Tippi Hedren’s Ordeal Filming ‘The Birds’ Climactic Attic Scene Delivered a Classic Hitchcock Suspense Scene November 16, 2023 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Stunt Work, https://youtu.be/pwOhqGhP-mk In The Birds, director Alfred Hitchcock deliberately mimicked the claustrophobic shower murder scene in...
‘Galaxy of Terror’: How The Low-Budget Alien Rip-Off Influenced James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ And The Alien Franchise September 5, 2023 Daniel Rennie Off Alien, Director's Chair, Filmmaking, Home, Learn how this low-budget film influenced the plot, the production design, and even the lighting...
Before Coppola, George Lucas Planned To Direct ‘Apocalypse Now’ Like a Black And White Documentary December 4, 2022 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Apocalypse Now earned its status as the greatest war movie of all time, a brutal...
Goldfinger’s Laser: How Movie Serials Influenced Bond’s Near Castration–And Why It Replaced Dissection By Buzzsaw in Ian Fleming’s Novel December 2, 2022 Daniel Rennie Off Editing, Home, Special Effects, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoQwKe0lggw The third James Bond film, Goldfinger, turned agent 007 into a global phenomenon. His...
Namor Film Rights: Universal Studios Blocks Disney From Making Namor Movie After Black Panther Wakanda Forever November 26, 2022 Daniel Rennie Off Marvel, The Producers, In another dispute over movie rights, Marvel Studios is blocked from making a standalone movie...
Power of Myth: Watch Joseph Campbell’s Six-Part Interview With Bill Moyers (1988) August 26, 2022 Daniel Rennie Off Character, DC, Director's Chair, Filmmaking, Marvel, Star Wars, Writing, The Hero's Journey is the backbone of most myth-based stories in Hollywood. Mythic storylines, according...
Star Wars and ‘In Medias Res’: How Movie Serials Inspired A New Hope’s Iconic Opening Scene June 6, 2022 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Filmmaking, Home, Star Wars, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with John Williams' rousing score that heralds a fast-paced...
How Luke Skywalker’s Return In ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Was Kept Secret From Cast and Crew June 2, 2022 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Filmmaking, Home, Star Wars, The Producers, When it was revealed The Mandalorian was set five years after the events of Return...
Watch: How Spielberg Introduces Memorable Characters September 3, 2021 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Some of the most memorable scenes in movies are the introduction of characters. Darth Vader,...
‘No Time To Die’ Final Trailer: Is The Love of Bond’s Life An Enemy Agent? September 1, 2021 Daniel Rennie Off Filmmaking, James Bond, Betrayal, deceit, and international intrigue are all in a day's life for James Bond. But...