Apr 25

Film Actually Ep037 (129) – Thor

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Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Celine Roberts (guest: Nicholas McVay)

This week Josh and David are joined by Celine Roberts for a review of Marvel Studios new comic book adaptation, “Thor”. We also wade through our fan mail and take a look at some film news including “Burke & Hare” coming to Australia, the death of Elisabeth Sladen and “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” episode 2. We also have an interview with two of the starts of “Thor” and a brand new lists of five: Five Comic Books We Want To See On Screen. As a bonus, and in tune with the way Marvel works, stay after the closing music for a bonus bit with Nicholas ‘The Little Geek’ McVay. So hold on to your hammer, this is a long one. 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 37 but when you listen to the show you will hear it referred to as episode 129, 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

Feedback and what we’ve been watching.

GeekBetty’s link to the Jim Schembri scandal.
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/04/19/fairfax-film-critic-jim-schembri-and-the-mystery-of-the-twitter-time-machine/

Feature Film Review

‘Thor’ directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller and Don Payne based on the Marvel comic book created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Stellen Skarsgard, Kat Dennings, Jaimie Alexander, Idris Elba, Clark Gregg and Ray Stevenson.

The mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. For his actions, Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster, has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be the heir to the throne of Asgard and a true hero. With the help of his Warriors Three and the warrior maiden Sif, Thor must stop his treacherous brother Loki from destroying his kingdom.

Our Verdict: An absolute crowd pleaser for the geek and the non-geek. Go see it and have some fun. Branagh does a superb job blending the real world with the fantasy world. Best 3D post conversion done yet.

Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thor/

Here is the video interview with Tom Hiddleston and Jaimie Alexander
https://geekactually.com/2011/04/19/an-interview-with-thor-stars-jaimie-alexander-tom-hiddleston/

Entertainment Buzz

Sad news, Elisabeth Sladen dies of cancer at 63. Farewell Sarah Jane.
https://geekactually.com/2011/04/20/a-sad-day-for-geeks-elisabeth-sladen-dies-at-63/

“Burke & Hare” finally comes to Australia
https://geekactually.com/2011/04/20/burke-hare-finally-arrive-in-australia/

Kevin Smith’s “Red State” is in the black, take that nay sayers.
http://theredstatements.com/2011/04/18/qt-and-me/

3D Soft Core beats Avatar’s first day record in Hong Kong!
http://www.slashfilm.com/3d-porn-film-beats-avatar-opening-day-hong-kong/

The new “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” web series continues, episode 2 is now up.
https://geekactually.com/2011/04/22/web-series-mortal-kombat-legacy-episode-2/

and finally a Red Band trailer for “30 Minutes or Less” from the director of “Zombieland”.
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/04/21/30-minutes-of-less-red-band-trailer?show=HD

Lists of Five

This week our Lists of Five: Five Comic Books We Want To See On Screen.
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.

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 Patrick Doyle’s score to “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” directed by Kenneth Branagh. The track is called “The Creation”.

Apr 24

REPLAY – Geek Actually Live Video Shows for April 23rd, 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 in Geek Actually we discuss the latest in the week in geek and other geeky tech stories. Plus Josh reviews the Nintendo 3DS, Brad Anderson tells us about hacking a Nook eReader so it can be an Android tablet and Josh shows off his new Samsung Galaxy Tab.

This week on Film Actually, David &  Josh are joined by Celine Roberts for a review of ‘Thor’. We also interview two of the stars of “Thor”, check out the week’s entertainment news and deliver a brand new lists of five. I hope you enjoy. Watch the videos below.

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Apr 24

Geek Actually Ep129 – We’re All About Portables

Hosted by: David McVay & Josh Philpott (guest: Brad Anderson)

This week on Geek Actually David and Josh enjoy their weekly geek out with topics including IPv6 day, new rail gun projectiles, boner bear, a review of the Nintendo 3DS, 2D cinema glasses, clean porn and the Pope’s not happy. Plus we get a visit from Brad Anderson who tells us about his modding of the Nook Color eReader! So set phasers to stun and beam in for some fun.

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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Apr 22

Web Series – Mortal Kombat: Legacy – Episode 2

Okay, just keeping everyone up to date, here is the second episode of the new Warner Bros. produced web series “Mortal Kombat: Legacy”. For more information about this series refer to the previous post about episode one. You can find that here.

How are you doing with this series? Are you enjoying it? Comment below.

Apr 20

A Sad Day For Geeks: Elisabeth Sladen Dies at 63

British actress best know for playing Sarah Jane on TV’s “Doctor Who” has died after a long fight with cancer. The character first appeared on “Doctor Who” in the 70’s as the companion to The Doctor played by Tom Baker. I have to admit that as a young boy I had a mad crush on Sarah Jane and she was one of the main reasons that I watched “Doctor Who”.

In more recent years Elisabeth Sladen reprised her role of Sarah Jane in an episode of the new series of “Doctor Who” produced by Russell T. Davies and starring David Tennant as The Doctor. She proved to be so popular that they spun her off into a new children’s TV show based on the character called “The Sarah Jane Adventures” which ran for several years.

Farewell Elisabeth Sladen, geeks all around the world are in mourning. You will be missed.

Apr 20

“Burke & Hare” Finally Arrives in Australia

Months ago I posted up a trailer for director John Landis’ New Film “Burke & Hare” starring Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis and then we waited. And waited. But there is hope as the film is finally coming to Australia.

I have been a long standing fan of John Landis since his 1970’s days of “Kentucky Fried Movie” and “Animal House” to his career peak in the 80’s with classics like “An American Werewolf in London”, “The Blues Brothers” and “Trading Places”. The films in the later part of his career have been a little less than stellar (“Oscar” & “Beverly Hills Cop 3”) but still offer the occasional laugh. “Burke & Hare” has a fun trailer and looks like it might be a real return to form for the director. I will be there on opening night to show my support.

Our good friends over at Paramount Pictures Australia have made the Australian trailer and one sheet available to us and you can take a look by clicking the picture above (to see a high res version) or by watching the video below.


Burke and Hare – Australian Trailer by Paramount_Australia

What do you think? Interested? Let me know in the comments below.