Adam Wallace
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I put up pieces here when I can, mainly about games and movies. I do also write poetry & short stories. I'm also writing movies, writing a children's book & hosting the gaming channel "Cool Media" on YouTube! Enjoy & find me on Bluesky!
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Silver Linings Playlist: John Barry
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings where I honor the maligned, forgotten, and ignored. There are many elements to movies that largely tend to be ignored by the average viewer and only noticed by film students, professional critics, or total geeks. How many people do you know that would pay attention to the editing, for example? One of those elements that fade into the background for the average movie-watcher is the film's score. I consider that tragic since, when done right, the background music can be just as important as the actors onscreen. The right melodies can establish the setting, create the mood, and even tug at the audience's heartstrings. A great composer can make a great film a masterpiece and can even buoy a lame film. After all, John Williams' "Dual of the Fates" was one of the saving graces of The Phantom Menace.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Beat
Awesome Saturn Exclusives: Import Shooters
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings where I find the best of the maligned and forgotten. It's been a while, but I'm returning to the much maligned Sega Saturn to spotlight some great exclusive games. I've already outlined some awesome platformers and RPGs that make investing in Sega's fifth-generation console a good move. However, there is an aspect to the Saturn that I'm surprised doesn't get more attention from gamers. That aspect is the fact that the Saturn is one of the most import-friendly consoles of the era.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Gamers
Lucky Bamboo: Super Szechuan in Music City
Hello, and welcome to Local Flavors, where I spotlight some great places to eat in Nashville and the surrounding area. I'm not talking national chains here; these are the hole-in-the-wall places favored by the locals and adventurous visitors to the area.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Feast
Christmas Specials Worth... Playing?
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings where I put a spotlight on the maligned, forgotten, and ignored. Everyone that celebrates Christmas has at least half a dozen DVDs of Christmas specials that are watched every year. People have grown up watching Charlie Brown finding the true meaning of Christmas and the Grinch stealing presents. They've watched George Bailey realize what the world would be like if he wasn't born, in addition to tons of other stories. On top of that, I guarantee that, no matter where you live, at least half of the local radio stations are playing marathons of Christmas music, both traditional and not so traditional, that run from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Gamers
'An American Christmas Carol' - Can Fonzie Be Scrooge?
Hello, and welcome back to Second Chances where I give another look at the maligned and forgotten. Every Christmas, just about every TV channel airs a rendition of Charles Dickens' most popular work A Christmas Carol at some point. Everyone has grown up with Scrooge portrayed by Alistair Sim, George C. Scott, Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, and Kelsey Grammer, and those are just the most well-known examples. The tale of a miser visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve is a tale just about everyone knows.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Geeks
Silver Linings Playlist: Arlo Guthrie
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings where I find the best of the maligned and forgotten. My family has several traditions when it comes to Thanksgiving, ranging from the huge spread of sweet breads at breakfast to watching Son In Law. However, one of our biggest annual traditions is listening to Arlo Guthrie's eighteen-minute-long epic folk song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree"during dinner. The story song of a good deed gone awry that leads to pure WTF at a Vietnam draft is a Thanksgiving staple. Rock radio stations have played it every Thanksgiving Day for nearly fifty years and it's even been made into a movie (that I haven't gotten around to seeing yet).
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Beat
'Son in Law': Giving Thanks with the Weasel
Hello, and welcome back to Second Chances where I give the maligned and forgotten another shot. Okay, I'm about to do something so heinous and nonsensical that I think it warrants the death penalty in several states. It's something that some may consider to be the ultimate act of evil.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Geeks
'Silent Hill 4': The Forgotten Horror
Hello, and welcome back to Second Chances where I give the maligned and forgotten another shot. As I mentioned before, I consider the original Silent Hill to be one of the greatest horror games of all time. Even though it's nearly twenty years old, its story still knows how to chill you to the bone, its perfect atmosphere keeps you from getting relaxed, and the combat and puzzle solving are both easier to grasp and more involved than in other horror games of the time. Though the PS1 visuals can be a bit hard to look at these days, it is still the closest I've found to the perfect horror game.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Gamers
Silver Linings Playlist: Halloween
Hello, and welcome back to Silver Linings where I spotlight the best of the weird, maligned, and forgotten. Halloween is my favorite time of the year; I've said that before. Any excuse to indulge in the creepiest movies and games is fine by me. However, I do lament that my radio largely gets ignored during this time as there's very little in terms of music that fits the holiday. That stands in stark contrast to Christmas which sees everyone and their grandmothers putting out albums singing the same Christmas songs that have been sung for centuries.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Beat
