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3 Body Problem’s VFX Designer on Creating a Sci-Fi World
VFX supervisor Boris Schmidt explains how his team brought the surreal VR landscapes of the Netflix series – as well as that chilling Panama Canal scene – to life.
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Is a Heartbreaking, Heavenly Film
Director Matt Reeves was not messing around when he made Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. He wipes out most of the human race before the title card, then unfurls a powerful story of two opposing societies destined for war despite having every possible opportunity at peace. It’s bleak. It’s bold. It’s bloody fantastic.…
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Rise of Planet of the Apes Is a Low-Key Miracle
Rise of the Planet of the Apes achieves the unthinkable. It’s a prequel film to an iconic classic that approaches the material in a fresh, interesting way, stands on its own, and doesn’t tarnish the legacy or integrity of its predecessors. On paper, it shouldn’t work. Throughout movie history, it usually doesn’t. But in 2011,…
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Alien: Romulus Was Inspired by an Aliens Deleted Scene
Fede Álvarez started making an Alien movie without realizing he was making an Alien movie. He was in a meeting with Ridley Scott’s company right before Scott made Alien: Covenant, and he mentioned some things he would like to see. “I was like, ‘I think you guys should do this and approach it this way,…