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Following his highly successful °An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith° (Applause), John Kenneth Muir now turns to the life and work of legendary cult-film director Sam Raimi. Raimi exploded on the movie scene in 1982, when he was 23 years old, with the audacious, independently produced horror film °The Evil Dead°. Re-igniting the horror genre to such a degree that Wes Craven credited Raimi on-screen in °A Nightmare on Elm Street°, Raimi went on to direct two °Evil Dead° sequels, his own comic-book superhero, °Darkman°, and an over-the-top, post-modern western, °The Quick and the Dead°. Raimi's influence on other filmmakers continues to be enormous ¯ from the "shaky cam" shots of the Coen brothers to the early oeuvre of °Lord of the Rings° director Peter Jackson, both of whom have been termed the "direct progeny" of Raimi's works.In 2002, Raimi's °Spider-Man° had the biggest opening weekend in history, earning more than $114 million at the box office. °The Unseen Force° also features a sneak peek at the much anticipated °Spider-Man 2°.¶Included are 30 first-person accounts and interviews from a number of eclectic sources ¯ from the cinematographers who shot Raimi's early films to the producers, screenwriters, actors, special effects magicians and composers who collaborated to make his films the stuff of legend, earn mainstream success, and still be the focus of obsessive cult. ... Read more

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More than thirty firsthand accounts and interviews
The Unseen Force: The Films Of Sam Raimi provide a behind-the-scenes, movie-by-movie survey of the career and work of innovative film director Sam Raimi. He made his debut in 1982 at the age of 23 with the independent horror film "The Evil Dead" which was so successful Raimi went on to direct two sequels. Included by film expert John Muir are more than thirty firsthand accounts and interviews with filmmakers that have worked with Raimi, from the cinematographers who shot the early films, to the producers, screenwriters, actors, special effects technicians, and music score composers who collaborated to make his films the stuff of box office legend and the focus of a devoted following of dedicated fans. The Unseen Force is a welcome and greatly appreciated contribution to the annals of filmmaking and filmmaker histories.

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This book is a must have for fans of Sam Raimi. It provides in-depth coverage of all of his movies with information from interviews with members of the cast and crew on each of the films.

The author gives his own commentary on each movie and discusses Mr. Raimi's development as a director. I was already a fan of Sam Raimi because of the Evil Dead films and Spider-Man. After reading this book I am interested in checking out some of his other movies as well.
This is the fifth book I have bought by John Kenneth Muir(Horror Films of the 1970's,Eaten Alive at a Chainsaw Massacre,Films of John Carpenter and Wes Craven:the Art of Horror) and I would recommend each of them to horror movie fans and movie fans in general.

Great book for Raimi fans covering his entire career...
Having read Bill Warren's "Evil Dead Companion", Bruce Campbell's "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor" and Josh Becker's "Evil Dead Journal" (available online at beckerfilms.com) the story of the production of Sam Raimi's classic 1981 film "The Evil Dead" is becoming somewhat tedious.That said, I still managed to learn some new "Evil Dead" info in Muir's book.The main draw of this book is that it gives all of Raimi's films equal coverage, rather than focusing on his two franchises. The aforementioned books by Warren and Campbell are probably better choices if you're simply an "Evil Dead" trilogy fan and Mark Cotta Vaz's books on the production of "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2" (which has a pretty skimpy chapter in "The Unseen Force", but to be fair, the author couldn't have seen it in time for publication) focus mostly on the conceptual stage and offer little insight into Raimi as a director.It's nice to see "Crimewave", "Darkman", "The Quick and the Dead", "A Simple Plan" (Raimi's best film, as far as I'm concerned), "For Love of the Game" and "The Gift" getting some attention rather than used as context for the cinematic adventures of Ash and Peter Parker. The writing is scholarly but enjoyable, and Muir's interviews with Ian Abercrombie, Betsy Baker, Douglas Beswick, Brent Briscoe, Gary Cole, Kevin Conway, Willem Dafoe, Peter Deming, Chris Doyle, Phil Gillis, Daniel Goldin, Richard Grove, Lance Henricksen, Joe LoDuca, William Mesa, Simon Moore, Verne Nobles, Tim Philo, Robert Primes A.S.C., Thell Reed, Cliff Robertson, Amy Robinson, Chelcie Ross, Ellen Sandweiss, Randy Ser, Thomas Smith, Dana Stevens, Tom Sullivan, Theresa Tilly, Sherree J. Wilson and Christopher Young offer a more diversified portrait of Raimi as a filmmaker than previous books (although this is the first to focus primarily on Raimi himself).If there is one area where the book lacks, it is in the actual biographical details.The death of Raimi's older brother Sander, a tragic and defining moment in his childhood, is glossed over, and a few childhood stories in the tradition of Campbell's book would have been nice (nobody from the Raimi family was interviewed for the book, nor was Campbell) but as a look at Raimi's cinematic accomplishments, "The Unseen Force" doesn't disappoint. ... Read more

