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Best geek movies throughout history.

Why Asian superhero Shang-Chi could truly change the world
hen, in 2018, Black Panther hit cinemas, it grossed $1bn worldwide and brought Marvel Studios its first ever Oscars. But its impact was about more than money and awards – with a predominantly black cast and crew, led by star Chadwick Boseman and director Ryan Coogler, it sent a message to Hollywood that there was a huge thirst for black stories that was still not being properly catered for.
By Mao Jiao Li4 years ago in Geeks
The Eyes of Tammy Faye: 'Hollywood Oscar bait'
There aren't many screen heroines with the garishly bad taste of Tammy Faye Bakker, brought to flamboyant life by Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. But the real Tammy was also a one-of-a-kind spectacle. In the 1970s and '80s, comedians mocked her tarantula-like fake eyelashes and crying fits. But she was also embraced by her target audience, viewers of the popular daily talk show she starred in with her husband, Jim Bakker, one of the most successful televangelists of the time. He preached to the converted and asked them for money, and she belted out faith-based songs in a show broadcast on their own flourishing satellite television network. They even built a Christian theme park, Heritage USA. The empire crumbled after Jim admitted, in 1987, to paying hush money to a woman with whom he'd had a one-night stand, and two years later was convicted of fraud over their company's fundraising. On the day he was pronounced guilty, Tammy Faye, ever the show woman, sang on the courthouse steps.
By Many A-Sun4 years ago in Geeks
No Time To Die: The women who have shaped Bond
magine if in Dr No, the first James Bond film in a franchise that has spanned nearly 60 years, the title character had been the lead villain's pet monkey rather than the villain himself. Or everyone had talked in the style of Chicago hitmen instead of using the dialogue from Ian Fleming's seminal spy novels. Both these twists made it into iterations of the screenplay during Dr No's development, and had it not been for Johanna Harwood, a woman whose impact on Bond was vast and yet is seldom credited, 007's 1962 debut could have looked very different.
By Cindy Dory4 years ago in Geeks
The Last Duel: Cinema's 11 best showdowns
The duel in The Last Duel is a long time coming. Ridley Scott's Medieval drama has been underway for two hours before Matt Damon and Adam Driver get on their horses, grab their lances, and gallop towards each other – and by then we know their characters, we know why they're ready and willing to fight to the death, and we know what's at stake in the wider world of 14th-Century France. In other words, Scott has laid all the groundwork necessary for a classic big-screen showdown.
By Sue Torres4 years ago in Geeks
Denis Villeneuve: The sci-fi director of the 21st Century
here is a scale to Denis Villeneuve's Dune that borders on the biblical. Monolithic spaceships hang like moons in the heavens. Worms the size of skyscrapers swim like sharks through the desert. Extreme wide shots frame the barren planet of Arrakis as a vast unknowable ocean of sand, its dunes fluttering in the wind like waves. And yet it is not only size that makes Dune one of the most striking science-fiction films of recent years. It is how it marries that grandeur with slow, atmospheric and considered filmmaking – where shots live long, and scenes breathe freely.
By Wu Mu4 years ago in Geeks
How The Velvet Underground film reclaims the past
There's a brief moment in Todd Haynes' new documentary The Velvet Underground where a handheld 16mm camera swings woozily around a downtown New York hangout of the mid-1960s. The band themselves, black-clad and ineffably cool, bang away at a rendition of their song Heroin while a swirling wall of psychedelic lights are projected over them, rendering them half-invisible.
By Alessandro Algardi4 years ago in Geeks
HOW A CORPORATE VIDEO CAN HELP YOU RANK HIGHER ON GOOGLE
A good corporate video is the need of the hour for the smooth sailing of a business as it defines your business or brand in a proper manner. Making videos that promote your business or brand is called corporate video marketing. Corporate video marketing is an important aspect of any business. This is an effective method to reach your audience. A good corporate video also helps in ranking you in the top Google search results. The output: More audience reach of your business! All of this comes under Corporate branding. A fabulous corporate video is a key to great corporate branding. For this, a good corporate video production company should help you in carving a good marketing strategy. Kaizen Design Studio, a corporate video production company in Pune provides the best corporate video services. It is a corporate video maker company in Pune that will boost your business prospects to a great extent by preparing amazing corporate videos that will always rank higher because of stunning graphics and excellent content!
By Mehul4 years ago in Geeks
EFFECTIVE WAYS TO USE EXPLAINER VIDEOS
Explainer videos are one of the important parts of the business on educating consumers on how to use the product in the best way. It helps in reaching more consumers without being physically present to give a demonstration. However, using these videos efficiently is essential to gain widespread consumers base. They also help in creating brand awareness. There are numerous ways in which they can be used to maximize their impact and help the brand in creating awareness. Following are some of the ways in which explainer videos can be used efficiently:
By Mehul4 years ago in Geeks
The Duality of 'All About Eve'
All About Eve (1950) Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, George Sanders, Gerry Merrill, Marilyn Monroe
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Texas Mom Says Hell Can Be Unleashed Through Her TV
Texas mother Jamie Gooch (yes, her real name), made a startling revelation this week that you and I need to heed: Witches, demons, Hell, and eternal damnation await if you use the Disney + App on your TV. Don’t tempt the fates, this Evangelical Christian has discovered a portal to Hell through her television.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in Geeks
How Ichi the Killer brought ultra-violence to the mainstream
In November 2001, one of the most violent and notorious films to emerge from Japan premiered in the UK, at the London Film Festival. Later described by Empire magazine as "a masterpiece of extreme cinema, crammed full of images that push back the boundaries of what's possible – and allowable – on screen", it would be duly chopped into shreds by censors in the UK and further afield, and banned outright in several countries around the world.
By Wu Mu4 years ago in Geeks
Spencer and the ever-transfixing mystery of Princess Diana Share using Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
"A fable from a true tragedy," reads a title card in the dawning moments of Pablo Larraín's Spencer (2021): an early signpost, perhaps, of the fantastical twists and turns to come. This may ostensibly be a film about Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, née Spencer, but it is not, by any measure of conventional wisdom, the sort of period biopic generally en vogue in Hollywood cinema.
By Alessandro Algardi4 years ago in Geeks