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Classic Movie Review: 'The Duellists' Ridley Scott's First Feature Film
Without knowing it, director Ridley Scott broke through in Hollywood in 1978 by exploring and critiquing what we would today call, Toxic Masculinity. Scott’s first feature, The Duellists was intended as an examination of obsession, honor and tradition. What it also ended up achieving was an examination of the nature of masculine ideals, the notion of how personal honor was a code for protecting an ego driven perception of self, especially when that perception is challenged by the 'honor' of another.
Sean PatrickPublished 2 years ago in GeeksDid You Know Jeremy Renner Told Marvel To Recast His Hawkeye Role?
The Thanksgiving weekend saw the premiere of the first two episodes of Hawkeye on Disney+. Jeremy Renner takes on the role of the man with bow and arrow for the sixth time, a decade after Thor, The Avengers, Age of Ultron, Civil War and Endgame. The series not only confronts him with his own Ronin past, but also unites him with Kate Bishop, played by Hailee Seinfeld, whom he trains to become the next Hawkeye. Being a part of the Avengers is probably the role that Renner is most associated with, but a few years back it was quite likely that Marvel would stop working with him and recast the role of Hawkeye. Twice!
Culture SlatePublished 2 years ago in GeeksLove Hard - A Netflix Movie Review
This is going to be the most epic love story you have ever read. Love Hard was released to Netflix in 2021. Believing that she has found love on a dating app, Natalie flies from L.A. to the east coast to meet Josh in a surprise visit. Except, Josh is not the person in his profile. Begged into staying for the sake of his family, Natalie is put to the test of what love means.
Marielle SabbagPublished 2 years ago in GeeksFilm’s Potential through the Hearts of Actors
In 1872, the first feature film was created by Edward Muybridge. The first frame, contributed by the art of photography, of the motion picture improved by George Eastman and William H. Thereafter, throughout Hollywood’s history in the early 1900s, television series and movies make use of creative storytelling and dramatic intention from the actors, making the fantasy stories come alive on screen for the audience to enjoy (Polack). All originally created stories once appeared in books and comics and then, later is seen in movies and television series as legendary franchises. Those stories turn into a new twist, creating a new plotpoint in movies and television series by screenwriters, directors, and producers. Story plotlines are strictly limited to the point because they contain too much detail in film and television series. Today, in Hollywood’s film industry, women and other racial ethnicities such as black people, African Americans, are limited to appear on screen due to their social profile and social inequality. In other words, the industry dehumanizes and amuses women and black people in order to reach the industry’s potential based on women and African American’s body image and belief of how they should be presented through acting parts (Erigha 70-83 ). One expert, John W. Cones, strongly claims that “Hollywood movies contain patterns of bias with regard to which idea are portrayed positively or negatively. That’s because movies tend to mirror the values, interests, cultural perspectives and prejudices of their makers” (qtd. in Hoag 665). In spite of that, other experts may assure actors and actresses emerge as one of the great idiosyncratic natural attribute or developed skill. Rashad Robinson asserts that “Hollywood is a reflection of power structures in our country. We must take more steps to ensure real change that creates a better reality for our people both in and out of the industry” (qtd. in Hoag 665). Although the film industry receives ideally the appropriate amount of actors to portray certain characters, thereby the roles of women, people from the LGBT Community, and the deaf should appear more often to impersonate those characters to create a unique view in order to make the motion picture feel more realistic.
@chainlostsoulPublished 2 years ago in GeeksMovie Review: 'Titane' is Weird and Enthralling
Director Julia Ducournau is among the most challenging and unique filmmakers in the world. Her work on 2016’s Raw was deeply unsettling and yet entirely engrossing. The same could be said of the director’s new film, Titane, a film that matches Raw for every unsettling beat and perhaps out does Raw for outlandishness. Does that mean that Titane is entirely successful? Perhaps not, but it is undeniably memorable and teeming with ingenuity, dark wit, and bizarre insight into humanity and our desire to connect.
