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The 50 greatest matte paintings of all time
27 May 2012 5:35 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
The art of the glass shot or matte painting is one which originated very much in the early ‘teens’ of the silent era. Pioneer film maker, director, cameraman and visual effects inventor Norman Dawn is generally acknowledged as the father of the painted matte composite, with other visionary film makers such as Ferdinand Pinney Earle, Walter Hall and Walter Percy Day being heralded as making vast contributions to the trick process in the early 1920’s.
Boiled down, the matte process is one whereby a limited film set may be extended to whatever, or wherever the director’s imagination dictates with the employment of a matte artist. In it’s most pure form, the artist would set up a large plate of clear glass in front of the motion picture camera upon which he would carefully paint in new scenery an ornate period ceiling, snow capped mountains, a Gothic castle or even an alien world. »
The Top 5 Lego Video Games
25 May 2012 7:09 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
With the release of the Lego Batman 2 video game fast approaching (which I am massively excited about) and release date rumours for Lego Lord of the Rings (which I am even more excited about) I have decided to take a look at what I feel are the 5 best entries in the Lego video game franchise to date.
So far, we’ve had the caped crusader, 2 Indiana Joneses, 2 Harry Potters, a Pirates of the Caribbean, and 3 Star Wars titles, but which will make the list?
Here goes nothing…
5. Lego Indiana Jones (June 2008)
“Snakes? Why did it have to be snakes?!”
This entry was the first to give me an insight into the fear that the little block formed characters could feel, as I regularly saw our Indy quivering in his Alden 405 boots. And this wasn’t the only thing he did in his Alden 405’s: he takes on the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark, »
- Jeana Cunningham
Director Philip Kaufman Talks Hemingway & Gellhorn Starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman
22 May 2012 2:28 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Hemingway & Gellhorn – premiering on HBO on May 28th and directed by Philip Kaufman (The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Right Stuff, Henry & June) from a script by Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner – recounts the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage of literary master Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and trailblazing war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman), following their relationship through the Spanish Civil War and beyond. As the two witnessed history, they covered all the great conflicts of their time, but just couldn’t overcome their own conflicts at home. The film also stars David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Rodrigo Santoro, Parker Posey, Lars Ulrich, Santiago Cabrera, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker, Joan Chen and Tony Shalhoub. During this exclusive interview with Collider, accomplished filmmaker and multiple Academy Award nominee Philip Kaufman (whose writing credits include Raiders of the Lost Ark) talked about how this film was brought to him, making his first feature for television, »
- Christina Radish
Teaser for Jamie Benning’s “Filmumentary” Inside Jaws
22 May 2012 1:39 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Jamie Benning has quickly become a familiar name among cinephiles. He creates hardcore documentaries, or “filmumentaries” by spending months combing through all the supplemental material for a specific film. He then puts together a “filmumentary” in which the movie plays all the way through with behind-the-scenes video, audio commentary from cast and crew, deleted scenes, and a subtitled fact track seamlessly intercut with the feature. We posted the unofficial Raiders of the Lost Ark “filmumentary” earlier this year, and for fans who savor every piece of information regarding the production of a film, Benning’s projects are a must-see. For his next film, Benning is tackling Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. A teaser for the Inside Jaws “filmumentary” has been released, giving us a taste of what’s to come from the finished product. Hit the jump to check it out. Also, for those unaware, Jaws is finally coming to Blu-ray later this year. »
- Adam Chitwood
Teaser Trailer for Inside Jaws Filmumentary
22 May 2012 1:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Here's a teaser trailer for a great looking documentary that focuses on Steven Spielberg's classic movie Jaws. The film is being created by Jamie Benning who calls his movie docs Filmumentaries. He's also created Filmumentaries for Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Star Wars Trilogy. These are an awesome watch for any of you who love movies, and want to know a little more cool behind the scenes information on them.
The doc is expected be completed and released in its entirety in December of this year. Benning takes a ton of "behind-the-scenes video, audio commentary from cast and crew, deleted scenes, a subtitled fact track and more giving unprecedented insight into the development and making of Steven Spielberg's classic film Jaws."
