What is a Writers’ Room And Who Works In Them?
A writer’s room is the creative nexus of a television show. The golden age of television ushered in high-quality series often more prestigious than movies….
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‘Galaxy of Terror’: How The Low-Budget Alien Rip-Off Influenced James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ And The Alien Franchise
Learn how this low-budget film influenced the plot, the production design, and even the lighting of Aliens and the rest of the Alien franchise. Plus, discover how…
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…
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…
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…
Star Trek: Picard’s Homage to ‘Return of the Jedi’
After two middling seasons, Star Trek: Picard finally hit its stride in season 3. The final season was a fitting send-off and proved that Jean-Luc Picard…
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The Bizarre Similarities Between ‘Batman & Robin’ And ‘Die Another Day’
Is it a coincidence that the worst Batman movie shares similarities with the worst James Bond movie? Probably, because EON Productions, the production company behind…
THE LIGHTNING: Exploring Darth Vader’s Origin In The Serial ‘The Fighting Devil Dogs’
Ever since the release of Star Wars in 1977, George Lucas routinely expressed his love for movie serials and their influence on his two major film series….
Short Round’s Machine Gun Battle With Biplanes Was Cut From ‘Temple of Doom’
Short Round, Indy’s precocious 12-year-old aide in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, was described by former LucasFilm archivist J.W. Rinzler as the real…
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Inside Superman Returns’ Canceled Sequel Featuring Darkseid? Brainiac? A New Krypton? And Why It Never Happened?
In 2006, Superman returned to the big screen after a two-decade hiatus. The film could have been great. It had the right guy playing Superman,…
