New Man of Steel Featurette


A new Man of Steel (June 14) featurette explores Zack Snyder's new post-9/11 vision of Superman. Playing off the alien angle for the first time Man of Steel first exposes the outsider in Clark Kent so we can be a part of his existential journey. Then once he becomes

Star Wars Rebels Gets Animated


Goodbye Clone Wars, hello Star Wars Rebels. Disney unveiled plans to produce a new Lucasfilm animated TV series, Star Wars Rebels, which will premiere as a one-hour special fall 2014 on the Disney Channel followed by airing as a series on Disney XD. Set for the

Immersed in Blu-ray/DVD


The Great Escape, Richard III, Badlands, Sansho the Bailiff, and the original Fast and Furious are the latest home entertainment releases I've enjoyed. The Great Escape (Fox/MGM) This 50th anniversary Blu-ray release of the World War II classic may not be

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Below the Line

Catherine Martin Talks Designing Gatsby in 3-D

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Below the Line, Books, Movies, previs, Production Design, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

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Reminiscing About Richard Zanuck

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Movies | Leave a comment

Laurent Bouzereau and I discuss the late, great producer Richard Zanuck in his wonderful new doc, Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking, premiering this week on TCM. Read more

Shane Black to Tackle Doc Savage

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Movies, Tech, VFX | Leave a comment

After tapping into Tony Stark’s dark side with the blockbuster hit, Iron Man 3, director Shane Black will now try to re-energize Doc Savage as a new franchise for Sony Pictures. The pulp superhero has been off the radar for quite some time (the last movie was the uneventful Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze in ’75 with Ron Ely). So you can bet he’ll get Black’s noirish treatment along with gallows humor — an adult action/adventure, a postmodern Indiana Jones. But who will play him? Read more

Ray Harryhausen Passes Away

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in Animation, Below the Line, Clips, Movies, Oscar, Shorts, stop-motion, Tech, VFX | Leave a comment

Stop-motion and VFX pioneer Ray Harryhausen passed away Tuesday in London at the age of 92, according to an announcement on the official Facebook page of The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. The multi-award winner best-known for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and Clash of the Titans, became a cultural legend and an inspiration to every filmmaker that has worked in animation and live-action VFX movies for the last half century, (including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Tim Burton, Phil Tippett, Nick Park, and John Lasseter). Read more

The Rise of Triggerfish Animation

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Below the Line, Blu-ray, Festivals, Home Entertainment, Movies, Tech, Trailers, VFX | Leave a comment

South-Africa-based Triggerfish Animation has come of age with its first two features, Adventures in Zambezia, about a lavish city of birds, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD (Sony Home Ent.), and Khumba, a zebra in search of its identity, which premieres at Cannes this month. Triggerfish CEO Stuart Forrest discusses the emergence of his studio as a regional force. Read more

Designer Becker Talks Silver Linings Playbook

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Blu-ray, Clips, Home Entertainment, Oscar, Production Design, Tech | Leave a comment

David O. Russell’s Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook arrived on Blu-ray this week from Anchor Bay looking its blue collar best and containing an intriguing alternate ending.  Production designer Judy Becker discusses collaborating with Russell in creating the Italian-American Philly atmosphere. It’s Good Fellas meets It’s a Wonderful Life. Read more

The Academy Salutes Mattes and Environmental VFX

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Below the Line, Clips, Events, Music, Oscar, performance capture, previs, Production Design, Tech, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

The Academy continued its informative “VFX Convergence” series last Tuesday at the Dunn Theater with “From Matte Paintings to Full Environments and Set Extensions,” which took us full circle from Méliès to Hugo and beyond. Read more

Celebrating Shane at TCM Classic Fest

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Cinematography, Movies, Oscar, Tech | Leave a comment

Come see the digitally restored Shane (in the proper aspect ratio) tonight at the Chinese as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival. Read more

Trailering Third Lone Ranger

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Movies, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Revenge and the railroad converge in Gore Verbinski’s action-packed The Lone Ranger (July 3). The third and final trailer reveals more about Armie Hammer’s John Reid, a former prosecutor-turned Texas Ranger out to avenge the death of his brother, who teams up with Johnny Depp’s metaphysical Tonto, a Comanche scout. Follow the silver. Read more

Man of Steel Goes Viral With General Zod

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Below the Line, Movies, performance capture, previs, Tech, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

A clever Man of Steel (June 14) viral campaign this weekend (which included the use of L.A. billboards) has culminated on the movie’s site with a static video message from General Zod (Michael Shannon) that begins:  “You Are Not Alone.” Read more

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