Chris Corbould: Engineering Skyfall’s Underground Tube Train Crash
In Skyfall, villain Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) derails a London Tube train, which James Bond avoids as it crashes through masonry in an underground tunnel….
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Tippi Hedren’s Ordeal Filming ‘The Birds’ Climactic Attic Scene Delivered a Classic Hitchcock Suspense Scene
In The Birds, director Alfred Hitchcock deliberately mimicked the claustrophobic shower murder scene in Psycho, when Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) is trapped in an attic…
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‘Casino Royale’: How To Reveal Character Through Action Just Like 007
After 24 films, the James Bond franchise knows how to devise exciting new ways to introduce a new actor in the leading role. While the…
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The AI-Generated Barbenheimer Movie Trailer That Turns Barbie Into An Atomic Scientist
Barbie and Oppenheimer hit theaters on July 21. Dubbed, “Barbenheimer”, both films have saved Hollywood after a string of high-profile box office duds. Now, to celebrate Barbenheimer Youtube…
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The Flash VFX Artist Zach Mulligan Reveals Bad CGI “Was Made In A Week.”
The Flash has taken heavy criticism for its bad CGI. Now, Zach Mulligan, a VFX artist on the film, dropped a bomb on TikTok when he…
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The Astounding Practical Effects Of Terminator 2’s Iconic Canal Chase
Miles of cables, blowing life-size vehicles sky-high, elaborate set-pieces, and the lack of computer-generated trickery–they’re all in the wheelhouse of practical effects and stuntwork, which…
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Goldfinger’s Laser: How Movie Serials Influenced Bond’s Near Castration–And Why It Replaced Dissection By Buzzsaw in Ian Fleming’s Novel
The third James Bond film, Goldfinger, turned agent 007 into a global phenomenon. His popularity had built over the two previous films but it had…
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Will Disney Research’s AI FRAN Revolutionize Re-Aging of Actors?
Deepfakes trolled Hollywood for years. They’re cheaper, faster to use, and often better than more complex Hollywood technology. Now a new Disney AI has copied…
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‘The Living Daylights’: Old School Miniature Effects Helped Give The Hercules Cargo Plane Sequence An Epic Scale
The standout action sequence in The Living Daylights involves a Lockheed Hercules C-130 cargo plane that is certainly put through its paces, and then some….
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Octopussy’s Flight Risk: The Full Story Behind the Acrostar BD-5J Microjet And The Coolest James Bond Opener Ever
After being dropped from Moonraker, the Acrostar BD-5J microjet made a big impression in Octopussy. Learn how stunt pilot J.W. “Corkey” Fornof, director John Glen, and special effects…
