Intro: If there’s one word that perfectly sums up the bombastic nature of 80s action cinema, it has to be ‘excess’. Action behemoths, big hair, muscles, fantastical landscapes, and arm-wrestling matches that could be won by the simple flip of your favourite cap. It was an amazing decade for movies, and for action movie icons. Looking back on the early career of one of the era’s most iconic megastars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, there’s one thing that jumps out like doomed cannon-fodder from one of his movies; they were never dull. After having successfully conquered the world of bodybuilding, and subsequently the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, with career defining roles in Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, The Terminator and Red Sonja, it’s clear that going bigger would be better for his career. Those movies highlighted how Arnie’s impressive physique could be utilised for maximum effect,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
Justin Bieber will be lacing up his skates and hitting the ice in the NHL celebrity shootout, and we can watch all the action as it unfolds via livestream. Bieber will be playing on the celeb team captained by former Edmonton Oilers great Wayne Gretzky, along with such hockey stars as Joe Sakic and Eric […]...
- 1/28/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Summer is drawing to a close, giving way to fall and everything that comes with it. From colourful leaves to kids returning to their classrooms, it’s a season that, in certain respects, marks the start of a new year. It also ushers in the beginning of something else that many of us Canadians look forward to, that being hockey season. With cooler weather comes early morning practices, lively community rinks and, of course, more NHL competition, which is preceded yet again by the release of EA Sports’ NHL 17.
With NHL 17, EA Sports’ Canadian unit looks to build upon last year’s standout effort, which followed a very ho-hum and oft complained about debut on current-gen hardware. Let’s not dwell on the disappointment that NHL 15 was, though, because it’s in the past, and as NHL 16 showed, the developers took our many criticisms to heart. Now, through NHL 17 — their...
With NHL 17, EA Sports’ Canadian unit looks to build upon last year’s standout effort, which followed a very ho-hum and oft complained about debut on current-gen hardware. Let’s not dwell on the disappointment that NHL 15 was, though, because it’s in the past, and as NHL 16 showed, the developers took our many criticisms to heart. Now, through NHL 17 — their...
- 9/14/2016
- by Chad Goodmurphy
- We Got This Covered
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