Whether you’re shopping for speakers, comparing laptops, heading to the cinema, or deciding on a home theater system, you’ll likely see Dolby audio of some variety. All stems from Dolby Labs, which was founded by Ray Dolby back in 1964. Unfortunately, Mr. Dolby passed away today in his home city of San Francisco at 80 […]
Even if you’re unsure if you want more Star Wars movies, Disney is going to start shoving them down your eyeballs come 2015. Along with the upcoming trilogy, Disney had previously confirmed that there would be spin off Star Wars movies as well. Now Disney says those spin off films will be ‘origin stories’ for its Star Wars characters. Which character do you want to see?
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How does the saying go? "A journey of a thousand vertical feet begins with a single step?" Hollywood has certainly taken that maxim and run with it, regularly incorporating vertigo-inducing shots into modern films. The editing team at Plot Point Productions has assembled more than 50 examples of people falling through empty space from the past century of cinema.
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Inspired by a textbook mentioned inside the Harry Potter novel series, “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them” has been announced by author J.K.Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment to be appearing as a the first in a series of films coming soon (or soonish). This series of movies will begin by focusing on the adventures […]
1939’s The Wizard of Oz is the standard bearer of cinema’s Golden Age. The live action fantasy classic has become an integral part of the pop culture lexicon, endlessly parodied, referenced, and retold in everything from children’s books to ultra-porn. And now it is coming back—to an even bigger silver screen.
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When you think of guerrilla filmmaking, gritty locations like dangerous back alleys or wartorn countries come to mind. But the black and white fantasy-horror film Escape From Tomorrow was shot on location in what is arguably one of the most controlled, most filmmaker un-friendly locations on the planet: Walt Disney World.
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The Jurassic Park series of movies are some of my favorite action films. I also really enjoyed the book that the original film was based on. You can bet when the next movie in the Jurassic Park franchise debuts lots of fans of the original movies will be waiting in line to see it. If […]
If you watched Pacific Rim, you’d know how incredible the giant mechs looked and how unforgettably beautiful the prologue that provided the backstory for the movie was. And though ILM did most of the VFX in the film, Guillermo del Toro’s Mirada studio was the team responsible for the effects in the prologue. Here’s how they created that magnificent world. Yeah, let’s watch the movie again. [Mirada Studios]
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In case you forgot, the RED Dragon is the latest 6K video-recording, insane dynamic-range-producing
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Well here’s something you’ll hate. Most theaters do everything they can to discourage people from using their mobile devices during a movie. But Disney is re-releasing The Little Mermaid starting September 13, and actually encourages moviegoers to bring and use their iPad during the film. Say wha?
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