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My How To Train Your Dragon Review

Hi everyone,

I plan to write this short review on How To Train Your Dragon by Dreamworks, and I hope you can excuse my English and poor grammatical skills. I just came back from the theatre and I get so excited just thinking about it. Okay here goes!



It currently has a rating of 94% on… Continue

Added by Amy Wong on March 25, 2010 at 11:49am — 3 Comments

Classic Nicole Kidman by Peter Lindbergh (10 pics)



Famed photographer Peter Lindbergh captures the essence of a movie star in his latest photo shoot for Italian Vogue. Shot in black-and-white, Nicole Kidman looks classic and timeless. I love how she can express so much with just the movements in her hands.…



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Added by alice on March 12, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Behind the Scenes: Alice in Wonderland



This great video from Wired takes us behind the scenes of Alice in Wonderland and shows us how Tim Burton worked his magic to make the familiar story come alive in a new and exciting way. Using a green screen and "whatever works" Tim Burton combines a wide variety of techniques to develop these complex scenes. In many cases he couldn't even see the results until very late in production when everything was put together for the first time. He says "It’s been such a weird… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on March 8, 2010 at 3:18am — 1 Comment

IMAX Hubble3D

I can't wait to watch this IMAX movie! This is not Sci-Fi. This documentary is the real deal. It's a real story about real brave astronauts who go on a real mission and it also shows us real mind blowing images made for us to gawk at in utter amazement. All brought to you in full 3D glory.



Here's the synopsis, and release date info quoted from the amazing website devoted to this movie:



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Added by Inka Leoni on February 26, 2010 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

Banksy's Grungy-Great Pop-Up Theater



Leave it to Banksy to have the UK premiere of his film at a makeshift 150-seat cinema built under Waterloo train station. Lambeth Palace, as Banksy calls it, is an improvised film theater on Leake Street that will be holding special previews of Exit Through the Gift Shop until March 4th (in advance of the…

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Added by alice on February 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — 8 Comments

BAFTA's Best Film Nominees by Artist Tavis Coburn

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Tavis Coburn is an illustrator and graphic designer who's created these amazing retro-modern movie illustrations for 2010 British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards' program covers. Each one depicts a character or scene from the Best Film nominees. Obsessed with anything from the 1940s – 1960s, Coburn creates amazingly rich artwork…

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Added by alice on February 19, 2010 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

New Toy Story 3 Trailer







New toys...Yay! Got to love the Ken and Barbie… Continue

Added by alice on February 11, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Wes Anderson's Spider-Man



This is slowly creeping through the internet. I actually found this kinda funny given Wes Anderson's melodramatic style. It answers the question, "What if Wes Anderson Rebooted the Spider-Man Franchise?" The parody was created by Jeff Loveness. Watch and let me know what you… Continue

Added by alice on February 6, 2010 at 10:56am — 1 Comment

The Art of Movie Credits (10 Creative Examples)

Sherlock Holmes [Watch It]



A fantastic opening title sequence can set the tone for an amazing movie experience. If done well, it'll grab the viewer's attention and give them a sneak peek into their magical journey. Just as important is the closing credits. Rather than just watch names…

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Added by alice on February 4, 2010 at 6:00am — 5 Comments

Robot Love: I'm Here by Spike Jonze



Because I love the twisted mind of Spike Jonze, I'm actually looking forward to seeing more of his 30-minute short film titled I'm Here. Plus, how can you go wrong with a robot love story? Recently premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, the film was funded by Absolut Vodka.



Via… Continue

Added by alice on January 31, 2010 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Late Night x Movie Mashups (10 total)

Back to the Future



If you're like me, you've been following all this late night drama. As we shed a collective tear tonight, I present to you these hilarious late night movie mashups. Gizmodo recently asked their readers to Photoshop the current late night battle with their favorite science fiction movie. Here are some of the best entries received. Make sure you read the text on…

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Added by alice on January 22, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

The Oscars: 21 Best Picture Hopefuls

Just who will land in the coveted ten Best Picture nominee spots for this year's Oscars? 10, you may ask? Yes, 10. The best picture lineup at the Academy Awards doubled from five films to ten this year. It's the first time since 1943 that the Academy has allowed this many films in that category.



"After more than six decades, the Academy is returning to some… Continue

Added by alice on January 11, 2010 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Up's 12 Magical Movie Moments

While some would argue that Pixar's 10th animation film is not their best, I wholeheartedly disagree. Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Monsters and Wall-E are nothing compared to Up. Director and co-screenwriter Pete Docter and co-director and co-writer Bob Peterson took Up to new heights - creating a sweet love story in the beginning, an exciting… Continue

Added by alice on January 11, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Leonardo Enters Your Dreams in Inception



Sure we'll all excited about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland but have you given any thought to the movie, Inception? Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie's about best friends who work together as aspiring young architects on the rise. Their relationship gets complicated by a recent "inception". Corporations have developed a technology to enter dreams to extract information from certain peoples' heads. Leonardo enters dreams and things begin to heat up! Check… Continue

Added by alice on January 9, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

How to Make a Movie (in the 1940s)



This flowchart from the 1940s tells you exactly how to get your movie made. It all stems from the IDEA. As you can see, ideas come from either "Play," "Short Story or Novel," "Newspaper Story or Current Event," "Original Story," "Magazine Article," or "Historical Incident." A critical connection off the left side however is the "Vice President in Charge of Production." He can definitely make things happen! I wonder what the same chart… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on December 26, 2009 at 4:33am — 4 Comments

Alma: Amazing Animation

The animation is just awesome and I recommend that you watch it full screen.



Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on…

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Added by Sandy on December 23, 2009 at 10:55am — 5 Comments

Why MJ's Movie Knocked My Socks Off (5 pics)

Last night, my future sister-in-law, my good friend Vic, and I went to the Paramount Studios lot to watch This is It, the Michael Jackson movie/concert experience. After battling 2 1/2 hours of traffic, I made it there and begged my way through (the guys at the main gate said the movie was full but my sad, traffic sob story sold them and they let me in). I… Continue

Added by alice on November 25, 2009 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

The Men Who Stare at Goats: Trailer 2



George Clooney + Ewan McGregor + Kevin Spacey + Jeff Bridges = Movie Magic. I can't wait for this!



Synopsis:

"A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier… Continue

Added by alice on October 21, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

25 Magnificent Modern Day Movie Illustrations

While putting together this post, I had a hard time with the title. I was going to include the words retro or vintage but then I thought - Are most of these retro or are some of these modern? Here was my conclusion: While some of these illustrations have that retro-feel, most are a modern take on a movie classic.



What these artists have done so well is take a… Continue

Added by alice on September 23, 2009 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

When Toys are Like Actors In Your Movie - Brian McCarty

Possessed



Maybe it's the kid in us, but it seems that we're all still in love with our toys. If you don't believe me, check out the Flickr's group, The Secret Life of Toys, which at the time of this post has over 11,244 members (or over 137K pictures). For some it's a hobby, armed with our…

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Added by alice on September 17, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

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