Category: Features
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The Green-Light | Why one scene in Jurassic World almost made me like it as much as the original
Welcome to The Green-Light, a new column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. I love practical effects. I also love CGI, when it’s done right. Truly great effects can transport you further into the world of the movie, helping to create living, breathing characters… Read More >
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Have Superhero Movies Overstayed Their Welcome?
“These are truly diverse pictures that keep offering something new with each entry. That’s why audiences keep coming back.” Read More >
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Why Game of Thrones is likely to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series this year
For several weeks, audiences generally complained that nothing was happening this season on Game of Thrones. What those people failed to realize, is that there’s a difference between a show being slow and taking its time to build things up… Read More >
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Is Soho the new Hollywood?
In this video feature, we consider the question, is London’s Soho the new Hollywood? We talk to Matt Fox, Joint Managing Director of Framestore; Paul Franklin, Co-Founder of Double Negative; Julie Parmenter, Managing Director of Molinare; and SohoCreate’s founder, Tom Harvey, in our search for the answer and arrive at some interesting conclusions. Read More >
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Is Soho the new Hollywood? – Part 2/2
In this video feature, we consider the question: is London’s Soho the new Hollywood? Part 2/2. Read More >
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Is Soho the new Hollywood? – Part 1/2
In this video feature, we consider the question: is London’s Soho the new Hollywood? Part 1/2. Read More >
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Seven problems solved by non-network television
Original programming from video streaming megaliths like Netflix and Amazon Prime is all the rage these days. The lines between TV and film are blurring more than ever before – both we (the watchers) and them (those responsible for what we watch) are changing. Whole seasons are released at once because the medium no longer… Read More >
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Too Soon?: San Andreas, Nepal, and Disastrous Timing
This weekend, the world sees the release of San Andreas, the latest big budget, spectacle-driven blockbuster that takes stock in apocalyptic scenarios and beefy heroes. Just over two weeks ago, Nepal suffered the second powerful, lethal earthquake in a fortnight, measuring 7.8 and 7.4 on the Richter scale respectively. Warner Bros., the studio behind San Andreas,… Read More >
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Jurassic World – “A Look Inside” Featurette
Listen to Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow and Chris Pratt’s thoughts on their upcoming movie, Jurassic World. Read More >
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An uninitiated girl goes to see Mad Max: Fury Road
“I spent the duration of the film thinking these two interchanging thoughts on loop: what the hell is happening? and holy crap, this is awesome.” Read More >
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