Geek Actually Episode 27 – Adios Sol
February 27, 2009
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Hosts: David McVay and Jacob Oberman
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David is joined in studio by Jacob as they discuss the latest in film and tech.
In tech news: Telstra boss Sol Trujillo fires himself and gets millions, The Australian Internet Filter looks set to collapse and pot smoking is more popular on MySpace than Obama.
Film news includes: Octomom is offered a million dollar porn deal, Samuel L. Jackson’s 9 picture deal with Marvel, Eddie Murphy set to play Richard Pryor in new Biopic, Zack Snyder considers The Dark Knight Returns, Danny Boyle buys homes for the little kids from Slumdog Millionaire, Watchman soundtrack released and heading for the remakes pile: Arthur, Clue, The Neverending Story and Total Recall.
In review, David reviews “The International” starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts.
As always this episode carries an explicit tag due to possible bad language.
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Clue is coming to the big screen…again
February 26, 2009
Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) is set to Direct a big screen adaptation of the board game Clue (Cluedo for the Australians). If this sounds familiar, it is. John Landis directed a big screen version of the game in 1985.
Why is this a good idea? That’s it. No funny remarks or comments from me, I actually want to know. So comments are welcome, tell me if you think this is a good idea.
According to Variety, Clue will be turned into a mystery that Blind Wink’s (the production company) Jonathan Krauss called “A global thriller and transmedia event that uses deductive reasoning as its storytelling engine.”
I’m sorry but ‘global’ and ‘transmedia’ are not words that I would use to describe Clue. Wasn’t the game set in one house?
Samuel L. Jackson IS Nick Fury!
February 26, 2009
A few weeks ago it was reported everywhere that Samuel L. Jackson was having ‘issues’ with Marvel Productions and was not going to return as Nick Fury in the Iron Man Sequel or The Avengers movie. Well, it was reported today that Marvel and Jackson have worked out their differences and Jackson has signed a 9 picture deal with Marvel and will Play Nick Fury in Iron Man 2.
The Character of Nick Fury is the leader of the espionage unit S.H.I.E.L.D. which features heavily in the Marvel comics universe. Jackson appeared as Nick Fury in the post credit sequence of the first Iron Man movie to tease us about a possible The Avengers movie.
This new deal with Marvel means that Jackson will most likely appear as Fury in the future, The Avengers, movie and many other Marvel franchises, including The First Avenger: Captain America, Thor and possibly top-lining a possible S.H.I.E.L.D. movie and potential sequels.
The 81st Academy Award Winners
February 24, 2009
Hi there,
Okay, we posted yesterday our predictions for the Oscars, here are the winners (and where we got it right and wrong).
The Top Eight
Best Picture – Slumdog Millionaire (we got it right)
Best Director – Danny Boyle (we got it right)
Best Actor – Sean Penn (we predicted Mickey Rourke)
Best Actress – Kate Winslet (we got it right)
Best Supporting Actor – Heath Ledger (well, duh!)
Best Supporting Actress – Penelope Cruz (we got that so wrong, we predicted Viola Davis)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Slumdog Millionaire (we got it right)
Best Original Screenplay - Milk (we got it wrong, we predicted In Bruges)
The Secondary Awards
Best Foreign Language Film - Departures (we got it wrong, we predicted The Class)
Best Animated Feature – Wall-E (we got it right)
Best Animated Short Film – La Maison en Petits Cubes (we got it wrong, we predicted Presto)
Best Live Action Short Film – Spielzeugland (Toyland) (we didn’t offer a prediction)
Best Documentary - Man on Wire (we got it right)
Best Documentary Short - Smile Pinki (we didn’t offer a prediction)
Technical Awards
Best Sound Editing – The Dark Knight (we got it wrong, we predicted Iron Man)
Best Sound Mixing - Slumdog Millionaire (we got it right)
Best Art Direction – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (we got it wrong, we predicted The Dark Knight)
Best Costume Design - The Duchess (we got it wrong, we predicted Milk)
Best Cinematography - Slumdog Millionaire (we got it right)
Best Film Editing – Slumdog Millionaire (we got it right)
Best Visual Effects - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (we got it right)
Best Makeup – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (we got it wrong, we predicted Hellboy 2)
Best Original Music for a Motion Picture – Slumdog Millionaire (we got it right)
Best Original Song – Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire (we got it right)
So, how did we go? We managed to predict 13 correct out of 24, not bad but we will have to do better next year.
Geek Actually Special Episode – The Post Oscar Wrap Up
February 23, 2009
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David and Jacob for this special Geek Actually wrap up of the 81st Academy Awards. We talk about the show, the winners and the losers.
