Posts Tagged ‘Spider-Man Reboot’
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 34 – The Lord of the Podcasts
The 34th Episode of The Filmdogs Podcast is here and it’s epic to say the least. First up is the News in which we tackle the latest casting announcements for The Hobbit, and casting rumors for the female leads in The Dark Knight Rises. In “Vs.” we continue to earn our geek cred as it’s an epic battle for best film in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Next, we discuss our favorite Up and Coming Directors in our “Featured Topic of the Week” and lastly we have a “One Liner of the Week” from Rian Johnson’s High School Noir, Brick. It’s an episode so powerful you may have to throw it in Mt. Doom.
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Your Poster Is Cool | Never Let Me Go
Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go opens in limited release on September 15th, and judging from the film’s trailer Romanek seems to have crafted a very unique dramatic film. Fox Searchlight has recently released three character posters for the film, and although they are merely the actors faces there is something very haunting and poetic about them. Never Let Me Go stars Carey Mulligan (An Education, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, Spider-Man Reboot), Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice, The Duchess), and is directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo). Continue on to check out the posters for the film, as well as the trailers for Never Let Me Go and Romanek’s underrated directorial debut One Hour Photo.
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Geek Round Up | New Spider-Man is cast…
New Spider-man Andrew Garfield.
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Slang.
1. A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest.
2. a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
3. A carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
As we discussed on the latest episode of the podcast the choices for the new Peter Parker in the Marc Webb directed Spider-man reboot have been less than interesting. It seems as if the studio was aiming to excite the least amount of people possible with picks like Jamie Bell, Anton Yelchin, Aaron Johnson, Logan Lerman and others. Well, today it was announced that the American born, yet British raised actor Andrew Garfield is Sony’s choice for the webbed wonder. Read the rest of this entry »
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 14 – Rise of the Sliver Podcast
Episode 14 of The Filmdogs Podcast is here for your listening pleasure. This week we discuss the recent crop of new trailers in the News and stand up for Speed Racer in our In Defense of segment. Hollywood continues to cast younger actors in the roles of our favorite movie heroes, so we decide who we would cast instead in our Featured Topic of the Week. Then it’s a One-Liner of the Week from the Scottish master, Sean Connery in The Rock. Plus, a special surprise segment in thrown in just for fun. Listen in, you won’t regret it.
Email us with you podcast feedback or segment suggestions at filmdogspodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to the podcast here, or listen in you browser. Also, you may download an enhanced AAC feed with chapter markers and artwork from iTunes on your computer or straight to your iPhone/iPod touches now! If you like what you hear be sure to write a quick review on iTunes as well. It helps us out. Thanks!
Fellow Geek Andre' Meadows on Racisim in Lost
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Slang.
1. A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest.
2. a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
3. A carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
Geek Round Up is a new Filmdogs column celebrating the best geeky filmic news. Basically anything that incites us geeks to push our glasses up the bridge of our nose, and lean closer to our computer screens with excitement. So, let’s do just that.
I came across this article at Deadline Hollywood linking posting a hilarious rant from comedian Andre’ Meadows of Black Nerd Comedy. The title: Lost and Heroes Hate Black People. Check out the video below, it’s funny stuff.
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR ALL NOT CAUGHT UP ON THIS SEASON OF LOST AND A MINOR SPOILER REGARDING A CHARCTERS RETURN TO THE SHOW IN SEASON 6. ALSO HEROES SPOILERS IN THE VIDEO BELOW AS WELL
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