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The complete collection of the FULL COLOR Army of Darkness movie adaptation. Based on the screenplay by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi, creators of The Evil Dead trilogy, adapted by John Bolton, award-winning artist who has worked on graphic novels with Clive Barker, Chris Claremint, Neil Gaiman, Anne Rice and others. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Sam(uel) (M.) Raimi, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 2097 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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When the head of Hudsucker Industries jumps to his death, the Board of Directors devises a devilish scheme to keep control of the company - appoint as the new President someone who they can push around. Their choice is Norville Barnes - but Norville has a dream of power.Amazon.com Review
Cinematically dazzling, maniacally paced and extraordinarilywitty, The Hudsucker Proxy is in many respects the mostaccomplished of the Cohen brothers' movies. The film is so quicklypaced that it is a real treat to have a copy of the finishedscreenplay. This book will allow you to savor every nuance of thisextraordinarily detailed and tremendously entertaining movie. ... Read more

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Wonderful Background for a Great Movie
I'm biased.

This was one of the best movies of the last century, largely because of the Coen brothers' brilliant use of visual imagery.So, if the visuals are the essence of the film's greatness, why would anybody want to spend time reading the screenplay?

Well, as you'll see from this wonderful book, the writing is also brilliant.The Coens refashioned a lot of the screenplay to fit their vision of the film, so what we see here is literally what is on the screen.I say this to spare those looking for "deleted scenes" any disappointment...despite what's written below.

But it's just wonderful stuff.Strong, spare, funny writing.

Say - what gives??

Great reading, includes "deleted sccenes"
The wonderful words from The Hudsucker Proxy are all here, in a draft of the script that must have been close to final.

Here you can see how the Coen's scripted the unique talking patterns of its characters, complete with the slang or other verbal maulings the characters use in the movie.

There are also stage directions and other things you would only find in a script which helps you see how much they had visualized before the got the actors together.

Finally, there are a couple scenes that were not in the movie, including a very bizzare ending scene with the two taxi drivers from the cafe ("Bromo..."). ... Read more

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Chapters: Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, Christopher George, Glenn Frey, Alex Foster, Maynard Morrison, Denise Faustman, Jason Grilli, Pete Dawkins, Jack Tompkins, Etterlene Debarge, Matt Erard, Nancy Skinner, George Anthony Dondero, Marshall Thompson, Chris Demetral, William Broomfield, Erin Dilly, Mark Mitera, Paul Feig, Lisa Wiegand, Marie Donigan, Pat Mayer, Susan Olasky, Norm Zauchin, Ivan Raimi, Nick Luchey, Terry Duerod, Ralph M. Freeman, Pete Mitchell, Jim Burton, Nick Radkewich. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 136. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Christopher John George (February 25, 1931 - November 28, 1983) was an American television and film actor who was perhaps best known for his starring role in the 1966-1968 TV series The Rat Patrol. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1967 as Best TV Star for his performance in the series The Rat Patrol. He was also the recipient of a New York Film Festival award as the Best Actor in a Television Commercial. George was also the long-time husband of actress Lynda Day George. George was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, the son of Greek immigrants John and Vaseleke George. John George was born in Thebes, Greece and was a veteran of World War I, and Vaseleke was born in Athens. Christopher George could not speak English until he was six years old, since only Greek was spoken in his home. His father was a traveling salesman during his childhood. George accompanied his father on selling trips to cities such as Akron, New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and Detroit. From Michigan, the family moved to Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Once George began learning to speak English, his father enrolled him in Greek school in addition to his regular school so that he would not forget the Greek language; by that time he had moved to New Jersey. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2582199 ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary.Chapters: Spider-Man 3. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 132. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons and James Cromwell. The film begins with Peter Parker basking in his success as Spider-Man, while Mary Jane Watson continues her Broadway career. Harry Osborn still seeks vengeance for his father's death, and an escaped convict, Flint Marko, falls into a particle accelerator and is transformed into a shape-shifting sand manipulator. An extraterrestrial symbiote crashes to Earth and bonds with Peter, influencing his behavior for the worse. When Peter abandons the symbiote, it finds refuge in Eddie Brock, a rival photographer, causing Peter to face his greatest challenge. Spider-Man 3 was commercially released in multiple countries on May 1, 2007, and released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007, by Columbia Pictures. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, in contrast to the previous two films' highly positive reviews, it stands as the most successful film in the series worldwide, Marvel's most successful film, and one of Sony Pictures Entertainment's highest grossing film to date. The film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for Sequences of Intense Action Violence. Peter Parker has begun to feel secure in his life and plans to propose to Mary Jane. While Peter and Mary Jane are on a date, a small meteorite crashes nearby, and an extraterr...http://booksllc.net/?id=702117 ... Read more