Warning: Spoilers in this episode. If you haven’t watched the awards yet and don’t want to know who won, don’t listen yet.
As always this episode carries an explicit tag due to possible bad language (There is very little in this episode!).
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Special Oscar Post Show Today
February 23, 2009
Hi,
Just to let you know that we will be publishing a special Oscar post show today. It is the movie industry’s big night and we will be watching closely. We have been calling our picks for the last few weeks on the show, now we get to see if we are right.
Our predictions for the top awards:
Mickey Rourke – Best Actor
Kate Winslet – Best Actress
Heath Ledger – Best Supporting Actor
Viola Davis – Best Supporting Actress
Slumdog Millionaire – Best Film
Danny Boyle – Best Director
Wall-E – Best Animated Film
The Class – Best Foreign Film
Slumdog Millionaire – Best Score
Man on Wire – Best Documentary Feature
Hellboy 2 – Best Makeup
The Dark Knight – Best Art Direction
Slumdog Millionaire – Best Cinematography
Milk – Costume Design
Slumdog Millionaire – Editing
Jai Ho – Best Song
Iron Man – Sound Editing
Slumdog Millionaire – Sound Mixing
Benjamin Button – Visual Effects
Slumdog Millionaire – Adapted Screenplay
In Bruges – Original Screenplay
Let’s see how accurate we are. Talk soon.
iLife ‘09 rocks!!
February 20, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, me and my dad, The Big Geek, bought iLife ‘09 and it is really cool. I like iMovie ‘09, it is better than iMovie ‘08 because it felt to me that I couldn’t do much with iMovie ‘08. But iMovie ‘o9 is like Final Cut Express but easier to use. And my dad likes iPhoto ‘o9 a lot because of the face recognition. I really like it too.
Dad and I talk about iLife ‘09 in the latest episode of Geek Actually (episode 26), check it out for more detail.
Geek Actually Episode 26 – I Have a Responsibility to Make Money
February 20, 2009
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Hosts: David McVay, Jacob Oberman and Nicholas McVay
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David is joined in studio by Jacob as they discuss the latest in film and tech.
In tech news: Telstra boss Sol Trujillo has his mobile stolen by a pickpocket, Mr. Trujillo also states that he doesn’t care what is best for customer he just wants to make money and Facebook backtracks on it’s new terms.
Film news includes: no Ironman 2 for Mickey Rourke but he will work with Stallone, no Superman Reboot for the Wachowski’s, no Ironman 2 for Eliza Dushku, a Jetsons live action film in the works for Robert Rodriguez and the Academy Award winners leaked…or have they?
In review, Jake and David review Oliver Stone’s “W.” and John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt”. Both films are well received but Doubt is clearly the favourite.
Nicholas McVay (The Little Geek) joins David to discuss Apple’s new iLife 09 suite of programs. To quote Little Geek, “Awesome!”
As always this episode carries an explicit tag due to possible bad language (There is very little in this episode!).
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Show Notes:
Just a couple links to some things mentioned in the show.
A Picture of a great Dictator … Sorry I mean Sol Trujillo
The Leaked List of Academy Award Winners
The Trailer and Clip for Doubt
The Trailer for W.
Apple’s iLife 09
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Pirate Bay copyright test case begins
February 18, 2009
A copyright test case involving one of the world’s biggest free file-sharing websites has started in Stockholm.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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Geek Actually Episode 25 – The Comeback Kid
February 14, 2009
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Host: David McVay
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David flies solo to tell you the weeks film and tech news. First up he discuss Christian Bale’s apology, The Inglourious Basterds trailer, Mickey Rourke’s amazing BAFTA speech and he tries to understand why DC has chosen a redheaded lesbian Batwoman to replace Batman.
Film news includes Candyland The Movie, Michael Moore’s next film, Halloween 2, Eliza Dushka wants Iron Man 2, Christopher Nolan’s next film, Kate Winslet’s bum and the Wachowski’s may take on Superman!
Tech news includes Facebook’s legal problems, Quicktime Pro, Apple Stores get a face lift, Android drops multi-touch and a lot of news about Australia’s Clean Feed.
David reviews three films this week. First up, does Mickey Rourke deserve the Oscar for “The Wrestler”? Absolutely! Secondly, let’s get our hands dirty with “My Bloody Valentine 3D” and then another Oscar contender, “The Reader”.
As always this episode carries an explicit tag due to possible bad language.
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The Watchman Game
The Redheaded Lesbian Batwoman
The Inglourious Basterds trailer
The Wrestler trailer
The Reader trailer
My Bloody Valentine 3D trailer
The Kindle 2
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