Sailesh Mahat

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's launch was a huge success, the game generated $550 million during its first five days on the market. MW2 actually broke Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's five-day global box-office record of $394 million. Modern Warfare 2 also dominated last week's game charts in the United Kingdom, with the Xbox 360 version selling over 1 million copies. The NPD sales figures for the United States should be available in a couple of weeks. Despite the boycott, the PC...

Princess Mononoke

While protecting his village from rampaging bore-god/demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the west. Once there, he's embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. The ambitious Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf-god. Ashitaka sees the good in both sides and tries to stem...

BRUCE HAILS BENT QUALITY

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce backed Darren Bent's claims on a place in England's World Cup squad after seeing him fire Arsenal to their first defeat in 14 games. Bent's 71st-minute strike, his ninth goal of the season, put paid to the Gunners' hopes on Wearside as the Black Cats prevented them from scoring for the first time this season. It was the perfect response after his disappointing showing in England's friendly defeat by Brazil in Doha last weekend, and left his manager championing h...

RAFA: WE WILL GET TOP FOUR SPOT

Rafa Benitez appears to have lowered his aims for Liverpool's season after their 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Saturday. Liverpool now sit in seventh, 13 points behind leaders Chelsea, but only two points off the crucial Champions League places. After their second successive draw, Liverpool have only won once in the last six games, but Benitez believes that when their current injury problems have abated their form will improve. However, he appears to have given up hope of winning...

EDUARDO HOPES TO IMPRESS

Arsenal striker Eduardo insists he is ready to step into the void created by Robin van Persie's injury. The Gunners have been firing on all cylinders this term, with 17 different players on target in all competitions. Leading the way has been Persie, who has been at his free-scoring best since being reverted to a central striking role. He has led the line in style, notching seven goals in 11 Premier League outings, as the Gunners have made steady progress. The news that he is now fac...

FABREGAS KEEPS FOCUS ON ARSENAL

Cesc Fabregas has reiterated his desire to win trophies at Arsenal, but also admitted that he does not know what the future holds. The Gunners captain is currently away on international duty with Spain where fresh rumours have surfaced regarding the 22-year-old. Reports in Spain suggest that Sandro Rosell wants to use Fabregas as the figurehead of his bid to become the new president at Barcelona, with Joan Laporta set to step down at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Spanish newspaper A...

(500) Days of Summer

After it looks as if she's left his life for good this time, Tom Hansen reflects back on the just over one year that he knew Summer Finn. Despite being physically average in almost every respect, Summer had always attracted the attention of men, Tom included. For Tom, it was love at first sight when she walked into the greeting card company where he worked, she the new administrative assistant. Soon, Tom knew that Summer was the woman with whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life. Although S...

Howl’s Moving Castle

Young Sophie Hatter is cursed by the Witch of the Waste, and turns into an old hag. Ashamed of how she looks, she flees into the hills where a moving castle roams the hills. It is said to belong to the young and handsome wizard Howl, who has a bad reputation. Within the castle, Sophie befriends the fire demon Calcifer, who promises to help her become young again. One catch: she must help Calcifer to be free of Howl, and Calcifer cannot tell her how. However, Sophie agrees to stay and try to find...

Buckethead

Brian Patrick Carroll, better known as Buckethead, is an American musician and songwriter. He has released 28 solo albums and performed on over 50 more. His music spans such diverse areas as progressive metal, thrash metal, funk, electronica, jazz, bluegrass, and avant-garde music. When performing in his theatrical persona, Buckethead used to wear a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker that read "funeral" in capital black block letters, and an expressionless plain ...

Alice in Chains is back

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation, Alice in Chains has released four studio albums, three EPs, two live albums, four compilations, and two DVDs. The band is known for its distinct vocal style which often included the harmonized vocals of Staley and Cantrell. Alice ...