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Trivia: Steven Spielberg Wanted To Animate The ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Sunday’sLos Angeles Timeshas a fantastic article about the legacy of theHarry Potterfranchise, somethingwe mused about a few weeks agotoo. WithHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1less than two weeks away, looking back at how Warner Brothers handled what has become one of the biggest franchises ever is a marvel: eight movies in ten years with most of the same cast and very few scandals orspeed bumps....

VOTD: Video Essay Explains The Importance Of Opening Shots In Movies Even though it may be forgotten by the time you’re done watching a movie for the first time, theopening shotof any movie is integral to introducing the audience to the world and/or characters they’re about to watch for a little while. It may not seem like a single shot can do much to accurately prepare viewers for the movie they’re about to see, but a new video essay fromNow You See Itexplains how opening shots in movies can tell you a lot about the story you’re about to see unfold....

Watch Director James Gray Perfectly Sum Up What’s Wrong With The Current State Of Movies The only constant is change. We’ve all heard that little truism a million times by now, though it especially applies to the film industry throughout its history. Well before the pandemic ever arrived on the scene and promptlydisrupted the theatrical landscape, the moviegoing habits of general audiences had already begun to undergo a seismic change — spurred on in no small part by the types of movies that studios have gone out of their way to fund in the first place....

Will The ‘Avatar’ Sequels Shoot In 120 Frames Per Second? Unlike some of his esteemed colleagues,James Cameronhas never shied away from new technology. He’s been a proponent of 4K resolution and higher frame rates for years. In fact, he’s been telling people he wanted to shoot hisAvatarsequels in 60 FPSsince 2011— before Peter Jackson’s 48 FPSHobbiteven hit theaters. Now it seems Cameron may go even further than that.Douglas Trumbullsays Cameron’sAvatarproducerJon Landauis interested in his MAGI process, which captures and displays images at 120 frames per second in 4K and 3D....

‘Barry’ Trailer: A Portrait Of The President As A Young Man With the clock winding down on Barack Obama’s presidency, a new film promises to look back at where it all began.Vikram Gandhi’sBarryis a portrait of Obama in his college years, withDevon Terrellplaying the future POTUS as a fresh-faced young man still figuring out his place in the world. Also starring areAnya Taylor-Joy(The Witch) as his girlfriend,Ashley Juddas his mother, andEllar Coltrane(Boyhood) andJason Mitchell(Straight Outta Compton) as a couple of his friends....

‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’ Has Made 10 Times More On PVOD Than In Theaters It’s been something of a rarity to get a clear look at how certain movies have performed financially during the COVID era than it was in the Before Times. However, a picture is beginning to emerge around MGM and Orion’sBill and Ted Face the Musicwhich indicates that dropping the film on PVOD was a smart play by the studio....

‘Bond 25’ Watch: Beyonce Reportedly In Talks To Record The New 007 Theme Song Another week, another cycle of news reports aboutthe 25thJames Bondmovie that may or may not have any credence to them. Strap in, because it’sBond Watch: Day 29. The latest in the hot 007 gossip: Beyonce may be in talks to record the theme song for the latest James Bond movie starringDaniel Craig. The only thing confirmed in that sentence is Craig, as it seems like “the talks” that the pop super star is in are just a bunch of rumors....

‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Has Scenes Directed Over Skype While you’re watchingDawn of the Planet of the Apes, you won’t suspect anything unusual about the way the film was made. But some scenes were shot with actors performing their roles more than 1,000 miles away from each other while directorMatt Reevesdirected over Skype, from 6,328 miles away. Reeves reveals to me that he directed sequences using Skype video conferencing withAndy Serkisperforming Caesar in his performance capture studio in London while Jason Clarke interacted with the ape from a hotel room in Rome....

‘Fast And Furious: Supercharged’ Super Bowl Commercial: “It’s A Ride” You expect to see Super Bowl commercials for big movies, but how often do you get them for theme park rides? Well not every theme park ride is centered on a major franchise likeFast and Furious: Superchargedis. The brand new, action-packed thrill ride comes toUniversal Studios Hollywoodlater this summer. It features cameos byVin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese GibsonandLuke Evans....

‘Gotham’ Villains Trailer: Spotlighting The Bad Eggs We’ve seen plenty ofGothamfootage at this point, and even heard quite a fewpositive reactionsto the pilot. But why not see one more trailer? This one is good, because it spotlights the villains, including The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor), Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith),andCatwoman (Camren Bicondova). Bruno Heller’sshow (with a pilot directed byDanny Cannon) also featuresBen McKenzieas James Gordon,Donal LogueasHarvey Bullock, andDavid Mazouzas a very young Bruce Wayne....

‘Joker’ Movie Will Be R-Rated, Confirms Director Todd Phillips When the prospect of a movie exploring the rise of Batman’s arch nemesisThe Jokerwas first revealed, fans were reasonably skeptical. It’s rarely a good thing to know too much about a villain, and that’s especially true when you’re dealing with a character who is made infinitely more interesting by having an uncertain past. But after theteaser trailerforJokerarrived, fans have been more intrigued than ever to see what directorTodd Phillipsand actorJoaquin Phoenixare bringing to Gotham City with the villain’s origin story....

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Brings Composer Michael Giacchino Back To The Park Michael Giacchinois returning to composeJurassic World: Dominion, completing the trilogy that started with his score for 2015’sJurassic World. According to a new report, the Oscar-winning composer has signed on to score the third film for the revived franchise, after scoring bothJurassic Worldand its 2018 sequelJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. According to theFilm Music Reporter, Giacchino will be returning to complete theJurassic Worldtrilogy as the composer for the third film in the revived franchise,Jurassic World Dominion....

‘Lace Crater’ Trailer: Why You Should Stay Away From Haunted Art Studios IfHarrison Atkins' directorial debut,Lace Crater, wasn’t on your radar before, it should be now. The offbeat horror movie, which is produced byJoe Swanberg(Digging for Fire), is something else, as you’ll likely learn from the trailer.Lace Crateris an often sad, funny, and unsettling post-breakup story that takes its ludicrous-sounding concept to some surprising places. Below, watch theLace Cratertrailer. For some people, a few too many drinks leads to some bad decisions....