With powerhouse “Game of Thrones” (winner of the last five Special Visual Effects Emmys) out of contention, the race is wide open. Or is it? With sci-fi fave “Westworld” leading all Emmy noms with 22 (including 12 for below-the-line crafts), this could be a case of revolving HBO glory.
Here’s how the nominees stack up: newcomers Westworld” (“The Bicameral Mind”) and “American Gods” (“The Bone Orchard”) take on perennials “Vikings” (“On the Eve”) and “Black Sails” (“Xxix”) and sophomore entry “The Man in the High Castle” (“Fallout”). It’s a great mix of futuristic sci-fi, surreal mythology, swashbuckling and warrior battles, and upside down, sci-fi world building.
It could have been even more interesting and competitive if Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and “Legion” hadn’t been shut out. Too bad, because the Upside Down and Demogorgon creature were fabulous effects in “Stranger Things” and “Legion’s” exploding kitchen was very trippy.
Here’s how the nominees stack up: newcomers Westworld” (“The Bicameral Mind”) and “American Gods” (“The Bone Orchard”) take on perennials “Vikings” (“On the Eve”) and “Black Sails” (“Xxix”) and sophomore entry “The Man in the High Castle” (“Fallout”). It’s a great mix of futuristic sci-fi, surreal mythology, swashbuckling and warrior battles, and upside down, sci-fi world building.
It could have been even more interesting and competitive if Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and “Legion” hadn’t been shut out. Too bad, because the Upside Down and Demogorgon creature were fabulous effects in “Stranger Things” and “Legion’s” exploding kitchen was very trippy.
- 7/18/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Apparently the TV Academy will only go so far in honoring sci-fi when it comes to the below-the-line craft nominations. While HBO’s “Westworld” and Netflix’s “Stranger Things” deservedly snagged 12 and 11 noms, respectively, FX’s “Legion” was totally shut out. That’s right: Noah Hawley’s mind-blowing Marvel superhero deconstruction didn’t get recognition for either Michael Wylie’s eye-popping production design or Dana Gonzales’s experimental cinematography. Perhaps it was too subversive for its own good.
“Westworld” Rules
With HBO’s “Game of Thrones” out of the running this season, the void was filled by the brilliant re-imagining of Michael Crichton’s adult theme park. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy wisely took a more graphic and philosophical approach to A.I. The brutal sex and violence definitely tapped a cultural nerve.
It’s about beauty and ugliness in this collision of sci-fi and the western. Paul Cameron’s...
“Westworld” Rules
With HBO’s “Game of Thrones” out of the running this season, the void was filled by the brilliant re-imagining of Michael Crichton’s adult theme park. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy wisely took a more graphic and philosophical approach to A.I. The brutal sex and violence definitely tapped a cultural nerve.
It’s about beauty and ugliness in this collision of sci-fi and the western. Paul Cameron’s...
- 7/13/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Without “Game of Thrones” in Emmy contention, the VFX race has become wide open, with “Stranger Things,” “Legion,” “Westworld,” “American Gods,” and “Black Mirror” stepping up with creepy characters and supernatural situations.
Highlights include the Demogorgon creature from “Stranger Things,” the exploding kitchen from “Legion,” the final reveal of Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and all of her inner workings from “Westworld,” the incredible sex scene from “American Gods” with Bilquis, the Queen of Sheeba (Yetide Badaki), and the disgusting spider with a human head from the “Playtest” episode of “Black Mirror.”
Meet the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things”
The cool thing about the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things” (directed by the Duffer Brothers) is it fits so well with the ’80s low-tech vibe. As the boogeyman from the Upside Down (named from “Dungeons & Dragons”), the creature represents a wonderful hybrid of practical and CG.
Aaron Sims Creative did the design, and the...
Highlights include the Demogorgon creature from “Stranger Things,” the exploding kitchen from “Legion,” the final reveal of Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and all of her inner workings from “Westworld,” the incredible sex scene from “American Gods” with Bilquis, the Queen of Sheeba (Yetide Badaki), and the disgusting spider with a human head from the “Playtest” episode of “Black Mirror.”
Meet the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things”
The cool thing about the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things” (directed by the Duffer Brothers) is it fits so well with the ’80s low-tech vibe. As the boogeyman from the Upside Down (named from “Dungeons & Dragons”), the creature represents a wonderful hybrid of practical and CG.
Aaron Sims Creative did the design, and the...
- 6/23/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Starz television adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods finally has a release date! Fans of the novel will finally get to see the series April 30th, which is much sooner than I think a lot of us anticipated. Then again, I feel like we've been waiting for this thing for what feels like years, so maybe sooner is better in regards to this. You would think we'd see a trailer or something here soon with only two months to go until the series premiere! We do have a poster for you to look at, which means nothing to someone like me who never read the series. I do know this book is a blending of American living meets modern mythology, so that at least explains the White Buffalo. Should I be excited for this show to air? ...
