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‘Alien: Paradise Lost’ Is the Title to Ridley Scott’s Sequel to ‘Prometheus’

Still in the spotlight of his science nerd-out, The Martian, Ridley Scott has revealed the title to the sequel of his Alien prequel, Prometheus, which will be entitled Alien: Paradise Lost. Yay or Nay? In narrative terms, it seems as if Scott is still interested in exploring the storylines leading up to his sci-fi classic, …

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2012 and the Box Office: It Was A Very Good Year

I hate being wrong. Really hate it. The only thing I hate more than being wrong is publicly admitting I’m wrong. And, man, when it comes to how 2012 played out at the movies matched up against what I’d predicted in my end-of-2011 box office wrap-up, I couldn’t have been more wrong. “Want a prediction …

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More Equal Than Others: Six Films of 2012 Done Better

For better or worse, films don’t exist in a vacuum. If literature derives from itself, and, according to Marshall McLuhan, the content in any new medium is always the same as in the old, then films don’t exactly have a wealth of opportunities to be original. You can always compare a film to one that …

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The Evolution of Charlize Theron, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Jack Nicholson, Thurman and Kurt Russell

We’ve promoted some of Jeff Victor’s fabulous artwork before on our site. Here are some other great pieces showing the evolution of some of his favorite celebrities. Jeff is apparently setting up an online store very soon, so do check out his site if you want to purchase some of his great artwork. Enjoy! **** …

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Look Back at the Best Films of 2012

“Hey You Geeks!!” is all about the bread and butter of Geek Cinema; comic book films, science fiction, action, horror and fantasy. Because these genres overwhelmingly embody the money-earning side of film, they tend to exist on an uneven plain where weeding out the good from the bad is an often tedious task. Along this …

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Best Movie Moments of 2012 (part four)

10: Skyfall – Prison Sequence In Skyfall, Javier Bordem plays Raoul Silva, a cyber-brainiac, who isn’t so much interested in world domination as his goals are more personal. He isn’t your typical 007 megalomaniac but Silva provides many of the film’s highlights. Bardem goes big, and for most of the film he persuades us that …

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Breaking the Bank: Six of Hollywood’s Lost Old-School Epics

  For moviegoers growing up in the last 20-30 years, big is the new normal.  I’m talking about those big-budget, over-produced, effects/action-packed extravaganzas that are as expected and routine an arrival as a commuter bus, and never more so than during the summer months.  Come a rise in temperatures, there’s an almost ceaseless parade of …

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‘Blade Runner’, ‘Alien’ & ‘The Matrix’ Get Pulp Cover Make-Overs

Tim Anderson created these beautiful posters for some our favorite classic sci-fi films. Tim graduated from Art Center College of Design in 2009 with a BFA in Illustration and has worked on various entertainment design projects for Paramount Pictures, video games and a few independent films. He is currently working as a concept designer for …

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‘Prometheus’ provides frustratingly flat banality

Prometheus Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof Directed by Ridley Scott USA, 2012 This review contains no explicit narrative spoilers. Prometheus is a hugely disappointing film on several levels. The first is in regards to its director Ridley Scott, never the most consistent filmmaker but one with an especially underwhelming track record since 2003’s …

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