G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA may be a critical and financial disappointment, but the vfx are among the highlights of the summer: Boyd Shermis, the overall visual effects supervisor, provides a thorough overview of how they raised the techno bar, followed by a more detailed report from Digital Domain, Prime Focus, CIS Hollywood and MPC. Meanwhile, John Dykstra offers a fascinating glimpse into the cinematic mind of Quentin Tarantino and the old school methodology utilized in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. And Hybride tells us what it was like returning to that SPY KIDS vibe with Robert Rodriguez on SHORTS.

Bill Desowitz
Editor