Archive for tag: movies
10 Crazy, Cross-Genre Pairings We’d Like to See Movies About
May 13, 2011 4:23 pm Entertainment, geeks and gamers, movies and celebritiesYes, this started off as a joke post, but the farther we got into our list, the more we realized these would actually be really cool to see. Good job, Hollywood! Once again, you’ve taken the lead. Now take note: here are the ten unlikely cross-genre pairings we want to see next…
Read More »Harvard Nerds & Vampire Girls: Movie Weekend Preview (October 1st-3rd)
October 1, 2010 11:12 am College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers, Hi-Tech Student, Humor, movies and celebritiesKicking off four weeks of intentionally and unintentionally terrifying movies this weekend are two big releases: Let Me In, which examines the horrors of adolescence through the lens of a vampire tale; and The Social Network, which confronts the horrific truth that socially inept geeks were the masterminds behind the digital powerhouse that is Facebook. Let’s dive in, shall we?
Read More »Let Me In Review: Twisted Young Love Sheds New Light on Horror
October 1, 2010 10:58 am College Life, Entertainment, movies and celebritiesDirected by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) Let Me In is a remake from the 2008 Swedish romantic drama/horror Let the Right One In. Even though I usually frown on remakes, Reeves film looks solid. In the clips and trailers, it is obvious the acting is good and the visual effects are stunning. So much so that it scares me.
Read More »Owls, Gekkos, and Betty White – Movie Weekend Preview: September 24-26
September 23, 2010 2:18 pm College Life, Entertainment, movies and celebritiesIt’s a busy week at the movies–especially for september. To get us caught up, Sandy Schaefer provides previews of three of this week’s biggest releases.
Read More »Marvel Studios President talks Iron Man 2 Alternate Opening
September 23, 2010 2:02 pm College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers, movies and celebritiesYou would think since I was chatting with the Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, I would offer my film resume in hopes of landing an ideal job with Marvel Studios. But it is not a blogging matter. It’s a profound, incredibly unfair advantage backed by almost 70 years of Marvel comic book material. “All [...]
Read More »Aliens in Film
September 10, 2010 10:40 am College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers, movies and celebritiesHow many films have been made with extraterrestrials? A lot. Since 1902, over 291 of these movies have been made in the U.S. and abroad. These movie aliens provide an amusing look into how we view foreigners, the government, and ourselves. This infographic compiles every movie ever made about extraterrestrials (for space sake, some foreign [...]
Read More »Mirren and FX promise a bold new Tempest
August 25, 2010 4:48 pm Entertainment
Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest, is coming to the big screen once again with the Hollywood magic of special effects and an eclectic group of highly talented actors. The movie stars Oscar winner Helen Mirren under the direction of Julie Taymor. The other actors include Jeremy Irons, Russell Brand, Djimon Hounsou, Chris Copper, Felicity Jones and Alfred Molina.
2010 Summer Movie Season Recap
August 24, 2010 10:53 am College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers
The end of the 2010 Summer Blockbuster Season is fast approaching and the time has come tolook back and meditate on Hollywood’s most recent offering of entertainment meant to amuse the masses during the hottest portion of the year (in the Western Hemisphere, that is).What better way to commemorate this event than with a “Best of” list celebrating the highs and lows in cinema released over the past few months?
Wookie Infographic
August 6, 2010 9:16 am College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers, Humor
This infographic is dedicated to you, Chewbacca– the true star of Star Wars (if you understand it and can quote verbatim the scene from which it comes, you are a true Star Wars disciple)…
15 Action Movies to Get You Ready For The Expendables
July 20, 2010 3:03 pm College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamersAh, the Eighties was a time of real men, real violence, and real action. No decade since has done real action. And The Expendables, hitting theaters on August 13 like a calloused fist of pure gristle, may be the closest we get to the Eighties at the cinema. Now, to get you ready for the explosion of testosterone and napalm this film promises to be, we have assembled our list of the 15 baddest action films of the Eighties.
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