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Every week, Scott Davis and Austin Kennedy check out the latest, but not always the greatest films in the multiplexes. Everything from the biggest blockbusters, to the smallest indie films to the latest foreign films. Scott and Austin are film geeks by birth, keeping a critical eye on things, but bringing a lot of humor and energy to the proceedings as well. They don't always agree, but it's always entertaining.

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  Date / Time: 12/7/2009 1:00 AM UTC

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  Awards season is here at Film Geek Central, time for a more sophisticated type of motion picture, reviewed by your unsophisticated hosts.
  
  
  PRECIOUS is sure to be one of the big films mentioned when people talk about the best films of 2009. This film about an illiterate, obsese inner-city teenager from an abusive home is drawing raves across the board. Will we agree?
  
  BROTHERS is another remake of a foreign film, but this one isn't about long-haired ghosts. When a man's brother is assumed killed in action in the Middle East, his brother cares for his wife and children in his absence. His affection for his brother's wife starts to cross a line however, which becomes exceedingly problematic when the original brother returns. Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhall, Tobey Maguire and Sam Shepard star in this film from Jim Sheridan (MY LEFT FOOT, IN AMERICA).
  
  If you want action this weekend, the only place to go is ARMORED. In this film, a struggling armored truck driver decides to go along with his co-workers as they rob one of their own trucks. When violence erupts however, he rebels against his co-conspirators.
  
  EVERYBODY'S FINE is an episodic drama in which Robert De Niro decides to pay surprise visits to his grown children, none of which are having the easiest time in their lives.
  
  Finally, TRANSYLMANIA seems an odd choice to get major theatrical distribution. But anyone who wants to get in a few yuks at the expense of the recent wave of kinder gentler vampires might want to check it out.
  
  Also, Scott will discuss the influence of genre icon Paul Naschy, who passed away this week.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week. Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!

• Featured Episode

  Ninja Assassin, Old Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox, House of the Devil, Coco Before Chanel

  Film Geek Central

  Date / Time: 11/30/2009 1:00 AM UTC

  Category: Film

  
  

  Our kung fu is strong here at Film Geek Central!
  
  
  First up, Disney has been plugging the comedy OLD DOGS for months now. Obviously, this is their big post-Thanksgiving release. Robin Williams and John Travolta who play middle-aged bachelors who suddenly have to care for the twins Williams didn't know he had. This is from the same director as WILD HOGS, so we're expecting family-friendly comedy here.
  
  Next up is NINJA ASSASSIN. See, back in the 1980s, ninjas were everywhere. Ninjas and cocaine. We're fine without the cocaine but the ninjas we miss. The director of V FOR VENDETTA brings us a modern-day ninja epic. Some are wondering if this is going to be a real ninja movie. We will be happy if it recreates the magic of those cheesy Cannon films from the 1980s. Paging Michael Dudikoff...
  
  THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX seems to be an indie film masquerading as a big family blockbuster. Done in the style of vintage stop-motion animation, it recreates a Roald Dahl story about a fox who wants to settle in his dream home, despite the nasty farmers lurking about. Wes Anderson, who gave us RUSHMORE and THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS did this one, so we're not expecting ICE AGE material here.
  
  We've pushed back THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL twice already. No more! This episode, we promise we will deliver a review of Ti West's horror shocker which has a retro-80s film to it and boasts cult favorites Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov in its cast.
  
  We're also finally able to review COCO BEFORE CHANEL, the story of the famous fashion designer long before she was famous. Audrey Tatou (AMELIE) stars in this award-winning film.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week.
  Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!

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  Original Air Date: 11/30/2009 1:00 AM UTC

  Ninja Assassin, Old Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox, House of the Devil, Coco Before Chanel

  Our kung fu is strong here at Film Geek Central!
  
  
  First up, Disney has been plugging the comedy OLD DOGS for months now. Obviously, this is their big post-Thanksgiving release. Robin Williams and John Travolta who play middle-aged bachelors who suddenly have to care for the twins Williams didn't know he had. This is from the same director as WILD HOGS, so we're expecting family-friendly comedy here.
  
