July, 2012 - Forces of Geek

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ELI ROTH To Direct RUSSELL CROWE as DRACULA!

Eli Roth is in discussions to direct Russell Crowe in Harker based on a script by Lee Shipman & Brian McGreevy. According to Deadline,...

Stefan BlitzJuly 11, 2012

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There’s Two TESLA Movies Coming

Serbian-American inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist Nikola Tesla is soon to be the subject of two upcoming films. The first, Fragments...

Stefan BlitzJuly 11, 2012

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Cine-Geek Nuggets:
Wolverine Meets His In-Laws, More Casting For Olympus, Bad Words For Bateman and More

Hiroyuki Sanada will face off against Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine playing Lord Shingen Yoshida, a Yakuza crime boss who is the father of...

Stefan BlitzJuly 11, 2012

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Cine-Geek Nuggets:
ID4 II, No Khan in TREK 2, Silver Samurai Meets THE WOLVERINE & More!

Karl Urban either put his foot in his mouth or very calculatingly slipped the media a misdirection during a press conference where he revealed...

Stefan BlitzJuly 10, 2012

Columns/Features

The Importance of Being Ernest: ERNEST BORGNINE Remembered

In February of 2007, I was about to start my fourth Hallmark Channel movie as a production assistant (it was filmed as BERT AND...

Dean GalanisJuly 10, 2012

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Respect For The Walk Out

Dear Hollywood, There is an already notorious scene in the new William Friedkin film Killer Joe, where Matthew McConaughey humiliates the double-crossing Gina Gershon...

Stefan BlitzJuly 10, 2012

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Daniel Dockery’s HALLOWEEN 4, 5 and 9

When Trancas International Films, director Dwight H. Little and producer Moustapha Akkad made Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers in 1988, I’m sure...

Stefan BlitzJuly 10, 2012

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Cine-Geek Nuggets:
PACIFIC RIM Gets a One-Sheet, Anthony Hopkins Gets on a Boat, Anderson Gets Casting & More!

Radha Mitchell will play Lisa, the wife of the Secret Service agent played by Gerard Butler, in Antoine Fuqua‘s White House thriller, Olympus Has...

Stefan BlitzJuly 9, 2012

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THE PULL LIST:
BATMAN: EARTH ONE, AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #7, THIEF OF THIEVES #6 & More!

Check out what I checked out this week. Whether the comics are inspiring or disappointing, I read them all. Welcome to The Pull List....

Atlee GreeneJuly 9, 2012

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HISTORIGEEK: Yankee Doodle… The True Story

Ahh.. the Forth of July. A time to wave the flag, watch parades, and generally celebrate being an American. A time when most of...

Stefan BlitzJuly 6, 2012

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MY TOP 5: Rebel Movies

A couple of day sago, the US celebrated its independence with hot dogs, beer and fireworks (where legal). A little over 200 years ago,...

Stefan BlitzJuly 6, 2012

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Crushed Beneath The Crushing

Isn’t everyone talking about Magic Mike, the movie that has male strippers in it but isn’t really about male strippers? The fiancee saw it...

Marvin C. PittmanJuly 6, 2012

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You Can’t Contain Neatoshop’s TENTACLE DOORSTOP!

There’s something positively chilling about tentacles. Whether attached to an octopus or squid, watching these creatures’ suction-cup covered tendrils act independently of one another,...

Stefan BlitzJuly 6, 2012

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INFOGRAPHIC: SUPER-HERO ECONOMICS
Bruce Wayne Vs. Peter Parker

Click image to see a larger version Superhero Economics: Bruce Wayne vs. Peter Parker via H&R Block

Stefan BlitzJuly 6, 2012

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FOG! Chats With Martin Eden About His Graphic Novel SPANDEX

Created by writer and artist Martin Eden, Spandex charts the adventures of a group of Brighton-based gay super-heroes, doing battle with 50-foot lesbians, a...

Stefan BlitzJuly 6, 2012

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Cine-Geek Nuggets:
Crispin Glover Checks In, Guardians of the Galaxy Takes a Few Months Off, First Look At Franco’s Trip To The Emerald City & More!

Disney has released the first look at the one-sheet of Sam Raimi‘s Oz The Great and Powerful which chronicles the origin story of the...

Stefan BlitzJuly 5, 2012

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The Symbolism and Biology of GODZILLA

Godzilla. King of the Monsters. The name itself transcends the globe like so few movie made monsters can. So much has been said about...

Stefan BlitzJuly 5, 2012

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Reviews of Films I Have Never Seen:
COLLABORATOR —Talky Flick Saved by Excellent Plan B

The Syfy Channel features an endless parade of eat-‘em-ups with names like Sharktopus vs. Gekkosaurus, any one of which you and I could write...

