March 2011 archive

Trailer: Super 8 *updated*

Finally a decent trailer for J. J. Abrams’ new film “Super 8”. I think secrecy during the production of a film is good to a degree, but Abrams takes it a little too far sometimes. Anyway, this homage to Spielberg films for the late 70s-early 80s is looking real good. Check out the trailer below …

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Geek Actually Ep123 – iOS 4.3 Homeshare Rocks!

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/geekactually/geekactually.com/wp-content/episodes/GeekActuallyEp123.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHosted by: David McVay & Josh Philpott This week on the all new Geek Actually we talk about iOS 4.3, humanoid androids, tractor beams, Apple’s data centre, Australian censorship in online market places, stomach pacemakers, invisible art, space shuttle Discovery’s cool ass wake up call, Aussie pirates and an …

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REPLAY – Geek Actually Live Shows for March 12th, 2011

Here are this week’s live shows presented in the same order that we recorded them. We start with the all new Geek Actually and then move onto Film Actually. Because the show is live, you get it here with all the mistakes intact. Check the individual audio show posts for the show notes. This week …

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Review: Rango

My guess is that Industrial Light & Magic, arguably the number one effects company in the world, took a look at all the animated films around at the moment and thought to themselves, “okay guys you’ve all had your fun, now it’s our turn.” “Rango”, directed by “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski, is …

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Short Film: The Technical Hitch

It has been a little quiet around here for a couple of days, apologies. But DeltaKnight (our Geek Actually podcast researcher) is here to save the day. He sent this through with the links for this Saturday’s show and it is a little long for the show, but I loved it so much I had …

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Gore Verbinski’s “Rango” – Preview Clips

The new Gore Verbinski animated film “Rango” opens here in Australia on the 10th (just a few days to go!) of March and I am quite excited. The fantastic looking animation and the unbelievable cast of voice talent including Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Alfred Molina, Timothy Olyphant …

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