June, 2008
Dir: Andrew Stanton
Synopsis: Wall-E is a trash collecting robot, left behind to clean up the Earth when humanity abandons the planet. He falls in love with a robot named Eve and they embark on a cosmic.
Wowza. Disney Pixar has set the bar once again. This movie was an amazing feast for the eyes --- it almost looks real in points! They use little camera tricks like a pull focus to trick your brain into thinking it's more real.
Dir: Marco Schnabel Stars: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba
Synopsis: Mike Myers plays Guru Pitka --- in order to be more than second fiddle to Deepak Chopra, Pitka must help a Toronto Maple Leafs player rekindle romance with his wife so he can beat his funk and win the Stanley Cup.
Movie Geek Guest Blog! Meet Simon Chin --- actor, extra, stuntman!
posted by Craig Silliphant
June 19th, 2008
June 19th, 2008
Working in the movie industry, I've been fortunate to meet a lot of cool people doing a lot of cool things! I thought it might be fun to give you a behind the scenes look at how films are made! Movie Geek Blog Readers --- Meet Simon Chin! (Hmmm...Meeting Simon Chin...that sounds like a feel-good movie of it's own) Not only have I worked with Simon on numerous music videos for Muchmusic and CMT, but I actually went to school with Mr. Chin. You can see Simon --- who is an actor, extra, and stuntman --- in the new Ryan Reynolds movie --- Chaos Theory --- which came out on video this week!
The Incredible Hulk --- reviewed by Craig "The Movie Geek" Silliphant
posted by Craig Silliphant
June 16th, 2008
June 16th, 2008
Dir: Louis Leterrier Stars: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler
Synopsis: Fugitive Dr. Bruce Banner must use the Hulk to stop a former soldier that purposely becomes an even more dangerous version.
Georges Vanier Students Anti-Racism Video and this week's New Releases on DVD!
posted by Craig Silliphant
June 10th, 2008
June 10th, 2008
A week or two back, I visited Ms. Obrigawich's Grade 7 class at Georges Vanier school to talk about movies, radio, and life as a geek. While I was there, several of the students clued me in to a movie they had made --- it's called "Celebrate our Differences."
Woo! It's the weekend! For those of you who want to avoid the coming mosquito apocalpse --- here's what's coming to theatres this weekend!
At the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon --- Garbage Warrior starts on Saturday!
Dir: Michael Patrick King Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth
Synopsis: Unlike everyone else (including the spoiler filled trailers), I'm not going to tell you what the movie is about, because there are plenty of surprises --- but suffice to say --- the ladies are back!