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Warner Bros. bringing movies to Facebook

Posted on March 10, 2011 by | 1 comment

Like it or not, social networks are here to stay. From Twitter to Facebook, it’s getting hard to get by in the world if you’re not with either of those two networks. Aside from all the pros and cons of social networks a recent development may make these sites even more addicting, the addition of streaming movies.

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Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page funny vigilantes in “Super”

Posted on March 7, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Kick-Ass brought us the first self-aware skewering of the superhero genre, but it won’t be the last.  James Gunn, director of the horror comedy Slither, returns with Super – which looks to be a pastiche of violence, dark comedy, and Adam West Batman comic graphics. Continue reading →

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Trailers that were better than the film

Posted on March 3, 2011 by | 2 comments

The art of a trailer is an unappreciated one.  If done properly, you get a sense of what a film’s about without having the entire narrative spoiled.  If done really well, it will make you think a bag of turds is full of cute puppies.  Now maybe some of the films on this list aren’t “a bag of turds,” but you know what I mean when I refer to the trailer for… Continue reading →

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Don’t forget to tip your foley artist (short video)

Posted on March 2, 2011 by | 1 comment

One of my first memories of being enchanted with filmmaking was a Discovery Channel show called Movie Magic (or something like that) detailing how special effects were created.  From squibs (small explosions for gunshots) to miniatures (the helicopter crash from Cliffhanger), I was enthralled – especially when a guy called a foley artist took a chainsaw to a watermelon.  Continue reading →

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Awards Show Rewind: The Oscars

Posted on February 28, 2011 by | Leave a comment

After a long night of laughs, cries, spectacle, and surprises, the Oscars have come and gone once again. Who walked away with the gold and who left empty handed? The Oscars went to…

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The Filmsmith Podcast on iTunes

Posted on February 26, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Earlier this week we posted our first podcast and now you can find it on iTunes. Continue reading →

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Hulu, Amazon give Netflix a run for its money

Posted on February 24, 2011 by | Leave a comment

For almost as long as Netflix has really focused on its streaming capabilities, the Criterion Collection has been incredibly cooperative with Netflix in making their films available. But last week, due to their dissatisfaction with the streaming superpower, Criterion boldly announced that they would be moving all of their business to Hulu Plus. And earlier today, Amazon announced that it, too, would now be operating a streaming service for all of its Prime members. Does Netflix stand a chance now that it has competition? Especially if that competition is cheaper? Continue reading →

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Blood spills over the edge of your screen in ‘I Saw the Devil’ trailer

Posted on February 23, 2011 by | Leave a comment

I Saw the Devil (dir. Kim Ji-woon) was a 2010 film you might have missed last year, but you’ll want to find. The film highlights the kind of stylized violence and gore audiences raved over when director Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy hit the scene (it even features Oldboy lead actor, Choi Min-sik) Prepare yourself for a bloody good time.

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Billionairess to save Paul Thomas Anderson films

Posted on February 21, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Paul Thomas Anderson is the Oscar-nominated director of 2007’s There Will Be Blood.  So it would make sense to expect great things of his two new projects–a Scientology-themed drama and the adaptation of a drug-addled detective novel. However, as is the case for many film projects, the tales lacked financial backing and were in danger of ending up in development limbo–until one woman stepped in.

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Robert Rodriguez directs short film The Black Mamba

Posted on February 20, 2011 by | 1 comment

Director of Sin City Robert Rodriguez just made a short film for Nike featuring Kobe Bryant, along with cameos from previous Rodriguez collaborators – and it’s awesome. Continue reading →

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