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Love Letter to Jack Nicholson
The year is 1997 and the number one song is Celine Dion and I have a secret from my friends. Whilst they are swooning over Leo and his very 90s curtain haircut in Titanic, I am harbouring a crush on very different Hollywood star. Jack Nicholson. Although DiCaprio is often compared to Nicholson (by heretics), there is only one, and that one, for me, is the original Jack.
By Louise Mackin8 years ago in Geeks
Microcosm: The 'Black Panther' Movie and the Importance of Representation
Microcosm: Situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger. You could ask anyone I know. I am not personally a fan of action or sci-fi blockbusters. I either fall asleep or spend the time estimating the cost of each explosion or fake spaceship.
By Naike Kabore8 years ago in Geeks
How Justice League’s Gravely Misguided Interpretation and Application of 'Show, Don’t Tell' in Dialogue Distances the Audience from Its Characters
Justice League's release marked the christening of the namesake group of heroes on the big screen; the kind of cinematic event pure childhood wonder, larger-than-life fantasies, and whimsical role-play are made of. Usually. For a $300 million comic-book extravaganza—painted by many a skeptic as THE crucible of no return for WB's sprawling movie universe— whose primordial concern was supposed to be convincingly re-affirming its brand's struggling reputation to a new generation of audiences, this film sure takes viewers for granted. To better understand why, we must take a contextual look at what came before it.
By Maximilien Goudreault-Mayrand8 years ago in Geeks
My Life in Books
The first book I remember being in my life is one I was given as a gift before I could even talk, let alone read! It is an encyclopaedia called World Of Wonder Encyclopedia. My dad bought it for me in 1978 when I was only 2 years old—he was always very keen for me to be a good reader and be full of knowledge—I can at least say he got his first wish. This book has been referred to throughout my life for little facts and figures and was always my first point of reference when tackling school homework. Even though it is in a bit of state an quite out of date—there are no references to mobile phones or Xbox—my 13 year old daughter sometimes uses it when she’s doing homework. It’s an item I hope will never be lost or destroyed as it has just always been there for me.
By Michelle Spittle8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Fifty Shades Freed'
Female sexuality remains a barrier for many men. Think about it, we still have laws in many places in this country that REQUIRES half the population to wear a shirt when they go outside, because apparently boobs have some mysterious and dangerous power to them. This is reflected in modern movie culture which, despite having gone through periods marked by movies like Last Tango in Paris and 9 and ½ Weeks, has somehow become more uptight.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Jesus Chrysler!
Jesus Chrysler! What's going on with Disney's 'Cars'? If you haven't seen Disney's Cars and Cars2, a really great family film about making friends despite your differences, where have you been? Go watch it, then come back here and have a read of this. I can wait. Done? Good.
By Hannah Solo8 years ago in Geeks
Anime
Death Parade is a bit gory, but a cute romance. The main character died and came to this bar-like place. The bartender was supposed to judge if she was going to be reincarnated or sent to the oblivion. The one problem is, he fell in love with her. Chiyuki enters the Quindecim bar to be judged. There is something different about her. She remembers how she died. The people that get judged after death have their memories of dying removed to get a better understanding of who they are. This makes it easier for the arbiters to decide where they go. The arbiter of Quindecim, Decim, is visited by Chiyuki, but the memories are not removed. So Nona, a former arbiter, decides that Chiyuki will help Decim until he decides where she will go. In the series, you learn the Nona had made Decim with human emotions to see if it would improve how the arbiters judge. When Chiyuki died, Nona purposefully left her memories alone. This made it hard for Decim to decide, so Nona gave him time to decide, and in that time, Chiyuki would help him run the Quindecim bar.
