Today, February 19, in 1998, hacker Trinity fends off two units of police officers and faces off with sinister sentient computer programs known as Agents (The Matrix, 1999)
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#art #history: this quote by francois truffaut (born #otd in 1932) isn't his most erudite, but there's still a lot of veracity to it.
recogised by sci-fi nerds as the scientist, claude lacombe, in spielberg's 'close encounters of the third kind', he was one of the founders of the nouvelle vague. francois started his career as a film critic for the esteemed journal, 'cahiers du cinema' & went on to direct the semi-autobiographical classic, 'les 400 coups'.
#francoisTruffaut #illustration #film
Today, February 23, in 1989, FBI special agent Dale Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks from somewhere else in time, assisted by Phillip Jeffries. He meets Laura Palmer on a fateful night. (Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 17, 2017)
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Director Sam Mendes has announced plans to make movies about each of the Beatles, intersecting to "tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history," leading up to their breakup in 1970. The surviving Beatles and the families of the late John Lennon and George Harrison have granted life story and music rights for the scripted films. Variety has more details.
#Music #Movies #Film #Cinema #TheBeatles #Culture #SamMendes
"Blazing Saddles," Mel Brooks' Western satire about a Black sheriff (Cleavon Little) appointed to save the town with drunken gunslinger, the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder), turned 50 this month. In this slide show, MovieMaker looks at how the film was made. “It was designed as an esoteric little picture. We wrote it for two weirdos in the balcony. For radicals, film nuts, guys who draw on the washroom wall — my kind of people,” Brooks told Playboy in 1975.
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"You Can Call Me Bill," the documentary about William Shatner, will be released in movie theaters across the U.S. on March 22 — Shatner's 93rd birthday. When the film premiered at SXSW last year, Deadline spoke to the actor about the origins of the term "mad hatter," space, the mysteries of life, and a song he's written called "Elephants and Termites." "I’m sure you know that termites build these mounds. They masticate the earth, build a tower, and millions of them live in the tower," he said, explaining the origins of the composition. "Along comes an elephant with an itchy butt, and they scratch their butt on the tower, destroy the tower, tower crumbles. It’s now dirt."
#Movies #Entertainment #Documentary #Cinema #Film #WilliamShatner
All I know is, the In Memoriam segment BETTER NOT leave Harry Belafonte out. Those slimy lil’ wankers at the Grammys did exactly that last month…. SMH
Today, May 16, 2179, Ellen Ripley and Jonesy the cat are found in hypersleep after drifting in space for 57 years (Aliens, 1986)
20 years ago today, "Shaun of the Dead," the world's first rom-zom-com, got its full theatrical release in the U.K. GQ talked to director Edgar Wright, star/co-writer Simon Pegg and co-star Nick Frost about George Romero, cricket-bat-swinging, record-hurling, and whether they'll ever get the band back together. This is the movie that started the Cornetto Trilogy. We want to know, which is your favorite of the three?
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File this under "things we never knew we wanted until we discovered we couldn't have them." David Lynch pitched an animated project called "Snootworld" to Netflix, but was rejected. He started working on the script 20 years ago with Caroline Thompson, writer of "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Edward Scissorhands" and 1991's "The Addams Family." Here's what the pair told Deadline.
#TV #Television #Netflix #Cinema #DavidLynch #Animation #Movies #Film
Two people sit on a bench next to a fearless squirrel.
Probably my second best film photo of my 'career.'
#minoltacle #35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #film #nyc #streetphotography #believeinfilm
PREMIERES APRIL 22, 2024
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Available on air and streaming online #ClimateChange #Pollution #Documentary #Film
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/poisoned-ground-tragedy-love-canal/
Stunt doubles are highly skilled and trained professionals who are often at risk through their work, but part of their job is staying away from fame. “Anonymity has always been the contract that we’ve agreed to, and it’s partly for the audience’s benefit,” says David Leitch, director of "The Fall Guy," who was Brad Pitt's stunt double for a decade. The Hollywood Reporter talked to him and Ben Jenkin, Logan Holladay and Chris O’Hara, three of the stunt performers from "The Fall Guy" about how they created the movie's action sequences, and the fight to get industry recognition for their profession. Tell us in the comments what you think the greatest stunt in movie history is.
#Movies #Hollywood #Entertainment #Film #Cinema #Stunts #TuneIn
Riguardare la trilogia dei colori di Kieślowski tutta d'un fiato, di notte, me l'ha fatta apprezzare di più. Esperienza consigliata.
Ora vado a nanna.
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https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=ocVGnnYn58A
Watched it for the umpteenth time last night. 42 years old and as long as you're not watching the original theatrical release, it's a near perfect film. A pure masterclass.
Saturday night film time
"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" is out and according to the A.V. Club's Tara Bennett (not usually a fan of prequels), it's good. Here's her review of the movie, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. We want to know: Which of these George Miller movies is your favorite?
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Former baby sitter of Sofia Coppola and husband of Nancy Drew dies.
Oh... and he was one of the greatest producers and casting directors in the history of cinema.
Fred Roos, 1934-2024. May he rest in peace.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/fred-roos-dead-godfather-2-megalopolis-1236009965/
Ian McKellen Hospitalized After Fall from West End Stage, Expected to Make ‘Speedy and Full Recovery’
#IndieWire #BreakingNews #News #Film #IanMcKellen #Theatre
Trump biopic "The Apprentice," starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong was well received internationally but can't find U.S. distribution. Participant Media, Hollywood's premier backer of socially conscious films and documentaries such as "Judas and the Black Messiah" and "An Inconvenient Truth" closed in April. And The Hollywood Reporter says many studios worry about a MAGA-led backlash to movies perceived as too "woke." Here's their story on Hollywood's fear of political movies.
Sony Will Use AI to Cut Film Costs, Says CEO Tony Vinciquerra
"“We are very focused on AI. The biggest problem with making films today is the expense,” Vinciquerra said at Sony’s Thursday (Friday in Japan) investor event. “We will be looking at ways to…produce both films for theaters and television in a more efficient way, using AI primarily.”"
Wow. So I expect the quality will go way down.
#movies #film #AI #tech #news #media #press #entertainment #cinema #tv
https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sony-pictures-will-cut-film-costs-using-ai-1235010605/
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A friend worked in printer/plotter service for a long time. He picked up 3D printing, 3D design, and Photoshop stuff as a hobby. He made the designs for these lightsabers for himself, printed them, painted them - There's no metal in this picture.
He's at loose ends, mid-life, and wants to change careers. Big Time movie buff. I would love to get him in touch with some people in special effects/film and make magic happen. #movies #film #design #GetFediHired
BLU-RAY REVIEW: "THE MASK OF FU MANCHU" - WARNER ARCHIVE
The pre-Code classic looks fantastic and is sure to raise some eyebrows.
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