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Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the lesser known truths in the geek universe.
10 Facts You May Not Know About Titanic
With the freak snowfall we had yesterday in my area, it was a shocking and ironic reminder that today is the 103rd anniversary of the the sinking of the S.S. Titanic. Trying to keep myself warm today, I thought that I would set my sights on a lighter topic and "celebrate" with some fun facts that you may not have known from the making of the blockbuster hit Titanic.
By Tisha Eaton8 years ago in Geeks
'Shrek 2' And Its 5 Major Continuity Errors
Shrek 2 is one of the most popular children's animated films of all time. Viewers get the chance to travel to Far Far Away to meet the King and Queen — Fiona's parents and Shrek's new Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law. However, once you re-watch the film, you notice that the film has a load of continuity errors. Whether it is because it is an animation movie or something else, we'll never know. Below is a list of just a few of the mistakes throughout the film.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Geeks
The Wonderful World Of Bowdlerized Films: 10 Of The Most Bizarrely Censored Movie Lines Ever
Movies today are pretty much shown to anyone despite their BBFC ratings. Lots of parents will watch a film with their kids despite the content of the movie, regardless of whether or not it contains cursing or nudity.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Geeks
Who is Draco Malfoy?. Top Story - September 2017.
Over the years, the Harry Potter fandom has conjured up many different theories, like Professor Snape being a vampire or Sirius Black and Remus Lupin being secret lovers. However, with little evidence supporting these theories many of them have been contradicted by not only the Harry Potter book series but by the author J.K. Rowling herself. Be that as it may, one theory that has yet to be disproved, is the idea that Draco Malfoy is, in fact, a werewolf.
By Kathryn Barnsley9 years ago in Geeks
'Rick and Morty' Fan Theories
Rick and Morty is one of the biggest breakout shows on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. The television follows a mentally unstable super genius scientist by the name of Rick Sanchez as he goes on insane, multi-dimensional adventures with his shy, hapless grandson, Morty.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Geeks
New Documentary Explores the 1967 Newark Riots and Racism in America
In 1967, the arrest and beating of an African-American taxi driver by a white cop sparked a riot that killed 26 people, caused millions in damage and led to a mass exodus from the beleaguered city of Newark. These racism in America impacts were easy enough to identify. But when documentary filmmaker Kevin McLaughlin begins Riot by stating that, "The week changed the world forever for everyone who lived there," he's also referring to subtleties that weren't so easy to spot - yet had far-reaching consequences.
By Rich Monetti9 years ago in Geeks
American Cinema, Technology and Cyborg Embodiment
Iron Man 2 is about Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) a businessman who in the previous film made a device that kept him alive when he was kidnapped. Furthermore, he made a metal superhero suit to help him escape, whenever Tony wears the suit people call him Iron Man. In this film, he refuses to sell it to the military and tries to reassure them that there is no threat from other countries because of this technology. However, Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) makes another version of the suit with the same kind of technology and battles with Tony. Ivan is defeated and sent to prison where he breaks free. The military finds him and pays him to make the suits. Nevertheless, at the presentation of the suits, Ivan makes one suit but double crosses the military and turns the other suites into drones to battle with Tony. Luckily, Iron Man and his friend Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (Don Cheadle) defeat him and the drones he created. Throughout the film, it is also emphasised that the device that is keeping Tony alive is not sustainable as a result of increased blood toxicity. He does not tell his love interest Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) about his imminent death so she does not worry. However, a couple of Avengers find out and Tony creates a new more sustainable device to keep him alive.
By Victoria-Louise Sweet9 years ago in Geeks
Reality TV Gone to the Extreme?
Part I: Message of the Episode Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is an anthropology series from the United Kingdom that touches on people’s everyday use of technology, and how it can or has shaped us in the 21st century. While many episodes do a good job portraying their stories and characters by having them come face to face with the situation often revolved around technology, there is one episode in particular that stands out because of its grim environment and how writer Charlie Brooker, and director Cal Tibbetts, utilize the public space, media, and technology to create a setting that is fueled with hatred, retribution, and obsession with reality television. The episode, White Bear, follows a simple plot: a young woman named Victoria awakens in a disordered house with her hands tied to a chair, and has no memory of what happened nor who she is exactly. From there she joins another woman to reach an area known as “White Bear,” that is supposed to bring an “end” to what is going on, while also being hunt down by masked killers and surrounded by bystanders recording everything on their phones instead of helping out the main characters. What is interesting about this episode is the fact that the public space is set up like a reality show where the public can come together and discuss as well as punish Victoria for recording and killing a young child not too long ago. Because of this she is forced to watch news reports about the murder, paraded in a glass case as the audience call her out as a “murderer,” and be strapped down on the same chair she found herself in earlier, and given a headset that produces shock therapy before reliving the same frightening scenario she endured throughout this episode.
By Karen Chapero9 years ago in Geeks
