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Category Archives: Special effects
The Wandering Earth II: sci-fi prequel from Frant Gwo
Just in time for the Lunar New Year, Well Go USA opens a prequel to the 2019 blockbuster hit, The Wandering Earth II (or EartII, as the poster has it) expands on the original, building a thoroughly convincing sci-fi future … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Asian, New Releases, Special effects
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DP Rodrigo Prieto on the banquet scene from The Irishman, shooting on film, and defining his style
During last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE in Toruń, Poland, Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC, attended a screening of The Irishman, participated in a post-screening question-and-answer session and press conference, then sat through a string of individual interviews — including one for Inside Hook. … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Cinematography, Special effects
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Ashfall review: Disaster in Korea
While Parasite racks up awards, at the other end of the Korean film industry is Ashfall, a disaster epic filled with stars, action and special effects. Aimed squarely at mainstream viewers, it’s a fun if not completely successful knockoff of … Continue reading
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Bill Morrison on ‘Decasia’
For the past twenty years, Bill Morrison has been mining film archives, resurrecting decaying nitrate that would otherwise have been discarded and then editing it into new narratives. Released in 2002, Decasia helped Morrison reach a wide audience. Tied to … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals, Silent Film, Special effects
Tagged Archive, Film Library, Museum, Nitrate, Preservation, Restoration, Silent Film, Special effects
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CGI: Find another scapegoat
Some writers love compiling lists about “Why movies are so terrible today”—as opposed to back when they were great, before digital or widescreen or color or sound or whatever other technological development. CGI, or computer-generated imagery, is the villain … Continue reading