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Chapters: Robert Urich, Sam Raimi, John Engler, Ted Raimi, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Toby Towson, List of Michigan State University People, Richard Cordray, James P. Hoffa, Desmond Ford, Akhtar Hameed Khan, Minakata Kumagusu, Mary Mccarthy, Michael W. Mcconnell, Tim Johnson, Russell Kirk, Debbie Stabenow, Lyman James Briggs, Tom Sizemore, Aaron Lawrence, Clare Fischer, Lloyd Groff Copeman, Walter Hill, William F. Friedman, Richard Ford, Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi, Neal Chase, Donald Keck, Charles D. Metcalf, Bob Murawski, Delano Meriwether, Jim Harrison, Eli Broad, Michael Edward Edgerton, Jackie Martling, James Price Dillard, John C. Kornblum, Michelle Ruff, Frances C. Wilson, Mark Schauer, Peter Coogan, George Steele, Thomas Mcguane, Timothy Zahn, W. J. T. Mitchell, Mark Grebner, John Hutson, Spencer Abraham, M. Peter Mcpherson, Milt Jackson, David Stockman, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Michael Kimball, Drayton Mclane, Jr., Tim Woods, Verna Aardema, José Francisco Peña Gómez, Alfred Hershey, Joseph Victor Adamec, Rufus T. Bush, James Marcinkowski, Ray Dragon, Chris Hansen, Jim Graham, Jim Wallis, John Pease, Edward W. Scott, Brian Calley, Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Rollo May, Susan Martin, Adam C. Stacey, Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick, Tim Mcclelland, Robert Peirce, Jennifer Greene, Eduard C. Lindeman, George Ariyoshi, Ernest Green, N. Katherine Hayles, Brock Radunske, James Henry Quello, Debra Bowen, Donald G. Cook, Andree Layton Roaf, Steve Smith, John Bear, Linda Chapin, Andrew Kehoe, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Bernard White, Herb David, Theda Skocpol, Mary Ruwart, Jack Bergstrand, Tony Earl, Mohammad-Nabi Sarbolouki, Anton Armstrong, Harry Moniba, Donald W. Riegle, Jr., Russell Mawby, Stan Albeck, Carolyn Forché, Rick Sirvaitis, Woody Widenhofer, Richard Yarborough, Bob Krause, Scott Braley, Fay Gillis Wells, Adrian Ponce, James Blanchard, Abdi Kusow, John A. Hannah, John Bennett Ramsey, Judd Bankert, John Ardoin, Dennis R. Heldman, Michael Mccoy,...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2052327 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Henry Ford, Madonna, Serena Williams, Scott Steiner, Rob Van Dam, Ray Teal, Iggy Pop, Stevie Wonder, Sam Raimi, Steven Seagal, Kid Rock, Dita Von Teese, Meryl Davis, Magic Johnson, Mashona Washington, Alexi Lalas, Edna Ferber, Peaches Bartkowicz, Julie Harris, Thomas Mcguane, Tom Monaghan, Ernie Hudson, Dean Cain, William Alden Smith, Bruce Campbell, Erik Prince, Selma Blair, Luke Jensen, John Hughes, Christine Gregoire, Katie Schlukebir, Porsche Lynn, Chris Sabin, Charlie White, Arte Johnson, Chad Larose, Thomas Edmund Dewey, Kirk Gibson, James Tolkan, Norman Bel Geddes, Larry Page, Taylor Hayes, Murphy Jensen, Jim Harrison, Paul J. Smith, Christine Lahti, Mitchell Leisen, Peter Vanderkaay, Clint Hurdle, Jimmy Jacobs, Verne Troyer, Betty Hutton, Dann Florek, Timothy Busfield, Justin Bartha, Aaron Krickstein, Jason Newsted, Mike Shaw, Sandra Bernhard, Ed Farhat, David Spade, Robert Rechsteiner, Norman Z. Mcleod, Rudy Tomjanovich, Greydon Clark, Barry Watson, Ring Lardner, Darvin Ham, Spencer Abraham, Zach Gowen, Helen Gaige, Jeff