This is a nice little teaser, and like his other filmumentaries, it's going to be worth watching. Check out the teaser below and let us »
- Venkman
Watch: A Teaser for Jamie Benning's 'Inside Jaws' Fan Documentary
22 May 2012 9:40 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Back in September, we posted the complete collection of fan-made Star Wars Trilogy documentaries from hardcore and passionate franchise lover Jamie Benning. Then earlier this year we featured Raiding the Lost Ark, yet another feature length filmumentary, this time highlighting George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's iconic adventure flick Raiders of the Lost Ark which introduced the world to Indiana Jones. Now this time Benning is focusing on Spielberg alone with Inside Jaws, looking at the classic 1975 film Jaws. It's a simple tease with snippets of voiceover from Spielberg, but I can't wait to see the whole thing. Here's the teaser for Jamie Benning's filmumentary Inside Jaws from Vimeo: Inside Jaws is an unofficial fan documentary, or as creator Jamie Benning calls it, a filmumentary, compiling various behind-the-scenes video, audio commentary from cast and crew, deleted scenes, a subtitled fact track and more giving unprecedented insight into the development and »
- Ethan Anderton
'Casablanca' will screen tomorrow night on Facebook for free
15 May 2012 1:50 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Dear Young People: Casablanca is the story of a totally badass dude who runs a casino in a city that looks like the Disneyland version of Raiders of the Lost Ark, except with more booze and less inhibited sexuality. Said badass dude’s love interest is played by a crazy-hot Swedish chick — who is also a badass. The movie also stars Claude Rains, the walking personification of what Colin Firth wishes he saw in the mirror every morning, and Sydney Greenstreet, the greatest Evil Charming Fat Man in movie history. Every line of dialogue is quotable. Everyone smokes. Casablanca is »
- Darren Franich
Delusions of Grandeur: Your Favorite Movie Isn’t the Best One Ever Made
10 May 2012 1:30 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
On Tuesday, the good folks at Film School Rejects posted a story immodestly if not unfairly titled “The 10 Greatest Movies of All Time (According to the Internet),” based on 40 or so all-time Top Ten lists from a variety of critics across the country. The end result assembled a list of titles that were mostly obvious, especially for a generation of critics and cinephiles who came of age in the 1980s or later: Although stalwart “best ever” movie Citizen Kane topped the list, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Back to the Future followed not very far behind. Here was their list: 1. Citizen Kane (73 points) 2. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (61) 3. The Godfather (57) 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (53) 5...
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- Todd Gilchrist
AfterElton Briefs: Bryan Safi Vs. Bad Superheroes, Ricky Martin Performs on "The View," and John Travolta Gets Animated
8 May 2012 3:19 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Birthday shoutouts go to Stephen Amell (above), who is 31, Toni Tennille is 72, Enrique Iglesias is 37, and out Darren Hayes is 40. Below you can see his latest single "Stupid Mistake."
Our thoughts go to out legend Maurice Sendak, who passed away today at the age of 83.Gay rights in the U.S., state by state.Darren Criss and The X Factor's "delightfully misunderstood misunderstanding."We'll know tonight the fate of North Carolina's Amendment One, but there are already reports of election fraud.Guess which upcoming Matthew McConaughey film is getting an ... NC17 rating! Oh, wait, you thought it was something else?Below you can see The Oakland A's with their It Gets Better vid. Leading off is Brandon McCarthy, who you may remember causing a stir a few weeks ago with his tweets about the homophobic Kiss Cam.
Here's a first look at Lady Gaga ... Simpsons style.Will & Grace creators »
- snicks
The creeping melancholy of belated sequels
8 May 2012 4:19 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Although belated sequels are meant to play on our nostalgia for much-loved characters, such movies, Ryan argues, also have a melancholy side to them, too…
There are certain topics that mainstream movies seldom address. Going to the loo is one of them – Psycho was the first Hollywood film to (gasp) show an actual lavatory on a cinema screen, but at no point did we see Janet Leigh sitting on it and staring at a copy of Reader’s Digest.
