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MvM's World, Entry #19 - RIP Peter Falk

Via Entertainment Weekly (www.ew.com)

Peter Falk, the actor known to a generation as television’s Lt. Columbo, died yesterday in Beverly Hills, according to ABC News. “Falk died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home in the evening of June 23, 2011,” according to the statement from his family. He was 83.

Say Falk’s name and the image that instantly comes to mind is a slope-shouldered figure in a rumpled overcoat, staring down a suspect with one eye while the other roams unnervingly free. Few actors were ever identified with a single character as much as Falk was with Lt. Columbo, the slow-moving, sharp-witted detective he played in more than five dozen TV movies, beginning with 1968’s Presciption: Murder. But like his most famous character, Falk’s genial exterior concealed hidden depths. Falk came late to acting, earning a master’s in public administration and working as a Connecticut bureaucrat before taking legendary teacher Eva La Galienne’s advice to quit his day job. He spent the 1950s playing small roles on- and off-Broadway and eventually made the leap to movies, though not without a few setbacks. Falk’s false right eye — he lost the real one to cancer at the age of 3 — could have ruined his career, or at least confined him to playing eccentrics and psychopaths. But even in small roles, Falk made his mark, garnering back-to-back Supporting Actor Oscar nominations for Murder, Inc. (1961) and Pocketful of Miracles (1962). He lost, but eventually picked up five Emmys.

Falk’s comic skills (best seen in 1979’s The In-Laws) were never in doubt, but as a dramatic actor, in movies like Husbands and A Woman Under the Influence, he was consistently underrated. His instantly recognizable face gave Falk no choice but to play versions of himsef; even as an ex-angel walking the streets of Berlin in Wings of Desire, he’s accosted by children yelling “Columbo!” But Falk never caricatured himself, even if others did, and left a body of work that deserves further investigation.

- MvM

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MvM's World, Entry #18 - The Collection: PSN

Sony Playstation Network (PSN)

Total: 68 Games

Adding lists of my video game collection to MvM's World, and this is the list for the PSN. This 'blog' will be updated as new games are added to the collection, and you can always find this list by clicking on "MvM's Video Game Collection" at the top of the page. Feel free to comment on these games or this list anytime you want, in the comment box at the bottom of this list. :)

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3 on 3 NHL Arcade
Astro Tripper
Back To The Future Episode 1
Back To The Future Episode 2
Back To The Future Episode 3
Back To The Future Episode 4
Bejeweled 2
Blast Factor™
Braid
Burn Zombie Burn!
BUZZ!™: Quiz Player
BUZZ!™ Junior: Monster Rally
BUZZ!™ Junior: RoboJam
Crazy Taxi™
Comet Crash™
Digger HD
Droplitz™
Family Feud
Free Realms (MMO - Free Basic Version)
Gunstar Heroes™
Hamsterball
Hasbro Family Game Night
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Learning with the PooYoos - Episode 1
LittleBigPlanet™: Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves
Magic: The Gathering® - Duels of the Planeswalkers®
Mushroom Wars™
My Aquarium
NAMCO MUSEUM™ ESSENTIALS
NBA 2K10: Draft Combine
NOBY NOBY BOY™
PAC-MAN® Championship Edition DX
Pain
Press Your Luck
Rag Doll Kung Fu™: Fists of Plastic
Ricochet HD
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 1
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 3
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 4
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 5
Shatter™
Sonic Adventure™
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sonic The Hedgehog™ 4 Episode I
Spare Parts
Stacking
StarDrone
Streets Of Rage II
Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 1
Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 2
Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 3
Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 4
Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Episode 5
Super Stardust™ HD
Tales of Monkey Island™ - Episode 1
Tales of Monkey Island™ - Episode 2
Tales of Monkey Island™ - Episode 3
Tales of Monkey Island™ - Episode 4
Tales of Monkey Island™ - Episode 5
TestYourself: Psychology
The Fancy Pants Adventures
The Price Is Right
TV Show King
UNO™
Zen Pinball

MvM's World, Entry #17 - The Collection: PS3 [Digital]

Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) [Digital]

Total: 2 Games

Adding lists of my video game collection to MvM's World, and this is the list for the PS3. This 'blog' will be updated as new games are added to the collection, and you can always find this list by clicking on "MvM's Video Game Collection" at the top of the page. Feel free to comment on these games or this list anytime you want, in the comment box at the bottom of this list. :)

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