Grayer, Ruth Riese, David Wayne, Isabel Miller, Todd Webb, Geri Allen, Lee Daniels, Dana Elcar, Gus Savage, Ed Gale, Brent W. Jett, John Francis Dodge, Jason Grilli, Meg White, James Hickey, Clem Sohn, Richard A. Searfoss, Cheryl Studer, Tony Dungy, Jerry M. Linenger, Brewster Hopkinson Shaw, David C. Leestma, Donald R. Mcmonagle, Michael J. Bloomfield, Michael C. Gwynne, Marisha Pessl, Ken Read, Kathleen Rose Perkins, James Greenlief Brown, Terry Rossio, Peter Hoffman, Rick Wade, Scott Brayton, Martin Klebba, Robert Gallery, Scott Asheton, Kerry Conran, George Dole, Brad Keselowski, Leon Czolgosz, Lavell Blanchard, Jacob Peterson, Chris Owen, Henry Jackson Hunt, William Jolitz, Taylor Dooley, ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. He is best known for directing cult horror films like the Evil Dead series and Drag Me To Hell, as well as the blockbuster Spider-Man films and the producer of the successful TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess.Raimi, the fourth of five children, was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. He is the son of Celia Barbara (née Abrams), who owned lingerie shops, and Leonard Ronald Raimi, who owned home furnishing stores. Raimi was raised in Conservative Judaism; his ancestors immigrated from Russia and Hungary. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Rob Zombie, John Carpenter, Sam Raimi, Wes Craven, George Andrew Romero, Julian Richards, Fernando Di Leo, Eli Roth, Jack Bender, Sidney Hayers, Lloyd Kaufman, Hideo Nakata, Alexandre Aja, Steve Miner, Kim Jee-Woon, Darren Lynn Bousman, Paul Weitz, John Llewellyn Moxey, Michael Cuesta, Kim Henkel, Steve Beck, Robert William Young. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Rob Zombie, de son vrai nom Robert Bartleh Cummings, est un chanteur et un musicien américain de metal, ainsi qu'un réalisateur de films d'horreur, né le 12 janvier 1965 à Haverhill, dans le Massachusetts. Après avoir formé le groupe White Zombie à la fin des années 1980 et édité six albums enregistrés en studio, il forme son propre groupe, Rob Zombie, et publie quatre albums. En parallèle à sa carrière de chanteur, Zombie est réalisateur et scénariste de films d'horreur, avec quatre longs métrages à son actif (La Maison des 1000 morts, The Devil's Rejects, Halloween, Halloween 2), une fausse bande- annonce pour le projet "Grindhouse" des deux compères Tarantino/Rodriguez (Werewolf Women of the S.S.) et un dessin animé (The Haunted World of El Superbeasto). Enfin, il est également scénariste de comics, et parmi ses publications les plus connues, on retrouve Rob Zombie's Spookshow International en dix volumes et The Nail en quatre éditions. Le Massachusetts, l'État d'origine de Rob ZombieRobert Bartleh Cummings naît le 12 janvier 1965 à Haverhill, dans le Massachusetts, aux États-Unis. Ses parents, Robert et Louise Cummings, et ses grands-parents travaillaient dans le monde du cirque et des fêtes foraines. C'est ainsi que Rob et son frère Michael développent très tôt un goût pour le burlesque et les créatures étranges. Passant près de hu...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Sam Raimi's Darkman, Ramsey Campbell short story, Grant Morrison's Secrets of the Arkham Asylum, J.G. Ballard interview, Sarah Douglas, Whitley Streiber's Communion, more ... Read more

