GeekScholars Movie News

Happy Tuesday from GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine. We have a great show for you this week. Since we'll be covering reviews of both the trailer for Dark Shadows, as well as our thoughts on the new 21 Jump Street movie, we thought it would be appropriate to start the show off by discussing what televisions we think should be made into feature films. So give the show a listen and let us know what you think! Do you agree with our picks? Do you have some other suggestions? We then close things out, as always, with a whole boatload of quickies, including updates on a variety of fun projects in the works. We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

It's our 30th anniversary here at GeekScholars Movie News! Well, not 30 years, but 30 awesome episodes, and we have a fantastic show for you to celebrate. Really, it's awesome. We kick things off with a discussion of the The Bechdel Test- What is it, how is it relevant, and why is it important. In a nutshell, The Bechdel Test is a quick, if not quirky way, to identify gender bias in movie roles, in terms of quantity and quality. It's a great discussion you'll want to listen in (and send us your thoughts on as well!) After that, we weigh in on a hilarious premise- the true story of Nicholas Cage's favorite rare Superman comic-book being stolen from him. The team behind Reno 911 have written a script on this one event and turned it into an epic comedy we all hope makes it to the big screen. Next, we address the rumors that a film focusing on Spider-Man villain, Venom, may not be all that far off, with Josh Trank of Chronicle fame eying the director's chair. Finally, GeekScholars Fox and Chris weigh in on John Carter and themselves befuddled by the lack of love for it from their fellow critics. This is a fantastic episode, not to be missed! We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

As the awards seasons comes to a close, GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine, is back to looking at some big headlines and reviewing all of the latest trailers hitting the interwebs! This week we take talk about an intriguing true-crime story coming to the big screen starring Jonah Hill and James Franco called True Story. We've also get the latest on a musical-comedy called One Hit Wonders, coming from the creator of Glee that looks to have an all-star cast ready to take the stage. Then we have a whole plethora of trailer reviews that we dive into, including ParaNorman, Frankenweenie, That's My Boy, and Bernie, and you'll find the GeekScholars completely split in their reactions. Finally, we have some interesting updates about Ghostbusters 3, a Muppets sequel, and the return of the National Lampoon's Vacation series. We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

GeekScholars Movie News On this special episode of GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine, we welcome honorary GeekScholar Michelle to discuss the results of the 2012 Academy Awards! We also look ahead at a whole bunch of films coming out in the March, highlighting which ones we're excited about and which ones...not so much. Listen in to hear our thoughts on: The Lorax, John Carter, Friends with Kids, 21 Jump Street, The Hunger Games, Wrath of the Titans, and Mirror Mirror! We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

GeekScholars Movie News On this episode of GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine, we finish up with last installment of our four-part series regarding the 2012 Academy Award nominations, where we get some lively discussion regarding the more technical awards- best sound mixing, best sound editing, best makeup, best costumes, and best visual effects. After that, we discuss our thoughts on a bio-pic called The Butler about Eugene Allen, a man who served in the White House for 34 years. We've heard rumblings that Guillermo Del Toro may want to do his own version of Beauty and the Beast with Emma Watson as his heroine, so we muse about what that might look like. We then wrap up our headlines talking about Michael Fassbender's potential next flick about a mythological Irish warrior. Our trailer of the week, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter got Lauren especially excited, so you'll have to hear what we all thought of it. Then finally Fox gives his take on This Means War, which he loved far more than his fellow critics. This Sunday, February 23rd, starting at 7:00 EST, the 84th Annual Academy Awards will air, and you can follow along with LIVE commentary from the GeekScholars! Just follow us at @GeekScholars to hear our thoughts live as the winners are announced! We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

GeekScholars Movie News On this episode of GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine, we jump into part three of our four-part series regarding the 2012 Academy Award nominations, where we discuss the nominees for Best Original Screenaplay, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Score From there we go all trailer-tastic where we debate the merits of the new franchise-based trailers for The Bourne Legacy and The Amazing Spider-Man (spoiler: Fox likes 'em and gets overruled hard). From there we discuss Philip Seymour Hoffman joining a John le Carre film adaptation of A Most Wanted Man, the Wedding Crashers' duo of Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn reuniting for the comedy Interns, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt nabbing Scarlett Johannson for his directorial debut, a romantic comedy starring the two of them. Chris and Lauren then take a look at the so-so Safe House with our weekly review then we cap things off with mail time and some quickies. We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

On this episode of GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine, we dive into part two of our four-part series regarding the 2012 Academy Award nominations, where we discuss the nominees for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. After that we launch into our thoughts about Matthew Vaughn coming back to direct a sequel to X-Men First Class, talks of Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon joining Devil's Knot, a true crime story about the The Memphis Three and what we make of Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken and Al Pacino in Stand Up Guys, a crime comedy about aging hit-men. We also have a review of the surprisingly good The Woman in Black, as well as mail time and some quickies to closing off the show. We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

