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The Best Horrors to Watch for Studying Cinema
As you may be aware, studying cinema is all about having the correct resources. Many people are often scared off by the sheer amount there is to watch and think that it isn't worth wasting time over. I have (from experience) compiled a list of films from around the world that you may want to watch if you are looking to study or make a horror film. These are relatively old films as I have found watching older films helps the creative process than newer ones do; getting stuck in the commercial cycle never helps when you're making a horror film. (These are in no particular order).
By Annie Kapur8 years ago in Geeks
Review: 'The Defenders' Season 1
Title:The DefendersNetwork: NetflixStarring: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike ColterEpisodes: 8 What It Is The Defenders follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist as they team up to take on The Hand. It is the fourth show from Marvel to be exclusively on Netflix.
By FilmSnob Reviews.com8 years ago in Geeks
Geeks Do Go to Heaven
Hello everyone! I am Christopher F. Benson and this is my first foray into this social media website. I hope in the future that I might be able to share with all of you the inner workings of my mind and the many vast and numerous experiences that I have had. One of which I would like to share with you now.
By Christopher F. Benson8 years ago in Geeks
'Twin Peaks' 2017: There's Always Music in the Air
The soundtrack to the original Twin Peaks is one of its most iconic and adored elements; Angelo Badalametti's evocative score, created in direct collaboration with Lynch himself, does an incredible job of enriching the mood and underscoring the emotion of almost every scene. Complimenting this are the songs sung by Julee Cruise; in an unusual feature for the time, Cruise is character herself, a singer at the local bar called the Roadhouse. Her angelic vocals and dreamy melodies created an ethereal ambience to her performances, where the lines between dimensions would often seem to blur; this is perhaps most notable in Episode 14, where the Giant appears on stage over Cruise as she sings a heartbreaking ballad, and delivers a devastating message to Coop, while the Elderly Waiter offers his condolences.
By James Giles8 years ago in Geeks
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017: Four Comedy Picks
As you may already know, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the event of the year for comedians from the UK and further afield, many of whom use it at a chance to test out and previews jokes, sets, and full hour-long stand-up shows. If you missed out this year on 3 weeks of late night, overpriced food vans, lots of prosecco (sometimes too much prosecco, if there is such a thing) and "work in progress" shows, then you will have missed the chance to preview shows that will be taken on tour later in the year, or may form the basis for future shows and tours. Here’s what you need to know.
By Lottie Ryan8 years ago in Geeks
Between Rage and Blood
Nathan had just left work. He was in his beautiful car of the year, a RAV4 black Cromer 2013. This car was a gift he had received from his wife. On the way, he thought of his condition of life. Barely 48 years old, he had been married for 25 years. He had betrothed his wife Maëlle at the age of 22 years. She had given him two beautiful children. The first being Damien, now 24 years old. A university student, a future surgeon, he had always been a studious pupil and an exemplary adolescent. The blond hair descending to the shoulders, and the blue eyes, he had inherited the build of his father.
By Valérie Hebert8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Blue Velvet (1986). Top Story - August 2017.
This is essentially what we all worry suburban America will be like to visit, even now; slightly odd, over-the-top and addictive. The narrative is staunch and absurd, but regardless to our pre-conceptions and hearsay about this famous flick, it only reinforces the opinion that Lynch is a master of film.
By GrandMovTarkin .8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Leap!
It’s bizarre to me at times the things we feel are alright simply because they are animated. Take for instance the new animated family movie Leap which, while it tells a lovely story of an aspiring ballerina, spends a portion of its third act following a crazy woman as she attempts to murder two orphan children. Now, I get it, they’re animated but the choice made here is so incredibly forced and horrible that it doesn’t feel like Elmer Fudd’s failed attempts to murder Bug Bunny but something far more grim, ugly and worst of all, unnecessary.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'The Game': 20 Years Later
"Does this thing end?" This is a valid question posed by cold, shrewd investment banker, Nicholas Van Orton, played memorably by Michael Douglas as he's in the middle of a litmus test in the main offices of Consumer Recreation Services (CRS); a company that specializes in interactive life "games" that either test the endurance of the participant, or unravel them to the brink of insanity or death.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Geeks
The Art and Magic of Comic Con (UK)
Comic Con carries its own stigma, but that’s okay. A lot of things have labels now, and people are guilty for turning that into part of our society. However, Comic Con simply acts as a base ground where a certain labelled group of people can go and geek out and have a great day together. And I for one are not ashamed of that and nor should I be.
By Katherine Palmer8 years ago in Geeks
Eclipse / L'Eclisse (1962)
Millions of Americans poured out yesterday onto the parks and the streets to watch the magnificent solar eclipse. Everyone was excited to see how the moon blocks the sun for some minutes. It is a rare event, with the last total eclipse crossing the US recorded on June 8, 1918. Despite their rarity, they are a well-known cosmic phenomenon these days.
By Farshad Masoomi8 years ago in Geeks