By Jillian Kostrab8 years ago in Geeks
The Importance of Film Within Korean Society
In order to define Korean cinema as it is now, it is important to place it into some sort of context given the country's century of oppression, division, and warfare. Historically, Korean cinema seems to have been non-existent, with nothing surviving from the era of silent films (1926-1935), and according to Adriano Apra (as cited by Rist, 1998, online) only three films have survived from before 1946 and these are not considered Korean but Japanese due to the World War II occupational force at the time. It was not until the 1960s that a significant film production could be seen in Korea’s cinema industry. Now Korea is experiencing a "new wave" of film making and cinema fanaticism, which in the Korean language is called "Hal-u" and has been likened to France in the 1960s, Hollywood in the 1970s and Hong Kong in the 1980s in their leap into world cinema. The very fact that the people of Korea have their own term for this phenomenon and are therefore recognising its existence as a part of their society suggests that it has a firm place in their everyday lives. To give an idea of just how popular cinema in Korea is becoming, it has been noted that in the south the number of cinema screens has almost tripled in the last eight years and the attendance is still steadily rising all the time. With these successes within Korea itself, a further key to its expanding popularity is tapping into the international sales. Korea is now exporting at the very least ten times as many films compared with the early 90s. In an interview for Subway Cinema, Korean film director Kim Jee-Woon stated, "Looking at the Korean film industry, they are dealing with a variety of subjects and different genres, and that’s one of the strengths of the current Korean film market" (Kim Jee-Woon 2001, online). He is saying that unlike places such as Hong Kong, where their films are primarily martial arts orientated, and therefore introduced to the rest of the world as such, Korean films have a wider base. This I have learnt is largely due to the wide selection of backgrounds and origins of the directors, as mentioned by Jonathan Ross in his recent documentary series on Asian cinema, Asian Invasion shown on BBC4, January 2006. I will go into greater detail of these varied backgrounds and the reasons for them in the social political context chapter. This fully encompassing genre industry means that so far, Korean films have yet to be classified by the rest of the world, like Hong Kong films have been, and to an extent Japanese films have been classified as that of mainly the horror genre thanks largely to the many Hollywood remakes such as The Ring and Dark Water.
By Ruth Esca Bowmer8 years ago in Geeks
Pop Culture Guy episode 38: 5 Minute Reviews
For my 38th episode of my YouTube video web series, Pop Culture Guy, I did a series of quick reviews of a number of films I hadn't reviewed yet. I was inspired to do it in this style by the Fine Bros early videos, wherein they would tell the ending of certain films, television shows, or even YouTube videos in under a certain amount of time. Some I go into a lot of detail and others not a lot, and not sure if I will ever do it again.
By Daniel Brizuela8 years ago in Geeks
Two-Fisted Tales: The Untold Origin of the Comic Book Superhero Iron Fist
In 1973, in a head-spinning eight month span that ran from March of that year to October, six Hong Kong martial arts films captured the #1 spot at the US box office. The collective spectacle sparked a martial arts mania that spread from downtown movie screens to comic book racks at the neighborhood drug store.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
Equal Mediocrity
Having rewatched the Legend of Korra final recently, the thing that probably bothers me most is the constant complaint that the Korrasami relationship and in turn, ending shouldn’t have happened because it was rushed. Not because the relationship wasn’t rushed—it certainly was, especially when compared to relationships in The Last Air Bender—but because so much of the show was rushed, including many heterosexual relationships, and yet this relationship seems to be the only thing that catches fire for the show wide issue.
By Destiny Smith8 years ago in Geeks
You're Watching Netflix Wrong
As a teenager, most of my spare time is spent watching my favourite TV shows, and as a college student I don't get a lot of spare time, so I want it to be spent right. With the thousands of TV shows available on Netflix, it can be daunting deciding what the best shows are to binge on. Nobody has time to get through half a season of a show that looks interesting just to find yourself falling asleep through each episode. I'm here to save you of that terrible waste of time with seven of the best TV shows streaming on Netflix that definitely need to be added to your list, to ensure you're not watching Netflix wrong.
By Kaelah Jefford8 years ago in Geeks
