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This week on Geek Actually: In a bid to catch up on the Oscar nominated films for this year we review two of the candidates, ‘Precious – Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’ and the Sandra Bullock starring ‘The Blind Side’. We are joined this week by Geek Actually first timer Pablo (Actor/Writer/Photographer and Aspiring Filmmaker).
News
I would never have seen this coming… Del Toro now in talks to shoot The Hobbit films in 3D… Duh!
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/01/guillermo-del-toro-confirms-hobbit-3d-discussions/
Acclaimed Roger Ebert gets his voice back with the help of a computer after cancer took it.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/See-How-Technology-Gave-Roger-Ebert-His-Voice-Video – We have video
We take a look at an intriguing new trailer for the Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo directed thriller ‘After.Life’ – See it here
The team behind ‘9’ team up again for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/02/burton-and-bekmambetov-team-up-to-produce-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/
Conan remake may have it’s main villian – Stephen Lang
http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-stephen-lang-offered-the-role-of-khalar-singh-the-main-villian-in-conan-9352
Sasha Baron Cohen’s Oscar skit dropped so Cameron won’t get upset
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/03/sacha_baron_cohen_james_camero.html
Martin Scorsese thinks even films like Precious should be in 3D!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_en_mo/us_film3d_drama
Finally we take a look at the new trailer for the Jerry Bruckheimer produced ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ directed by Mike Newell – see it here
This week we review ‘Precious – Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’ and have mixed feelings. Pablo loves the film and feels that it worthy of the praise that is being dumped on it. Josh and David take a more centre line and feel that it is a movie of amazing moments and performances, but the film is uneven and ultimately flawed. Then we review ‘The Blind Side’, Pablo liked the football moments but wasn’t digging the rest of the film. David and Josh both liked the film and felt that it was a nice, safe and pleasant film that should be a crowd pleaser. Sandra Bullock was a joy to watch but does she really deserve an Oscar? We don’t think so.
This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.
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