Written by Brian

Thor Parody

Remember that Volkswagen commercial with that little kid dressed as Darth Vader, running around his house, trying to use ‘the Force’ to move things?

Written by Brian

The State of Special Effects

Above is a video of a partial animatronic (a covered skeletal armature that use various methods to mimic the motion of a human, animal, or imaginary being) test for the movie “I Am Legend” from Steve Johnson FX.  It was not used in the final film, though considering the designs that were, is disappointing.

Written by Anne Wakefield Hoyt

An Exclusive Interview with Nick Quested, Executive Producer of Restrepo

The Oscar-nominated co-director of the 2010 film “Restrepo,” Tim Hetherington was killed on Wednesday (April 20) during a battle between rebel and government forces in Misrata, Libya. The award winning photographer and documentary filmmaker was also the co-producer of “Restrepo”, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. His latest publishing […]

Written by Brian

Thor

Not only is Marvel Studios “Thor” is on my list of must-see movies for the summer, it has been getting some good early reviews.  That being said, after watching this clip from Conan my confidence in the the film was shaken somewhat.

Written by journalistdee

Online Casting Call for Tupac Shakur Biopic

Film director Antoine Fuqua (Training Daddy, Brooklyn’s Finest) launched an online casting call a couple of months ago in an attempt to find an unknown (but compelling) actor to play the late, great, Tupac Amaru Shakur. According to CNN, in order to audition, aspiring actors should visit InSearchOfTupac.skeetv.com and upload a five-minute video of themselves […]

Written by journalistdee

Must-See Play in D.C.’s Arena Stage

I hear there’s a phenomenal ensemble cast at Washington D.C.’s Arena Stage for the play, “Ruined”. I refrained from doing too  much research about the play so that I’m able to take in everything on opening night (or whenever I get a chance to go see it in the coming weeks.) The press kit tells […]

Written by Christopher Siler

Behind-the-Scenes WETA Livestream

It seems that WETA featured a Livestream about “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” just before Apple’s exclusive trailer debuted on Thursday.  The livestream featured Joe Letterii, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor for WETA, Dan Lemmon, a Visual Effects Supervisor, and actor Andy Serkis, who will be playing Caesar, the ape that leads the rebellion […]