May 30

The Official Synopsis for Green Lantern Released

ComicBookMovie.com has released the official synopsis for the new Martin Campbell directed ‘Green Lantern’ movie. It has been verified as real by Allied Integrated Marketing, who said “The following one-page was created and disseminated by our office on behalf of Time Warner.”

So without here it is, the official synopsis of the new film:

‘Bringing the enduringly popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, “Green Lantern” stars Ryan Reynolds (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) in the title role, under the direction of Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”).

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. Continue reading

May 30

Dennis Hopper Dies At 74

Dennis Hopper has been suffering from prostate cancer for some time and on Saturday, Mr. Hopper died from complications from the disease. Hopper was 74 and he will be missed.

Hopper has had a film career that spans 5 decades and he has earned 2 Oscar nominations along the way, one for writing ‘Easy Rider’ the other for his amazing performance in ‘Hoosiers’.

Although he mellowed in his later years, Hopper was one of the original wild men of Hollywood. He was quite open about his drug and alcohol abuse, he once said he snorted lines of cocaine “as long as your arm every five minutes, just so I could carry on drinking … gallons” of alcohol. Hopper was usually unpredictable and dangerous on screen with his performance in David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet’ a particular standout as one of his most menacing roles.

As well as an actor and director, Hopper was also a noted photographer, painter, sculptor and art collector. Hollywood will be a little emptier without him.

source: Reuters

May 29

Geek Actually Episode 86 – We’ll Come Back To That Later

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Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott, Ben O’Brien and Shane Gregory

The Geek Actually Podcast, your weekly dose of ‘the week in geek’. This week David McVay and Josh Philpott are joined by Ben O’Brien and Shane Gregory for a look at the latest in tech and entertainment news and a review of the latest video game adaptation to film ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’. With May 31st fast approaching, can Josh, Shane and Ben talk David off the metaphorical ledge and stop him from deleting his Facebook account? You can find more Shane and Josh at rawDLC.com. Your show links follow. Find out more about what Ben is up to by going to Studio Four. Your show links follow:

Watch us live at geekactually.com/live 12pm Saturdays (AEST UTC +10) Continue reading

May 28

Fan Film: Iron Baby – So Cute, Yet So Disturbing!

Nicholas ‘The Little Geek’ McVay just discovered this and I had to share it with you all. Just watch.

What’d you think of that one? Comments below.

May 28

Forgotten Films: Alien Raiders

Director:
Ben Rock

Writers:
Julia Fair (screenplay)
David Simkins (written by)

Actors:
Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Rockmond Dunbar, Courtney Ford, Jeffery Licon, Samantha Streets

Plot:
A team of guerilla commandos take a small town shopping market by force as they look for what they say is an alien threat. Things don’t go to plan (as they never do) and they are forced to take the shoppers hostage and barricade themselves in until they locate the evil and kill it. Continue reading

May 28

John Hillcoat’s Red Dead Redemption Machinima – Strange But True

Okay, I’m putting this one in the ‘excuse me?’ pile. Apparently John Hillcoat (director of ‘The Road’ and ‘The Proposition’) has made a short film from Red Dead Redemption. That’s right, he hasn’t shot a live action short film or anything, he has apparently made one from Red Dead Redemption. Doesn’t that mean that Mr. Hillcoat has entered the world of Machinima? Whatever this strange hybrid is, it is going to be presented on TV on the 29th of May in the US. The trailer (which just looks a lot like a trailer for the game) is embedded below. Good luck understanding this one.

Sidebar: For those that don’t know, Machinima is the art form of making short films from in-gameplay videos.

What did you think? Comment below.