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Star Wars in 3-D

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:39:59 +0000

Lucasfilm has announced plans to re-release all 6 films of the Star Wars franchise in the 3-D format. Industrial Light & Magic, the company Lucas created to pioneer the special effects in the first movie, will handle the painstaking conversion from the original 2-D.

The first film in this 3-D sequence, which 20th Century Fox will release in 2012, will be the 1999 prequel, “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” meaning that fans will have to endure a 3-D Jar Jar Binks before they get to see a 3-D X-wing fighter assault on a 3-D Death Star.

I can’t say I’m surprised. Or excited.

New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:36:29 +0000

There’s a new trailer out for the final Harry Potter installment. It’s to be released in two parts, with this first one coming out in November.

Airplane! is a parody of Zero Hour!

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:52 +0000

Much of the classic movie Airplane! is pulled directly from the 1957 film Zero Hour!, which features a fighter pilot named Ted Stryker who must land a plane after both original pilots are incapacitated by food poisoning, and includes the actual line “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.”

Toy Story 3 Viral TV Spots

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:20:27 +0000

Pixar has produced fake vintage TV commercials for Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear, one of the new characters in the upcoming Toy Story 3.

The Japanese version is here.

Star Wars Uncut

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:45:26 +0000

The editors at the Star Wars Uncut project have divided the first Star Wars movie into 15 second clips, which fans have recreated in a dizzying variety of styles and quality. Stitched together, the final product is a remake of the entire film, made from 473 independently produced pieces.

What follows is a 5 minute preview. The full film will be premiered at the CPH PIX film festival in Denmark.

The Thorn in the Side

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:51:15 +0000

Trailer for Michel Gondry’s new film, which stars his family.

Tron: Legacy Trailer

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:43 +0000

New trailer for the Tron sequel.

Why ‘Avatar’ is actually the 26th biggest movie

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:15:49 +0000

Yet one respect in which boxoffice reporting is pretty odd — emphasizing ticket grosses yet rarely mentioning ticket sales. That would be like always reporting how many ad dollars sold off “Lost” and not mentioning the number of viewers that actually watched the show. With everybody reporting how “Avatar” is The Biggest Movie of All Time based on grosses ($1.859 billion and counting), it’s important to remember how rising ticket prices skew the returns.

Totally agree. Counting tickets sold is the only way to go. And until you get 200 million people to leave their house to go see your movie, Gone With the Wind is going to be number 1.

Wes Anderson’s Stop Motion Acceptance Speech

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:12:18 +0000

Wes Anderson received a Special Filmmaking Achievement award for Fantastic Mr. Fox from the National Board of Review. He accepted the award as a stop motion animated character.

Back to the Future, 2009

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:57:42 +0000

Says Jason Kottke:

If Back to the Future were made today, Marty would have travelled back in time to 1980.

Damn.