(Minimal spoilers because I hate reviews that tell you exactly what happens in a film. If I wanted to know that I would, I don’t know, go see it myself. I read reviews for an opinion, a perspective, not a blow-by-blow, scene-by-scene examination) I went to see “Thor” at the Loews Uptown today, a theater that–if not […]
To commemorate the opening of “Thor” nationwide tomorrow, Marvel has created a little 8-bit gaming action called Thor: Bring The Thunder. It’s an attractive game, with lots of bright colors and sharply-defined backgrounds. The characters are small and somewhat squat, visually resembling Kubrick or Lego figures. I am surprised that it hasn’t been offered as […]
Above is an image of Heimdall (played by Idris Elba), from “Thor”. Some in the fan community were incensed when they found that Mr. Elba would be playing Heimdall because the character–as designed by Marvel–is white (image below the break).
According to ComicBookMovie.com, the image above is The Eye of Agamatto. You may be wondering, “What the heck is The Eye of Agamatto”?
Now that MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) is on more or less stable ground (after filing for bankruptcy in the latter part of 2010) the studio appears to be preparing the next outing of James Bond. For the moment the new film is known as James Bond 23 (the ’23’ representing the 23rd film in the series).
According to Box Office Mojo, “Thor” has pulled in $93 million in foreign box office receipts (UK, France, Korea, Spain, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and Australia). Total production costs are currently unavailable, but it’s probably in the +/- $150 million dollar range.
‘Re-Animator’ Special Effects: Simple But Effective There have probably been a handful of films based upon the books of the Cthulhu Mythos by H.P. Lovecraft, though two of the best are “Re-Animator” and “In The Mouth Of Madness” (IMOM was not, per se, a “Lovecraft” film, though the title character of the film, Sutter Cane, […]
Marvel Studios upcoming “Thor” and “Captain America” look to be huge hits, but there’s no way of knowing before the films are released into theaters. No one wants to be known for an unsuccessful film, which can potentially follow them their entire careers (John Travolta, no matter what he does, cannot shake the sheer, unrelenting […]
Apple’s Final Cut suite of professional editing programs have been used on films from the Coen brothers remake of “True Grit” to “(500) Days of Summer”. According to Facebook, in 2007 49% of films made were edited with the application.
Remember that Volkswagen commercial with that little kid dressed as Darth Vader, running around his house, trying to use ‘the Force’ to move things?
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