Archive for September, 2009
CineGeek Webcast Episode 81: Crazy Babies, Shower Radio, and Surrogates
This week we welcome Freya, the newest member of the CineGeek team to the podcast for baby talk, shaved legs, 10 worst films of the last 10 years, and Surrogates.
On DVD: Lies and Illusions
Directed By: Tibor Takács
Starring: Christian Slater, Cuba Gooding Jr., Al Madrigal, Sarah Ann Schultz, Christa Campbell, Robert Giardina
Wes Wilson is on top of the world; his first book, a self help relationship book extolling the virtues of honesty, has just cracked the top ten bestsellers list, he’s just proposed to the love of his life [...]
On Blu-Ray: Iron Monkey
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Starring Donnie Yen, James Wong, Rongguang Yu
Legendary martial arts choreographer and director Yuen Woo Ping (Drunken Master, The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) continues to amaze and impress with each film he is involved in. Believe me; I couldn’t list them all in this review. Iron Monkey, originally released in 1993, [...]
CineGeek @ GMX
We will be at the Geek Media Expo in Nashville, TN this weekend! We’ll be promoting and giving away plenty of Buzz Bites and maybe some other surprises too! Check out this week’s episode of the official CineGeek webcast for more details! Check out the official website for GMX for more details including guest list, programming, [...]
On DVD: X-Men Animated Series Volume 3 and 4
Created by Stan Lee, Matt Edward Edens, Michael Edens,
Starring Cathal J. Dodd, Cedric Smith, Norm Spencer, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Alison Sealy-Smith, Catherine Disher, Alyson Court, Chris Potter
I’ve already commented on just how influential I believe this X-Men series to be on animated television series. It offers more complex storylines that often take many [...]
In Comics: Superman: Secret Origin #1 (of 6)
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Gary Frank
The Story
Here we go with the start of yet another story about Clark Kent becoming Superman. The question many may have is “why are we going through this again?” We’ve been through a couple of crises since we last revisited the pre-tights days, and if history has taught us [...]
On Blu-Ray: Hero
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Starring Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen
“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.”
Napoleon Hill
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists set in ancient China. Although Wuxia is traditionally considered a form of literature, the [...]
On Blu-Ray: The Legend of Drunken Master
Directed by Chia-Liang Liu
Starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Lung Ti
There are few true icons of martial arts cinema. There are plenty of actors that have starred in martial arts film but most of them aren’t iconic. Some examples are of course Bruce Lee, but also Chuck Norris, Sho Kosugi, and there’s Jackie chan. Before the [...]
On Blu-Ray: The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Written and Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Starring Takeshi Kitano, Todanobu Asano, Michiyo Ookusu, Gadarukanaru Taka
“Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”
Miyamoto Musashi
The first samurai film I saw was Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai. It blew me away and ever since, I have loved chambara cinema with a passion. So, when Takeshi [...]
CineGeek Webcast Episode 80: Tablet PC, Sex in a Dumpster, and a Highlander Remake!
This week we’re all over the place from the upcoming Bruce Willis film Surrogates to Netflix theft and script problems with the upcoming SyFy series Caprica.
