Category Archives: News

Filmmaking Master Class With Ang Lee

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

The video’s on the long side, but who better to learn from?

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Most Anticipated 2013 Movies: Dallas Buyers Club

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

While my better judgement tells me this one has pretentious, visual feast written all over it, I can’t help but get excited by this story and its creators. Dallas Buyers Club is loosely based on the challenging true story of … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Recent screenings of Les Misérables and Zero Dark Thirty have garnered positive buzz with each seeming to be declared locks for Best Picture nominations. The handful of people I know who have seen Les Miz are less than enthused about … Continue reading →

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The Tech of Life of Pi

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

It seems to me that while there’s an enormous contingent of VFX houses producing relatively generic work, there’s also an arm of auteurs trying their hands at pushing how VFX can elevate their stories. Add Life of Pi to the … Continue reading →

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Why Lincoln Should Win Best Picture

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

What are the actual reasons that so many American film lovers keep coming back to the Oscars? Even those who know better (and this number is growing) still put stock in words like “Best Actor” and “Best Picture.” If you … Continue reading →

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Dargis and Scott Weigh-in on an “Interesting” Year of Movies

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

If film critics aren’t salivating fanboys or stuffy film scholars (whose fear of the supposedly lesser contemporary world of film runs a shockingly parallel course to recent Republican apocalypse proclamations), then they are likely young and over-stuffed with Internet knowledge … Continue reading →

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Kaminski Talks Pretty Pictures

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

In a recent feature, Vulture sat down with Janusz Kaminski to discuss some of the best images he’s created for Steven Spielberg movies. While I’m far from a Spielberg enthusiast, I also don’t subscribe to the school that sees him … Continue reading →

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Exploring Hitch and Alma

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Here’s a very nice look at Sasha Gervasi’s Hitchcock. Going into more detail about the basic conceit of the picture than the trailer, this piece illuminates the filmmaker’s approach to Hitch’s critical personal and professional relationship with his wife, Alma. … Continue reading →

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Russell Crowe Sings in New Les Misérables Trailer

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Tom Hooper and cinematographer Danny Cohen sure do like short-sided frames and 14mm lenses. The compositions were my favorite part of what I found to be an otherwise pat experience in The King’s Speech. Similarly, Les Misérables risks looking quite stuffy … Continue reading →

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Zemeckis’ Flight Sounds

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

I remember being a kid and for the first time recognizing that the sound in a movie was “made up.” That was while watching Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her. It might sound like an insult, but really I think it’s … Continue reading →

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