rob Zombie.

The Final Destination – in the 4th installment of the cheating death movies, a kid sees a vision of a horrible racing crash that kills many people. When he gets others to believe his premonition is true causing them to avoid the accident, they are tracked down by Death and killed off one by one.

So I guess it’s common knowledge around here that I enjoy playing MMOs. I realize I’m the minority, but whatever… I love ‘em. Apparently a lot of other people do as well, because millions of people play these games all over the world. So many people, in fact, that some filmmakers set out to make a documentary about MMORPG’s and the people that play them. The movie is called Second Skin and I had an opportunity to sit down and watch a pre-release screening on the internet.

The movie follows the lives and play habits of a handful of people: the couple that met in an online game, the guy who went to gamer-rehab, and the guys who share a house where they play World of Warcraft 24/7. Right off the bat, I’ll say that I was disappointed with the people chosen to represent MMO players. I realize that in the interest of making a movie with some drama it’s essential to highlight the unstable type of player, but I really feel like the majority of people who play these games are able to do it in healthy doses. It’s like making a documentary about alcohol that focuses primarily on alcoholics… the impression you walk away with is going to be a negative one.

This isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy the movie, I actually found it to be pretty compelling to watch. I’ve certainly met my share of these caricatures in the games over the past 5-6 years and the filmmakers did a nice job telling their stories. I could definitely relate to some of the guys on there, though I’ve never been as extreme as they are in the movie.

Duplicity – a pair of corporate spies, one CIA (Julia Roberts) and one MI-6 (Clive Owen) have a heated past but decide to team up to pull off the ultimate con job on their former bosses (Tom Wilkinson & Paul Giamatti). But they have trust issues with each other.

Adventureland – it’s the summer of 1987 and Jesse Eisenburg plays a kid who just graduated college yet has no job aspects. He takes a job at an amusement park where he meets a chick played by Kristen Stewart and learns about life in general. Also starring Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Reynolds, and Martin Starr. Directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad).

Fighting – Channing Tatum is a young counterfeiter who is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a veteran scam artist, Terrence Howard. Howard becomes his manager and the kid starts making money by beating up other people.

Hello. How are you? We’re doing pretty swell here at the Shamoozal. What’s that? You’ve missed the good ‘ol Shamoozal Radio Podcast? Well, your wish is granted, because this weekend there will be a brand spank’n new SRP recorded LIVE at 8PM EST. Yeah, we missed a few this summer, but what can you expect from a gang of lazy lay-abouts. So make sure to mark your calendars for this Saturday, August 29th, at 8PM EST, and join us live in our UStream chat room for the usual hyjinks. Hope to see you there!

Inglourious Basterds – Its German-occupied France during World War II. Adolf Hitler is at large. An American-led killing squad known as The Basterds are terrorizing the Nazis. They aren’t taking them prisoner, instead they’re taking their scalps. Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, and more.

Post Grad – Alexis Bledel stars as a recent college graduate who discovers she cant land a good job with the current harsh climate in the working world. So she moves back in with her oddball family in order to consider what her options might be. Also starring Michael Keaton and Carol Burnett.

The Last House On The Left – after kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a group of hooligans find refuge at a nearby house. Turns out the house belongs to the parents of one of their victims, and she isn’t dead. When the truth comes out, the parents seek revenge. Remake of the 1972 Wes Craven film.

Hannah Montana: The Movie – Hannah Montana’s popularlity begins to grow and take over the life of Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus). She is urged by her father (Billy Ray Cyrus) to travel back to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters most in life.

Tyson – a unique look at the life of world famous boxing champion Mike Tyson. Director James Toback only interviews Tyson himself and gets his own personal thoughts on milestones in his career and setbacks from personal issues. Also old footage from some of Tyson’s greatest and worst fights are shown.

District 9 – an extra-terrestrial race has been living in the slums of Johannesburg, South Africa to keep them separate from the human race. A government operative is exposed to some of their biotechnology and then a battle ensues between the two races. Produced by Peter Jackson, Directed by Neil Blomkamp.

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard – Jeremy Piven is Don Ready, a mercenary in the used car selling business. He is called in to help a struggling dealership that is about to go bankrupt. He brings his team of salesmen to have a big 4th of July event to get the business some profits.

With yesterdays surprise release (well, we knew it was coming anyway) of Flipnote Studio for the DSi, I feel like I can safely say that the DSi has finally come into its own.

Flipnote Studio, for those who don’t know, is a free animation program that feels like it should have been called Mario Paint 2. Sure, as a somewhat experienced animator, I don’t truly have a reason to use Flipnote Studio. I get to use real deal stuff like Flash to do all my animating, but Flipnote is a pretty amazing piece of software regardless.

It features a simplistic interface with some bare minimum features, yet at the same time it has more than enough there to keep aspiring artists entertained for hours on end. Like any worth while animation tool, the program has a light box feature letting the creator to see the frames before and after each page. Users can sort their frames through the means of a film strip like timeline/editing bar, and even have the ability to work on two layers per frame. Sound wise, the DS microphone is used to record up to three audio clips and one music track. The music track can either be recorded with the mic, or imported as an AAC file. The timing of the animation is set by the means of a Mario Paint style “speed bar” where the user simply clicks a series of arrows to set a frame rate.

This week’s topics: What was the last game that wasn’t a critical or financial hit that you enjoyed a great deal? and How do you feel about paying real money for in-game vanity items?

We’re still looking for listener contributions to the podcast. We really hope you guys will take us up on this as we’d love the show to be more about the Shamoozal Community as a whole. Otherwise you’re just going to have Phil and I gushing about Nintendo every week. Just Kidding, but seriously… help.

Many thanks to Jake ‘Virt’ Kaufman for providing our intro music, ‘Blast Off’ from his FX2 collection. Check out more of Virt’s music at Big Lion Music. Subscribe to Born Again Casual on iTunes.