  Next up is NINJA ASSASSIN. See, back in the 1980s, ninjas were everywhere. Ninjas and cocaine. We're fine without the cocaine but the ninjas we miss. The director of V FOR VENDETTA brings us a modern-day ninja epic. Some are wondering if this is going to be a real ninja movie. We will be happy if it recreates the magic of those cheesy Cannon films from the 1980s. Paging Michael Dudikoff...
  
  THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX seems to be an indie film masquerading as a big family blockbuster. Done in the style of vintage stop-motion animation, it recreates a Roald Dahl story about a fox who wants to settle in his dream home, despite the nasty farmers lurking about. Wes Anderson, who gave us RUSHMORE and THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS did this one, so we're not expecting ICE AGE material here.
  
  We've pushed back THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL twice already. No more! This episode, we promise we will deliver a review of Ti West's horror shocker which has a retro-80s film to it and boasts cult favorites Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov in its cast.
  
  We're also finally able to review COCO BEFORE CHANEL, the story of the famous fashion designer long before she was famous. Audrey Tatou (AMELIE) stars in this award-winning film.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week.
  Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!
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• Date / Time: 11/29/2009 5:47 PM UTC

  NINJA ASSASSIN, OLD DOGS, THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX, HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, COCO BEFORE CHANEL

  [size=3] [img]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i121/scottwdavis/filmgeek_ninja3.jpg[/img] With five new films to tackle, plus everything else we tend to pack into one show, our kung fu is strong at [url="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/filmgeekcentral"]Film Geek Central[/url]. [img]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i121/scottwdavis/fgc_olddogs.jpg[/img] OLD DOGS is getting some pretty brutal press at the moment. Robin Williams finds out he is the father of two seven year-old twins and asks his lifetime friend John Travolta to help him look after them for two weeks. Let's face it, Disney has been bragging about this one for months, the trailers popping up way back in early summer. They may have made people chuckle the first couple times, but a certain cynicism has set in. Now, the knives are out and the response has been pretty negative even from those who haven't seen the film yet. Could this turn out to be a nice surprise for the whole family this post-Thanksgiving weekend or is it really one of the worst films of the year as some are saying? [img]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i121/scottwdavis/fgc_ninjaassassin.jpg[/img] If two things defined the 1980s, it's ninjas and cocaine. We're fine not having to deal with the cocaine anymore, but we honestly missed the ninjas. Now, we get NINJA ASSASSIN, an unapologetic R-rated action film all about ninjas operating in modern-day society. The film centers on one ninja (international music star Rain) who rebels against his masters and tries to bring down the clan that trained him. Heading that clan is none other than 1980s action star Sho Kosugi (REVENGE OF THE NINJA, NINJA III: THE DOMINATION). And that's what we're looking forward to. While most might hope this is a serious martial arts film, we're hoping it recaptures some of the old glory of the Cannon Group from the eighties. [img]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i121/scottwdavis/fgc_fantasticmrfox.jpg[/img] Don't tell the kids, but THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX seems to be an indie film masquerading as a family crowd-pleaser. Wes Anderson (RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) has adapted Roald Dahl's story about a fox who finds himself, his family and his neighborhood pursued by three of the meanest farmers around. George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Willem Dafoe are some of the people lending their voices to this stop-motion adventure which sort of recalls the style of old Rankin-Bass productions. [img]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i121/scottwdavis/fgc_houseofthedevil.jpg[/img] I know, I know. We said we were going to review THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL last week. But things got pushed back and we're going to do our best to get this film for this week's show. Ti West presents this horror shocker that is done in a throwback to the style of the early-1980s (kind of a recurring theme for this week's ep now that we think of it). A young woman (Jocelin Donahue - THE BURROWERS) accepts a job from an eccentric couple, in which she promises to housesit for a night while they go off an admire a rare lunar eclipse. Strange sounds and stranger happenings make her believe that everything is not right in this strange abode. Cult favorites Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov co-star in this one. [img]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i121/scottwdavis/fgc_cocobeforechanel.jpg[/img] COCO BEFORE CHANEL is just what it says it is. The film stars Audrey Tautou (AMELIE, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) as the young Coco Chanel as she is kept by a wealthy businessman, develops affections for another man and eventually discovers the independence that would make her an icon of the fashion industry. This film has already developed considerable acclaim in its native France. Yes yes, we will cover all this wonderful material. Also film news and our DVD Picks of the Week. The whole thing happens Sunday Nov. 29th at 8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central at [url="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/filmgeekcentral"]Film Geek Central[/url]. You can also stream or download any of our previous episodes on the show's page or be up on all the latest coolness by [url="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=312450055&uo=4"]subscribing to the show at iTunes[/url]. Also, don't forget to check out our active pages on [url="http://www.myspace.com/filmgeekcentral"]MySpace [/url]and [url="http://www.twitter.com/filmgeekcentral"]Twitter[/url]. Hope to see you there, Film Geeks! [/size]
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• Original Air Date: 11/23/2009 1:00 AM UTC