GeekScholars Movie News is now presented by Eclipse Magazine! We are excited to enter this new partnership with such an awesome group of people dedicated to the entertainment industry! On this episode of GeekScholars Movie News, we dive into the recently announced 2012 Academy Award nominations, with the first in a four-part series where we discuss the nominees for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress. From there we take a look at all of the great (and a few not-so-great) movies being released this February with our tips on which flicks are not to be missed. Next, we have some info on a new Romeo and Juliet movie in the works as well as some thoughts on a potential Darren Aronofsky project regarding an adaptation of the biblical story about Noah. We also have some reviews of One for the Money and The Grey, which features a brand new segment from GeekScholar Jill entitled "Yeah, I Don't Think So...". We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail is awesome!

This week on GeekScholars Movie News we discuss Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones' involvement with a new World War II movie, The Emperor, which deals with the events in the Pacific theater immediately after Japan's surrender. We also give our thoughts on Elizabeth Banks playing Tinkerbell, Chuck Norris' castration of The Expendables 2 and hot on the heels of The Grey, Red Machine, which would feature Billy Bob Thorton versus a "godless killer" (also known as a bear). We also take a look at the preview for Jason Segal and Ed Helms' new dramedy, Jeff Who Lives at Home, and then Chris gives his review of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. As always, we wrap things up with some quick headlines and summary of what will be coming out in theaters this weekend. We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com.

The precursor to the Academy Awards, 69th Annual Golden Globes were held this past week, and GeekScholars take a look at some pleasant surprises as well as some disappointments among the winners and losers. From there, listen in to the crew's thoughts on George Clooney's next film, Monuments Men and movement on getting a Grace Kelly biopic off-the-ground, in the neat future. Next, the GeekScholars take a quick look at the trailer for Wes Anderson's next film, Moonrise Kingdom. Finally, as always, there are few fun quickies and a look ahead to what films are coming out this weekend. We would love to hear from you, so please submit comments or questions to us by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com. Mail rules!

The GeekScholars have returned from vacation! As the news feed begins to heat back up for 2012, we're ready and raring to go as we cover the big news that Benedict Cumberbatch has been named the villain of Star Trek 2! We also have some super juicy rumors about a possible cameo in the Superman movie, Man of Steel by a rather famous villain (and who may step into the role), and who Ralph Fiennes might be playing in Bond 23 (aka Skyfall), but you'll have to listen to find out more! Feel free to submit comments and questions to the GeekScholars by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com!

In this week's episode of GeekScholars Movie News, the crew takes a long, hard look at all the big films being released in the month of January and gives their thoughts on which ones to run out and see as well as which ones to maybe avoid. Also, the GeekScholars continue their series of the 2011 GeekScholars Movie Awards, giving their picks for the films that were Most Surprising (in a good way), Most Disappointing, Most Visual Stunning, and the movies they where they radically disagreed with their fellow critics' assessments. Finally, thanks to a mail question from a fan, the GeekScholars attempt to pick well-known characters from movies that best represent each others' personalities and traits. Feel free to submit questions to the GeekScholars by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com!

The GeekScholars take some rather decisive looks at the previews for The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, and The Hobbit. Also, the GeekScholars have reviews for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. For the latter, special guest GeekScholar Spencer, joins the crew and gives his take on the film being a lifelong Tintin fan and expert. Finally, tune in to hear the GeekScholars muse about the future of the Batman franchise as well listen to their picks for the 2011 GeekScholars Movie Awards for Best Hero, Best Villain and Unsung Hero. Feel free to submit questions to the GeekScholars by writing to: mail@geekscholars.com!

Awards season is really starting to heat up, so the GeekScholars take a special look at the Nominees for the 69th Annual Golden Globes as they pick their winners plus point out any snubs or surprises! Plus, we've got a whole bunch of new trailers to look at including Men in Black 3, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Rock of Ages. Finally, what GeekScholars podcast would be complete without a slew of movie reviews. Since this past weekend had a slew of new releases, we're covering them all, so listen in to get our thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises Prologue, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Carnage, Young Adult and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Thanks as always to the 440 Alliance for allowing us to use their music. Click here to subscribe to GeekScholars Movie News on iTunes!  

With Christmas almost upon us, it's the time of year when tons of new trailers get dropped! We talk about four new trailers that have caught our collective eye (and yes, we have a collective eye): The Lorax, The Cabin in the Woods, The Five Year Engagement, and The Three Stooges. We also talk about the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan movie After Earth and a movie about a book about a movie featuring Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock. We've also got a review of The Descendants and a whole bunch of quickies! Thanks again to The 440 Alliance for their music!