Not exact matches
«It's become more fashionable to be a
geek in the past five or six years,» says Gough, citing the popularity of TV shows like The
Big Bang Theory and the mainstream interest in the upcoming Star Trek
film.
As it turns out, «'' Amy»» entrepreneur Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) has sold the
film rights for his «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» comic book — which is loosely based on Jay and Silent Bob — to Miramax, and the studio greenlit a
big - budget production.Before it even begins, though, the pending «'' Bluntman & Chronic»»
film provides more than enough fodder for a new wave of hate - mongers who prowl the Internet, namely pimple - faced
geeks who slam anything they can type about on a series of movie gossip websites.
2018 has already proved to be a
big year in
film, as there has seemingly been something for everyone whether you're the comic book
geek or the horror aficionado.
I don't pretend to be the
biggest Star Wars
geek in the galaxy, but I do know a good Star Wars
film when I see one, and «Rogue One» is exactly that.
Both
films made a
big introductory splash at San Diego Comic - Con last summer to the most hardcore of movie
geeks and since then, have both had very intense, action - packed and downright cool movie trailers.
Freaks and
Geeks» Martin Starr has joined the movie, along with Prometheus» Logan Marshall - Green reportedly signing as a side - kick to the
film's
big bad — which is rumoured to be Michael Keaton's Vulture.
The winter of 2015 will receive a lot of attention for
big franchise additions like Avengers: Age of Ultron, SPECTRE, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two, and the crown jewel of
geek anticipation, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the
film I have circled on my calendar is Midnight Special.
But whenever the laughs come, they come
big, and the movie never bores, thanks to three stellar performances: Streep, mostly known for her dramatic work, proves to be an adept comedienne; Willis, famous for macho action roles, makes a surprisingly convincing
geek; and Hawn continues to prove whe's one of the finest comic actresses in
film today.
For the uber -
geeks, The Avengers is the
biggest film of the decade — manna from Heaven, ambrosia from the gods.
DreamWorks and Relativity don't have any real comic - book type movies on their slate, particularly after Spielberg's «Robopocalypse» got delayed an entire year, and DreamWorks Animation have never courted the
geek crowd in a
big way — why would they need to, when the
films will make major coin regardless?