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The sword, in whatever form, remains an important feature in cultures around the globe. It remains a symbol of the warrior in an age when many of us never need to fight anybody. Daniel McNicoll has directed a documentary, “Reclaiming The Blade,” that explores the sword and its standing in contemporary society and uses many examples from popular culture to do it. Continue reading “TORn exclusive with ‘Reclaiming The Blade,’ director”
From the folks at Creation Entertainment: We’re very happy to announce today that superstar director/producer/writer GUILLERMO DEL TORO has joined the amazing guest list headlining the upcoming Fangoria’s WEEKEND OF HORRORS coming to New York City on June 5 to 7, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Guillermo’s incredible work includes directing HELLBOY I & II, PAN’S LABRYINTH, BLADE II, and MIMIC, as well as the upcoming HOBBIT films (I & II)
Guillermo joins already announced genre celebrities including DARIO ARGENTO, TOBE HOOPER, DOUG BRADLEY, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, JAMES MARSTERS, TOM SAVINI, ASHLEY LAURENCE, KANE HODDER and many, many more! Tickets are priced as low as $20 a day and EVERYONE gets to see all the guests on stage! CLICK ON THROUGH FOR ALL THE DETAILS and don’t miss the fun!
Peter Jackson has confirmed that The Hobbit, to be shot in Wellington next year, will be one continuous movie in two parts and not two self-contained films. When the project was announced in late 2007, the plan was for two films to be shot back-to-back. The first film would be based on The Hobbit in its entirety, or, some of the story would spill over into the second film which would also be based on author JRR Tolkien’s other writings to create a direct link to The Lord of the Rings. But Jackson, who is also an executive producer on the project, said The Hobbit would now take up all of both films. “We decided it would be a mistake to try to cram everything into one movie,” he hold British film magazine Empire. Hobbit: One tale in two parts
Wellington’s Weta Digital computer graphics workshop is launching a working group aimed at bringing advanced research together with movie production. The new group, Transfx, is headed by Sebastian Sylwan, who has joined Weta as head of research and development, Variety Magazine reported today. Sylwan was most recently senior industry manager for film and television at United States software developer Autodesk, where he led work on stereoscopic 3-D. Weta is already working on an innovative 3-D movie, James Cameron’s Avatar, as well as Steven Spielberg’s Tintin. Weta seeks advanced research for movie graphics
Kristin writes: The Independent has posted a story about a problem of racial sensitivity that the makers of The Dam Busters are trying to solve. It involves the name of squadron’s canine mascot. The Name Dilemma
Our pals at WETA sent us an update: Daniel and Magnus drive off to see Gino Acevedo in his den of cool. They also enlist the help of Weta Designer Matty Rodgers to put some insightful questions to Hellboy creator and comic book artist Mike Mignola who’s visited Weta for a couple of weeks. Listen to the podcast here! Continue reading “WETA Podcast: Acevedo & Mignola Plus a Dick Smith Tribute”
