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All the Pretty Digital Pictures

January 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

A passing glance at the list of the 10 features which made the vfx Oscar shortlist and will present 10-minute clips at the January 3 Bake-0ff is that many of them are returning champs. From Spider-Man and Batman to Gollum (The Hobbit), Snow White and Iron Man (The Avengers), we’ve [...]

‘Looper’ Director Chats About Film’s Mind-Bending VFX

September 27, 2012 by Jake Gerli 1 Comment divider image

We sat down with Rian Johnson, the director of the time-travel film Looper, to discuss his use of visual effects in the movie and their importance to the science fiction genre. The film, which stars Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, opens in theaters nationwide on Friday (September 28). [...]

A Hot VFX Summer Sampler

June 2, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

We focus on some of the innovative digital effects of three of the season’s early blockbusters. Men In Black III (Sony) VFX Supervisor: Ken Ralston It’s been 10 years since Agents J and K last graced the big screen to police the alien population living among us—not so long by [...]

‘Cat in Paris’ Stakes Limited Release; ‘Snow’ Hunts Wide

May 31, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

A live-action Snow White makes a big push at the box office this weekend, while an Oscar-nominated animated feature from France gets a limited release. Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron, is by far the biggest release of the week. The live-action visual-effects spectacle [...]

Evil Eye Contributes 200 VFX Shots to ‘The Avengers’

May 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

San Francisco-based vfx house Evil Eye Pictures has contributed nearly 200 visual effects shots for the Marvel’s The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon, which opens this Friday. Weta Digital, Digital Domain, Fuel VFX, Hydraulx, ILM, Lola VFX, Cantina Creative, Luma Pictures, Mova, The Third Floor and Trixter Films were among [...]

‘Captain America’ Takes the Box Office Fight to ‘Potter’ Finale

July 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

With Comic-Con in full swing, it’s the perfect time for Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The First Avenger to come out ready to take on the hugely successful boy wizard. Captain America, which stars Chris Evans as the eponymous superhero, hits in some 3,500 theaters – many of them showing the [...]

‘Mars Needs Moms,’ ‘Battle: L.A.’ to Duke It Out at Box Office

March 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

It’s getting crowded at the box office with this weekend seeing the third animated release in two months and the second in two weeks with Disney’s Mars Needs Moms. The movie is the final release from the current incarnation of ImageMovers Digital, the Robert Zemeckis-founded company responsible for such animated [...]