It’s less than two weeks now until The Great Tinkerer, Mr. George Lucas, bestows upon us his latest “updated vision” of our beloved Star Wars movies on Blu-ray. If you’re one of the many of us for whom these latest …
Continue ReadingOnce a year, a conflagration of techno, film, and music geeks descends on Austin (that’s in Texas) for a little thing we like to call “South By” (the short form for South by South West). The event attracts tens of …
Continue ReadingOnce a year, a conflagration of techno, film, and music geeks descends on Austin (that’s in Texas) for a little thing we like to call “South By” (the short form for South by South West). The event attracts tens of …
Continue ReadingThis weekend saw the first annual Empire Big Screen film festival take place at London’s O2 complex, featuring three days of film premières, classic screenings, panel sessions and more. A number of famous names were present discussing their work and meeting …
Continue ReadingOnce a year, a conflagration of techno, film, and music geeks descends on Austin (that’s in Texas) for a little thing we like to call “South By” (the short form for South by South West). The event attracts tens of …
Continue ReadingBefore I start this article, I think I need to get one thing straight with you. I am a soundtrack geek. When a new movie is coming out that I am excited about, such as Deathly Hallows just the other week, not only am I eagerly awaiting the release of the film itself, but also […]
Continue ReadingMy kids aren’t old enough for the Lord of the Rings films yet, but once they have read through Harry Potter I have it in mind to start them on Tolkien’s books. The problem is that these are quite a …
Continue ReadingIf you’re in the NYC area on July 16th and 17th you’ll have an opportunity to see the first (and hopefully annual) Robot Film Festival. Produced by Heather Knight of Marilyn Monrobot, the film festival aims to create a cross-discipline …
Continue ReadingLike many kids who grew up in the ’80s, the Christopher Reeves Superman movies were staple viewing in my household. Unlike the Batman I was familiar with (a la Adam West), Reeves’ Superman was complex, the storytelling was epic and …
Continue ReadingWhen I first picked up I picked up Stephen King’s Different Seasons from the grocery store, it might not have been the summer of 1959, but it meant something just as important. The film, and the novella, spoke to me in …
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, I took my oldest son to a movie. While this has happened before, Sunday’s movie marked a first in our relationship: he willingly went to see a black-and-white silent movie. It is only a matter of time now …
Continue ReadingIt’s Cabin Fever week over at GeekMom, and we’ve got a slew of suggestions on how to weather the weary days geek style. First up is Kate Miller’s post on “Spot the Geek!” Recently my family endured a week of …
Continue ReadingWhile so many people work to maintain a cutting edge entertainment system – Blu-ray! Tivo! High Def! Flat Screen! – this family is happily geeking out over a clunky VCR plugged into a TV that by today’s standards is small. My family loves movie nights as much as the next family, but life happens. We […]
Continue ReadingEver wondered how filmmakers create the sound effects for movies? I mean, those zombies can’t really be ripping out someone’s stomach, right? Film sound designer Tim Prebble demonstrates some techniques in this completely G-rated video. I just hope he composts all of his “victims.” Via Good
Continue ReadingHappy Birthday John Lasseter! We owe much that is great geeky entertainment in this world to John. He worked on the team that produced the first ever computer animated short, The Adventures of André and Wally B. Then, after Steve Jobs acquired Lucasfilm …
Continue ReadingIt seems that the big book-related debate these days is paper vs. digital. Everyone wants to be the next Kindle, and there’s no shortage of opinions on whether the iPad is a better book reader than an e-ink version. Even …
Continue Reading[Note: This article contains no spoilers for Toy Story 3. It contains minor spoilers for the first two.] As a great ghost Jedi philosopher once said, “[M]any of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of …
Continue ReadingThe upcoming release of the Prince of Persia Sands of Time film reminded me of my favorite game of 2008. But the ’08 version of Prince of Persia seems to have become a little stranded since its release however. Time …
Continue ReadingIf you Google “Avatar” and “sick,” you can expect to see somewhere around 21 million hits. Make that 21 million and one after this. Not being a fan of lining up and then being subjected to a battle of wills …
Continue ReadingI’ve been tinkering away on a project for our loft bedroom for about 6 months now. I’m slowly turning the room into a dual purpose sleeping space and cinema. The reason it’s taken me so long though is that this …
Continue ReadingBased on the attraction of the same name at Disney theme parks, and featuring characters from the Disney/Pixar films, Toy Story Mania! is a multiplayer mini-game collection, available exclusively for the Wii. While many of the games are entertaining enough …
Continue ReadingThe National Film Board of Canada has a busy agenda for the month of October. The agency is responsible for the release of thousands of films since its inception and it’s garnered a reputation for world-class animation production. As a …
Continue ReadingTwenty-five years ago today, a lot of twelve-year-olds were officially bummed. Jack Valenti, then president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), announced the creation of a new film rating: PG-13. The modern film ratings system was instituted in …
Continue ReadingBoth my daughter and I like to shoot film with our shared 1960s era Canon Demi. It is great for vacation snapshots, close portraits, and just having fun. One advantage is that it takes two portrait photos per frame on …
Continue ReadingMy parents aren’t geeks, but they have always loved Star Trek. That early exposure, starting from the age of five, may have been the starting point of geekdom for me, as it’s the first evidence I have of the effects …
Continue ReadingCrayon Physics: Image via Wikipedia The difficult economic times that we’re going through has seemingly affected everyone. Someone in your family may have lost their job. Or perhaps you have taken a cut in pay, or had to minimize family spending. It is widely reported that libraries are being frequented much more than was usual […]
Continue ReadingMany fan created mashups are bad. This one is not. The perfect blend of 80′s sounding Synth-Pop and neon-glowy Disneyness. TRON would have been a much better experience had it had a Depeche Mode soundtrack. Enjoy! YouTube via io9
Continue ReadingMany of the posts we do here at GeekDad involve films we enjoying sharing with our children. As I was going through a stack of old DVD’s the other day, I came up with small stack of movies I would love to share with my kids… someday. At this point, they are both a little […]
Continue ReadingNot to start the day on a sad note, but it’s important that GeekDad pay its respects to Stan Winston, who passed away this weekend. Stan was responsible for the indelible images many of us grew up with as geeks and movie watchers: Terminator, Aliens, Jurassic Park, Predator, Galaxy Quest, and many more. As one […]
Continue ReadingI know what you’re thinking and this post has nothing to do with Rock Band or Guitar Hero. I read Jacob’s recent post about April 24th having been National Take Our Sons and Daughters To Work Day in the US. We Canucks have a similar program called Take Our Kids to Work on November 5th. […]
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