BOOOOO! I love this show! variety.com/2023/tv/news/s…

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RIP Ken Anger. Behold, his review of Close Encounters (Film Comment J/F 1978)

Thank you to Malcolm Harris for the kind review. Although I haven't been able to get the whole thing yet since it's behind a paywall: thenation.com/article/cultur…

We leaned really heavy into practical FX on I'm A Virgo- &used much less VFX than most shows/movies. BUT- VFX artists still had heavy loads2bare on this show. Often in other areas of the screen than normal. &they KILLED it. Our VFX supe had EXTRA work figuring out practical side

Obscure YT of the day: The legendary two part DREGS OF HUMANITY episode of the great one season & done lost sitcom IT'S YOUR MOVE, starring Jason Bateman, the indelible Caren Kaye (My Tutor) & David Garrison (Married w/ Children). Those who know, know. youtube.com/watch?v=-cBRJD…

New featurette in today! 10 days to go! 💥 We're honoured to have served as sole #VFX partner on this special project for Christopher Nolan. Check out Oppenheimer in theatres on July 21st. More: bit.ly/DN0pp22

This is pretty great. With receipts! youtube.com/watch?v=7ttG90…

This is a terrible featurette. Sony should be ashamed of themselves. "Everything is real." "practical" "honest" "No green screens. No projectors. That’s just how Neill Blomkamp rolls." Whatever. youtu.be/mzRZQwR0LEE?si…

Regarding the conversation surrounding ‘Napoleon having no CGI’. Below are the VFX credits. The film has some amazing VFX, stunt and practical FXs, including exploding body parts, exploding horses, exploding boats, crowd duplication, full CG boats, full CG environments all

The Most Egregious Example of "We Didn't Use CGI" Mythology (So Far) fxrant.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-mo…

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Congratulations to Julie Turnock, professor of media and cinema studies, who was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship National Endowment for the Humanities for a book project titled "Beyond King Kong: Special Effects in the Hollywood Studio Era, 1915–1965." ▶️ bit.ly/41Vug3J

Ebertfest Announces 25th Anniversary Edition: 'Star 80' to Open Festival, 'The Best Man' Tapped as Centerpiece Feature (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2024/film/mark…

Blue tongues and an exposed brain: How ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ visual effects went back to basics latimes.com/entertainment-…

Practical effects and stunts are awesome. Visual effects are awesome. Design them to work together, and it's magic.