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An Alternative Guide to Breaking the Fourth Wall
What do we need more of in the troubling times of 2017? That's right! More meta in our media! But you can forget [Thor: Ragnarok spoilers] and concentrate on characters treating you like you're their very best bud. You lucky so-and-so.
By Paddy Garrigan8 years ago in Geeks
You Have To See This Stunning Cosplay Homage Gallery For 'The Last Of Us Part II'
There's just something about the way The Last of Us plays — from the menu down to the music — that's absolutely engrossing. When you pick up that controller to follow Ellie and Joel around, you just can't put it down. And fans are more excited than ever with the announcement of the the second installment.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
5 Awesome Cameos in 'Thor: Ragnarok'
Warning: SPOILERS for Thor: Ragnarok. Depending on which country you live in, Thor: Ragnarok, the latest film in the ever-growing Marvel Cinematic Universe, has either hit, or is about to hit, a movie theatre near you. While nearly every MCU film to date has included a special cameo or two, fans who have already seen the film have been surprised by just how many familiar faces show up in Ragnarok.
By Kristy Anderson8 years ago in Geeks
Disney Live Action Cast for 'The Lion King'
This film is going to be directed by Jon Favreau, who has been in the acting world quite awhile and has a very good filmography. This will be his 21st movie as a director and 24th as a producer, so he will hopefully be producing a great film, especially since he directed The Jungle Book live action adaptation and that was a hit.
By Rich Burton8 years ago in Geeks
The Father of American Literature
Better known as Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens is one of the most renowned authors in American literature. Ernest Hemingway once said, “All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn…. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since” (“Clemens”). Twain’s diverse life, many careers, and fascinating stories have captured the imagination of many and earned him numerous awards.
By Almárëa Laurësil8 years ago in Geeks
5 Best Vintage Shows We Need To See Today
We all love sitting down to watch the old TV shows from back in the days when sex, drugs and teenage angst weren't the only things that TV writers wrote about. Here I do a roundup of all the old TV shows I personally think are necessary and engaging in today's materialistic and fast-paced world. These are representative of a simpler time, where things were more clear and more fun, where the ambiguity between good and evil, the grey areas in between were less. There may not have been a lot of action but there definitely was a lot of drama. Some shows in these really defined the TV industry. These were the pioneers, the men and women that trail blazed through an unforgiving and unknown terrain. Come with me now to the time of cheesiness and campy TV galore. Who knows? You might actually like it better...
By Abdullah Masood8 years ago in Geeks
As Madness Grows, The Death Bell Ever Tolls
Hamlet, like many of Shakespeare’s notable plays, is a classic tragedy, intertwined with death and darkness. In The Embassy of Death: An Essay on Hamlet, G. Wilson Knight claims that the main theme of this somber story is death, demonstrated by “subsidiary incidents, persons, and detailed suggestion throughout.” Knight highlights this, citing the actions and characteristics of Hamlet and Claudius.
By Almárëa Laurësil8 years ago in Geeks
Indentured: Trapped In Chains
Throughout history, there has always been a "master" and "slave." This is present in all walks of life, for example, the Russian boyars and serfs, the French bourgeoisie and the proletariat, and the American plantation owners and their African slaves. Comparably, the American colonists could be considered slaves to the British Monarchy, their master. In the musical Hamilton, Miranda’s choice of actors, with the Founding Fathers as people of color and King George as white, brings to light the struggle the colonists faced against Britain, the fight to establish their rights, and the uphill battle toward independence.
By Almárëa Laurësil8 years ago in Geeks
Monochrome Dreams
As a film fan, and a filmmaker, I am always dazzled when a director takes an old medium and reinvents it for modern audiences… Sometimes this can be as easy as a new take on an old shot, a new way to use old equipment, or a re-imagining of a once oft practiced routine…
By Andi James Chamberlain8 years ago in Geeks
Top 10 Must-Watch Studio Ghibli Films
After watching so many films and studying many more while I earned my degree in Film Studies, I got to thinking about what really got me so interested in film in the first place. I remembered watching Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service so many times when I was young that my grandmother gave me the nickname Kiki, which my family still calls me to this day. Studio Ghibli has never once disappointed me with their films, I may not like some as much as others, but I've liked them enough to start collecting every film they have ever produced.
By Christina B8 years ago in Geeks
Everything I Thought About: 'Everything, Everything'
I, being in college for most of my young adulthood, have barely enough time to go to movie theaters and watch current movies. But I just so happened to be able to watch Everything, Everything because a beloved friend bought the movie. She loved it so much it was hard for me to pry the movie from her hands so that I could finally see what the fuss was about. I can rightly say that I was pleasantly surprised and an emotional wreck while watching this at 3 AM because someone would not call and I was having a major insomnia moment.
By Briana Booker8 years ago in Geeks
Was Seth MacFarlane Profiting From Other People's Pain?
The recent sexual harassment scandals that have plagued Hollywood have come not so much as a shock, but as a disappointment to many. It all began with the revelations about Harvey Weinstein, as a growing list of women came forward to tell their stories of the abuses they had suffered at his hands. Then came Star Trek: Discovery actor, Anthony Rapp, who revealed that Kevin Spacey had sexually harassed him when he was 14 years-old at a party. Spacey released a bizarre apology that ultimately ended up doing more harm than good to the actor's already shattered reputation, which sought to distract attention away from the story of his victim, and made it about his own sexuality. Now most recently come the stories about Director Brett Ratner, accused by a string of women of varying degrees of sexual harassment. Ratner denies the allegations outright, but all these people have one thing in common: their sexually predatory nature was joked about in different forms many years before the revelations have become public.
By The One True Geekology8 years ago in Geeks
