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9 Celebs Who Can't Stand Erica Nlewedim
"Erica is badly behaved." During the 2020 run of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown show, there was no housemate more conflicting and polarizing than the disqualified Erica Nlewedim.
Jide OkonjoPublished 3 years ago in GeeksThings I'm Passionate About Part 8
This is part 8 in this series about things I’m passionate about in order to help focus myself and maybe inspire you. Enjoy!
Brent SalmonPublished 3 years ago in GeeksThe Queens Gambit
Anya Taylor-Jay is simply stunning as Beth Harmon in The Queens Gambit. This new Netflix original is a must-see. The game of Chess has been brought to life by an orphaned Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Jay, in this new Netflix original, The Queens Gambit.
Kerri MiLLsPublished 3 years ago in GeeksDoctor Who Comic #01
Doctor Who Comic #01 Titan Comics 2020 Written by Jody Houser Illustrated by Roberta Ingranata Coloured by Enrica Eren Angiolini
Steven LeitmanPublished 3 years ago in GeeksVisual Filmmaking in Russell Crowe's 'Unhinged'
A man sits sweating in his pickup truck in a suburban neighborhood. Distress is written across his face and a jumpy camera helps communicate his jumbled mental state. The man pops some unnamed pills from prescription bottles and begins to settle down. The man pulls out a match and lights it with his thumb. We get a shot of a suburban home with a for sale sign in the yard. Just from the visual cues alone you know where we are and what is about to happen.
Sean PatrickPublished 3 years ago in Geekshandmaid's tale season 1
The commander and offred continue their nightly game of Scrabble. the Commander gives Offred a present. A fashion magazine called beautique that was from before the fall of the United States. The ladies in the magazine look strange, like zoo animals.
bella garciaPublished 3 years ago in GeeksThe Empire Strikes Back (1980)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019’s book “1001 Movies to See Before You Die” and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I won’t be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself you’ll have to buy it. But I will be covering the book’s suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldn’t doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. We’re going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but we’re also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like “Joker” will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then don’t hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Let’s get on with it then.
Annie KapurPublished 3 years ago in GeeksWhere Are the Non-Binary Identities in Films and Books?
I may not be a non-binary person, but I sure as hell know them. They are teachers, they are commentators, they are scientists and engineers, they are students of degree courses, and they should be writers and filmmakers. Why am I saying 'should be'? Well, because I see a severe lack of films made by and including non-binary people and I see literature severely lacking in non-binary representation. Is this a problem? Yes it is. Everyone else is getting representation and I think non-binary folks should do too.
Annie KapurPublished 3 years ago in GeeksA Filmmaker's Guide to: Suspense
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
Annie KapurPublished 3 years ago in GeeksBook Review: "A Very Easy Death" by Simone De Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir is one of the great writers of the twentieth century and I have read many of her books in the past few years. One of the books I loved by her was "The Second Sex" and honestly, I thought it was really well written and made a lot of good points. Simone de Beauvoir was an incredibly articulate woman and her knowledge of her own culture, time and place, her knowledge of her own philosophical context and the way in which people interact, remember and operate made her a woman way ahead of her own time. This book deals with the death of her mother. I was initially not very overly enthusiastic about this, being sure that Joan Didion's book about the death of her husband - "A Year of Magical Thinking" - would be better written. But I was wrong. I enjoyed this book a lot more because it is far more graphic, it is based more in realism and you can actually see it happening as the story goes along and the mother becomes weaker and weaker.
Annie KapurPublished 3 years ago in Geeks'General Hospital' destroys Julian Jerome with the Floating Rib Bombing
On Friday's episode of General Hospital, the character of Julian Jerome was totally destroyed. Viewers had believed that he could not sink any lower than when he put a knife to Alexis' throat. He has been clawing his way back ever since but continued to be sidetracked and make bad decisions. On Thursday Cyrus Renault told Julian that he should not complain because every decision has consequences. It's clear that the former mob boss did not think about the consequences of planting a bomb in a room full of people. Unless there is some strange twist to this tale, he set off a bomb in the Floating Rib with children in the building.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 3 years ago in GeeksEverlasting Roses
You've heard the story of the Tucks. But they weren't the first people to discover the spring; on the contrary, far from it. Zakinerose Witherman was born into a life of privilege. Her father gave her anything she ever wanted. Sadly at the age of 16, she was left to her whiles and wondered the shores of England when pirates took her captive, leaving behind her basket and wrap.
Ashley SlaterPublished 3 years ago in Geeks