  The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Planet 51, Blind Side, Black Dynamite, An Education, House of the Devil

  This week, Film Geek Central sucks!
  
  
  
  THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has the enviable pop culture hype usually reserved for films with three times its budget. Honestly, we're not TWILIGHT haters here at FGC. Both of us thought the original film was decent and could certainly see why it appealed to its target audience. Truth be told, we're sort of curious to see where this series goes with the second installment.
  
  PLANET 51 is supposed to be the next big CG-animated film, but will it have what it takes to work in such a crowded market? In it, a conceited American astronaut lands on a planet that turns out to be home to a domesticated alien species.
  
  THE BLIND SIDE is the type of film designed to get Oscar buzz. Sandra Bullock plays a well-off southern woman who takes in a large, shy teenager with a mysterious and tragic past.
  
  AN EDUCATION is the bittersweet story of a sheltered girl in 1960s London who falls for a man twice her age. Star Carey Mulligan is being tipped as someone to watch.
  
  THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL is a chilling horror film from Ti West. A woman agrees to house-sit for an evening, only to become increasingly on edge due to the strange events around her. Genre greats, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov and Dee Wallace show up in supporting roles.
  
  BLACK DYNAMITE was Austin's pick for his most awaited film of 2009 and its easy to see why. It's a spoof/throwback to 1970s blaxspoloitation films whose trailer has been getting people excited ever since it appeared on the net early this year.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week. Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!
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• Date / Time: 11/21/2009 7:50 AM UTC

  The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Planet 51, Blind Side, An Education, House of the Devil, Black Dynamite

  
  
  
  
