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Period Film Chronicles Nuclear Age

Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:34 -- Nick Dager

Rocket Boys presents a fictionalized account of the era-defining story of physicist Homi J. Bhabha — Nobel Prize nominee and the father of India’s nuclear program — and Vikram Sarabhai — physicist, astronomer, and the brains behind India’s first national space agency. The show focuses on these two pioneers and how they worked to establish the newly independent India as a world power, through nuclear power and a presence in space.

Making the Noir Film Proof Sheet

Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:18 -- Nick Dager

For Proof Sheet, cinematographer Jonathan Pope and director Richard Kilroy discussed references and inspirations for a film set in 1999 Los Angeles and the challenges of hiding 2023 Los Angeles. Taking place between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, the noir film Proof Sheet tells the story of a beautiful woman in trouble and an incriminating roll of film that sends a photo-lab worker on an investigation into a dark world of sex, secrets, and murder.

That Wednesday

Mon, 04/17/2023 - 11:15 -- Nick Dager

VFX Legion’s British Columbia studio recently delivered a mix of photoreal visual effects for the debut season of Wednesday, Netflix’s coming-of-age supernatural series. The show revolves around the Addams family’s eldest sibling, Wednesday, a mirthless, death-obsessed teenage girl, with a penchant for the macabre – and psychic abilities. Creators Alfred Gough and Miles Milla were also Wednesday’s showrunners and executive produced the sleuthing teen dramedy alongside filmmaker Tim Burton.

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Creating M.O.D.O.K

Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:42 -- Nick Dager

Over the course of 31 movies, seven live-action episodic series and a handful of animated and standalone projects, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced some of the most interesting – and bizarre – villains ever seen on screen. With the arrival of Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the introduction of its eagerly anticipated Phase Five, the MCU unveils arguably its most unusual villain yet with M.O.D.O.K., a five-foot-tall flying face. Bringing M.O.D.O.K. to life was the challenge presented to the visual effects studio Digital Domain.

Showcase Launches Big Screen Competition

Wed, 04/05/2023 - 17:00 -- Nick Dager

Showcase Cinemas is launching a competition for budding content creators to recreate classic film scenes with the chance to have them screened at cinemas across the United Kingdom. The Be Scene on the Big Screen competition invites film fanatics to recreate their favorite movie scenes, with the chance to have their content showcased on the big screen ahead of all film screenings.

Spinning Gold: A Labor of Love

Wed, 04/05/2023 - 16:52 -- Nick Dager

For as long as he could remember, Timothy Scott Bogart dreamed of making a movie about his father’s life. Neil Bogart was the co-founder of Casablanca Records, the label behind such iconic artists as Donna Summer, Kiss, Parliament, Village People, and more. The younger Bogart’s friend, cinematographer Byron Werner knows the story well.

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