Learn Staging From Steven Soderbergh’s Re-Edit of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
With its 1930s matinee film origins, Raiders of the Lost Ark is perfect as a black and white film. But when Steven Soderbergh drained the film of…
Cinematographer Mark Vargo Breaks Down The Blue Screen Process Used On ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
ILM revolutionized the blue screen process in the 1980s. And its most important developments were made on Empire. Before green screen sets and digital backgrounds,…
R.I.P. David Prowse: How The British Bodybuilder Got To Play Darth Vader
David Prowse, the towering presence behind Darth Vader, has died aged 85 after a two-week battle with coronavirus. At 6ft 6in (1.98 m), Prowse was…
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Source Code: The Visual Influences Behind ‘The Matrix’
When The Matrix hit cinemas in 1999, audiences were introduced to groundbreaking aesthetics. The film was fresh and original–or was it? For those familiar with…
Nick Fury: Samuel L. Jackson Will Return In His Own Disney Plus Series
Samuel L. Jackson will return as Nick Fury for his very own TV series on Disney Plus. Jackson has appeared as Fury in the MCU…
Warners Is All In With a Reported $70 Million Budget For ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Reshoots
Zack Snyder continues to get what he wants. According to TheWrap, Warner Bros. will stump up “around $70 million” to finish Zack Snyder’s Justice League. You…
The Power Of The Eyes In ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Films turn us all into voyeurs. When the cinema goes dark, we watch other people’s lives. We don’t even question it, because it’s fiction after…
Tom Cruise Will Launch Into Outer Space To Film A Space Movie Next Year
The idea of filming a movie in outer space will become a reality next year, barring any problems on the launch pad, in flight, or…
Zack Snyder Will Reunite The Original Cast For ‘Justice League’ Reshoots
Zack Snyder is planning to shoot new scenes for his cut of Justice League. When the director stepped away from the production of Justice League in 2017, Joss…
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‘The Suicide Squad’: John Cena’s Peacemaker is Getting His Own HBO Max Series
The trailer for ‘The Suicide Squad’ holds a lot of promise for director James Gunn’s reimagining of the 2016 film. So much so, that HBO…
