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Peter Jackson to Shoot The Hobbit in EPIC 3D

With digital technology changing how films are being made, the traditional 35mm film format is gradually being phased out. More and more filmmakers such as Peter Jackson are embracing the new digital formats to create cutting edge visuals and achieve greater flexibility in the process of making movies. Whilst there are still merits to the […]

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The Thing Gets a New Release Date

We were pretty excited when he heard that a follow-up to the 1982 John Carpenter flick The Thing was being made.The original was a FX tour de force that introduced audiences to an alien that would take the form of others in the most horrifying manner. The story lent itself to insane paranoia where no-one […]

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Shooting Tron: Legacy – Featurette

Tron: Legacy has certainly been the focal point of many of our stories primarily as with Avatar it represents a significant shift in technology for filmmakers and the fruition of the virtual realm which is a testament to the original 1982 vision. Now thanks to Collider we have an  exclusive 15 minutes behind the scenes […]

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The MIB’s to Make 3D Look Good

The 1997 sci-fi comedy flick Men in Black was highly successful and generated almost $600 million dollars at the global box-office from an initial $90 million dollar budget. It was based on the comic book series by Lowell Cunningham about the paranormal and alien subcultures existing within society and a secret organization of agents ‘ […]

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The Wolverine – The Die Has Been Cast

Opinions were divided over Hugh Jackman‘s last outing as the adamantium hero in X-men Origins: Wolverine but the film performed well earning more than $370 million at the global box-office. However the film was plagued with production issues with the studio almost firing the director Gavin Hood who envisaged an edgier tone in the vein […]

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The Creator talks Tron and CG Animation

The original Tron ‘Creator’ Steven Lisberger, was interviewed at this years Comic-Con and talked about the beginnings of the film that got everyone talking about video games and their future applications. It was 1977 when he first saw their potential and was immediately fascinated by the technology and began thinking of how he could  incorporate […]

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Will The Dark Knight Rise in IMAX?

With the advent of digital 3D film-making, more movies are jumping on the bandwagon in an attempt to attract movie goers with the visual appeal similar to Avatar. Whilst most films can’t boast the CGI worlds that were brought to life through James Cameron’s technology, it seems that more flicks are vying to use the […]

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TRON: Legacy – New Trailer

Director: Joseph Kosinski Writers: Eddie Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Release Date: December 17, 2010 Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Thriller Studio: Walt Disney Studios Producers: Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Brigham Taylor, Steven Lisberger & Julien Lemaitre IMDB Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen & Beau Garrett. Synopsis Sean […]

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James Bond Will Return in 2012

After the longest gap between Bond films in years, plans are said to be back on with development resuming for a release date of November 2012. The financial problems of MGM has caused the delays but the recent filing of bankruptcy has allowed the studio to move forward. With confirmation of production beginning on Peter […]

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