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Dreamworks to head to Fox


Dreamworks SKG one of the big powerhouses in CGI animation in Hollywood is now moving distributors from Paramount to Fox.

Hobbit limited 48 fps release


            For anyone following the Hobbit’s production or interested in new trends in movies they would have heard of Peter Jackson pushing the fact that he shot the Hobbit in 48 frames per second rather than the standard 24 frames per second. However it has recently been announced that the 48 frames per second versions will only be on limited release with the standard 24 frames per second taking most real estate in movie theatres.
           
           

Star Trek 2 filmed in IMAX


The first Star Trek reboot movie was a huge success, so what will Abrams do with the money from the first one to make the second that much better? The answer is film it in the holy grail of film buff formats, which isIMAX.

Abrams decided to skip filming in 3D and rather shoot key scenes in IMAX. This is a huge deal to most filmgoers since it means a much better picture quality and a bigger screen to show in. With the great writing and acting in the first one this could easily put Star Trek into contention with all the other great movies coming out.

For those not in the know IMAX movies typically are just movies shot in regular 35mm or digital that is than shown on larger resolution screens that to most people just make everything look a bit bigger. But when you actually shoot in IMAX, which is basically taking a frame of 35 and near doubling it in size. This causes the same size image to have that much more quality because each little image is able to hold a lot more information and it fits much better on a bigger screen. So since actual IMAX cameras were used in the production if you go to the fancy IMAX theatres you will actually be getting your moneys worth if you go see something like Star Trek 2.

It is always good news to hear a movie is being shot in this format since it seems rarer and rarer these days with companies focused solely on 3D. I guess that makes it a little more special when it does happen when movies like the Dark Knight Rises and Star Trek are shot in this amazing format. But the question still lingers is it better for high quality images like you haven’t seen before or the cool 3D effects. I guess that’s just up to the audience.

Prometheus Pre Order


Prometheus not only is a much hyped up movie with Ridley Scotts return to the Sci-Fi genre but apparently there is enough hype to justify the ability to pre order before the movie even releases in theatres.

Scott back at it


So Ridley Scott seems to be making a big impact with his upcoming movie Prometheus coming up. So what do you do when making a movie based in the universe of one of your best movies? Well his answer to this question would be to go to another huge movie that has an arguably bigger fan base than even the Alien movies. 

Star Wars turning 35


So this week marks the anniversary of a movie series that has truly defined the way we watch movies today and made a lasting impact on a whole generation. This movie is Star Wars and on May 25th it will be turning 35 years old so lets take a look back at what this movie has done for itself and the industry.

Filming Guns


In this Day and age there are always a big movie producer looking to make the next big action flick and they all seem to have the same thing in common and that will always be that they all will be filming guns. But with having any type of filming with guns even if they are just prop weapons.

Rodriguez to Sin again?


There is quite a fan base for Robert Rodriguez’s movie Sin City and there is some definite want for sequel and there is some talk about a sequel out of Rodriguez’s mouth.

Murray no longer willing to bust ghosts.


There are some actors out there that just make a movie and one of them is Bill Murray especially as his role, Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters. However even though there is rumor of interest in a possible sequel being written by co-star Dan Aykroyd it doesn’t look like Murray will be a part of it.

SOPA and the film industry


The movie industry and government are and always will be fighting piracy till currency is abolished but the question is when is protecting copyright going to far.

            That is the question with two bills going through the senate and the house in the United States. These two bills are the PIPA (Protect IP Act) and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). But what makes these two bills so atrocious, in short really loose wording and horrible clauses put in both bills that will enable someone to shut down a site just for having copyrighted content on it weather its used in accordance to fair use or not. This isn’t just the content they can take down which under current law is possible on most of the internet but the whole site can be taken down due to one infraction. With user created content sites like Youtube out there and Google (Since it covers links to copyrighted content as well) could be completely shut down.

            This is absolutely ludicrous not only is it going to hurt the whole internet and infringe on the freedom of speech that we Americans hold so dear and we thought our government did as well, I believe it could hurt the Film industry as well. First of all if a popular site is taken down by this act and it comes out that it was due to a studio’s movie being on the site people would quickly accuse the studio of causing the site blockage even though it could just be a government official proving that the bill can be used to stop piracy. This is lunacy in its own but also you have to look even though piracy does take money from studios and I do not condone it in the least, I do understand it does happen and I also know that pirates tend to drive business to the studio as well with many only pirating to see if they want a movie to only go buy it later and also some pirates talking to other people willing to pay about the movie in great word of mouth advertising that you wouldn’t get if you enacted something like this. This is all to say that people don’t already blame film companies for pushing the legislation in the first place.

            So if you think this is as big an outrage as me join the like of Reddit and Google in their protesting of this bill on this day.

Netflix hits another roadblock


I am obviously a huge move buff, and because of this fact I love the service Netflix provides in enabling me to stream movies readily, legally and easily. However Netflix seems to be stumbling over its own feet since late last year and has hit yet another hitch already this year.

           
 
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