May 30

Film Actually Ep041 (133) – The Hangover Part 2 and The Tunnel

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Hosts: David McVay & Josh Philpott and guest Richard Gray

This week David and Josh are joined by Richard Gray from TheReelBits.com and DVDBits.com. Richard and David review “The Hangover Part 2” and David and Josh review “The Tunnel”. They also take a look at some entertainment news including a couple of new trailers, plus a brand new Lists of Five: Five Great Low Budget Films. Pop the corn, pour the Coke and enjoy a good long geek out. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com.

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*Update 31/07/2012 – Film Actually was a split off from the main Geek Actually show and originally maintained numbering continuity with that show. That logic no longer works as the shows have become two unique entities, so we have gone back and re-numbered the Film Actually shows to reflect their true episode number. This show is now officially episode 41 but when you listen to the show you will hear it referred to as episode 133, this is why. Sorry about any confusion or inconvenience.

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But First

Feedback – GeekBetty Shared this weird link http://www.donkeylovemovie.com/ and here is the Apatow/Brazill exchange http://www.harpers.org/archive/2002/03/0079095

Feature Film Review 1

‘The Hangover Part 2’ directed by Todd Phillips and written by Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong & Todd Phillips. It stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifinakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Mason Lee, Jamie Chung, Sasha Barrese, Jeffrey Tambor and Paul Giamatti.

In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy The Hangover, Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas , but what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined. – Source: joeygrass25 on IMDB

Our Verdict: A fun film that is often funny but never original. If you liked the first one, you’ll find stuff to like here. If you didn’t like the original probably best to stay away as there is nothing new on offer here.

Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/thehangoverpart2/

Feature Film Review 2

‘The Tunnel’ directed by Carlo Ledesma and written by Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey. It stars Bel Deliá, Andy Rodoreda, Steve Davis and Luke Arnold.

An investigation into a government cover-up leads to a network of abandoned train tunnels deep beneath the heart of Sydney. As a journalist and her crew hunt for the story it quickly becomes clear the story is hunting them. – Source: IMDB

Our Verdict: An excellent example of a low budget and effective horror/thriller. Although not perfect, it is well worth watching.

Find out more about the movie and watch the trailer here: http://www.thetunnelmovie.net/

Entertainment Buzz

The “Total Recall” remake gets more cast members.
http://www.slashfilm.com/kate-beckinsale-jessica-biel-leads-total-recall-bill-nighy-quatto/

The new “Green Lantern” trailer for 3D cinemas – best yet.
https://geekactually.com/2011/05/24/brand-new-trailer-green-lantern/

Bane from “The Dark Knight Rises” is revealed.
https://geekactually.com/2011/05/24/first-look-at-bane-from-the-dark-knight-rises/

Vin Diesel may return to the character of Riddick, but…
http://www.slashfilm.com/vin-diesel-shoot-rrated-riddick-movie-summer/

New trailer for “Piranha 3D 2”…sorry I mean “Shark Night 3D”!
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/sharknight3d/

Another body blow for “Akira”, director Albert Hughes walks.
http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/albert-hughes-exiting-akira-at-warner-bros/

I love Disney at the moment, brilliant new marketing for “The Muppets”
https://geekactually.com/2011/05/24/teaser-trailer-the-muppets/

Lists of Five

This week our Lists of Five: Five Great Low Budget Films. Sometimes filmmakers get their most creative and inspired when working with zero dollars. Here are some very low budget movies that really need to be experienced.

Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list.

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Friends of the Show

Listen to Reel Junkies podcast by going to weekendronin.com

Charlie and Brad (formerly of the Movie Fan House) are back, check them out at ReboundRadio.com

Rachelle is over at The Funky Film Show, Thursdays on Radio Freemantle 107.9 FM or radiofreemantle.com

Find more of Richard Gray at theReelBits.com and DVDBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits

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We are finishing the show today with a track from “The Tunnel”. It is Reflection of Madness by Motion Fused.

Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.

May 29

Random Thought: Magneto’s Brotherhood

Every now and again I get a random thought and I usually keep it to myself, however I run a geek website and it occurred to me that I have a place to voice them… That in itself is a pretty random thought :-)

Okay here goes, I was reading the Wikipedia entry on Magneto (the comic book character) and it says:

He then gathered a group of angry and disillusioned mutants including his own, albeit at the time unbeknown to him, son and daughter Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch and formed the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to further his goals.

Now I have been a Marvel reader for years and the X-Men are a particular favourite but it has never occurred to me that if Magneto believes that his motives are pure and he is in the right, why would he call his group “The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants”? Wouldn’t they just be “The Brotherhood of Mutants”? Isn’t everyone else evil to him? Am I thinking about this far too much?

What are your thoughts? Comment below.

May 29

REPLAY – Geek Actually Live Video Shows for May 28th, 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 on Geek Actually we discuss lab grown meat, the latest on the NBN, shoplifting to order, Playboy on the iPad and many other odd and weird geek things.

This week on Film Actually we are joined by Richard Gray (@DVDbits) from theReelBits.com and DVDBits.com. Together we review “The Hangover Part 2” and “The Tunnel”. We also check out the week’s entertainment news, watch a couple of trailers and deliver a brand new Lists of Five. I hope you enjoy. Watch the videos below.

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May 29

Geek Actually Ep133 – Tactical Sammich

Hosted by: David McVay & Josh Philpott

This week on Geek Actually, Harold Camping did forget to carry the one and re-predicts the end of the world for October, Samsung ordered to show their unreleased products to Apple, lab grown meat, high speed laser beam data transfers, the Apple Store makeovers, a salsa dancing Darth Vader and Tactical Sammiches! All this plus we weigh in with our opinions on the children on Facebook debate and our picks of the week. Prepare to geek out and enjoy.

Geek Actually is the fusion of the old Tech Actually and Geek Actually After Show podcasts into an all new show. All the Tech and geek goodness that you have come to expect from the old shows wrapped up and made easier to swallow as one simple, little, tasty podcast. DeltaKnight (AKA DAvid Murray) continues to supply us with some of the geekiest stories on the web and Josh and David love to play with the tech news.

Geek Actually is recorded live on Saturdays around 12pm (AEST UTC+10). Go to geekactually.com/live to watch it live.

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May 24

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Will Open the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival

Our friends over at Paramount Pictures have just issued a couple of press releases. The first one is announcing that “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is going to open the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival. This is pretty big news for Paramount Pictures and, hopefully, this means that the third film is indeed better than the second film because you would assume that the Moscow International Film Festival would have some kind of selection process. Fingers crossed.

According to Leonid Vereschagin (General Producer, MIFF), “Transformers: Dark of the Moon at the opening of the MIFF is an exception event. This is the first time the MIFF is opened not just by an American blockbuster with a Hollywood cast but by a world premiere of the film. This event will have global coverage attended by more than 150 journalists from all over the world. All this indicates the recognition of not only the MIFF but the Russian film market in general by the world film industry”.

According to the release director Michael Bay, producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce, as well as the film’s stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, and John Malkovich will present the film at The MIFF Opening Gala which will take place in Moscow at Pushkinsky Cinema Theater on Thursday, June 23, 2011. Continue reading

May 24

Brand New Trailer: Green Lantern

OH MY GOD! Watch this right now, don’t wait. This is the new trailer for “Green Lantern” that was released into the 3D cinemas. It is by far the best trailer to date and the film has just jumped into my to four most anticipated geek films of the year, behind “Super 8” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” and equal to “X-Men First Class”. Watch the trailer below.

Go watch this in HD right now at Yahoo

What did you you think of that one? I am so ready for this film now. Comments below, I want to hear your thoughts.