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The Essentials: Brendan Gleeson

4/11/2014

by Cookie N Screen

New Irish film Calvary looks like it is a must see. Centring in a small village on the Emerald isles ,it stars Brendan Gleeson as a benevolent priest who is threatened to be killed for the villager’s sins in seven days. As he tries to figure out who is the person threatening an attempt on his life, he unearths some deadly secrets in his town. This incredible drama cannot be more blessed than to have Brendan Gleeson playing the lead. The Irish Actor has been nominated and won a lot of awards from BAFTAs to Emmys in his roles. While many may know him from the Harry Potter series, this actor is not bereft of talent and here are just some (because, frankly, we want to say all) of the essential movies that you should catch.

Harry Potter And The Retrospective Article

12/8/2013

In light of the reveal of the new film in the Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, theI’m With Geek writing team decided to put a piece together celebrating the Harry Potter series and its achievements, exploring each films and why they were so brilliant.

So grab your wands, fellow Witches and Wizards, and get comfy, we have 8 films and a decade to cover.

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

9/21/2013

By Graham Osborne

You guys know the drill by now, so let’s get on with the fixing!

Dumbledore’s arrival at the station at the beginning of the film is, surprising to say the least. Though not that surprising to the other people who happen to using the station at that time of night. Dumbledore is an eccentrically dressed man, even at the most sober of times. It seems strange that he wouldn’t draw a couple of incredulous stares from passers-bys, or possibly a comment from Harry’s waitress as she looks out the window. It would help to reinforce the dissonance between the muggle and wizarding worlds; something that is constantly mentioned, but rarely ever shown.

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

9/5/2013

By Graham Osborne

Hello again. It feels like it’s been ages since I wrote the last one of these (it has been. I wrote part four in May!) But I’m back now, and I have a full quiver of corrections ready to shoot into the target of Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (or is that cadre of spells in my wand? I’m never sure with metaphors). Regardless, on with the show.

The reintroduction of Mrs Figg to the books was an interesting choice, especially as it was said that she would play an important part in the proceedings. It turned out that she wasn’t quite as important as people initially thought, but she still had a larger role than previous. Her portrayal in the film lacked the backbone of the books. She always seemed like a manic old bag lady; in this she seemed weak and pathetic. She should be a sterner figure, possibly slapping Harry when he goes to put his wand away. It does create a slight juxtaposition to how she acts in the court scene, but it is still fairly easy to explain away as she is nervous about being in front of the entire Wizengamot.

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

8/29/2013

by Graham Osborne

My, it seems like only yesterday when I started this.

We are certainly the nadir of the series. Mainly because it feels like there’s a great deal of nothing going on during these films. It’s not really the director’s fault; the books hadn’t been finished by this time. The considerations of what would and wouldn’t be important towards the endgame were still very speculative. But without further ado, let’s start fixing.

The lack of the Dursley’s in this film isn’t a problem in and of itself. Following book five, they become fairly irrelevant until the seventh book. But the addition of them would allow the set up of Fred and George’s joke shop in the next books. Also, Dudley’s exceedingly long tongue would be a great thing to see on screen.

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

8/22/2013

By Graham Osborne

Back in May, we started fixing the Harry Potter series and now we are back to finish what we started, much like Voldemort's Harry Potter vengeance. We’re completely an eight-parter; so settle in, grab enough food to last you a few weeks and call in sick from work. Let’s get ready for the ride of your life because we’re in this for the long haul...

...Actually, don’t call in sick. By the time I’ve finished with this you'll have been fired. The same goes for the settling in; you’ll have bedsores and other horrible maladies that we won’t be held responsible for. We love you reader, please don’t hurt yourself on our account.

We'll Fix it in Post - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

5/15/2013

By Graham Osborne

Today, we continue with our journey through the magical world of Harry Potter with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The second film in the franchise features the introduction of Dobby the house elf and gives us some backstory for Voldemort. But again, as with the first, there are a few incongruities between the films and the books that could be sorted out.

We'll Fix it in Post - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

5/6/2013

By Graham Osborne

Today we start a series of articles that revolves around one of the most significant film series of the past decade; Harry Potter.

The Harry Potter films are unique, never before had a film used a core cast of actors that we would grow up along side the series. The first film was also made when only the fourth book had come out, leaving us with an unfinished story, and the numerous directors choosing what they thought would be the most important plot points and disregarding others. Because of that, and with the gift of hindsight, these films are ripe for fixing in post. Some of these could be considered little niggles that are just nitpicking (heck, some people say that’s the entire purpose of these articles), but I think that these could still be fixed and turn the series into an absolutely incredible tale of magic that’s even more akin to the books than the films already were.

The Essentials: Brendan Gleeson

Harry Potter And The Retrospective Article

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

We'll Fix It In The Post: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

We'll Fix it in Post - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

We'll Fix it in Post - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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