Monthly Archives: October 2009

GBUF Spotlight: 1978 – Part One

We begin our look at 1978 on this Halloween weekend, but we won’t be talking about the film Halloween until next week. We start with the top grossing films of the year before moving onto our good and bad lists… … Continue reading

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GBUF Podcast: October 27, 2009

Having a bad day? Consider Ross for a moment… every week he gets together with friends to record a podcast – it seems like all is mellow, perhaps too much so in the beginning, and then BAM! He is in … Continue reading

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GBUF Spotlight: 2004 – Part two

We finish up 2004 with our Ugly and Top 5 lists, as well as all the dispute that comes with such proclamations! ¦¬) The Ugly Lists Allen John Mark Ross Alien VS Predator The Terminal Envy Day of the Dead … Continue reading

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GBUF Podcast: October 20, 2009

Hmm… this is the slightly off episode of the podcast, a weak news week made way for discussion and theory for the future of cinemas, alternate revenue streams, and ninjas! Ninjas! NINJAS!!! Discussed in this episode: Box Office (Where The … Continue reading

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GBUF Interviews: Alex Zahara

In our second interview, Mark and Allen sit down with local actor, Alex Zahara and talk to him about his already prolific career, the business of film, acting, as well as the state and future of the entertainment industry. Alex … Continue reading

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GBUF Spotlight: 2004 Part One

We begin our coverage of the films of 2004 with a look at the Top Ten grossing films of the year as well as our Good and Bad Lists. Mark also tries to justify cheating in Scrabble! The Good Lists … Continue reading

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Transformers 3 – What's coming next?

Michael Bay announced last week that the second sequel to ‘Transformers’ will premiere on July 1st, 2011. It’s time for me to warm up the GBUF Predictobot ™ to help with forecasting what may (or may not) happen in the … Continue reading

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GBUF Podcast: October 13, 2009

Ross leaves us halfway through to return to the VIFF, so John, Mark and myself take the opportunity to wax poetic about the glories of Francis Ford Coppola and his amazing, and continuing, contributions to cinema… or do we??? I … Continue reading

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GBUF EXCLUSIVE: Q&A With Cinematographer Trent Opaloch

Our guest this week is Trent Opaloch, Director of Photography on the 2009 summer hit ‘District 9’. I first was introduced to Trent’s camerawork a few years ago with the short film ‘Tempbot’ (directed by Neill Blomkamp, who also directed … Continue reading

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GBUF Spotlight: 1999 – Part Two

In part two of our look at 1999, Kubrick’s final film proves to still be as divisive as it was a decade ago as we list our best and worst films of the year. The Ugly Lists Allen John Mark … Continue reading

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