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Doctor Who: Is Neil Patrick Harris Playing The Celestial Toymaker?
There's been some exciting news for Whovians this week, with the announcement that Neil Patrick Harris, star of shows such as How I Met Your Mother and Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, will appear in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary special. Harris joins David Tennant, returning to his role as the Tenth Doctor, and Catherine Tate as popular companion Donna Noble.
By Kristy Anderson4 years ago in Geeks
Why 'Netflix for Books' Will Never Work
Publishing is filled with pretty smart people. Admittedly, I'm biased about this, because some of them publish my books. But I'd say that even if they didn't. When it comes to producing books in a fickle, strange industry, the business is filled with people who know how to get it done.
By Jackson Ford4 years ago in Geeks
So You've Invited the Main Character from a Romantic Comedy to your Wedding
Chekhov once said of guns in movies "You can't introduce a gun in the first act without having it go off in the third." The same could be said of wedding dresses. You can't introduce a wedding dress in the first act of a movie without the dress being worn at a wedding in the third act. And when that wedding dress in question isn’t worn by the main character in the movie, that wedding dress 'going off' often means an embarrassing catastrophe followed by an emotional redemption.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Multiverse Of Madness: One Small Detail Brings Hope For The Future Of Wanda's Kids
As everyone who has seen the film will know, the main motivation of the Darkhold-corrupted Wanda Maximoff in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is to steal America Chavez's universe hopping powers so she can find a world where she can live happily with her children, Tommy and Billy. Strange's attempt to dissuade the Scarlet Witch from her plan by reminding her that the boys don't exist is immediately shot down by the reveal that they exist in every universe, except the core MCU.
By Kristy Anderson4 years ago in Geeks
Stranger Things: Nancy's 5 Best Traits (& 5 Worst)
As one of the main characters of Netflix's hit show, Stranger Things, Nancy Wheeler goes through a lot. Take away the supernatural element of the series, and she's still dealing with a lot of the tumultuousness surrounding adolescence. In season 1, not only is she worried about her best friend's livelihood, but she's in a relationship she isn't sure she wants and is exploring friendships with different kinds of people.
By Svetlana Sterlin4 years ago in Geeks
The Impact of Color, Symbolism & Imagery in Cinematography:
Feature Films vary in presentation, duration, and target audience, yet each film uses elements of color, symbolism, and imagery to tell a story, share ideas, and express feelings. The director decides the composition of those elements. The directors of Roma and Wind River make conscious decisions about the use of color, symbolism, and imagery. The lack or use of these components in another way would change the overall meaning of the stories that were told. The symbolic nature of the elements captured in the cinematography of Wind River is punctuated by the vividness and vibrancy of nature as the backdrop to a dark story can be compared to the black and white cinematography of Roma, where life and death are balanced as we watch Cleo experience this balance and her inner struggle to reconcile and find peace in the experience of life.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Geeks
Magical Realism
Ask any child and they will tell you that magic is real. The imagination of a child is fueled by literature and film vibrant with the supernatural. The fairy tale, often associated with children's literature, is a powerful tool with multiple levels of meaning that help shape the world and our beliefs. Latin American novelists have used the power of magic to shape our world allowing readers to comprehend what is seen in the everyday world. Laura Esquivel's novel, Like Water for Chocolate, and Luis Sepulveda's novel, The Old Man Who Read Love Stories, fall under the genre of magical realism. In Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate, a story of love and war revolves around Tita, the youngest of three sisters. Sepulveda's, The Old Man Who Read Love Stories, explores the fragile balance between man and nature along with the agony of lost love. The magic of Esquivel's world drips like icing on a cake, whereas Sepulveda's novel draws on the supernatural only found in the depths of the Amazonian jungle among the Shuar.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Geeks
Stranger Things: Eleven’s 10 Best Quotes
Even though she barely speaks for many of the earlier episodes, Eleven is the face of Netflix’s hit show, Stranger Things. Millie Bobby Brown’s memorable performance gives Eleven a mysterious quality, while simultaneously earning viewers’ sympathy.
By Svetlana Sterlin4 years ago in Geeks
#60yearsofJamesBond: Diamonds are Forever
In 1971, James Bond was going through a bit of a crisis. After star Sean Connery decided he wanted to leave after 1967's "You Only Live Twice", producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli cast George Lazenby for 1969's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". However, due to a combination of poor relations and Lazenby's agent believing the franchise to be over, he didn't sign on for another film. This left Saltzman and Broccoli in a bit of a bind: either recast the role, which could present similar problems to those encountered previously, or try to entice Connery back. In the end, studio United Artists decided for them: get Connery back, and money was no object. Connery ended up returning for $1.25 million, a then unheard of sum, and a huge amount of creative control over this film and two back-to-back films of his choice. After a rocky few years, the producers decided they wanted to go back to the formula of "Goldfinger", the movie that had really launched Bond onto the global stage: big action set pieces, extravagant villains, direction from Guy Hamilton and a theme song sung by Shirley Bassey. And, while being a commercial and box office smash back in 1971, it is a film that isn't looked back upon as one of the greats, with an outrageous plot and a lacklustre central performance from Connery. In contrast to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", which has gone up in appreciation since its release, this is a film that time has not been kind to, and doesn't stand out as one of the greats - even for comedy camp value, which this film provides in spades.
By Joseph A. Morrison4 years ago in Geeks
