Archive for the ‘Movies’ tag

Eric Garcia & the Repo Men are Coming! GSB Interview with Eric Garcia

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:14 am | 1 Comment

Eric Garcia & the Repo Men are Coming! GSB Interview with Eric Garcia

I got the distinct pleasure of interviewing Eric Garcia, the brilliant mind behind the darkly humorous and gripping novel, Repo Men, (formerly called Repossession Mambo) and the basis for the movie of the same name that hits theatres this month (3/19/10). I was further delighted to find that I had run into someone else who [...]

Musical Peek at Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on February 22, 2010 at 6:33 pm | No Comments

Musical Peek at Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland

For those of you who, like us at GSB, can’t wait to fall down Burton’s Rabbit Hole, check out the full length music video for Avril Lavigne’s hit single, Alice. The video blends Avril into the shadowy Wonderland, right down to a tea party with Depp’s Mad Hatter and a lot of quick, intriguing flashes [...]

Dorkness Rising: Must See Netflix TV

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on February 1, 2010 at 12:33 am | 3 Comments

Dorkness Rising: Must See Netflix TV

I subscribe to one of the coolest online services known to geeks, since the invention of the 20-sided die: Netflix. While perusing their offerings for “watch instantly on your PC/TV” I stumbled across this odd film. Netflix seemed to think that due to my undying love for Princess Bride, I’d enjoy The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. [...]

Fading of the Cries Trailer!

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on December 29, 2009 at 9:46 pm | 13 Comments

Fading of the Cries Trailer!

Brian Metcalf’s newest movie, Fading of the Cries, is showing off nicely in the new, full length trailer. The trailer displays a nice blending of creepy ambiance, malevolent bad guys and kick ass action. Brad Dourif shared some backstage bits of tid with GSB back in October. This trailer just ramps up the excitement and [...]

Top 5 Geeky Things of 2009

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on December 23, 2009 at 12:52 pm | No Comments

Top 5 Geeky Things of 2009

Well, it looks to be that time of year again. The tree is trimmed, the presents are wrapped and we’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of a certain bearded, fat man who sneaks into our house while we sleep…

Wow…no wonder I never slept as a kid on Christmas Eve. I was TERRIFIED!

But, I digress. It’s also [...]

Alice in Wonderland Trailer Released

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on December 17, 2009 at 11:15 am | No Comments

Alice in Wonderland Trailer ReleasedTim Burton's Alice In Wonderland hit's theatres March 5, 2010

Fans of Tim Burton’s highly anticipated Alice in Wonderland got an early holiday gift with the release of the official trailer for the film.

With an all-star cast including Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee and more, the film sees a 19 year old Alice return to the magical world of [...]

Some Geek Loving From The Golden Globes

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on December 15, 2009 at 4:49 pm | 1 Comment

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Nominations gave some loving to geeky movies and television

The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning and, as usual, there wasn’t a whole lot for of cheering for fans of geek movies and television.

Awarded by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are often considered a benchmark for the famed Academy Awards (whose nominations will be announced on February 2, 2010). [...]

Natalie Portman: Zombie Slayer of Yore

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on December 11, 2009 at 11:16 am | No Comments

Natalie Portman: Zombie Slayer of YoreNatalie Portman will be starring and producing "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" based on the bestselling novel.

Variety.com is reporting that Natalie Portman will star and produce the film adaptation of the best selling novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Yeah…Jane Austen and Zombies. Sweet.

The book, written by Seth Grahame-Smith, is described as an expansion of the Austen classic, and tells the tale of a woman’s quest for independence and love, all [...]