Stefan BlitzJuly 5, 2012

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Before We Cared:
GYM CLASS HEROES

“Do it ‘cause you love it or for cash, that’s your decision.” In the last ten years, rap music has taken over an increasingly...

Stefan BlitzJuly 5, 2012

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No Church in the Wild: THE AMAZING ATHEIST

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN SOME DISTURBING OR UPSETTING CONTENT. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Recently, on the advice of some friends, I set up...

Stefan BlitzJuly 5, 2012

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Patriotism Through Different Lenses

Ask 100 people what epitomizes a turkey sandwich and you will get 100 different answers: ‘all white meat’, ‘all dark meat’, ‘smoked’, ‘broiled’, ‘with...

Stefan BlitzJuly 3, 2012

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Yes, We’re Finally Talking About the Spice Girls

T.J., here. When Frankie recommended writing about the Spice Girls this week, I kind of cringed. The Spice Girls? Really? I made fun of...

Andre BennettJuly 3, 2012

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Reflections on PROMETHEUS

Granted, it’s no Alien or Aliens, but Ridley Scott’s beautiful, provocative and frustrating Prometheus easily surpasses the grim Alien 3 and the schlocky Alien:...

Steven Segal TwistJuly 3, 2012

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NO MORE PIE FOR ANDY: Andy Griffith Leaves This Mortal Coil At 86

The Sheriff of Mayberry died today at the age of 86 from an undisclosed illness. He will be laid to rest in his beloved...

Elizabeth WeitzJuly 3, 2012

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ELI ROTH To Direct RUSSELL CROWE as DRACULA!

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There’s Two TESLA Movies Coming

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Cine-Geek Nuggets: Wolverine Meets His In-Laws, More Casting For Olympus, Bad Words For Bateman and More

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Cine-Geek Nuggets: ID4 II, No Khan in TREK 2, Silver Samurai Meets THE WOLVERINE & More!

Columns/Features

The Importance of Being Ernest: ERNEST BORGNINE Remembered

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Respect For The Walk Out

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Daniel Dockery’s HALLOWEEN 4, 5 and 9

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Cine-Geek Nuggets: PACIFIC RIM Gets a One-Sheet, Anthony Hopkins Gets on a Boat, Anderson Gets Casting & More!

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THE PULL LIST: BATMAN: EARTH ONE, AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #7, THIEF OF THIEVES #6 & More!

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HISTORIGEEK: Yankee Doodle… The True Story

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MY TOP 5: Rebel Movies

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Crushed Beneath The Crushing

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You Can’t Contain Neatoshop’s TENTACLE DOORSTOP!

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INFOGRAPHIC: SUPER-HERO ECONOMICS Bruce Wayne Vs. Peter Parker

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FOG! Chats With Martin Eden About His Graphic Novel SPANDEX

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Cine-Geek Nuggets: Crispin Glover Checks In, Guardians of the Galaxy Takes a Few Months Off, First Look At Franco’s Trip To The Emerald City & More!

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The Symbolism and Biology of GODZILLA

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Reviews of Films I Have Never Seen: COLLABORATOR —Talky Flick Saved by Excellent Plan B

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Before We Cared: GYM CLASS HEROES

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No Church in the Wild: THE AMAZING ATHEIST

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Patriotism Through Different Lenses

General

Yes, We’re Finally Talking About the Spice Girls

General

Reflections on PROMETHEUS

General

NO MORE PIE FOR ANDY: Andy Griffith Leaves This Mortal Coil At 86

Cine-Geek Nuggets:
Wolverine Meets His In-Laws, More Casting For Olympus, Bad Words For Bateman and More

Cine-Geek Nuggets:
ID4 II, No Khan in TREK 2, Silver Samurai Meets THE WOLVERINE & More!

Cine-Geek Nuggets:
PACIFIC RIM Gets a One-Sheet, Anthony Hopkins Gets on a Boat, Anderson Gets Casting & More!

THE PULL LIST:
BATMAN: EARTH ONE, AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #7, THIEF OF THIEVES #6 & More!

INFOGRAPHIC: SUPER-HERO ECONOMICS
Bruce Wayne Vs. Peter Parker

Cine-Geek Nuggets:
Crispin Glover Checks In, Guardians of the Galaxy Takes a Few Months Off, First Look At Franco’s Trip To The Emerald City & More!

Reviews of Films I Have Never Seen:
COLLABORATOR —Talky Flick Saved by Excellent Plan B

Before We Cared:
GYM CLASS HEROES