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Movie Review: 'The One and Only Ivan' is the Good Kind of Cheesy
The One and Only Ivan is a big slice of family movie cheese from the ultimate cheese factory, Disney. The latest original to debut on Disney Plus, The One and Only Ivan tells the relatively true story of a gorilla in residence for more than 20 years as an off-ramp attraction at a Mall based Circus. The One and Only Ivan is the second feature film from director Thea Sharrock who made her name in theater and on the BBC with Call the Midwife before landing the high cheese romantic drama Me Before You in 2016.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Prey' is Yet Another Most Dangerous Game
Richard Connell’s 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game is one of the most popular and influential stories of all time. Connell’s vision of a big game hunter whose grown weary of hunting animals and instead decides on a prey that has more of a fighting chance, has fascinated movie makers for decades. There are dozens of straight ahead adaptations of The Most Dangerous Game of varying titles and quality.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of the 1940s
By the 1940s, The Golden Age of Cinema was certainly well underway with the previous decade having done so well. During the Second World War, Hollywood would concentrate its efforts on making films to suit the darkness of the situation. Even Charlie Chaplin would go for dark humour this time.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Film Review: Aquarius
Clara, an ex music critic living out her retirement in a Brazilian seashore apartment, is effortlessly cool. She is completely at home in herself and in her environment, with nothing to prove and no shits to give. She also emanates power. When a man asks to drive her home after a night out, she informs him that she will get a taxi. That is the end of the matter: we cut straight to Clara getting out of the taxi as it reaches her apartment.
By Bob's picks5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of the 1930s
The Golden Age of cinema is synonymous with names such as Charlie Chaplin, Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable and many more. The rise of Universal Studios through its Dark Universe of Horror films during the 30s resurgence was one of the greatest moments in horror film history. But, apart from horror, we had bigger budget films, bigger names being formed and some of the most memorable and loveable storylines in all of cinema history.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Feels Good, Man’
Back in 2005, American cartoonist Matt Furie created the popular webcomic, Boy’s Club. A re-creation of his halcyon days with his college roommates, Boy’s Club was composed of deadpan comic vignettes of 4 anthropomorphic humanoid animals and their slack, mischievous stoner lifestyles. The comic became an overnight sensation with users on Myspace and 4chan, with one character in this comical quartet soon becoming a very prevalent and subsequently dangerous internet meme.
By MovieBabble5 years ago in Geeks
Sergio Martino’s Underrated Western Masterpiece
Director Sergio Martino is a cult favorite among fans of Italian horror, having directed such classics as Torso, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, and The Case of the Scorpion’s Tale. But he has dabbled in other genres as well, albeit to varying degrees of success. In fact, Martino made two westerns in his career as a director Arizona Colt, Hired Gun and Mannaja (aka A Man Called Blade). I’m a huge fan of spaghetti westerns, and the latter of those two is actually one of my all-time favorites. For some reason, I don’t see a lot of people talking about this one, especially when describing the best spaghetti westerns. But since it’s one of my favorites, I’d like to talk about it here.
By Will Lasley5 years ago in Geeks
The Filmmaker's Guide: The Classic and the Epic
Various films fall into the title 'classic' and yet when we look at the epic, there are only certain films that fall into it. When we talk about classic movies, normally we talk about the films of the Golden Age of Cinema. However, if we were to narrow it down to talking about epics of the time, we would be looking for some very rigid criteria. Be that as it may, the films we find within these two tick-boxes could not actually be more different. So how do we put a definition on it and what are we really looking for in this strange and vague set of categories?
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of 1920s
The Jazz Age - as it is dubbed - was a decade of change in history. From the reparations in Europe for the end of the First World War to the decline and fall of the stock market in 1929 with the Wall Street Market Crash. Throughout the decade, we had entertainers such as Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, the orchestras of Artie Shaw and films of the strange and wild that were brewing in a new expressionist movement in Germany as a reaction towards the aching political regime in their country. Things were making it big. Cinema gained sound, the talkies were born and with one film - the whole scene would change forever.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
'Wonder Woman 1984' Has Been Pushed Back in Brazil As COVID-19 Cases Rise In The Country
It goes without saying that this past year has been full of ups and downs, and the ever-changing release date for DC's upcoming film, Wonder Woman 1984, is no exception. This is the sequel to the smash box office hit to Wonder Woman from back in 2017. As far as the DC Extended Universe is concerned, Wonder Woman was introduced in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which received poor reviews from the critics and audience. However, after the introduction, Gal Gadot's portrayal of Wonder Woman won people over, especially in her solo film. Given its success, it was no surprise for Warner Bros. to green-light the sequel with Patty Jenkins back on the directing chair, despite the murky reception to the Justice League movie in which Wonder Woman appeared. Unlike the first Wonder Woman film, which was set in World War 1 (a decision which different from her origin in the comic books), the sequel is set in 1984, about 66 years after the original film. (For those who may be wondering, Wonder Woman is about 5000 years old.)
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
'Shazam 2' Rumored to Begin Filming Next Year
With the film industry still in a state of flux due to COVID-19, movie fans all over are eager for any news they can get about upcoming features and when they might expect to see them. As someone who lives her life looking forward to the next big film premiere, I for one am grateful for any positive news to be found, especially in the wake of Wonder Woman 1984 and Black Widow's repeated reschedules. In this time of great uncertainty, especially with tentpole films like Mulan heading to streaming, even news of continued production gives us hope that we will see our favorite heroes on the big screen again sometime soon.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
