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Best geek movies throughout history.
Why "CATS" was never meant to be on film
The 2019 movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Cats is known for being terrible and also nightmare fuel. Criticisms ranging from CGI, to lack of plot, and extremely low ratings on IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes and other sites contribute to the flopped film.
By Ally Mclean6 years ago in Geeks
Lockdown Film Season
As the popularity of online streaming services are increasing, it was only a matter of time before other franchises wanted to get involved with the change in how we’re viewing films and programs. Disney Plus launched in March this year, with film fanatics jumping at the chance to watch their favourite films for a few pounds a month — particularly exciting in lockdown. 50 million subscribers had signed up in five months, which was a great success for Disney.
By Fay McFarlane6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: JFK - The Making of a Presidency (Netflix, 2017)
JFK: The Making of a Presidency Review This film took me by surprise because it is one of the first documentaries about JFK that I have watched that seems to have nothing to do with his untimely and brutal death. It was a documentary that shows us how JFK really became the JFK we know from the media and the person that we knew to be the POTUS, if only for a short time. We get to see inside his campaign and really see who was pulling the strings and teaching him the ropes. We get all the insights and the hows and whys are answered.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Pact" (2014, Netflix)
I thought that this documentary was pretty impressive if not, sometimes rather invasive and impolite. It’s about Adolf Hitler and his family. It’s about the people who were related to him like his brother and it tells the story of how his brother: Alois, had a son called William. Then William moved to America, changed his name and had four sons. These four sons made a pact and they are still alive today.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
The Moor of Hollywood
Writer and debutant director Oliver Parker’s 1995 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello is a landmark in the long, extensive performance history of the play. One of a stream of the ‘New Wave’ Shakespeare films that followed in the wake of Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (1989), Parker’s film succeeds over twenty recorded screen adaptations for film and television but represents the first time that Shakespeare’s great tragedy received a commercial, mass-market treatment for the Hollywood market.
By Lawrence Bennie6 years ago in Geeks
On This Day: 1st Academy Awards Ceremony
On this day in May, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, LA, California - the very first Oscars Ceremony was underway. A private dinner held by the then president of AMPAS, Douglas Fairbanks and ticket costs were $5 (which is around $74-75 in today's money considering inflation). Around 270 people took their seats to watch and the ceremony itself lasted just 15 minutes. The ceremony was neither broadcast on radio of TV with the idea of the radio broadcast coming in by the following year's awards show. There were 12 awards and the winners were announced some months before the event of the dinner itself. There were only 36 banquet tables required on the night.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
5 Disney Plot Holes I Just Can't Explain
As a creative myself, it's quite easy for me to overlook plot holes and make excuses for them. Let's be real, it's not easy to create a whole different world perfectly, without missing something. It also annoys me when people complain about things that are unrealistic or people making stupid decisions. These worlds are already unrealistic, and we all do dumb things now and then, give them a break. For me, plot holes are things that don't make sense, even in the world that the story's set in. So when I talk about plot holes, it's because I find them interesting to think about, not because they bother me so much they decrease my enjoyment of the movies. Here are the five plot holes I'd like to discuss today. Oh, and of course...spoiler alert!
By Tone Breistrand6 years ago in Geeks
Treasure Planet - Disney's Lost Trove
Treasure Planet (2002) is an underrated work of pure art and a labour of love. Many have written about its failure, and some have mourned the passing of one of Disney's final traditionally animated adventures; casualty to a gear-shifting pivot towards the new glorious age of computer generation.
By Chris Roome6 years ago in Geeks
Top 5 Movies Set in Hawaii
The new Netflix comedy, The Wrong Missy, stars David Spade and Lauren Lapkus in a romantic comedy about a guy who invites the wrong woman named Missy on a corporate retreat to Hawaii. The film was shot in late 2019 on the Big Isle in Hawaii and well prior to the global pandemic which has made travel to one of the most beloved tourist spots in the world impossible for most.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