Sean PatrickPublished 2 years ago in GeeksAt the Cinemas: Nov '21
Shall we go to the pictures? - Me, all the time. Okay, with my accent, that word comes out as 'pick-chas' instead, but it's all the same. I'm trying to start off this thing where I tell you at the end of each month or so what I have watched in the cinema and give you a quick run-down of what I think of it. I'll trial it for this month and see how it goes - we will be back in January for the next one if it goes well enough and I get a generally good response. (If you want to respond, then please contact me via @annieapproximately on Instagram. And please actually drop the message, don't just say 'hi' and expect me to respond, it comes across quite weird and I get a ton of messages so you'll probably get lost in the blur if you do that).
Annie KapurPublished 2 years ago in GeeksDocumentary Review: 'Adrienne' is a Cathartic and Heartfelt tribute to Adrienne Shelly
One of the darkest days of my career happened on November 1st, 2006 and I didn’t even know it at the time. That was the day that actress turned director Adrienne Shelly was murdered in her office in New York City. I was aware of Adrienne Shelly but I had not yet seen her masterpiece, Waitress. Once I saw Shelly’s extraordinary film, and named it among my favorite movies of 2007, I was both deeply moved and desperately distraught over her loss and the loss of the incredible works of art she undoubtedly would have created in the future. The new documentary, Adrienne, was a cathartic experience for me as an admirer of Adrienne Shelly the artist and the human being.
Sean PatrickPublished 2 years ago in GeeksA Filmmaker's Guide: "Blanche" (1971)
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 2 years ago in GeeksReview: "8-Bit Christmas"
With Thanksgiving in our rearview mirrors now, it is inevitable to see Christmas movies on our televisions as it is the season to be jolly. On Thanksgiving Day, this film was available to stream to anyone with a subscription to HBO Max. Anyone that watches it will surely be hit with just as much nostalgia as product placement. However, it is a heartwarming tale that many once had a Nintendo console or memories of wanting a video game console so bad will surely enjoy. 8-Bit Christmas sticks to the old tropes of most Christmas movies for better or for worse throughout the film and at its core, it is really difficult to have a hard time enjoying Christmas movies on some level.
Nick CavuotiPublished 2 years ago in GeeksMovie Review: 'House of Gucci' True Crime Story or Parody of Excess? You Decide
House of Gucci is a true crime story about the death of Gucci scion, Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver. As a true crime story it’s not bad, as a serious drama about real people in a real life tragedy, House of Gucci is rather disastrous. Unable to distinguish whether he is making a real life crime drama or a campy satire of wealth and privilege, director Ridley Scott has made a strange and off-putting movie that is consistently at odds with itself, it’s intentions, and it’s actors who swing wildly from parody to serious intent.
Sean PatrickPublished 2 years ago in GeeksValerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets came out on July 21, 2017 based on the comic series titled Valerian & Laureline by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mezieres. In the 28th century the International Space Station has been converted to a place where all creatures from all over the galaxy can live in peace. One day, space debri crash lands on the planet, Mul, destroying everything and killing some of the alien humanoid residents including Princess Linho Minhaa. Thirty years later Major Valerian and his partner Sergeant Laureline are tasked with securing a critter known as the converter who was believed to once have lived on Mul and so begins a journey to uncover the mystery behind the once closed case. I remember seeing this in the cinema the day it premiered. Films that take place in outer space are my favorite because they create a universe much bigger than our own. After all, we're told to reach for the stars. An obvious challenge was putting years worth of comic adventures in a two hour film and while certain details were discarded others were improved.
Melissa ClarkPublished 2 years ago in Geeks- Top Story - November 2021
Andrew Garfield Brings Stage To Screen With ‘tick, tick…Boom!’
Andrew Garfield has traded in his Spider-Man suit for one of a struggling musical writer. The musical tick, tick…BOOM! was adapted to film by director Lin Manuel Miranda, screenwriter Steven Levenson, and choreographer Ryan Heffington. tick, tick…BOOM! was released in select theaters on November 12 and was released on Netflix to all audiences on November 19. Since then, it has been taking the internet by storm as fans of musicals, Andrew Garfield, and Lin Manuel Miranda devour the hottest musical movie today.
Culture SlatePublished 2 years ago in Geeks