  
  This week, it becomes clear - Film Geek Central sucks. We have six movies to cover with the giant vampire phenomena leading the pack. Why, what did you think we meant?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Do not discount the phenomena that is THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON. This film arrives with lots of hype and anticipation, with an eager fan base dying to see the next chapter in the romantic saga of Bella and Edward. From what we saw from Friday night's crowds, they came out in force too. This sequel to TWILIGHT picks up with Edward and Bella having to be apart. In his absence, Bella discovers her personality changing and she becomes closer with Native American friend Jacob. But Jacob is going through changes of his own. Dakota Fanning and Micheal Sheen join returning cast members Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke and the Cullen Clan.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PLANET 51 is the newest CGI-animated comedy aimed at the kids. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson voices a conceited astronaut out on a "routine mission to explore a new planet." When he lands, he discovers it's inhabited by a very domesticated race of alien beings who promptly freak out over having an alien drop on their front lawn. This one should be good for the kids for a couple weeks. But with so much competition this season, one wonders if it will be enough to sustain an audience. Also, we have a problem where we're led to believe stepping foot on any alien planet for the first time is deemed "routine."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Films like THE BLIND SIDE are often distinguished from other Oscar contenders. So blatant are some films' yearning for Oscar gold, that they wind up being dark horses on general principal. Still, Sandra Bullock could snag herself a doozy of a nomination for her role as a feisty southern mom who brings a large, shy and down-trodden young man to live with her wealthy family. Giving a new life to someone many believed was a lost cause, he gets a shot at stardom when he becomes a football star at his private school.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  AN EDUCATION is based on a memoir about innocence lost and wisdom gained. In an acclaimed performance, Carey Mulligan plays a young girl who is swept off her feet by a dashing, smooth talking but not altogether honest older gentleman (Peter Sarsgaard - ORPHAN, KINSEY). Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson and Dominic Cooper co-star. The script is written by Nick Hornby, who wrote the novels HIGH FIDELITY and ABOUT A BOY.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL is an old school horror film which takes a simple premise and runs with it, trying to get under the audience's skin. Shot in a retro style that recalls horror films of the early 1980s, it details a young woman who agrees to house-sit for a strange couple (underrated character actors Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov) as they have a big night out watching a lunar eclipse. Strange noises and overwhelming sense of foreboding drive the woman near madness as the film approaches its conclusion. Ti West, who has done some really good work with low-budget genre films THE ROOST and TRIGGERMAN, directs his biggest film yet here.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Finally, we have BLACK DYNAMITE. If you were listening way back on our second episode (you have to admit - we've gotten a lot better since then), you will remember this was Austin's pick for his Most Awaited Film of 2009. Now, it finally arrives - a rolicking spoof of the great blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Michael Jai White stars as Black Dynamite, a no-nonsense ex-CIA agent/war vet who goes after the Man after his brother is gunned down by drug kingpins.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week!
  
  The whole thing happens Sunday at 8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central at Film Geek Central.
  
  You can also stream or download any episode of our show on the main site. Or, just subscribe to our show on iTunes.
  
  And don't forget to check out our frequently updated MySpace and Twitter pages.
  
  Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!
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• Original Air Date: 11/16/2009 1:00 AM UTC

  2012, Pirate Radio, Antichrist, New York I Love You, Flame & Citron

  Celebrate the end of the world with Film Geek Central this week!
  
  
  First up, Roland Emmerich gives us his newest with 2012. You know what to expect from Emmerich. The world ends, character actors pick up a paycheck, monuments topple and billions die... though in the most impersonal and special effects savvy way possible. Also, there is a renewed message of hope. Awwww.... Yeah, we're kind of not looking forward to this but we'll give it a shot anyway.
  
  Next up is the UK import PIRATE RADIO. This is the newest film from Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY, NOTTING HILL) and was supposed to be released a couple months back as THE BOAT THAT ROCKED. It's gone through a title change and Curtis himself has trimmed the film more to his liking. It follows a rowdy rock n roll station that broadcasts from a ship off the shores of 1966 Great Britain.
  
  ANTICHRIST has been stirring controversy wherever it plays, especially at the Cannes Film Festival. Some have called it brilliant, others inept. Some have called it daring, others offensive and mysogynistic. We will try to sort through the vitriol and give you our look at Lars Von Trier's newest, which stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
  
  NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU features a huge all-star cast as several directors supply vigenettes which show the various connections people make in the Big Apple.
  
  Finally, FLAME & CITRON is a gritty Danish import that follows the exploits of a resistance group during World War II.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week.
  Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!
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• Date / Time: 11/15/2009 4:26 AM UTC

  2012, PIRATE RADIO, ANTICHRIST, NEW YORK I LOVE YOU, FLAME & CITRON

  It's the end of the world and yet Film Geek Central is still there to give you the scoop on the latests films. Now, that's dedication.
  
