May 10

Preview: A Special Sneak Peak at ‘Super 8’

As I boarded the bus this morning at the ungodly time of 7am (ask around, most geeks don’t even know that there is such a thing as 7am!) I was filled with a warm glow, yes it was early and yes I was cold and yes I was tired, but I had a growing excitement in me. Paramount Pictures Australia had invited Geek Actually (and others of course) to come to Event Cinemas this very morning to see a 20 minute sneak peak of J.J. Abrams’ new film “Super 8”. Why am I so excited? For me, “Super 8” is one of the most anticipated films of the year and I was going to get a look at what is arguably one of the most secretive projects of the US summer season.

To understand my excitement you have to understand that I am an older geek, I’ll be 44 in June, and I grew up with late 70’s and early 80’s Spielberg films. Big event films either produced or directed by Spielberg were a mark of the US summer season, films like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial”, “Gremlins”, “Poltergeist”, “Back to the Future”, “Young Sherlock Holmes”, “The Goonies”… well you get the idea. It is by far one of my favourite eras in cinema and I miss it. We still get big summer movies, this summer is looking to be huge at this point, but it just isn’t quite the same because we seem to have lost a little of the wonder we once had when going to the movies. “Super 8” is produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by J.J. Abrams and it is clearly an homage to that era of films.

In my pre-preview chat with a Paramount representative it became clear that Paramount is also very excited about this film. In a US summer season packed full of sequels, remakes and superheroes, “Super 8” is something different and Paramount is throwing their considerable weight behind it. Continue reading

May 09

Film Actually Ep038 (130) – Source Code

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Hosts: David McVay & Josh Philpott (guest: Nicholas McVay)

This week Josh and David review “Source Code”. We also read some mail and take a look at some of the latest news and trailers from Hollywood including, the new “Green Lantern” trailer, Kathryn Bigalow’s Bin Laden film, “The Avengers” script leak and Schwarzenegger is up for “Terminator 5”!?! All this and we still have time for a brand new lists of five: Five Really Good Sophomore Films. As a bonus, stay after the closing music for a bonus review with Nicholas ‘The Little Geek’ McVay. So, pop open a drink and enjoy. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com.

*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 38 but when you listen to the show you will hear it referred to as episode 130, this is why. Sorry about any confusion or inconvenience.

Film Actually is recorded live every Saturday. Go to geekactually.com/live for the schedule and to watch it

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Feedback

Chris-from-Brisvegas’ sent us an email about Schwarzenegger, but more on that later and Tristan wants us to now about this awesome news! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/bill-ted-3-movie-script-finished_n_853345.html

Feature Film Review

‘Source Code’ directed by Duncan Jones and written by Ben Ripley. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga & Jeffrey Wright.

When Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he’s ever known, he learns he’s part of a government experiment called Source Code, a program that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack. – Source: Summit Entertainment

Our Verdict: A really interesting and entertaining film that suffers from a muddy ending. Overall it is worth watching.

Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/summit/sourcecode/

Entertainment Buzz

The new Green Lantern trailer.
https://geekactually.com/2011/05/06/new-trailer-green-lantern/

Tom Hiddleston confirms Loki for The Avengers
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/05/thors_tom_hiddleston_on_drag_q.html

The trailer for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
https://geekactually.com/2011/04/29/new-trailer-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2/

Kathryn Bigalow gets an ending for her new film “Kill Bin Laden”
http://www.slashfilm.com/inevitable-death-bin-laden-film-gritty-indie-big-studio-effort/

The new trailer for Conan the Barbarian
https://geekactually.com/2011/05/05/new-trailer-conan-the-barbarian/

Schwarzenegger and Justin Lin for Terminator 5 – WTF!
http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/arnold-schwarzenegger-is-back-as-terminator-fast-fives-justin-lin-to-direct/
Chris-from-Brisvegas also sent us a link for this story
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/arnold-schwarzenegger-to-star-as-terminator-in-new-film/story-e6frfmvr-1226045807160
and the plot thickens as a rumour has started about the cast
http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-1-really-cool-thing-w-da7e-1338
But the big news is, it might not be real at all.

Lists of Five

This week our Lists of Five: Five Really Good Sophomore Films.
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.

Stay Tuned after the closing music for a quick review from The Little Geek. This week he is talking about “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules”.

This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.

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We are finishing the show today with a track from Chris Bacon’s score to “Source Code”. The track is “Source Code Main Titles”.

May 08

Geek Actually Ep130 – The Sony Issue

Hosted by: David McVay & Josh Philpott

This week on Geek Actually David and Josh fight with their technology but end up getting things on track to enjoy their weekly geek out with topics including the Sony breach and the possible repercussions, the conclusion to Apple’s ‘locationgate’, South Australia’s back flip on the R18+ rating for games, The Ivy Bridge processor and Clippy the game! All this plus weird geek food and app picks of the week, kick back and have a little fun geeking out with us.

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 08

Cool New Character Clips From X-Men: First Class

A collection of short character clips have surfaced for Matthew Vaughn’s new Marvel superhero film “X-Men: First Class” and they are pretty cool. They don’t give anything away but let us get a good look at a few of the key players. “X-Men: First Class” opens in Australia on June 2nd. Watch the videos Below: Continue reading

May 08

REPLAY – Geek Actually Live Video Shows for May 7th, 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. We got off to a rough start this week with feed problems and ended up having to really hot wire stuff to get a show out. The video is a little rough but we still got the shows out.

This week in Geek Actually we discuss the latest in the week in geek and other geeky tech stories. Plus Josh and David take a long look at the Sony breach and the possible repercussions. We also talk about the conclusion to the Apple ‘locationgate’ beat up.

This week on Film Actually, David &  Josh review of ‘Source Code’. 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.

The Geek Actually podcasts are recorded live every Saturday from 12pm (AEDST) or UTC +11 at geekactually.com/live Continue reading

May 06

New Trailer: Green Lantern

Okay, this is a hotly debated film at the moment. The trailer didn’t do much for audiences but then some convention footage was released that was much better. Now the new trailer for “Green Lantern” has been released and it is pretty good. I have to say I am finally getting interested in this film. For those that haven’t read the DC comic book, the story is about Hal Jordan, a test pilot, who is recruited into the Green Lantern Corp, an army of intergalactic peace keepers. As a Green Lantern, Hal Jordan has a power ring that gives him the power to manifest anything he can think of to fight the bad guys. The film is directed by James Bond director Martin Campbell (“GoldenEye” & “Casino Royal”) and stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard & Mark Strong.

Watch the trailer below. Green Lantern opens in June

You can also check this trailer out in HD over at Yahoo

What did you think of the new trailer? Comment below.