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First Thoughts: Iron Man 2 – A rare beast, a sequel as good as the original

I have to start by saying that I was very concerned about Iron Man 2. After loving the original so much, I had to keep my excitement down because sequels rarely live up to the originals. I was pleasantly surprised that Iron Man 2 was a very good film indeed and I can comfortably say …

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Forgotten Films: Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Director: Scott Glosserman Writers: Scott Glosserman David J. Stieve Actors: Nathan Baese, Angela Goethals, Scott Wilson, Zelda Rubinstien, Robert Englund Plot: Leslie Vernon (Nathan Baese) an up and coming horror legend has given a reporter (Angela Boethals) and her film crew an exclusive access to his life as he plans his “Revenge” on the town …

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Retro Review: Plan 9 from Outer Space

What makes a bad film so watchable? Where is the line where a film’s mediocrity becomes a shining achievement? These are some of the questions raised when watching any of Ed woods cinema genius, he was a man with vision. Even if that vision was odd, his films left a resounding mark on cinema that …

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Trailer – Predators

On this weeks Geek Actually Podcast (ep 76) we showed a preview of the new Robert Rodriguez produced ‘Predators’. Josh informed us that a full trailer was also available and here it is. More Predators Videos

Trailer: Four Lions

Came across this trailer for a new English comedy about terrorists. This made me laugh out loud in places and I thought I should share. Four Lions is directed by Christopher Morris and according to IMdB it’s plot is as follows: ‘Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their …

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Does this mean Red Sonja is now officially dead?

If you listen to the Geek Actually Podcast you will know that for the last two weeks we have been discussing the casting confirmations and rumours of the new ‘Conan’ remake directed by Marcus Nispel. So far we have Jason Momoa (‘Stargate: Atlantis’) cast as Conan, Ron Perlman (‘Hellboy’) as his father (replacing the rumoured …

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