Feb 14

Film Actually Ep075 – Safe House

Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray

This week a review of the new Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds action film “Safe House”. Also the latest from Josh’s Bargain Basement – “The Manchurian Candidate”, What We’ve Been Watching and a brand new Lists of Five – Top Five Tony Scott Films Not Directed By Tony Scott. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com.

The news section is now officially it’s own show called Film Actually News. Look for it on the feed because it is loud, fast and under thirty minutes… or your money back.

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Feb 14

Josh’s Bargain Basement – P2

Films are our life here at Geek actually, really, its in the word geek. Unlike other people we don’t just watch a film a week or go to the cinema for the big films. We live, breath and dream about our passions. Naturally, this means we watch a huge amount of films. Some are great, some are absolutely trash. This new section of the site explores the films we usually don’t report on. The worst of the worst. The films that you will see here probably never made cinema and often very nearly missed DVD altogether. Welcome to Josh’s Bargain Basement Movies.

P2 (2007)

Have you ever been locked in a parking garage? It is a genuinely scary experience. The quiet, dead feeling, the silence… Sounds like a good premise for a horror film, doesn’t it? Sadly, P2 avoids any smart use of its environment and instead picks a story about a creepy parking attendant Thomas (played by the king of creep, Wes Bentley) who abducts office worker Angela (Rachel Nichols) to spend Christmas eve with, whether she likes it or not.

The film does not really commit any serious errors, the acting is sub par, but far from the tragic stuff that you can get in some of these bargain basement films. It also can’t be accused of having terrible camera work or script. Once we get past the initial set up and mood building, the film begins its slow and steady decay towards nothingness. No, the films major flaw is how incredibly average the performances are. Continue reading

Feb 13

Film Actually News 12-02-2012

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Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray

Welcome to the brand new Film Actually News for February 12th, 2012. This week Harrison Ford not approached to play Deckard again, Jodie Foster is giving her Beaver away, Machete Kills and The Wolverine get start dates and the new trailers for The Bourne Legacy and The Avengers plus much, much more!

What used to be a boring, stuffy film section of the Film Actually podcast has been spun off into it’s own, we hope, more entertaining show. We don’t make the news, we just make fun of it. Film Actually News – Loud, Fast and Under Thirty Minutes… or your money back.

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Harrison Ford is NOT in talks to play Deckard again.
http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/blade-runner-makers-at-alcon-say-harrison-ford-not-in-talks-to-star/

Jodie Foster sending her film The Beaver to all Academy Members
http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/jodie-foster-sending-mel-gibson-film-the-beaver-to-all-academy-members/

McG said Multiple endings for This Means War might have been gimmicky… you think!
http://www.movieline.com/2012/02/03/mcg-considered-clue-style-alternate-endings-for-this-means-war-admits-he-pussed-out-on-terminator-4/

Trailer and poster for The Bourne Legacy Revealed
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/thebournelegacy/

The Super Bowl The Avengers trailer is awesome!!
https://geekactually.com/2012/02/07/super-bowl-trailer-the-avengers/

Machete Kills Eyes April Production Start
http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/robert-rodriguez-wielding-machete-kills/

George Lucas says Greedo always shot first!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/george-lucas-star-wars-interview-288523

The Wolverine Gets a 2013 release date
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/169509-the-wolverine-gets-a-release-date

File this in the ‘Duh” category, Lionsgate says they will make more Twilight films if Stephenie Meyer writes more books.
http://www.slashfilm.com/lionsgate-twilight-films-stephenie-meyer-write/

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Feb 07

SUPER BOWL TRAILER: The Avengers

Marvel released a new trailer for their upcoming geekfest known as “The Avengers” during the Super Bowl and it is kick ass! There are no words that I can say to express the absolute geekgasm I experienced while watching this trailer… oh wait, yes there are, “We have a Hulk”!!!!

“The Avengers” is written and directed by Joss Whedon (you know that guy who made Buffy and Firefly) and is based on the Marvel comic book. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson.

“The Avengers” is coming out in Australia on the 25th of April 2012 (Americans won’t get it until the 4th of May, go us!).

Feb 07

The Amazing Spider-Man

Okay, it is official, I am now really excited about this reboot. This is a great trailer that really shows off the tone and style of “The Amazing Spider-Man” and it looks like director Marc Webb has really got a good handle on the character and story. Roll on June, I want to go web slinging with this guy.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

“The Amazing Spider-man” opens across Australia on the 3rd of July 2012.