When you're walking through the set of a Michel Gondry film you can't expect that everything is going to seem normal, or even make sense. Case in point: he's currently shooting an adaptation of Boris Vian's The Froth on the Daydream on location in France, where Yan-Alexandre snapped these photos of a series of utterly bizarre hacked-together vehicles. Read More >
People, stop whatever you are doing right now and watch this: the new Dark Knight Rises trailer. This movie is going to be dark, painful and glorious. And look at that Batmobile which is actually a Batomfgitfliestoo thing. Read More >
Now this is what I call a block-busting trailer – the full, three-minute international Prometheus trailer, which debuted on Channel 4 last Sunday, shows off more juicy details than ever. If you were in any doubt that this movie is going to be truly epic, this will put your mind at rest. Read More >
Featured comment by totallyninja:
"I am so looking forward to this movie but like so many of you I have decided not to watch anymore of the trailers! There is only one thing that is bug..." More »
And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were... deleted? Yes. The copy of the film being used for a screening last week was accidentally wiped from the server, and delayed a room full of angry nerds (and film critics) from seeing the Avengers assembled. Read More >
Featured comment by Ned Zissou:
"Which was an issue to do with the specific make of server used and an even more specific version of software that was being run on it. Digital cinema ..." More »
The special edition versions of the Star Wars films and the recent prequels left many fanboys wondering if George Lucas maybe wasn't the visionary filmmaker they had all worshipped and adored. But one aspect of Lucas's vision that has never come into question is his ability to market the hell out of a franchise. Read More >
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Yep, it's a hell of a lot easier to make a good actor look like someone then it is to make a lookalike a good actor." More »
Alien-esque Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch managed to persuade JJ Abrams to give him the Star Trek baddie role, not by auditioning, but by cobbling together his own pitch on an iPhone. Read More >
Featured comment by stickyfiddle:
"Am I right in thinking it's unconfirmed whether he's Khan, or some other previously-unknown villain, but that everyone in the entire world who isn't w..." More »
We’ve got yet another tasty Prometheus treat for you today, and this one’s chock-a-block full of new footage plus some Ridley Scott worship. The featurette has Scott talking sci-fi, while we get to see more from inside the alien ship, Prometheus, and out on the alien planet. Read More >
It seems Peter Jackson's upcoming film, The Hobbit, is causing a stir among those CinemaCon goers who have been treated to a 10 minute preview screening of the film. And it's not a joyful stir. Viewers complained that the movie looked too real, that it had that look of low-budget television. Yikes. Read More >
Featured comment by alanstott:
"4k still has many other uses than just providing output at 4k.
For example when we're working on tv adverts, if we're filming any chroma scenes the..." More »
An amazing opening-credit sequence can really immerse an audience, setting the tone for the entire film. PBS's Off Book series showcases the designers behind such films as Seven, Blue Valentine, and Mad Men. Watch the video to hear their approach to such a specific, but important, aspect of filmmaking. [YouTube / PBS va Laughing Squid] Read More >
Netflix is being pretty bullish over its UK expansion, citing a record jump in subscriber numbers and saying that, on the movie-front at least, it has Amazon’s LoveFilm beat. Read More >
Featured comment by pieforme:
"I think Lovefilm has improved the service quite a bit. The streaming quality on the PS3 has gone up quite noticeably and the shows are better organise..." More »
Have you noticed that movie studios love to objectify an attractive actress by showing off her assets from behind on movie posters? Emily Asher-Perrin of Tor certainly spotted the trend and put together a convincing case about how awfully cliched it is. Read More >
Featured comment by lancsDavid:
"yeh, lets create a world where good looking women can't get famous by showing their ass on movie posters - and instead have to become a fascinating ch..." More »
We’re regularly ‘pimping’ games at your ‘arses’ here, but more often than not, they’re big, brassy console games. What then of the humble PC? Can the PC gamer not get a bargain these days? Actually, yes. Read More >
The Skyfall teaser videos continue with a couple of directors showing you around a bit of Shanghai, including a truly awesome sci-fi-looking blue-neon soaked motorway – now that’s the kind of out-of-this world Bond-locale you want. Just imagine how cool an Aston Martin is going to look racing through that. Read More >
The ad campaign LG put out for their new Home Theatre 3D Sound is really pretty brilliant. To convey the idea that you'll be hearing your movie from every angle, they've recreated iconic movie posters, juxtaposing the original with their alternate angle view. Check the gallery. [TrendHunter] Read More >
Featured comment by Magic Robot:
"If you are OCD'd? I suggest you avert your glance, there are lots of inaccuracies. But the idea is sound.
PS. Actually, you could turn your complu..." More »
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