  
  
  We have five new films to tell you about this week, everything from massive apocalypses to tender love stories to good old fashioned rock n roll.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  First up, Roland Emmerich gives us his newest with 2012. You know what to expect from Emmerich. The world ends, character actors pick up a paycheck, monuments topple and billions die... though in the most impersonal and special effects savvy way possible. Also, there is a renewed message of hope. Awwww.... Yeah, we're kind of not looking forward to this but we'll give it a shot anyway. This sure-to-be massive blockbuster stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, George Segal, Thandie Newton and Danny Glover.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Next up is the UK import PIRATE RADIO. This is the newest film from Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY, NOTTING HILL) and was supposed to be released a couple months back as THE BOAT THAT ROCKED. It's gone through a title change and Curtis himself has trimmed the film more to his liking. It follows a rowdy rock n roll station that broadcasts from a ship off the shores of 1966 Great Britain. The film stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy and Nick Frost to name a few.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ANTICHRIST has been stirring controversy wherever it plays. Some have called it brilliant, others inept. Some have called it daring, others offensive and misogynistic. People seem divided over whether this is an outrageous form of exploitation or a profound work of art. At the Cannes Film Festival, the film was given an "anti-award" by an ecumenical jury, but Charlotte Gainsbourg was also named Best Actress. We will try to sort through the vitriol and give you our look at Lars Von Trier's newest, which stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a married couple whose grief over their dead son manifests itself in horrifying ways.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU has everybody saying "I love New York." Just check out this cast: Natalie Portman, Shia LaBeouf, Bradley Cooper, Hayden Christensen, Robin Wright Penn, Christina Ricci, Orlando Bloom, Ethan Hawke, Rachel Bilson, John Hurt, Chris Cooper, Maggie Q, Drea de Matteo, Andy Garcia, Chloris Leachman and Eli Walach. And that's just in front of the camera. There are also eleven directors credited with this anthology of viginettes which finds various people making connections in the Big Apple.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Finally, FLAME & CITRON is an import about Danish resitance fighters during World War II. Two men are charged with getting rid of fellow citizens who are informing on them to the Nazis. Eventually, they are charged with liquidating Nazis as well. But when one of their targets hits close to home, the two must re-evaluate their greater purpose.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week.
  
  The whole thing happens Sunday night at 8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central at Film Geek Central.
  
  You can also stream or download any past episodes. Or, if you always want to be in the know, subscribe to our show on iTunes.
  
  Also, don't forget to check out our active MySpace and Twitter pages.
  
  Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!
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• Original Air Date: 11/9/2009 1:00 AM UTC

  A Christmas Carol, The Fourth Kind, The Box, Men Who Stare At Goats, This Is It, A Serious Man

  Film Geek Central returns with a look at six new films at the multiplex.
  
  
  First, we look at A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Whoah! Hold on! Christmas?!? We're still knee-deep in Halloween candy over here! Regardless, this Jim Carrey feature is the newest motion capture film from the folks who brought you POLAR EXPRESS and BEOWULF.
  
  THE FOURTH KIND is the type of film we've seen surprisingly little of - alien abduction. It's allegedly based on a true story and the trailer brilliantly incorporated documented evidence, dramatic re-enactment and fourth wall-breaking narration from Milla Jovovich. Let's hope the film delivers on that promise.
  
  THE BOX is based on a story by Richard Matheson (I AM LEGEND, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, so many others) and directed by Richard Kelly (DONNIE DARKO). In this one, a couple gets a box with a single red button. If they push the button, their financial troubles disappear but someone out in the world will die.
  
  THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS continues George Clooney's trend of picking quirky, out there projects. Based loosely on the CIA's experimentation with psychic soldiers during the Cold War, it co-stars Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey.
  
  MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT repurposes rehearsal footage from his never realized tour in a two hour love letter to the fans. This one has gotten considerable buzz as a monument to the celebrated but controversial performer.
  
  Finally, A SERIOUS MAN is the newest film from the Coen Brothers. Taking place in a Jewish community circa 1967, it follows a professor as he deals with personal problems surrounding his family. This one finds the Coens firmly in quirky dramatic comedy territory with a more ecclectic cast than usual.
  
  All this plus film news and our DVD Picks of the Week.
  Hope to see you there, Film Geeks!
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