'The Three Musketeers' Goes Steampunk
Read about Mr. X's VFX challenges with the latest 3-D reboot of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure.
Category: Films
DRAGON AGE: DAWN OF THE SEEKER - WRITTEN BY JEFFREY SCOTT
When I’m not writing important blog posts I’m writing frivolous stuff like feature films. Earlier this year I had the pleasure of working with Chris Moujaes, the Director of Original Entertainment at FUNimation Entertainment, and producer April Bennett on Electronic Arts/Bioware’s animated feature film, Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker...
Paranormal Activity 3 Makes Frightening Opening Box Office Haul
Paramount's PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 had a frightening haul at the U.S. box office for the weekend of Oct. 21-23, 2011.
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Affleck To Direct The Stand
Warner Bros. has tapped Ben Affleck to direct their feature version of Stephen King’s THE STAND, reports Deadline.com.
Sherlock Holmes 3 Finds No Heroics Writer
Warner Bros. has hired Drew Pearce, the creator of the superhero spoof comedy TV series NO HEROICS, to write SHERLOCK HOLMES 3, reports Heat Vision.
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Doctor Strange Writers To Adapt Millar's War Heroes
Universal is in talks with Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer (DOCTOR STRANGE) to adapt Mark Millar and Tony Harris comic WAR HEROES, reports Heat Vision.
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Arthur & Lancelot Has Frontrunners for Leads
Warner Bros. has frontrunners for the leads in the modern King Arthur tale ARTHUR & LANCELOT, reports Heat Vision.
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A SERBIAN FILM (2011) (**1/2)
Is this the most disturbing film ever made? Many have said so. A great deal depends on what you bring to it. A fan of extreme cinema might find it less provocative than say someone who sticks to PG inspirational films. It contains graphic depictions of rape, necrophilia and pedophilia. Many of the concepts are some of the vilest ideas I've ever seen in any film. It stands in infamy with the likes of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and SALO. But is it simply exploitation or something more?
Blu-ray: A SERBIAN FILM (2011)
Invincible Pictures isn't a top distributor, but one wouldn't know that from the picture quality of this release. As ugly as the subject matter of the film is, the AVC encoded 1080p transfer is not ugly at all. The flawless RED camera cinematography is captured with striking clarity. Details pop to the point of giving the picture increased depth. Desaturation of color is intentional to go along with the grim subject matter. So when it gets bloody the crimson reds are striking.
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (2011) (***1/2)
Wayward souls are often the prey of sociopaths. They either turn into victims or accomplices or something in the middle. Cult leaders from Charles Manson to Jim Jones have used the veneer of family and community to twist people's minds into believing terrible things. They make it too scary to leave. The outside world becomes foreign. So how can one cope if they do get away?
Idlewild Director Secures Rights to Gigantor
Bryan Barber (IDLEWILD) has secured the film, merchandise and videogame rights to '60s anime GIGANTOR, reports Deadline.com.
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Ga'Hoole Writer to Pen Singer's Battlestar Galactica
John Orloff (LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE) is in talks to pen Bryan Singer's feature remake of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, reports Deadline.com.
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Vaughn, Millar, Gibbons Team on Secret Service Comic
Director Matthew Vaughn, comic book writer Mark Millar and WATCHMAN artist Dave Gibbons are teaming up for the comic THE SECRET SERVICE, reports Heat Vision.
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Capilano U Lit Prof to Pen Wedge's Live-Action Debut
Ryan Knighton, who is an author and contemporary literature teacher at Capilano University, has landed the job of adapting Paul Hoffman's WINGS OF MADNESS: ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT AND THE INVENTION OF FLIGHT, which will mark Chris Wedge's live-action directing debut, reports Variety.
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Bradley Cooper is the Man for U.N.C.L.E.
Following George Clooney's departure, Steven Soderbergh has been in search for the lead for his big screen adaptation of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
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Premium Rush Rides to Summer 2012
Columbia Pictures as moved the release date for bike messenger thriller PREMIUM RUSH, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Workshops and Masterclasses Set for VIEW Conference
Weta Digital’s Wayne Stables, Digital Domain’s Eric Nash, Pixar's Sharon Calahan, ILM's Scott Farrar, ILM's Roger Guyett, DNeg's Gavin Graham and PDI Founder Glenn Entis are some of the speakers slated to present next week at VIEW, Italy's largest computer graphics conference.
'Batman: Year One' - From Comic to the Screen
Warner Bros. Animation director Sam Liu talks about the experience of bringing the seminal comic to the screen.
DreamWorks Ani Wins Capt. Underpants Rights
Following an auction, DreamWorks Animation secured the film rights to the bestselling CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS series, reports Deadline.com.
Wachowskis to Direct Sci-fier Jupiter Ascending
Lana and Andy Wachowski have set Warner Bros.' JUPITER ASCENDING as their next project, reports Deadline.com.
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Tron: Legacy Star Top Choice for Akira
Now that Warner Bros. has given the official greenlight to AKIRA, the production is now settling on a cast.
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Sony to Adapt Assassin's Creed
Sony Pictures is in final talks with Ubisoft to acquire the film rights to the popular videogame franchise ASSASSIN'S CREED, reports Variety.
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Never Let Me Go Director to Take Over Da Vinci Franchise
Mark Romanek (NEVER LET ME GO) has become Sony Pictures' top choice to direct the adaptation of Dan Brown's THE LOST SYMBOL, the third film in the DA VINCI CODE series, reports Deadline.com.
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Modus FX Crafts Subtle CG for Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Montreal-based studio Modus FX recently delivered invisibly integrated visual effect shots for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
Emmerich's Anonymous to Open Small
Sony Pictures has changed its plans to open Roland Emmerich's ANONYMOUS wide on Oct. 28, reports Deadline.com.
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