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Sherlock Week: The Great Mouse Detective

2/17/2014

by Hayley Charlesworth

The Great Mouse Detective is not only a great pseudo-adaptation of Conan Doyle's works, but it is also one of the most intelligent films in the Disney canon. It is actually an adaptation of the children's book Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus, though spiritually, it is a Sherlock Holmes film. But unlike many of Disney's other straight adaptations, it has enough originality and flair to earn the title homage.

Experiment 626: Lady In White

2/2/2014

by Hayley Charlesworth

Experiment 626 (which may, or may not be Stitch's real name) is an event embarked on by the I'm With Geek Film Team. Film knowledge was unearthed, truths were found and a DVD exchange took place. These are the true life stories from that experiment...

To Hayley from Jo

Lady in White is a film from my childhood that geniunely sent chills down my spin. The film follows a prominent horror writer as he remembers his childhood. As a boy, Frankie witnesses and falls prey to a great evil. The experience puts him in contact with the spirit world where he tries to help a lost host. The film does not use impressive special effects or gore. It is chilling due to it's simplicity and tone. Set in an idyllic American town that has a dark past beneath it's white picket fence exterior. The film was not a great success nor is it well known, but there is something nostalgic in it's old fashioned horror. Not without flaws, I choose this for the experiment, to see if it only frightened me as a child.

Monthly Movie Musical Moment: Jesus Christ Superstar

1/5/2014

Best of 2013: Behind The Candelabra

12/28/2013

by Hayley Charlesworth

Is Behind the Candelabra my favourite film of 2013? Probably not. I don’t usually decide these things until 31st December just in case I see something else in these next few days, but it’s certainly one of the best, and a fitting adieu for one of the modern cinematic greats, director Steven Soderbergh.

While intended as a HBO TV movie, the UK thankfully received a theatre release, allowing us to relish in the beautiful set design and the larger-than-life personality of Liberace on the big screen. Behind the Candelabra tells the story of the last few years of Liberace’s life, specifically his six-year relationship with Scott Thorson.

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.

"What A Story, Mark." The Disaster Artist!

11/7/2013

by Hayley Charlesworth

The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made – by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell

As you can probably tell from the very long title, actor/producer/writer/cultivator of lovely beards Greg Sestero has written a book, and it’s all about the production of the legendary terribrill cinematic experience, The Room. So awful is The Room, that you could conceivably call Tommy Wiseau a worse director than Ed Wood, but so beloved is it that it’s cult following, midnight screening rituals, and influence on pop culture rivals The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Films That Scared Us Shitless!

10/31/2013

By I'm With Geek Writers

Hallowe'en, the one night of the year you can dress up as a crazy person, and no one will be able to tell it's the truth...

In the spirit of the scares, our staff writers have decided to share with you the films that scared them as wee bairns. Read on at your PERIL! (cue evil laugh)

For And Against: Hocus Pocus

10/31/2013

by Hayley Charlesworth and Robbie Jones

Hocus Pocus celebrates it's 20th Anniversary this year. The Disney hysterical and spooky movie starring Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker, tells the tale of three wicked sisters who brought back to do more terrible deeds.

However, is this still a hilarious childhood romp or is it just as dead now as it was back then? Hayley and Robbie fight it out....

Batman (1966)

10/24/2013

by Hayley Charlesworth

This may be considered sacrilege, but I’m not really huge on Batman. I’ve read some of the most iconic comics, like The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke, but I’m a Marvel girl through and through. I’ve watched most, if not all, of the films, but I found The Dark Knight Saga enjoyable yet hugely overrated, and my main memories of Batman in the late 80s and early 90s consists entirely of Seal’s Kiss from a Rose. (Maybe I’m due a re-watch of them all.) But there is one piece of Batman media that remains close to my heart, that I can watch over and over again and feel utter joy. That is 60s Batman.

Much Ado About Shakespeare

10/10/2013

by Hayley Charlesworth

To celebrate the release of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing on DVD and a new version of Romeo and Juliet coming our way, today at I’m With Geek, we’re looking at some of cinema’s great adaptations of the Bard. From Kenneth Branagh’s true-to-the-text renditions of pretty much every Shakespeare play going, to musical re-imaginings, to Disney animation, Shakespeare’s work continues to thrill audiences in some often-unlikely ways. Here are a few of the best.

NOTE: I would have liked to have included Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus, but I still haven’t seen it. I know, I’m awful.

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Sherlock Week: The Great Mouse Detective

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Monthly Movie Musical Moment: Jesus Christ Superstar

Best of 2013: Behind The Candelabra

Harry Potter And The Retrospective Article

"What A Story, Mark." The Disaster Artist!

Films That Scared Us Shitless!

For And Against: Hocus Pocus

Batman (1966)

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