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Minions July 10th The first half of the year has flown by, and a ton of movie releases went with it. We have another six months to go before we start all over again. Here are some of my picks for some highly anticipated movies for the second half of 2015. What are you looking forward to seeing last this year?

Flore Maquin George Miller's epic Mad Max: Fury Road has taken movie goers for a wild ride, and now it's taking the art world by storm too. Countless talented designers have created so many awesome alternative posters and artwork. Picking a few for this post was difficult. Surely, my pinterest board will have dozens more added. For now, here's a collection of some bad-ass alternative posters and artwork for one of the biggest films of the summer - perhaps, the entire year. Enjoy!

It's summertime and the living is supposed to be easy. Everyone is wishing bon voyage to their homes and workplaces to sail the open seas or relax on the beach. This little seasonal tradition gave me an idea : a dream (film-related) vacation blog challenge! If you could travel to any place in the film universe with any of your favorite characters or love-to-hate villains, what kind of a vacation would you take? Would you travel to a death-defying stay at Jurassic Park, a magical night at Hogwarts, midnight rendezvous to 1920s Paris, an alien planet far, far away? Which characters would be your travel buddies - Hermione Granger, Jack Sparrow, Holly Golightly, Mary Poppins, or Indiana Jones? Post your choice(s) of a destination(s), and at least three characters who would tag along. Use pictures or gifs of your choices. What kind of things would you do on your vacation? Who would you meet? Venture to some place modern or a fantasy world? Be as creative as you would like! ...

Photo Credit: Mad Max Fury Road / Warner Bros Pictures Re-imagined from the 1980s cult series, creator George Miller sets a new standard for old dogs being given a new life in Mad Max: Fury Road . Utilizing what he didn't have nearly thirty years ago, Miller amplifies his recreation - stunts, music, shooting locations, cast, and script - to the max. Across a dry, broken wasteland, we are thrust into a good ole fashion cat-and-mouse chase. But this showdown isn't an ode to Tom and Jerry cartoons.  Dropkicked into a post-apocalyptic world, desert buries any semblance of society as we know it. Gas and water are the new currency, and everyone has gone mad. Immortan Joe is a ruthless God whose followers worship the steering wheel, imprison innocent people to be his blood donors, and will do anything to reach immortality. Straddled to huge trucks are his furious warriors on teetering poles and done-up battle cars . Their war songs blare from flame-throwing guitar players and ...

I'm sure the triple threat above needs no introduction, and any attempt I could manage to thread together probably wouldn't encapsulate her talent or my admiration of her. In the two years of running Oh So Geeky so far, I'm surprised that I've only mentioned this actress and singer in passing. When anyone mentions movie star worship, Judy Garland is as close as it gets for me. Every one has his or her idol, someone that no other person in the history can hold a candle to. It may be a historical figure, movie icon, or music legend that arrives in the midst of our teenage years and wakes us up in a way no other person we've seen or read about had done before. Growing up, my mom was (and still is) obsessed with Classic Hollywood. My family has always treated films like its own religion; we devoured them for fun, debate, and even aspiring occupations. So when I say that I had seen Judy Garland movies during all of adolescent years, I truly did. Turner Classic Mo...

Photo Credit: Under the Tuscan Sun / Buena Vista Pictures Under The Tuscan Sun (2003) brings a chick flick heroine learning something she's always known, or just figured out: men stink. Publicly loathed writer Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) divorces her adulterous husband, and on a whim, becomes the owner of a dilapidated villa in Tuscany. It's certainly a fixer-upper, and so is Maye's life. She understands and yearns that there is more to life than settling for a broken heart, but she doesn't know quite where to start. Charismatic, and one of the best modern leading ladies around, Lane is wonderfully charming as she makes new friends, rebuilds her villa, and undergoes a slight whirlwind romance. But her transformation doesn't focus on filling the void of one lost relationship with another, but regaining her own self-confidence and forging a different life for herself. While Lane shines, and quick appearances by Sandra O and Kate Walsh, the script is a bit blot...

Summer has recently taken off, and now is the time to go on vacation, or at least of dreaming of taking time off from work and home. To induce some inspiration of home-away-from-home getaways, here are some wonderful travel posters from films like Avatar to Jaws - even if some locales aren't exactly like paradise. Artwork by Ster Kinekor Source Artwork by  Magic Mushroom Paper Co. Artwork by Steve Thomas Artwork by  Alex Pearson Artwork by: the Geekerie Artwork by Steve Thomas Artwork by Steve Thomas no longer available