Archive for July 16th, 2009

Trailerrific Thursday: Whip It!, An Education, and more

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Coco Avant Chanel: Thee story of Coco Chanel’s rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. Release Date: July 2009 (UK), September 2009 (US)

Despicable Me: A trio of orphan girls cause the normally deplorable and evil Gru to rethink his plan to steal the moon. Release Date: July 2010 (US), October 2010 (UK)

Cemtary Junction: Cemetery Junction, set in 1970s England, follows three blue-collar friends who spend their days joking, drinking and chasing girls. Freddie (Christian Cooke) wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce (Tom Hughes) and lovable loser Snork (Jack Doolan) are happy with life the way it is. Release Date: April 2010 (UK)

An Education: A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age. Release Date: October 2009 (UK, US)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: A young boy discovers he’s the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Release Date: February 2010 (UK, US)

Whip It!: In Bodeen, Texas, the indie-rock loving Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in Austin and tries to join as Babe Ruthless. Release Date: October 2009 (US)


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Breaking The News

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

At previous Hackdays/BarCamps I’ve gotten involved in making ‘funny’ videos, but nothing as elaborate (or professional looking) as what these guys have done. Tom Scott and Matt Grey challenged each other to getting in the most camera shots on the news as possible:

[Watch on MissGeeky.com]

Brilliant!