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Forgotten Films of the Eighties
FORGOTTEN FILMS of the Eighties Surf Nazis Must Die! I am going to tell you a little about this 1987 film, who created it and some of the people that appeared in it. Afterwhich I will give you my rating of this "Forgotten Film of the Eighties"
By Bruce Curle `5 years ago in Geeks
Ex Machina and Appropriating Shakespeare
The contemporary world has inadvertently collected political, religious, and social suggestions from William Shakespeare. Due to being regarded as one of the greatest dramatists who ever lived, coupled with effusive adoration for authoring myriads of socially relevant plays, William Shakespeare’s work has become stripped, reformed, and relentlessly but discreetly gyred into other mediums by many artists. According to the treatise on Shakespeare’s appropriated work, Shakespeare and the Ethics of Appropriation edited by Alexa Huang and Elizabeth Rivlin, William Shakespeare should not be subjected to victimization by the seemingly unethical appropriations, rather the work provides agency and ethical context to another society, allowing the appropriators to bear the fruit of Shakespeare’s labor.
By Bella Leon5 years ago in Geeks
Birth of the Summer Blockbuster
Since the birth of the movies as an American pastime, Hollywood had always enjoyed a spike in summer business. The studio game plan was to release a variety of films to satisfy their vast and growing audience.
By Phil Rossi5 years ago in Geeks
Am I who I am today because of Lego?
Christmas morning, 1977. I race out to the living room to see what Santa has brought me, because without a doubt as four-year-old boy I had been exceptionally well behaved. There was a stocking full of sweets that I was forbidden from devouring before breakfast, and then my parents pointed out a few well wrapped parcels.
By D-Donohoe5 years ago in Geeks
The Most Powerful Find Is That Of Knowledge
Shopping. What I find so inimitably fascinating about shopping is how you don’t always leave a shop with what you intended to go in for. What are treasures to one can be obsolete objects to another, but whether you come out with your intended buy or an unexpected profit it’s just another reminder of how this world is wildly full of surprises.
By Megan Kingsbury5 years ago in Geeks
Indulging My Inner 80s Child
I am a child of the 1980s and, gosh, that seems like a shockingly long time ago these days. Admittedly I was a baby for the first half of the decade, so some things slipped me by. I am only belatedly catching up with 80s film classics, which I simply could not have watched back when they were first out.
By Sophie Jackson5 years ago in Geeks
1. Note to self: Google Mank
Recently, I would eyeball the local billboard just above the Shell station featuring an ad for "Mank" while I was idling at the red light on the corner of Beverly and Fairfax. Seeing Gary Oldman’s name immediately registered two thumbs up in my subconscious mind for his wide range of acting roles from Sid Vicious to Ludwig Von Beethoven, Winston Churchill with many award-winning performances in between and now, his most recent Oscar nod, "Mank."
By Cindy Matta5 years ago in Geeks
If you enjoyed the original Twilight Zone series then you will absolutely love Alfred Hitchcock Presents
During the pandemic I found myself watching a lot of METV and experienced a wonderful benefit. I began enjoying the original episodes of the Twilight Zone and also Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Often when I fell asleep, I would wake up and not be able to tell which program was on. This was because many of the same actors were on multiple episodes of both television series. If you enjoy the old black and white television programming from the 1950s and 1960s and were a fan of The Twilight Zone, you will really enjoy watching Alfred Hitchcock presents. The reverse is also true.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Geeks
My Saturday Morning Cartoon List
Hi there. Among other things, I was a child of the 1980s (or one of SEVERAL eras where it was still WORTH waking up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday morning [maybe Sunday in some markets] to "toon" in to some great animation).
By Kent Brindley5 years ago in Geeks
The Kid (1921) Charlie Chaplin Film Analysis
The Kid (1921) is a silent motion picture released during the early days of Hollywood, written and directed by the infamous Charlie Chaplin. Although only an hour long, this film packs a whole lot into a story that will leave the viewer emotionally invested, laughing, and wondering how the quality of a film made 100 years ago could surpass modern production standards.
By Andres Rene Gomez5 years ago in Geeks
Disney and The Grimm Brothers
Many people do not realize that most of their favorite Disney stories and movies actually came from the Grimm Brother's, Jacob and Wilhelm. Most of the stories, however, were modified to make them more child and family friendly. Which in a sense makes them different but when taken down to the basics the stories are similar.
By Nitisha Chapman5 years ago in Geeks
Stick with the Classics
If you love Les Miserables, Downton Abbey, or Pride & Prejudice, but you cringe when you hear a string quartet playing Ariana Grande, consider something else for a show to take you back in time.
By Renée B5 years ago in Geeks