Another taboo movie topic: growing old. Death’s everywhere in cinema, from the splashy skewerings of slasher movies to the fatal shootings of action flicks and thrillers. The actual process of gradually shrivelling up and shuffling off this mortal coil, however, is usually kept under wraps.
Even in The Expendables, which crowded more famous old men on the screen than at any time since those Coccoon movies in the 80s, the subjects of clicky knees, »
Win! Random Prizes From Fordy’s Bog Of Eternal Stench Raffle!
5 May 2012 9:45 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Over the years, Tom Fordy has accrued enough fanboy memorabilia to fill two Raiders Of The Lost Ark-style warehouses. And now, to celebrate the arrival of the long-mooted ‘Hollywood Booze’ podcast, Fordy is going to share is film-related booty with you lucky readers.
Below is a list of 25 prizes – some good, some not so good – that you could be in with a chance of winning. All you need to do is listen to ‘The Hollywood Booze’ each week, and answer the question by emailing podcast@thehollywoodnews.com with the correct answer. Here are the rules:
- Each prize has been allotted a number
- Every week on The Hollywood Booze podcast we’ll announce a winner and pick a number at random
- The lucky winner will receive the correlating prize, whether it’s a good one or a dud!
You could be in with a chance of winning »
- Tom Fordy
8 Incredibly Creepy Animal/Human Relationships In Movies
3 May 2012 1:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
There’s totally nothing wrong with a bonding between man and beast, but it feels like such relationships are often trivialized thanks to how sensational we make them in films. Teaching your dog to sit and stay is cool, but in the movie world you’d need to at least teach him to solve crimes or play basketball to really turn heads. Anything less is just everyday stuff. It’s because movies tend to over-personify animals that we often forget just how extraordinarily talented they’re portrayed as, and how weird some of the relationships are. Here are some of the weirder ones… 8. Indiana Jones and the monkey double agent in Raiders Of The Lost Ark It’s not a terribly big role as far as monkeys in films go – but when you think about it, this little capuchin played a huge part in the film’s plot. First of all – it was a Nazi monkey. Seriously »
- David Christopher Bell
New Poster Proves Simon Pegg Has A Fantastic Fear of Everything ... Especially Wearing Pants
2 May 2012 1:15 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Well now. Not sure if we ever wanted to see this much of Simon Pegg, but hey, we all suffer for our craft. Somewhere out there right now shamed political figure Anthony Weiner is green with jealousy! Check out the, ummm, eye candy!
Look for more on Crispian Mills' horror comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything soon.
Simon Pegg, Amara Karan, Clare Higgins (The Golden Compass, Hellraiser) and Paul Freeman (Hot Fuzz, Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark) star.
Synopsis
Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his 'big break' »
- Uncle Creepy
Is remaking Poltergeist a good idea?
2 May 2012 5:26 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Poltergeist, the near-perfect suburban horror movie, is getting the Hollywood remake treatment. But should it be left alone? Rob takes a look…
Sam Raimi, a geek hero who bought us The Evil Dead (and of course Hercules and Xena) is still a fan favourite. But as time progresses, the pioneering filmmaker is taking more of a back seat and evolving into a respected producer, overseeing and using his knowledge to assist up and coming filmmakers, directors and writers.
His decision to nurture a new breed of horror directors is commendable, and working with people like Diablo Cody on a new take on The Evil Dead is a (potentially) interesting move, but really, why do we need remakes of already superb films? We should all thank Mr Raimi for his efforts, but like most fanboys, I was up in arms when I first heard about the decision to remake The Evil Dead. »
Indiana Jones gets a fun Tintin Poster Makeover
1 May 2012 11:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Here's a great Indian Jones / Tintin poster mash-up using a collectible Indiana Jones action figure. It was created by Vesa Lehtimäki. Indiana Jones and Tintin have a lot in common as they are both adventurous explorers. In fact, Spielberg was introduced to the Tintin character while making Raiders of the Lost Ark. He was told by a few people how much the character reminded them of Tintin, so Spielberg checked it out and several years later ended up turning it into a movie. The poster mash-up above is completely appropriate. »
