The 86th Annual Academy Awards are this weekend, and it looks to be another interesting race for the nominees. It was a hard one to finalize my predictions on, but I feel like I’m putting forward a decent list. Back a few years ago, “Hugo” picked up most of the technical achievements, and “The Artist,” …
RoboCop opens in theaters everywhere today, February 12. Check your local listings for showtimes.
That Awkward Moment opens in theaters everywhere today, January 31. Check your local listings for showtimes.
The first quarter of the year tends to be dumping ground for Hollywood films that don’t otherwise fit into a studio’s release schedule (see our review for “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit“). They are movies that they either don’t have faith in, or, don’t believe they’ll bring in the summer tentpole dollars, or, any sort of …
It’s fascinating to me the amount of visual effects that are prevalent these days in most films, even in films where you’d expect very little. This reel from Brainstorm Digital showcases some of the bigger effects that studio created for Scorsese’s latest. Check it out, let us know what you think in the comments. Read …
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit opens in theaters everywhere today, January 17. Check your local listings for showtimes. January is both a great and terrible time for film. On the plus side, nominations and awards are handed out for the year’s “best” films. While all of these films saw at least a limited release before the …
To my mind, there’s nothing like a wordless film. Not a silent film mind you, quite the contrary, I mean films that aggressively employ sound effects, score and photography as the primary tools for storytelling rather than droning on with dialogue, telling you everything you should be meant to discover for yourself.
Martin Scorsese has made some of the most iconic films of our time: classics inspired by the history of cinema and including superior performances, cinematography, and editing that have in turn inspired countless other filmmakers. “Wolf of Wall Street,” the director’s latest collaboration with regular lead Leonardo DiCaprio, is a stunning combination of all the …
Definitely one of my favorite films of the year, Gravity had some of the most amazing effects I’ve ever seen in a movie. This featurette sheds more light on just how much of the film was created digitally, and how complicated Cuaron’s techniques were. Happy Friday!
