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In this short catch up show we skip the news and jump straight into our amazing pick of the week: When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs. Our next reading assignment: Marvel's 2008 run of Guardians of the Galaxy. Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Vintage Clip of the Week Superman IV: The Quest For Peace The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually The music used for this episode is David Bowie's theme from "When The Wind Blows".

In this issue, Daredevil comes home, Alice Krige cast in Thor 2, controversy for The Avengers in Japan and on a sad note, comic legend Joe Kubert passes away. PLUS our amazing pick of the week: Pedro & Me by Judd Winnick (Square Fish). Our next reading assignment: When The Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs. Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Vintage Clip of the Week Superman Says No to Smoking Comic News Joe Kubert Dies http://www.newsarama.com/comics/industry-remembering-joe-kubert.html When Obituaries Go Wrong http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/08/14/when-obituaries-go-wrong/ Movie News Daredevil Reverts to Marvel! Geeks rejoice! http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057848?refCatId=13 What Joe Carnahan would have done http://www.thereelbits.com/2012/08/15/daredevil-reverts-to-marvel-what-that-means-and-joe-carnahans-pitch/ Alice Krige Cast in Thor 2 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/08/13/alice-krige-has-a-small-part-in-thor-2-the-dark-world/ The Avengers Tagline Stirs up Controversy in Japan http://kotaku.com/5934885/the-avengers-tagline-stirs-up-controversy-in-japan The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually The music used for this episode is Bette Midler's "Friends".

This week we have a change of plan. Due to problems finding screenings of Cosmopolis, we have moved that film to a later date and review The Bourne Legacy instead, we look at What We’ve Been Watching, read some feedback and deliver a brand new Lists of Five - Five Movie We Just Didn't Need. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com. Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray The news section is now officially it's own show called Film Actually News. Look for it on the feed because it is loud, fast and under thirty minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes What We’ve Been Watching A collection of other things we’ve been watching this week. Feature Film Review ‘The Bourne Legacy’ directed by Tony Gilroy and written by Tony Gilroy and Dan Gilroy inspired by the novels by Robert Ludlum. It stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Donna Murphy and Stacy Keach. An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films. Source: IMDB Spoiler Zone: 00:36:43 - 00:44:15 - Skip this section if you don't want to hear spoilers Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/thebournelegacy/ Lists of Five This week our Lists of Five: Five Movie We Just Didn't Need. I think the topic speaks for itself. Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually The Reel Junkies podcast can be found at weekendronin.com Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits We are closing the show with Moby's "Extreme Ways" from The Bourne films. The opening clip is from “The Bourne Supremacy”. Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.

Welcome to the brand new Film Actually News for August 14th, 2012. This week: Alf goes CG, Carlo Rambaldi dies, Aladdin heads to Broadway, The Hobbit scales down, Ender's Game scales up, Red Dawn gets a trailer and free movies on BitTorrent. All this and more! Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray What used to be a boring, stuffy film section of the Film Actually podcast has been spun off into it's own, we hope, more entertaining show. We don't make the news, we just have fun with it. Film Actually News - Loud, Fast and Under Thirty Minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes In case you want the full stories, Here are your show links: Special Effects guru Carlo Rambaldi dies at 86 http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italian-special-effects-master-carlo-rambaldi-father-of-et-dead-at-86/2012/08/10/eade6e52-e30e-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html Party on dudes! Bill & Ted 3 gets a director http://www.vulture.com/2012/08/bill-ted-may-ride-again-for-a-third-film.html?mid=twitter_vulture and gets a plot too! http://www.gq.com/entertainment/tv/blogs/the-stream/2012/08/keanu-reeves-interview-chris-heath-gq-august-2012.html Uhh… Cool? http://www.slashfilm.com/disneys-aladdin-on-its-way-to-broadway/ Free, legitimate movies on BitTorrent... yes please! http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120807006520/en/Internet-Archive-Releases-1000000-Files-Freely-Downloadable If it tastes like cat… http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-pictures-animation-alf-jordan-kerner-paul-fusco-360011 The Hobbit scales down it’s release and won’t be a cinema revolution after all. http://www.slashfilm.com/revolution-limited-48fps-version-the-hobbit-dramatically-downscaled-distribution/ Found footage horror basis of Amityville prequel http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/08/09/new-amityville-prequel-to-be-built-on-actual-footage-from-a-1976-seance/ Zoe Saldana To Play Nina Simone? http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=34879 Ender’s Game and new Twilight film are heading to IMAX... why? http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/enders-game-getting-imax-release-51521 They got Cage! http://www.totalfilm.com/news/clint-eastwood-in-talks-for-expendables-3 And we finish the show with the new trailer for the remake of Red Dawn http://geekactually.com/2012/08/11/red-dawn-the-remake-finally-makes-an-appearance/ The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Shameless Plug Time - Make sure you check out our new comic book podcast "Behind the Panels" hosted by David McVay & Richard Gray. Every week we bring you news from the world of comic books and comic book related movies and TV. We also go into deep analysis on our favourite comic books in our Book Club style Comic Pick of the Week. Find it here on Geek Actually or subscribe for free on iTunes. Also like the Facebook page here.