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Chapters: Brian de Palma, Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, F. W. Murnau, John Carpenter, Sam Raimi, James Whale, Tod Browning, Roger Corman, Antonio Margheriti, Wes Craven, John Landis, Uwe Boll, Eli Roth, Rob Zombie, Takashi Miike, Joe D'amato, Dario Argento, Mario Bava, José Mojica Marins, Lloyd Kaufman, Tobe Hooper, Charles Band, Jesús Franco, Tom Savini, George A. Romero, Park Chan-Wook, Lucio Fulci, William Castle, Bob Clark, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Pupi Avati, Robert Kurtzman, Joe Dante, Ernest Dickerson, Pang Brothers, William Friedkin, Larry Cohen, Creep Creepersin, Adam Green, Freddie Francis, Neil Marshall, Herman Yau, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Umberto Lenzi, Stuart Gordon, Ulli Lommel, Bruno Mattei, Fred Olen Ray, Tommy Lee Wallace, Jonathan Liebesman, Lamberto Bava, Bert I. Gordon, Julian Richards, Alexandre Aja, James Wan, Andreas Schnaas, Don Coscarelli, Amando de Ossorio, Brian Yuzna, Fruit Chan, Marcus Nispel, Roy Ward Baker, Ryuhei Kitamura, Michele Soavi, Darren Lynn Bousman, Ruggero Deodato, William Girdler, Sergio Martino, Peter Medak, Brad Anderson, Marino Girolami, Terence Fisher, Frank Henenlotter, Hideo Nakata, Pete Walker, Fred Dekker, Douglas Buck, Lucky Mckee, Ovidio G. Assonitis, Scott Spiegel, Pascal Laugier, Steve Miner, Jean Rollin, Mick Garris, Tom Holland, Greg Mclean, Anthony Hickox, William Malone, William Lustig, Ronny Yu, Mary Lambert, Tony Randel, Takashi Shimizu, Chuck Russell, Juan Piquer Simón, Jeff Burr, Rupert Wainwright, Lewis Teague, Joseph Zito, Jack Sholder, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Claudio Fragasso, Mario Caiano, Olaf Ittenbach, Kevin S. Tenney, Ken Wiederhorn, Tsuruta Norio, Rob Schmidt, S. F. Brownrigg, Tom Mcloughlin, Jorge Grau, Jeff Lieberman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 562. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Whale (22 July 1889 2...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16074 ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary.Chapters: Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Darkman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Executive Producer Chris Archer Spider-Man 2 is the name of several computer and video games based on the Spider-Man universe and particularly the Spider-Man 2 film. It is a follow up to the game Spider-Man: The Movie and was followed by Spider-Man 3 to promote the release of the third film in 2007. These games were published by Activision for different systems in 2004. These games are the official game adaptations of the movie Spider-Man 2. The home console (PS2, GC, Xbox) versions of this game have the feature of allowing the player to free roam around Manhattan, Roosevelt, Ellis, and Liberty Islands. The other versions of the game feature more linear side-scrolling and platform sections with less emphasis on the free play experience of the home console versions. The PSP version of Spider Man 2.is like playing Spider Man 1 plotline This game's roster of Spider-Man villains includes the Shocker, Rhino, Mysterio, and Doctor Octopus. While street thugs only have handguns, machine guns, crowbars and their fists to protect them, the super-villains and their minions have their various unique powers and weapons that they use to either steal, cause terror or defeat Spider-Man. At the end of the game, it becomes possible to unlock a warehouse in which the player can again fight villains such as Shocker, Rhino, Doctor Octopus, and an additional boss, Calypso, who is not found elsewhere in the game. The player has the ability to choose either to go on with the storyline or swing around the city. The player can explore Manhattan, Roosevelt Island, Ellis Island, Liberty Island, and a mysterious label on the map over the water claiming "Governors Island...http://booksllc.net/?id=1562965 ... Read more