Directed by Noah Baumbach
Starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black
Paramount Home Video
Available Feb. 19, 2008
When I was younger a friend of mine had his birthday party over a weekend at his parents’ house. A bunch of us spent the night watching movies, playing video games, and eating pizza -- standard fare for the time and not unlike any other time we had done the same thing. But this one particular time we were all hanging out watching a movie and his parents got into some kind of argument in the next room. We all tried to ignore it by turning up the TV but no one was even paying attention to that anymore. My friend was understandably embarrassed which, in turn made us all a little uneasy, but through the whole event, no one ever really stopped listening to see what was going on. Watching Margot at the Wedding gave me that same feeling of uneasiness...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
Monday, February 18, 2008
DVD Review: Margot at the Wedding
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Movie Review: The Golden Compass
Written & Directed by Chris Weitz
Starring Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore (voice), Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen (voice), Eva Green
Rated PG-13
New Line Cinema
In a parallel world in which clockwork technology rings more steam-punk than silicon, and each human soul manifests as a talking animal companion with a mind of its own called a daemon (pronounced "demon"), a young girl finds herself cast at the center of her society's greatest conflict -- the struggle between science and religion...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
'The Golden Compass' - First 5 Minutes
The exclusive video clip, which can be viewed in standard and High Definition formats, introduces Daniel Craig as Lord Azriel and Dakota Blue Richards as his niece Lyra.
The Chris Weitz written and directed film, based on the first book in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, also stars Nicole Kidman, Eva Green, Sam Elliot, and Ian McKellan...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
Saturday, November 3, 2007
'The Golden Compass' Trailer; New Line Partners With World Wildlife Fund
The Golden Compass hits theaters December 7, 2007.
This trailer shows a glimpse of Christopher Lee, who plays Lord Boreal, as well as several daemon's -- the animal spirit that embodies a human’s soul, accompanying them throughout their life -- in action.
The film's official site has a Meet Your Daemon feature where you can answer a few personality questions to get your own person daemon avatar.
New Line Cinema announced this week their partnership with the World Wildlife Fund to help educate the public about the impact global warming is having on animals throughout the world...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!
Monday, August 20, 2007
Movie Review: The Invasion
A shuttle crash brings with it an alien parasite that enters the human population. Dr. Carol Benell (Nicole Kidman) is thrown in the middle of the outbreak when her ex-husband, a doctor for the Center for Disease Control, Tucker Kaufman (Jeremy Northam) visits their son, Oliver (Jackson Bond). While Oliver is visiting his father, he and Carol get separated and Carol has to try to find him in the middle of the outbreak. Her and her colleague, Ben Driscoll, (Daniel Craig) set out to find him. The only way to move through the ever transforming sea of the infected unnoticed is to pretend that you have no emotions...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
