«Murder on the Orient Express» is geared more towards technical
film geeks who enjoy richness in their production design, more than they do in the script or the acting.
And if you're
a film geek who goes in for framing and slowly paced editing, then this is the film for you.
Not exact matches
Luke Wilson will star this fall in The Middle Men, a
film about the pioneering
geeks who made it possible to buy porn online.
How could he leave out the wonderful Alec Guinness
film The Man in the White Suit (about a chemist
who invents a fabric that never gets dirty, never needs ironing, never wears out — and nearly causes a revolution because it is too perfect) Fortunately, Perkowitz does include The Day the Earth Stood Still (the
film in which Patricia Neal delivers one of cinema's most famous
geek catchphrases: «Gort!
I'm tempted to write off the entire documentary as being solely of interest to nut - and - bolts
geeks, except for the segment devoted to Oliver Reed,
who died of a heart attack three weeks before principal
filming wrapped, necessitating some CGI trickery to insert him into a crucial final scene of the
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.
Indeed, he's matured into such a terrible actor that it's actually disturbing to watch him in scenes with Firth (solid here), as though he's some theatre
geek who's cut himself into the
film with iMovie.
Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), after trying and failing to match Ebony in wisecracks and firepower, gets sucked into the ship, and it's up to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) to rescue him, with an assist from Spider - Man (Tom Holland), a pop - culture
geek who wonders if he's in the middle of an «Alien»
film, and
who Tony outfits with anti-gravity armor.
Steve Carrell is a sweet, shy middle - aged
geek and the last American virgin in The 40 - Year - Old Virgin (2005), the feature debut of director Judd Apatow (
who wrote the
film with Carrell), an oddly sweet mix of romantic comedy and adolescent shenanigans, albeit with a slightly older cast.
Also on board is an audio commentary from» 09 — Disney, alas, has dropped the picture - in - picture option that made this a full - blown «Cine - Explore feature» on the PE — teaming Leonard Maltin with Disney animator («and unashamed animation
geek») Eric Goldberg and
film historian J.B. Kaufman,
who at the time was writing a book about the making of Pinocchio that finally got published in 2015.
I also bonded with my fellow
film geek roommates at an apartment in Venice near Piazza San Marco: Rory O'Connor (@RorySeanOC -
who writes for The
Film Stage), Paul O'Callaghan (@PaulOCallaghan -
who writes for ExBerliner magazine in Berlin), David Mouriquand (
who also writes for ExBerliner magazine in Berlin), and Tom Humphrey (
who writes for Screen Anarchy from London).
Describing the
film already seems like it's doing a disservice to those
who are not ready to
geek out on history lessons and fancy costume dramas.
Two of my favourite
film geeks, Blake Howard (@blakeisbatman) and Maria Lewis (@moviemazz),
who write for www.graffitiwithpunctuation.net are recording special episodes of their podcast, Pod Save Our Screen, at sessions of the current season of Dendy Cult Classics at Dendy Newtown, Sydney.
So Rachel now has seven days to solve her own murder, and I couldn't help thinking of Edmond O'Brien getting quite a bit less than that to figure out
who poisoned him in the great 1950
film D.O.A. Because she needs the help, she shows the tape to her ex, a video
geek named Noah (Martin Henderson).
Released in China in 2002, the visually captivating «Hero» was gathering dust in the Miramax vaults (MiramAxe for those savvy to
film -
geek slang) for two years thanks to the Weinstein brothers,
who are notorious for purchasing the rights to sensational international
films and then cutting them to pieces in the editing room.
The
film follows the lives of Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends (Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons) as»90s hip - hop obsessed
geeks (right down to their clothing and hairdos)
who are trying to get out of their bad neighborhood and into college, but wind up trying to get themselves out of trouble when they find that Malcolm's backup has been filled with cocaine.
Yet despite its good messages — acceptance, tolerance, and the success of hard work — the
film still slips in bouts of bullying, infrequent profanities, alcohol - fueled parties and one sex - obsessed
geek who is trying desperately to lose his virginity.
This one stars Kristen Bell and Freaks &
Geeks cohort Jason Segel,
who at this point is one of the few Apatow collaborators
who has yet to headline his own
film.
Comparing the international and U.S. trailers offers some insight into the changes wrought on the version that washed up on Yankee shores; an extensive and vaguely repetitive posters and still gallery reminds that the
film's original title was Kiss & Kill; a long essay on the life and times of Sax Rohmer offers sustenance for the pulp
geek (and
who ain't); and extensive biographies of Lee and Franco illuminate not only their subjects, but the strong connection behind the scenes between Blue Underground and Anchor Bay.
7:00 p.m., Room 6BCF — «Blade Runner» 30th Anniversary Celebration For
geeks keen on a bit of
film history, this should be one of the highlights of the weekend: a panel, hosted by Paul M. Sammon,
who wrote the seminal book on «Blade Runner,» and was on - set throughout, on the making of Ridley Scott «s sci - fi classic, with a number of cast and crew members on stage with him.
Guiding this project as producer is none other than Paul Feig,
who has experience with awkward blockheads and sweet moments from his days on the show «Freaks and
Geeks,» among his own other
films.
He has been accused many times of sexism in his
films, but that isn't quite right: he has worked with terrific actresses throughout his career, from Linda Cardellini in Freaks and
Geeks to his muse and wife Leslie Mann, and any man
who boosts the careers of Kristen Wiig, Dunham and Schumer is no sexist.
The Nexus range was pretty much the equivalent of an art
film — acclaimed by the
geek classes, but not really accepted by the masses,
who were swayed by high profile ad campaigns that talked of everything but the OS in an Android device.