In this issue, DC announces a super crossover and Alan Moore isn't ready to pimp out his log cabin just yet. THEN geeks have cause for rejoice on the road to The Avengers 2. PLUS our kick-ass pick of the week: Batman - Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank (DC Comics). Our next reading assignment: Pedro & Me by Judd Winnick (Square Fish). Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Vintage Clip of the Week Batman (1943) - The Electric Brain Comic News DC Announces Super crossover http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40380 Alan Moore won't sell out for $2 million http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/title/alan-moore/id/4861 Movie News Geeks rejoice. Joss Whedon signs 3 year contract with Marvel for The Avengers 2, TV show and more! http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057576.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNews%7CLatestNews http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/08/07/joss-whedon-avengers-sequel …and will it be as soon as 1 May 2015? http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1691512/avengers-2-sequel-release-date.jhtml The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually The music used for this episode is the main theme from "Batman The Animated Series" by Shirley Walker with themes by Danny Elfman.

This week we review the new film "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter", look at What We’ve Been Watching, Josh tells us about the latest from his Bargain Basement and deliver a brand new Lists of Five - Five Historical Figures That Have Had Their History Re-Written. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com. Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray The news section is now officially it's own show called Film Actually News. Look for it on the feed because it is loud, fast and under thirty minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes What We’ve Been Watching A collection of other things we’ve been watching this week including Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom, Hit and Run, Dragonslayer, The Devil & Max Devlin and the animated TV series Black Dynamite. Plus Josh’s Bargain Basement - this week, Pathology. Feature Film Review ‘Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter’ directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Seth Grahame-Smith based on his novel. It stars Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winsted and Rufus Sewell. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them. Source: IMDB Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/fox/abrahamlincolnvampirehunter/  Lists of Five This week our Lists of Five: Five Historical Figures That Have Had Their History Re- Written. Abraham Lincoln hunting vampires? What other real people have had their histories ret-conned? Here are five more. Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually The Reel Junkies podcast can be found at weekendronin.com Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits We are closing the show with a track from the score to "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" by Henry Jackman. The opening clip is from “The Lost Boys”. Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.

Welcome to the brand new Film Actually News for August 7th, 2012. This week: Mel Gibson talks about Machete Kills, Marvel haggles for the return of its characters, Raging Bull 2 is back on again, Jumanji gets a remake, M. Night Shyamalan heads to TV and Sacha Baron Cohen parodies James Bond. All this plus the new trailer for Skyfall and much more! Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray What used to be a boring, stuffy film section of the Film Actually podcast has been spun off into it's own, we hope, more entertaining show. We don't make the news, we just have fun with it. Film Actually News - Loud, Fast and Under Thirty Minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes In case you want the full stories, Here are your show links: Some days, you just can’t rid of a bomb! Raging Bull 2 lives! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/raging-bull-bronx-bull-lawsuit-jake-lamotta-357333 I'll trade you Daredevil for Galactus! http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057507?refCatId=13 or will I…? http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/fox-insiders-no-galactus-talks-with-marvel/ Uhh, where are the volcanos? http://www.slashfilm.com/robert-zemeckis-develop-possibly-direct-barefoot-bandit-movie-taking-flight/ Mel Gibson talks about Machete Kills. http://www.extratv.com/2012/07/18/exclusive-mel-gibson-talks-machete-kills-bad-guys-are-always-more-fun/ The Germans want Nick Fury's briefcase http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118906-Germans-Demand-Profits-From-Nick-Furys-Briefcase M. Night Shyamalan, ‘nuff said. http://www.slashfilm.com/night-shyamalan-teaming-marti-noxon-syfy-drama-proof/ Why?!? A Jumanji reboot is no longer a rumour and is now on the way. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=93187 Speaking of "Why?!?", Sacha Baron Cohen to spoof James Bond. http://collider.com/sacha-baron-cohen-spy-film/186836/ The Damon Legacy - Awesome trailer parody! http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8a2142bf02/the-damon-legacy-bourne-parody?rel=player I blue myself! http://collider.com/arrested-development-netflix-episodes/186960/ And to finish us off for tonight here is the new trailer for Skyfall. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=93091 The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Shameless Plug Time - Make sure you check out our new comic book podcast "Behind the Panels" hosted by David McVay & Richard Gray. Every week we bring you news from the world of comic books and comic book related movies and TV. We also go into deep analysis on our favourite comic books in our Book Club style Comic Pick of the Week. Find it here on Geek Actually or subscribe for free on iTunes. Also like the Facebook page here.

