Chris Wedge Gets Epic


Epic is not only Blue Sky's best movie but also director Chris Wedge's most personal, too: a swashbuckling, samurai action/adventure that takes place in a lush, microscopic forest world. It beautifully translates N.C. Wyeth for Alice in Wonderland meets The Adventures

Full Trailering of Planes


The official Planes trailer has taken flight, highlighted by Mark Mancina's majestic score, accentuating the connection to Cars. There's bonding between cars and planes before Dusty the wily crop duster (Dane Cook) soars high above and far away from Radiator Springs

Trailering More Pacific Rim


Following the exciting WonderCon footage comes a new Pacific Rim trailer that delves further into Guillermo del Toro's mother of all CG monster movies (opening July 12). Summer box office prospects look strong and the Oscar-contending VFX by ILM (going well beyond

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Trailering Third Man of Steel

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Movies, Music, performance capture, previs, Production Design, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

After the eerie General Zod video warning comes the third and most emotional Man of Steel trailer: an existential journey to define the heart and soul of Kal-El/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) and his role as outsider/savior. 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

Trailering New Man of Steel

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Below the Line, Movies, performance capture, previs, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

In the second trailer for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (June 14), the tone remains somber but the imagery becomes even more Christ-like as Superman (Henry Cavill) grapples with his duality: “The World’s too big, Mom.” Read more

The Dark Knight Rises from Inception

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Movies, Oscar, previs, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Christopher Nolan recently discussed the importance of mythmaking in The Dark Knight Rises, which I use as a starting point in my analysis in the latest TOH/Indiewire column. Read more

Trailering the Ultimate Dark Knight Trilogy

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Costume, Movies, Tech, Trailers, Videogames, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Bruce Wayne’s journey as the conflicted crime fighter is conveyed in this new ultimate trilogy trailer. Read more

Postering Man of Steel at Comic-Con

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Below the Line, Books, Costume, Events, Movies, previs, Production Design, Tech, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

So what do you think of the Man of Steel poster released Saturday at Comic-Con? Not surprisingly, producer Christopher Nolan’s gritty DNA is present, linking it to next week’s release of The Dark Knight Rises.

Sure enough: director Zack Snyder confirmed in Hall H that this Superman is for a new generation that “can beat the snot out of some people.”  A superhero that can deliver a sucker punch as well as take one.

Likewise, star Henry Cavill stated that he wanted to bring a modern version to the general public.

The footage reportedly screened revealed a more grounded tale of identity (will the world accept the Man of Steel) with a hand-held camera strategy. Read more

Digging into The Dark Knight Rises

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Books, Clips, Events, Movies, Tech, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

At Sunday’s press conference for The Dark Knight Rises (July 20)  in Beverly Hills,  director  Christopher Nolan discussed coming full circle back to Batman Begins. Read more

Nolan Talks Dickens in Dark Knight Rises

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Books, Clips, Events, Movies, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

The Amazing Spider-Man’s Marc Webb isn’t the only director quoting Charles Dickens this summer (he finds the whole notion of these kids having a generosity of spirit yet distrust for the world around them very provocative). In The Dark Knight Rises (July 20), there’s a crucial moment in which A Tale of Two Cities is cited, which is appropriate considering the dark ambiguity, the theme of orphans, and the destruction of Gotham. Read more

Trailering New Dark Knight Rises

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Movies, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

One month to go before the July 20th release of The Dark Knight Rises, and Chris Nolan craftily teases only a little more in these flashes: Read more

Trailering More Dark Knight Rises

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Books, Movies, Music, Tech, Trailers, VFX | Leave a comment

“There’s a storm coming,” whisper’s Anne Hathaway’s Selena Kyle. I’ll say. The third Dark Knight Rises trailer overlays Hans Zimmer’s melancholy score over images of Bruce Wayne’s anguish, Bane’s creepy malevolence, and Gotham’s inevitable battleground of mayhem and destruction. It’s eight years later and Christian Bale’s Wayne is in need of redemption and release. Thomas Hardy’s terrorist Bane offers just the battle scarred warrior Batman needs to fight to exorcise his demons. What a culmination to Chris Nolan’s operatic ode to the Batman ethos due July 20 in immersive IMAX.

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