‘District 9’ Director Neill Blomkamp Launches Oats, An Experimental VFX Studio
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Neill Blomkamp, whose films like District 9 and Elysium make extensive use of vfx and animation, has unveiled his new passion project: Oats Studios, a Vancouver company dedicated to creating experimental vfx-driven short films.Blomkamp released a teaser trailer today for the company’s first upcoming project, Oats Volume 1: “The whole point of the studio is to just do what we want,” Blomkamp explained on Twitter. “No constraints.” But there’s also a clear endgame for Blomkamp,


'CARNE y ARENA’ : Alejandro Iñárritu Teases Cannes VR Installation With Emmanuel Lubezki
This is the first virtual reality project to be chosen for the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival. Academy Award winners Alejandro González Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki have teamed up once again to create the experimental virtual reality installation “CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible).” The six and half minute solo experience is the first virtual reality project to be chosen for the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival, where it wi


Get ready to dive into Yorgos Lanthimos surreal world
The Killing of a Sacred Deer - Trailer The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos returns to Cannes this week with his new film, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, a story of a surgeon (Colin Farrell) who makes an unthinkable sacrifice as the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister. We just felt a chill. The poster was designed Vasilis Marmatakis, who also created the striking imagery for posters for Lanthimos' 2011 drama Alps as well as The Lobster. The Ki


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Emmanuel Lubezki Video Essay ‘Making Beautiful Movies’ Pays Tribute to the Master Cinematographer —
While presenting Emmanuel Lubezki with the Best Cinematography prize at the 2014 LAFCA Awards, Kirk Honeycutt referred to the celebrated DP as an auteur. That designation is usually reserved for directors, but in “Chivo’s” case it fits — few artists’ or technicians’ work is so immediately recognizable. James Hayes would likely agree, as he’s put together a new video essay called “Emmanuel Lubezki: Making Beautiful Movies.” Watch it below. The video includes clips from Lubezki


‘Cinema is gone’: According to Martin Scorsese, ‘younger people’ just don’t understand
Martin Scorsese’s Manhattan office, in a midtown building a few blocks northwest of the cordoned-off Trump Tower, may be the most concentrated bastion of reverence for cinema on the face of the Earth. There’s a small screening room where Scorsese screens early cuts of his films and classic movies for his daughter and his friends. There’s his personal library of thousands of films, some he taped himself decades ago. Film posters line the walls. Bookshelves are stuffed with fil


9 Scenes That Prove ILM, Was Lightyears Ahead Of Its Time
A quick history lesson: Before Industrial Light & Magic’s inception in 1975, the technology required to bring the Star Wars universe to life simply didn’t exist. But since then, the techniques they invented and visual effects mastery they achieved, are for all to see in movies beyond just the Star Wars franchise. Pixar & Photoshop were created by the geniuses at ILM -- something that not many people know. The visual effects that Industrial Light & Magic’s talented bunch of ci


Laura Dern in the Mix for Film Academy President!
With current president Cheryl Boone Isaacs set to term out at the end of July, the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will soon be voting on new leadership. A handful of contenders have been bubbling up, but one particularly compelling name has just been tossed into the hat: two-time Oscar nominee Laura Dern. Sources tell Variety the actress is interested in taking the reins after being elected to the board of governors last July. If she runs and wins, i
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