In this issue, DC takes the lead again while Marvel teases a bunch of new titles. THEN the new X-Men movie revealed, Thor: The Dark World gets a new villain and Guardians of the Galaxy gets a new writer. PLUS our kick-ass pick of the week: Get Jiro! by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose (DC/Vertigo). Our next reading assignment: Batman - Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank (DC Comics). Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Your Show Notes: Vintage Clip of the Week Superman Commercial - 1981 Comic News DC Takes the Lead Again in July http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40249 Marvel Teases a Bunch of New Titles http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40246 Movie News First Class Sequel Officially X-Men: Days of Future Past http://au.ign.com/videos/2012/08/01/x-men-first-class-sequel-bryan-singer-confirms-days-of-future-past Christopher Eccleston Joins Thor: The Dark World http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/we-have-a-thor-2-villain-christopher-eccleston-to-play-malekith-the-accursed/ New Writer on Guardians of the Galaxy http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-list-guardians-of-the-galaxy-marvel-357868 The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually The music used for this episode is the theme from the movie "Yojimbo" by Masaru Satô.

This week David, Josh and Richard take a look at the latest Steven Soderbergh film Magic Mike. Plus we get Josh's opinions on The Dark Knight Rises, a brand new Lists of Five - Five Actors/Actresses That We Didn't Think Much of, But Have Now Won Us Over or are Winning Us Over and the Little Geek even drops by for his thoughts on the third Batman film. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com. Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray The news section is now officially it's own show called Film Actually News. Look for it on the feed because it is loud, fast and under thirty minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes Your Show Notes Follow: What We’ve Been Watching: Josh gives us his opinions on The Dark Knight Rises. Feature Film Review ‘Magic Mike’ directed by Steven Soderbergh. It is written by Reid Carolin. It stars Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Cody Horn and Olivia Munn. Set in the world of male strippers, Magic Mike is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum in a story inspired by his real life. The film follows Mike as he takes a young dancer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money. Source: Warner Bros. Our Verdict: Channing Tatum again proves there is more to him as an actor and Matthew McConaughey steals the show. Highly recommended. Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/magicmike/  Lists of Five This week our Lists of Five: Five Actors/Actresses That We Didn't Think Much of, But Have Now Won Us Over or are Winning Us Over. All we have to say is, Channing Tatum! Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually The Reel Junkies podcast can be found at weekendronin.com Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Find more Nicholas at his YouTube channel youtube.com/nickymcvay We opened the show with a clip from "Haywire". We close the show with "Feels Like the First Time" by Foreigner. Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.

