Out This Week
The Great Gatsby (3D) (12A) ***This Weeks One To Watch***
Stoker (15)
Fast & Furious 6 (12A)
Win A Copy Of A DARK TRUTH On DVD
Movie Geeks is giving away 3 copies of the action-packed thriller A Dark Truth on dvd.
The film follows Jack (Andy Garcia), a former CIA agent-turned-political talk show host who descends into the treacherous jungles of Ecuador to rescue a team of environmental activists (Forest Whitaker and Eva Longoria) caught up in the criminal corporate cover-up of a violent local massacre.
A DARK TRUTH and is out on DVD now and for a chance to win a copy of the film, just answer the following question correctly.
What is the name of the character that Eva Longoria played in Desperate Housewives?
A) Susan Mayer
B) Gabrielle Solis
C) Lynette Scavo
Please leave your name and answer in the comments box below.
Note: The competition ends at 12pm on Sunday 26th May. The winner will be notified by return email.
***Laura Mvula Is A Movie Geek***
Birmingham’s very own singer/songwriter Laura Mvula is this weeks Movie Geek – 0121!
Jungle Book was released in 1967 and is a Disney classic! The film was inspired by the Mowgli stories written by English writer, poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling.
GEEK FACT: Jungle Book was the last film personally overseen by Walt Disney.
Seth Rogen and James Franco Cover Complex
Seth Rogan and James Franco are starring in This Is The End which hits our screens on June 28th.
Click HERE to read their interview in Complex.
GEEK FACT: Rihanna actually slapped Michael Cera’s face harder after each take because she was getting tired of him grabbing her ass.
Trailer Addicts
Check out the latest film trailers.
The Butler (TBC) ***One To Watch***
Gravity (18th October 2013)
August: Osage County (13th December 2013)
Captain Phillips (11th October 2013)
The World’s End (19th July 2013)
Ender’s Game (25th October 2013)
One To Watch: Fruitvale Station
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S dramatic film at this years Sundance Film Festival – I can’t flippin wait to see this!
Fruitvale Station is set to be released in the US on July 12th but there’s no date set for the UK…yet. Click HERE for more information on the film.
GEEK FACT: The film was bought by The Weinstein Company for $2.5 million, two days after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
New Monsters University Trailer
Roll on the 12th July!
Sundance London 2013
Although I’ve never been to Sundance Film Festival (it’s okay, I’m not angry), I always make sure that I go to Sundance London and this year was no different.
On Sunday morning I went to see the AMAZING documentary film Blood Brother, you know the one that I’ve been banging on about since January? Yes, that one! Only a selected number of people were lucky enough to see the film at Sundance London and I was one of them – yay!.
The documentary is beautiful but heart-wrenching at the same time. I knew it was going to be a hard film to watch but I didn’t think I would have cried as much as I did – I bawled like a big baby for 92mins straight.
The film director and Rocky’s best friend Steve Hoover and producer of the film Danny Yourd both did a Q&A at the end of the screening which was brilliant. I asked them what the kids thought of the film when they saw it, and they told me that they thanked Steve for making them movie stars, which I thought was super cute!
Blood Brother is the best documentary film of 2013 – keep an eye out for it!
Trailer Addicts: The Hangover Part 3
The Hangover 3 hits our screens on the 24th May.
Respect To Angelina Jolie
I might not be the biggest fan of her films, but I can’t help but respect Angelina Jolie for the amazing work that she does across the world.
Check out the video of Angelina talking about the beautiful Malala Yousafzai at the Women in the World Gala in New York last week.
GEEK FACT: Angelina donated $200000 (£131000) to Malala’s fund.
Gerald Bulter Does The Harlem Shake
Olympus Has Fallen hits screens on April 17th.
***Movie Geeks Top 5 Fashion Flicks***
Fashion and Film is such a beautiful thing.
1. Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
2. The September Issue (2009)
3. Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)
4. Advanced Style (TBC)
5. Diana Vreeland – The Eye Has To Travel (2011)
Anchorman 2 Teaser
Anchorman: The Legend Continues will be out in cinemas on December 20th.
GEEK FACT: Prior to filming, several thousand dollars worth of filming and production equipment was stolen from the warehouse it was being stored in.
Calling All Ryan Gosling Fans
Only God Forgives hits the US on the 23rd May but there’s no word on a UK release date yet – damn it!
Compliance Is One F***** Up Film
I finally got round to watching Compliance and lets just say it’s one f****** up film.
Compliance premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2013 and got brilliant reviews. If you’ve never heard anything about this film, get ready to be shocked…big time.
Based on true events, Compliance is about a prank caller who convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent employee who he claims stole from a customer. He demands several staff members to do unthinkable things to the young employee in order to find the ‘missing’ money.
Compliance is a dark film that will keep your attention and make you flinch in disgust – that’s why I loved it so much. Click HERE to watch the actual footage and interviews with the real life staff members.
Funny Or Die: Acting With James Franco
These videos just prove that James Franco isn’t just fit, he’s funny too – what a man!
GEEK FACT: James Franco directed the short films for R.E.M’s songs, “Blue” and “That Someone Is You”.
Song Of The Day: 50 Cent – “Candy Shop”
Last night my housemate made me to listen to the new 50 Cent song “We Up” but when I was listening to it, all I kept thinking about was The Hangover. Dan Finnerty’s rendition of “Candy Shop” is hilarious.
GEEK FACT: In real life, Mike Tyson owns seven tigers.
***Iggy Azalea Is A Movie Geek***
Iggy Azalea is the hottest chick out there right now! Her track “Work” is being played everywhere I go. She chose Grease as her favourite film and I’m actually shocked that no one else chose it before she did – it’s musical masterpiece!
Grease starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. If you’ve never seen it, you should be ashamed of yourself.
GEEK FACT: Henry Winkler, who became a sensation as “Fonzie” on Happy Days, was considered for the role of Danny Zuko. However, he turned down the role for fear of being typecast.
New Trailer: The Conjuring
This is one film that I can’t wait to see!. I’m a such a sucker for horror films, even the crap ones.
The Conjuring hits our screens on the 17th July.
Who wants to come and watch it with me? No wimps allowed though.
Nemo Sequel Is Finding Dory
I’m so happy that Disney and Pixar announced today that the sequel to Finding Nemo will be coming out in 2015. The film Finding Dory will take place about a year after the first film, and features returning favourites Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others.
Finding Dory will be hitting the US cinemas on November 25, 2015.
GEEK FACT: Nemo first appeared as a stuffed toy on a couch in Boo’s room in Monsters, Inc.
New Poster For ‘The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone’
Check out the trailer of Shane Meadows’ latest film The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone. It gets a UK Premiere in Manchester, complete with an appearances from The Stone Roses themselves, on 30 May, before rolling out nationwide on June 5.
