Thousands
of film geeks, genre - film enthusiasts, and weirdoes have descended upon the Alamo Drafthouse's South Lamar location for a week - long celebration of the weirdest cinema in the world: Fantastic Fest 2011.
Over the ensuing years, however, a small coterie
of film geeks, hipsters and Hollywood insiders discovered «The Room» and became fascinated with the film.
«It may not have done well at the box office but it broke the all - time record for the number
of film geeks insisting it's genius.»
Coming off of The Wolfpack's premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival, there was a lot of excitement around Crystal Moselle's debut documentary as well as the lanky, longhaired clan
of film geek Angulo brothers.
Not only was the British import one of the best movies of the year, but it also grabbed the attention
of every film geek in the business.
Not exact matches
The A / V
Geeks» Skip Elsheimer will guide a fun night
of trivia and tongue - in - cheek commentary on popular science - themed movies as well as samples from his vault
of 24,000 + short
films.
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!
«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.
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.
In this supposedly final episode, Jim proposes to his band -
geek girlfriend Michelle, and not surprisingly the rest
of the
film explores awkward, sexual, and gross - out situations that arise on the way to the wedding.
With Beatriz at Dinner, the prolific duo confirm their talent for social commentary and incisive wit after more than a decade
of close collaborations, including indie
films (Star Maps, Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl) and TV series (Freaks and
Geeks and HBO's Enlightened).
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.
The hugely prolific actor and
film - maker James Franco started his career on TV's Freaks and
Geeks and has also directed adaptations
of Faulkner and Steinbeck.
I think it would be a great idea to have more diversity
of content in this site (an early review
of Beloved was a pleasant surprise some weeks ago) but right now the balance is definitely in favor
of sci - fi, fantasy, horror, action, and some crime
films created for a demographic probably best described as «
geek».
Now there is a chance that Ebert is discussing the «New
GEEKS Cinema» meaning, the folks that have just come into the world
of film.
The catty competition between Annie and Lilly is the driving force behind Freaks and
Geeks creator Paul Feig's
film, and a sturdy one at that, allowing for a blend
of sappiness and insanity that's similar to, and yet in at least one crucial area distinct from, The 40 - Year - Old Virgin and Knocked Up.
Just watch Scorsese's 100 years
of American Cinema and you'll behold the true glory
of a great
film geek.
It's the
film -
geek event
of the fest.
The documentary
film follows five people as they descend upon the Mecca
of geek culture, San Diego's Comic - Con Convention.
The U.S. trailer for Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue
of Ignorance)- Alejandro González Iñárritu's upcoming
film starring Michael Keaton as a washed - up actor once famous for playing a superhero - definitely put the showbiz dramedy / satire on the map for a number
of movie
geeks.
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.
Studio marketing, perhaps sensitive to, or even altogether unaware
of, the perils
of thrusting an abusive, vengeful nerd before a cadre
of white male
geeks, sidelines Stan in the promotional material for the
film:
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.
As usual in the genre
of the Tarrantino, Django is based upon the excellent characterisation
of quirky characters and their snappy, ultra-cool dialogue — and the massive
film geek doesn't disappoint.
Beach Boys fans will suffer uncontrollable
geek - outs during the Pet Sounds studio session reenactments, but the real value
of the
film lies in the respectfully unkempt and fraught depiction
of Wilson's legacy as both a musician and a man.
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.
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.
Neighbors, a new comedy from the director
of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, may be the first
film of its subgenre to acknowledge how old the freaks
of Freaks And
Geeks have actually gotten, and to express nostalgia for the days when they could still believably play overgrown adolescents.
On
of the most direct influences on my becoming a
film geek (not unusual for
geeks of my generation), it made me want to go out and watch everything that influenced Tarantino.
Critically acclaimed for his comedic television ventures along with an enormously successful list
of film credits, Apatow has produced such
films as: The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, Anchorman: The Legend
of Ron Burgundy, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, The Cable Guy; and television series: Freaks and
Geeks, Undeclared, The Larry Sanders Show and The Ben Stiller Show, among others.
The stars
of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's comedy tell Xan Brooks why
geeks perform a vital service in making sci - fi
films better
After the news
of no Inherent Vice softly devastated me, I practically jumped up like a bona fide
film geek when I heard that the other Andersson (the extra s means he's Swedish) will be coming to Toronto with A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence.
There seem a multitude
of avenues through which to deconstruct the picture, if not class then gender, if not from a
film geek perspective then through a technical appreciation — but at its heart, the
film is a visceral experience.
But yeesh, how much happier will I be when someday Michael Cera ceases to be the go - to
geek avatar for this type
of film.
«Midnight Cowboy» remains one
of my favorite
films of all time, so just from a cinema
geek perspective, I'm there.
With a little help
of our in - house
geek, a bunch
of the YAMMag team dusted off their lists to rank our favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe
films from 2008's Iron Man all the way to Black Panther, in celebration
of the decade - long MCU and the release for Avengers: Infinity War.
In 2009, director Duncan Jones gave gaggles
of geeks flaming nerdboners with his debut feature «Moon,» a
film that dragged science fiction kicking and screaming back into the -LSB-...]
Justin's Review: Whenever the topic
of conversation among
geeks comes around to the question
of «Which is the best Star Wars
film?»
That
film heralded a new era
of PG - 13 action cinema, one that could be enjoyed equally by children, their parents, and young adult
geeks looking to experience the innocent excitement many
of us first felt while reading superhero comics.
The first
film tracked the development
of their friendship as their own high school experience was flipped upside down: Schmidt, the lonely
geek, found himself in favor, while Jenko, the popular jock, found himself on the outside looking in.
I can only imagine how exhilarating this must be for them by imagining one
of the few short - lived modern TV shows I care about («Freaks and
Geeks», «Undeclared») getting passionately resurrected as a
film with all personnel onboard.
What's left is this appreciation
of a
film that is delighted with cinema and experimental without being a jerk about it (very much like Lars Von Trier's Zentropa, specifically in a black - and - white rear - process cab ride with none
of that feeling that Tarantino's trying to make a point as opposed to recognizing something that looks cool and feels right)-- a
film that is Tarantino in all his gawky, hyperactive, movie -
geeking, idioglossic splendour, fully - formed and trying only a bit too hard.
Scott registers a full 10 on the Todd Solondz scale, and it's a strength and weakness
of the
film that it identifies
geek misanthropy so specifically, yet can't resist piling on the humiliations.
As the writer and director
of the feature
films Knocked Up and The 40 - Year - Old Virgin, the producer
of the blockbuster comedies Talladega Nights: The Ballad
of Ricky Bobby and Anchorman: The Legend
of Ron Burgundy, and the creator
of the acclaimed television series «Freaks and
Geeks» and «Undeclared,» Apatow has developed a reputation for stories that are equal measures sentimental and unrefined.
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.
«He's not exactly Mr. Popular,» one
of the
geek's fathers states early in the
film about his son.
More than anything this
film has me
geeking out over the upcoming Superman: Man
of Steel.
Despite serving as the
film's helmsman, Donner tends to be shunted to the side in favor
of Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Shane Black whenever the subject
of Lethal Weapon is broached among movie
geeks.
It's always fun to chat with him about almost anything, from making
films to seeing
films to the amusing life
of a British
geek, but that's why we all love Edgar as much as we do.
(While some have speculated that Ferris Bueller is Hughes through the looking glass, the speech from that eponymous
film in which a secretary canonizes Ferris — «The sportos, the motorheads,
geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads... they all adore him: they think he's a righteous dude» — suggests that Ferris is nothing less than the personification
of Hughes's cottage industry.)