David McVay

Owner and admin of GeekActually.com and the host of the Geek Actually and Film Actually podcasts..

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Tropic Thunder Holds Up To Second Viewing

I saw Tropic Thunder again last night and I have to say I think it really holds up well to a second viewing. My only issue was the fake trailers at the beginning. When Jacob and I saw the preview screening we got all four fake ads in a row and then the film started. …

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Geek Actually Episode 5 – Magnetic Cows

http://media.blubrry.com/geekactually/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.geekactually.com/wp-content/episodes/GeekActuallyEp005.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, David McVay reviews Hellboy 2: The Golden Army and Discusses Microsoft’s decision to use Jerry Seinfeld as their new spokesperson. Jacob Oberman joins David and reviews, Welcome to the Sticks and Not Quite Hollywood. Then Mirren Lee comes in to tell us about the Melbourne Writers …

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Sophie Monk Eating the Vegetarian Chicken!

Sorry….too busy….laughing….my ass….off….to….write! Just watch the video:   and then look at these photos (go to deceiver.com for the full story and more photos):   No words are required but if you do want to read about it go here or here. Let me just wipe away my tears and look again …. hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Eva Mendes’ Nipple and a Little More on Censorship

Okay, I know I harp on about censorship, but it really is a big issue. This article caught my eye and I just want to share it with you. Eva Mendes (she starred in Hitch and Ghost Rider and I think she is so hot!) was in a new Calvin Klein ad called “Secret Obsession”. …

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Scientists Use Google Earth to Watch Cows

Okay, this is fascinating in a geek kind of way. Scientists have used Google Earth to watch grazing cows and have made an astonishing discovery, cows are basically compasses. News.com.au (Follow the link for the full story) reports that scientists used Google Earth software to study the alignment of 8510 cows in 308 pastures around the world …

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Olympic Ceremonies – Fakery or Necessities?

A couple of things came up over the 16 days of the Beijing Olympics that I just thought was ridiculous. The three issues that jump to mind are all from the opening ceremony: the “faked fireworks”, the “lip synced little girl” and the “children of diversity”. People started reporting in newspapers how the Chinese had faked …

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