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Best geek movies throughout history.
The Day of the Jackal - Fred Zinnemann (1973)
Fred Zinnemann was a film director known for his pronounced aptitude for realism and authenticity. He wanted to become a musician but studied law and became a cameraman due to his passion for the technique. He studied film late in life, in America, and gained notoriety as a noir genre author (although among his successful productions are westerns, adventures, historical dramas, etc.).
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
Spartacus (2010 to 2013)
The television series "Spartacus" originally aired on Starz from 2010 to 2013. Is a historical drama series that follows the story of a gladiator who leads a slave revolt against the Roman Empire. Known for its stylized violence, provocative themes, and engaging characters, "Spartacus" has garnered a devoted fanbase and has been praised for its unique approach to depicting ancient Rome.
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
Dark Shadows - Tim Burton (2012)
Since we've already delved into the outskirts of cinema with Kung Fu Hustle, why not talk about vampire movies as well? It's a significant segment with dedicated, faithful, and steady audiences (unlike myself, who feels no affinity toward it).
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
Pan's Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro (2006)
It's about obsessions, the balance between good and evil, the huge dimension of any story, reality, and imagination, about their relationships and hierarchy. It's a fairy tale with fairies and monsters built from dreams and daydreams, opposed to extreme but concrete events, in an ambiguous escapist commitment. Visceral, terrifying frames, the indispensable blue-green/amber (Torro brand) alternations, grandeur, surrealism, historical allegory, mythical and religious level, horrors of war; compose an extensive metaphor in which nothing is more present than the expressive.
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
This Is Spinal Tap - Rob Reiner (1984)
There is a wonderful message and an important conclusion hidden in the last verse of the song "Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die" (Jethro Tull): No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die. Indeed, you're never too old for rock...
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
Citizen Kane - Orson Welles (1941)
Who is Orson Welles? A gifted enfant terrible with genius, talent, imagination, boldness, and consistency. He was an actor, director, writer, and producer, the founder of the Mercury Theatre repertory company, which, under his guidance, managed to secure a radio broadcast slot (Columbia Broadcasting System - CBS radio network) at an average listening hour, creating the conditions for what would become "The War of the Worlds" and the most significant event ever broadcast.
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
Point Break - Kathryn Bigelow (1991)
From a chemical point of view, it is a product designed to almost instantly trigger the chain of reactions that prepare the body for extreme conditions. The starting point lies in the synthesis of the amino acids tyrosine or phenylalanine, which through stereoselective L-DOPA hydrolysis (and a decarboxylation process) becomes an active dopamine. Manufactured and circulated by the medulla oblongata gland, its effects are immediate and lead to accelerated heart rate, conjugated with vasodilation and bronchial volume increase, all in order to favor lipolysis (glucose production).
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino (1994)
Speaking seriously about imposture and opportunism in film directing, we inevitably and every time come to the controversial case of Quentin Jerome Tarantino. A person without specialized studies (academic certificates), and even more than that: one who couldn't even finish high school, but who nevertheless provided an important and significant contribution to the seventh art. Coming from a disorganized family, with few inherited components of an artistic nature (an obscure theatrical parent and an amateur musician), Quentin had his first contact with the projection room in his early childhood when his mother's occasional friends bought tickets for B or C category films to take him away from home. Otherwise a fairly determined person, at only 15 years old he took life into his own hands, abandoning college for a theater school, which he would leave just as suddenly and nonchalantly.
By Andreea Sorm3 years ago in Geeks