Welcome to the brand new Film Actually News for July 30th, 2012. This week: Machete Kills casting news, Peter Jackson loves trilogies, Battle Royale heads to TV, Scorsese talks to Siri, three breasted women and Rush Hour 4! All this plus the new trailer for Silent Hill Revelation 3D and much more! Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Richard Gray What used to be a boring, stuffy film section of the Film Actually podcast has been spun off into it's own, we hope, more entertaining show. We don't make the news, we just have fun with it. Film Actually News - Loud, Fast and Under Thirty Minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes In case you want the full stories, Here are your show links: Rodriguez continues making stellar casting choices for Machete Kills. http://www.slashfilm.com/lady-gaga-cast-robert-rodriguezs-machete-kills/ Peter Jackson loves trilogies http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hobbit-third-movie-warner-bros-353719 Edgar Wright is a busy man, now he is working with J.J. Abrams! http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/paramounts-collider-teams-mark-protosevich-jj-abrams-edgar-wright/ CW up for weekly doses of Battle Royale http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cw-battle-royale-hunger-games-selection-355091 Shining prequel? http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=34740 Martin Scorsese nods to Taxi Driver in the new iPhone 4S Siri commercial. http://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/23/apple-running-new-celebrity-television-ad-featuring-martin-scorsese/ Kaitlyn Leeb only has two breasts! http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/total-recall-three-boob-actress-getting-lot-attention-174935980.html Weeee! http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/silent-hill-revelation-3d-trailer-nadam.php So, where was The Joker during the events of The Dark Knight Rises? http://nukethefridge.com/2012/07/24/the-jokers-whereabouts-discovered-during-the-dark-knight-rises/ Fast and the Furious 6 Gets Raid-ed (This story dropped) http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057176 (This story added at last minute) Rush Hour 4 is on the way! http://moviehole.net/201256108producer-confirms-rush-hour-4-is-in-the-works Neuromancer casting http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=34741 and to finish us off today: Here is the new trailer for Silent Hill Revelation 3D http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/silent-hill-revelation-3d/trailers/silent-hill-revelation-3d-theatrical-trailer-30112254.htm The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Shameless Plug Time - Make sure you check out our new comic book podcast "Behind the Panels" hosted by David McVay & Richard Gray. Every week we bring you news from the world of comic books and comic book related movies and TV. We also go into deep analysis on our favourite comic books in our Book Club style Comic Pick of the Week. Find it here on Geek Actually or subscribe for free on iTunes. Also like the Facebook page here.

In this issue, funky Dave Gibbons gets narky on Before Watchmen, DC talks first major crossover of New 52 and old comics are expensive. THEN an original TV show for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Thor: The Dark World details. PLUS our kick-ass pick of the week: Justice by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger & Doug Braithwaite. Our next reading assignment: Get Jiro! by Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose with art by Langdon Foss with José Villarrubia. Hosted By: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Your Show Notes: Vintage Clip of the Week Challenge of the Super Friends - "The Final Challenge" (1978) Comic News Dave Gibbons Dismisses Before Watchmen. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/171989-comics-dave-gibbons-dismisses-before-watchmen-as-not-cannon DC talks first major crossover of Newish 52. http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/23507.html Old comics are expensive. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/avengers-x-men-first-issues-record-price-355029 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-mcfarlane-art-record-price-355048 Movie News Original TV show set in Marvel Universe. http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/abc-marvel-avengers-themed-tv-series/ Thor: The Dark World shooting location, details revealed. http://www.surreycommunity.info/bourneresidents/assets/documents/august-september-2012-filming Powers TV still alive! http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/fxs-louie-russell-brand-renewed-network-orders-the-bridge-drama-pilot/ The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Nicholas' Lego animated films can be found at youtube.com/nickymcvay The music used for this episode is from "The Super Friends" & "The All New Super Friends Hour" from the album The Music of DC Comics - 75th Anniversary. Buy it on iTunes.

This week David & Richard take a look at the last film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy The Dark Knight Rises. Plus a look at What We've Been Watching and a brand new Lists of Five - Our Five Favourite Movie Explosions. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com. Hosts: David McVay & Richard Gray The news section is now officially it's own show called Film Actually News. Look for it on the feed because it is loud, fast and under thirty minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes Your Show Notes Follow: What We’ve Been Watching: A collection of other things we’ve been watching during the week. Richard watched Katy Perry: Part of Me and Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope. David watched American Reunion and One for the Money. Feature Film Review ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ directed by Christopher Nolan. It is written by Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan and is based on a story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer in turn based on the DC Comics character created by Bob Kane. It stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Modine, Ben Mendelsohn, Burn Gorman and Nestor Carbonell. Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. Source: IMDB Our Verdict: A fitting and very entertaining conclusion to Christopher Nolan's trilogy. The film does have issues though and really requires the first two films to make sense. For fans of the series, a must see. For the first timers, go watch Batman Begins. SPOILER ZONE: 42:40 to 56:25 - Skip this section if you don't want spoilers. Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedarkknightrises/  Lists of Five This week our Lists of Five: Our Five Favourite Movie Explosions. We all like things that go bang, right? Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually The Reel Junkies podcast can be found at weekendronin.com Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits We opened the show with a clip from "The Dark Knight". We close the show with a track from the original score for "Batman Begins" by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard. Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.

