Movie Review: Atonement

Atonement
Directed by Joe Wright
Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan
Starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan
Rated R
Release date: Dec. 7, 2007 (limited)

Every fifteen years or so, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in an act of populist penance, gives Best Picture to a film that everyone likes and is just flat-out entertaining, and has no room for the mugging for Oscars they eventually got. These films include nifty little genre pieces like Casablanca, The French Connection, and The Silence of the Lambs. The last time a movie that everyone got behind for Best Picture that didn't have lavish costumes or fake English accents was… Actually it was last year. The Departed won, and I'm still in shock. That movie's fucking GREAT!...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Details of 'Atonement' Long Tracking Shot

Back in September when I first received assets for Atonement, I'll admit, at first glance I thought it was a typical period-piece tragic love story. I figured there's a war and lovers are kept apart by it (you can't blame me, the first images were of Keira Knightley in a war-time nurse's uniform and James McAvoy in Army gear!). And while I don't necessarily have a problem with this genre, I just figured Atonement was average fare, nothing to really take notice of.

Then I watched the trailer and the clips and read a little bit about the book by Ian McEwan and as you can see where I wrote here, while Atonement is labeled a "British romance," it's really much more than that...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'The Duchess' Teaser Trailer

AOL Moviefone has the exclusive teaser trailer for The Duchess, the Paramount Vantage period drama based on Amanda Foreman's bestselling novel Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

You can watch the trailer here after the jump, or view it in HD formats at AOL...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

Contest: 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Prize Giveaway

Here at Geeks of Doom we're holding a prize giveaway for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the film starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, out on DVD on Tuesday, December 4, 2007.

(1) Grand prize winner will receive:
-- a Jack Sparrow animated maquette from Gentle Giant
-- a Davy Jones animated maquette from Gentle Giant
-- a Elizabeth Swann animated maquette from Gentle Giant
-- the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2-disc limited edition DVD

(2) First prize winners will receive:
- the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2-disc limited edition DVD

TO ENTER:...find out all the contest details at Geeks of Doom!

DVD Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2-Disc Limited Edition
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Available on Dec. 4, 2007

In this third installment of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, our favorite pirate Captain Jack Sparrow returns ... from the dead, thanks to a rescue mission that takes the returning cast of familiar characters beyond the farthest reaches of the world -- to World's End...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

'Atonement' - 3 New Teaser Posters

Focus Features has just released 3 teaser posters for their upcoming Joe Wright-directed film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, and Saoirse Ronan.

Atonement, which hits theaters on December 7, 2007, was written by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by Ian McEwan.

See the three new poster images here after the jump, along with the official synopsis...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'Atonement' Trailer + Clips

Focus Features has just released 3 clips from their upcoming film Atonement, starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, and based on the novel by Ian McEwan.

Links to the three clips, as well as the trailer and official synopsis after the jump...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!