Archive for December, 2008

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

December 26, 2008

I just want to wish all of our readers and listeners a very Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate in this holiday season) and a Happy New Year. We will resume normal activity on this blog on Monday (29th of December) and the next podcast goes out on the 7th of January. Have a [...]

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Geek Actually Episode 19 – The Politically Incorrect Christmas Special

December 18, 2008

Hosts: David McVay, Mirren Lee, Jacob Oberman and Nicholas McVay The gang’s all here on this wild and fun Christmas special. Hard news mostly takes a break this episode as we celebrate our last episode for the year. It is the Christmas season, so all the hosts share their lists of viewing – the good, [...]

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American Idol Returns on January 13

December 16, 2008

I know I am a dork, but I quite enjoy American Idol. Please tell me that Fox 8 will carry this live from America again! As I am based in Australia we sometimes don’t get it. The wait is almost over for the return of television’s No. 1 show! Last season’s finale boasted a record-breaking [...]

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Jack Black to Guest Star on The Office

December 16, 2008

This should be fun! Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, Tropic Thunder) is set to guest-star in the upcoming post Super Bowl episode of “The Office.” The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios. Source: comingsoon.net Go to Source

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Stars sends anti-strike letter to SAG

December 16, 2008

Considering that the union is supposed to work for the members, I would say that this is a pretty clear message from the members. A-listers cite weakening economy as reason — Over 130 stars have come against the SAG strike authorization, including George Clooney, Matt Damon and Tom Hanks. In a letter sent Monday to [...]

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New X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer Now Online

December 16, 2008

Are you a fan of the X-Men? How about Hugh Jackman? Well here it is, the new trailer, fresh online today, for Hugh Jackman’s new film “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. An origin story (thus the name) for the most popular X-man. Forget Australia, Jackman was born to play Wolverine and not even a whisper of Nicole [...]

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Oh Crap! Stephen Norrington to Reinvent The Crow

December 15, 2008

Oh, for craps sake, what the hell is wrong with Hollywood?!?! A remake of the Brandon Lee film “The Crow” is now in the works. Stephen Norrington, who hasn’t made a film since “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, has signed on to write and direct the remake. “The Crow” is based on the comic created by James [...]

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Chris Weitz to Direct New Moon

December 15, 2008

Summit Entertainment announced today that filmmaker Chris Weitz has been hired to direct the second film in the studio’s “Twilight” film franchise. The film, New Moon , is based on the second book in author Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster book series. The announcement was made by Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production. Source: comingsoon.net Go to [...]

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