Welcome to the brand new Film Actually News for July 23rd, 2012. This week: Mads Mikkelsen out of Thor 2, Kenneth Branagh in Jack Ryan, Sam Raimi out of World of Warcraft, Jackie Earl Haley in Robocop... oh yeah, and Joss Whedon spoke at Comic-Con. All this plus the new teaser trailer to Man of Steel and much more! Hosts: David McVay & Richard Gray What used to be a boring, stuffy film section of the Film Actually podcast has been spun off into it's own, we hope, more entertaining show. We don't make the news, we just have fun with it. Film Actually News - Loud, Fast and Under Thirty Minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes In case you want the full stories, Here are your show links: The world may not be ready for 48fps and Peter Jackson may know it. http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/11/the-hobbit-at-comic-con-peter-jacksons-san-diego-plan/ Jackie Earl Haley is joining the Robocop cast http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/jackie-earle-haley-joining-robocop-cast/ Joss Whedon Spoke at Comic-Con about stuff... and that is always interesting. http://www.slashfilm.com/joss-whedon-discusses-much-ado-nothing-dr-horrible-2-future-marvel-comiccon-2012/ Kenneth Branagh casts himself as villain in Jack Ryan? http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056813 Due to Schedule conflicts Mads Mikkelsen will not be in Thor 2 http://www.zoomin.tv/site/video.cfm/lang/en-en/video/469896/refcat/Movies/Mads-Mikkelsen-wont-be-in-Thor-2-due-to-Hannibal The Wolverine to rip up Sydney next week http://if.com.au/2012/07/16/article/Cameras-roll-on-The-Wolverine-on-July-31/IZYJUAUOKZ.html Sam Raimi not directing World of Warcraft movie http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/192085-comic-con-2012-exclusive-sam-raimi-wont-direct-the-world-of-warcraft-movie Hulk TV still going forward http://m.superherohype.com/news/articles/171885-hulk-tv-series-is-still-moving-forward We end the show today with the new trailer for Man of Steel http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/man-of-steel/trailers/man-of-steel-teaser-trailer-30051313.html The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Shameless Plug Time - Make sure you check out our new comic book podcast "Behind the Panels" hosted by David McVay & Richard Gray. Every week we bring you news from the world of comic books and comic book related movies and TV. We also go into deep analysis on our favourite comic books in our Book Club style Comic Pick of the Week. Find it here on Geek Actually or subscribe for free on iTunes. Also like the Facebook page here.

In this issue, we're back! THEN we look at the Eisner Award winners, Marvel's massive Cinematic Universe announcements, the Man of Steel teaser trailer and our initial thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises. PLUS our kick-ass pick of the week: Batman Knightfall. Our next reading assignment: Justice by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger & Doug Braithwaite. Hosted By: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Your Show Notes: Vintage Clip of the Week Batman (1966) Comic News Eisner Award Winners http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.php Movie News Our thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises film Marvel Cinematic Universe - Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. http://www.thereelbits.com/2012/07/15/comic-con-marvel-studios-official-logos-announcements-recap/ Man of Steel Trailer http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/man-of-steel/trailers/man-of-steel-teaser-trailer-30051313.html And the winners of The Walking Dead Season 2 Competition announced. The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Nicholas' Lego animated films can be found at youtube.com/nickymcvay The music used for this episode is from the original soundtrack to "The Dark Knight" by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.

This week David, Josh & Richard take a look at the latest reboot out of Hollywood, "The Amazing Spider-Man". Plus What We've Been Watching, Josh's Bargain Basement and a brand new Lists of Five - Five of Our Favourite Villains. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com. Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott, Richard Gray & Nicholas McVay The news section is now officially it's own show called Film Actually News. Look for it on the feed because it is loud, fast and under thirty minutes... or your money back. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes Your Show Notes: What We’ve Been Watching A collection of other things we’ve been watching during the week. In "Josh's Bargain Basement" he talks about The House of the Devil. Feature Film Review ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ directed by Marc Webb. It is written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sergent and Steve Kloves based on the Marvel comic book character created by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. It stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Chris Zylka and Irrfan Khan. The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker, an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. Source: Sony Our Verdict: A fun and entertaining superhero film with some huge gaping plot holes and an overall sense of DejaVu. However, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are fantastic and share a great chemistry on screen. Spoiler Section: 00:44:11 - 00:59:11 - Fast forward this bit if you don't want to hear spoilers. Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/theamazingspiderman/ Make sure you stay at the end of the show for Nicholas "The Little Geek" McVay's opinions on "The Amazing Spider-Man" & "Brave". Lists of Five This week our Lists of Five: Five of Our Favourite Villains. What is a hero without a great villain? Here are five of our favourites. Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually The Reel Junkies podcast can be found at weekendronin.com Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits We opened the show with a clip from Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man". Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.