- Venkman
What to Buy This Week: DVD and Blu-ray releases for April 30th 2012
30 April 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, April 30th 2012.
Pick(S) Of The Week
Suits: Season One (DVD)
The new original series Suits delves into the fast-paced, highstakes world of a top Manhattan corporate law firm where hotshot attorney Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) makes a risky move by hiring the brilliant but unmotivated, Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), as his new associate. The only problem is he doesn’t have an actual law degree. With his encyclopedic knowledge and uncanny knack of remembering things, Mike proves to be a legal prodigy despite the absence of bonafide legal credentials. Bound by their secret, »
- Phil
Michael Eisner’s Pitch to Online Video Advertisers
25 April 2012 5:25 AM, PDT | Tubefilter.com | See recent Tubefilter News news »
One of the highlights of AOL’s Digital Content NewFront came after AOL CEO Tim Armstrong introduced a short clip highlighting some of the best major motion pictures and television programming of all time (like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Beverly Hills Cop, Cheers, Family Ties, and more), which in turn introduced one of the individuals instrumental in making all of those major motion picture and television programs come to fruition, Michael Eisner. The former-ceo of Disney and founder of new media studio Vuguru (which is behind such online video productions as Prom Queen, The All-For-Nots, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, The Booth at the End, the soon-to-launch-on-aol Little Women Big Cars and Fetching, and more) gave the audience a very abridged version of his career in show business before giving the audience a very brief education in the current state of entertainment. Eisner explained that while New York »
- Joshua Cohen
Solar Crisis: unearthing a forgotten moment in 90s sci-fi
24 April 2012 5:53 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
It was expensive, and its cast included Jack Palance and Charlton Heston. So what was 1990’s Solar Crisis like, and why did it sink without trace…?
Home Alone. Total Recall. Die Hard 2. Dances With Wolves. If you’re old enough to remember the year 1990, then you may also remember that these movies were among its biggest hits. 1990 was also the year of movies such as Edward Scissorhands, Tremors and Goodfellas – movies that didn’t make it into the top 10 list of successes, but are still fondly remembered and enthusiastically discussed.
By contrast, who remembers Solar Crisis? Hardly anyone is the likely answer. What’s strange about the film’s anonymity is that, although its title generic title suggests a straight-to-video B-movie, it was anything but. In fact, with a budget of around $55 million, it wasn’t all that far behind Die Hard 2 ($70 million) and Total Recall ($65 million), the two most expensive movies released that year. »
10 Film To Video Game Tie-Ins Worth Playing
23 April 2012 2:40 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
There is, without a doubt, a definite stigma attached to game adaptations of films. From early 8-bit systems, to beautifully rendered next generation consoles, Hollywood has often struggled to translate to this medium.
Regardless of your years, even the most casual game player will have experienced the horror of game adaptations. From early platform sacrilege such as Back To The Future, through multiplatform catastrophes like Last Action Hero, to modern car wrecks like Saw, the words “game tie-in” have oft meant “waste of time and money”.
The upshot of this is that even half decent film games get a good reputation very fast. Naming good adaptations is like shooting fish in a barrel. So let me take you through a list of 10 games which I feel did justice to their filmic inspiration.
1. Toy Story 3
Disney put games out like they are going out of fashion. The ever giving teat of »
- Brad Williams
Film Review: 'Avengers Assemble'
20 April 2012 1:37 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★★★ Critics the world over will be scratching their heads and shaking nervously as they ponder their write-up of Marvel's Avengers Assemble (2012) (previously titled The Avengers). Following an average set of trailers and a suspiciously low-key viral marketing campaign, only chronic liars and eternal optimists will claim they saw this coming. Not only is Avengers Assemble the best comic book adaptation to date, but also arguably one of the greatest action adventure blockbusters in cinema history, up there with the likes of Star Wars (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984).
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- CineVue
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