One of Hollywood's most acclaimed directors, Barry Levinson has brought such
hits as Diner, Good Morning Vietnam, and Liberty Heights to screens everywhere.
Not exact matches
So it was ready when restaurateurs
hit on retro
diners as the next big thing.
For 10 yearsthey'd been telling the same stories — at Immaculata High School in Somerville, N.J., where the legend bookended a grand slam in his first at bat
as a freshmanwith a blast in his last at bat
as a senior; at the neighborhood
diner Jerry «sPlace, where the legend's photo hangs next to one of Mickey Mantle; and here atthis warehouse turned
hitting complex, where the legend's newspaper clippingsand old jerseys line the walls.
MGM was initially reluctant to release
Diner as they feared it would be a commercial flop, but the movie proved to be
hit and I imagine Weintraub, who produced it, played a big part in its success.
As well as Randy Smith discussing the making of App Store hit Spider, there's a lot of neat lectures here, too, including accomplished game creators from Booyah, Pangea (Enigmo), Playfirst (Diner Dash), Snappy Touch (Flower Garden), and Newtoy (Chess / Words With Friends), with a day of design / marketing lectures and a day of technical talk
As well
as Randy Smith discussing the making of App Store hit Spider, there's a lot of neat lectures here, too, including accomplished game creators from Booyah, Pangea (Enigmo), Playfirst (Diner Dash), Snappy Touch (Flower Garden), and Newtoy (Chess / Words With Friends), with a day of design / marketing lectures and a day of technical talk
as Randy Smith discussing the making of App Store
hit Spider, there's a lot of neat lectures here, too, including accomplished game creators from Booyah, Pangea (Enigmo), Playfirst (
Diner Dash), Snappy Touch (Flower Garden), and Newtoy (Chess / Words With Friends), with a day of design / marketing lectures and a day of technical talks.
In a rather spectacular rebound, formerly ailing mobile game studio, Glu Mobile, has completed its acquisition of PlayFirst, the studio behind casual
hits such
as Diner Dash and Cooking Dash.