- 2/24/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Here's your tech-savvy vocabulary term for this week's Mr. Robot episode: "kernel panic." It's what happens when an operating system comes across an internal fatal error — something essentially and deeply broken within itself — that it can't recover from. For old-school PC users, it's when the screen becomes a snowstorm of indecipherable numbers and commands — when the machine examines itself and finds something it doesn't know how to process. It's what happens when the shadows on the wall of the cave cease to form a coherent narrative.
It's the same thing...
It's the same thing...
- 7/21/2016
- Rollingstone.com
FX’s motorcycle gang drama Sons of Anarchy aired its final episode on Tuesday night and showed club president Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) tying up loose ends for his family and his club before taking one final ride. ETonline takes a look at some of the most heartbreaking and surprising moments from "Papa’s Goods."
1. Jax Burns Everything
The episode opens with 10 minutes without any dialogue. Bruce Springsteen's "Adam Raised a Cain" plays as we see Jax preparing himself for his final ride, packing up his notebooks and kissing his sons goodbye. He rides to the clubhouse and sets fire to the club’s memories: old photos, his notebooks, and his father's manuscript: The Life and Death of Sam Crow: How the Sons of Anarchy Lost Their Way.
FX
2. Taking Out The Irish
Jax's father and Sons of Anarchy founding member Jt believed that the Samcro's downfall began when the club starting trafficking and dealing...
1. Jax Burns Everything
The episode opens with 10 minutes without any dialogue. Bruce Springsteen's "Adam Raised a Cain" plays as we see Jax preparing himself for his final ride, packing up his notebooks and kissing his sons goodbye. He rides to the clubhouse and sets fire to the club’s memories: old photos, his notebooks, and his father's manuscript: The Life and Death of Sam Crow: How the Sons of Anarchy Lost Their Way.
FX
2. Taking Out The Irish
Jax's father and Sons of Anarchy founding member Jt believed that the Samcro's downfall began when the club starting trafficking and dealing...
- 12/10/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Sons of Anarchy concluded its remarkable seven-season run with an epic, wrenching final seven-minute sequence on Tuesday, and now the show's original swan song, "Come Join the Murder," is available to stream exclusively on Rolling Stone.
The sprawling ballad was was recorded by Sons of Anarchy's in-house band, the Forest Rangers, and sung by Jake Smith, a.k.a. the White Buffalo, while the lyrics were penned by the show's creator, Kurt Sutter. (You can preorder Songs of Anarchy, Vol. 4, which is due out in February and features the single,...
The sprawling ballad was was recorded by Sons of Anarchy's in-house band, the Forest Rangers, and sung by Jake Smith, a.k.a. the White Buffalo, while the lyrics were penned by the show's creator, Kurt Sutter. (You can preorder Songs of Anarchy, Vol. 4, which is due out in February and features the single,...
- 12/10/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Sons of Anarchy, Season 6: Episode 10 – “Huang Wu”
Written by Kurt Sutter and Charles Murray
Directed by Billy Gierhart
Airs Tuesday nights at 10 on FX
Oftentimes, a TV series unintentionally develops a weak link in its cast. If any of you are viewers of The Walking Dead, too, you could easily point out who that person was last year. Sons of Anarchy has mostly avoided that pitfall – having that character that is universally disliked. But season six really hasn’t done any favors for Tara. Her story has been a distraction at best; at worst, it’s made mediocre episodes out of otherwise good material, and Sons can’t really afford to have muted attention going into its last season – it wants to go out with a bang. So, when “Huang Wu” passes judgment on Tara and lets us watch her unravel, it’s the kind of satisfying moment that...
Written by Kurt Sutter and Charles Murray
Directed by Billy Gierhart
Airs Tuesday nights at 10 on FX
Oftentimes, a TV series unintentionally develops a weak link in its cast. If any of you are viewers of The Walking Dead, too, you could easily point out who that person was last year. Sons of Anarchy has mostly avoided that pitfall – having that character that is universally disliked. But season six really hasn’t done any favors for Tara. Her story has been a distraction at best; at worst, it’s made mediocre episodes out of otherwise good material, and Sons can’t really afford to have muted attention going into its last season – it wants to go out with a bang. So, when “Huang Wu” passes judgment on Tara and lets us watch her unravel, it’s the kind of satisfying moment that...
- 11/14/2013
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes the short film “Hold Your Fire,” release details for The Black Dahlia Haunting, trailers for Truth or Dare and The Shadows, and much more:
Full Short Film “Hold Your Fire”: “Twitch Film proudly presents the online premiere of artist-turned-filmmaker Wes Benscoter’s debut short film, Hold Your Fire, exclusively at Twitch Film.
A ghostly soldier comes face to face with this grim reality of his war-torn existence on the battlefield… and beyond! Assaulting international audiences at festivals from Montreal’s Fantasia to Sitges, Fantasporto, A Night of Horror, and Dead by Dawn, to sending domestic shivers up spines at Screamfest, Boston Underground, and the New York City Horror Film Festival, Twitch Film now takes the mantle in offering Wes Benscoter’s mini-masterpiece to its largest audience ever.
A twenty-year veteran of horrific illustration,...
Full Short Film “Hold Your Fire”: “Twitch Film proudly presents the online premiere of artist-turned-filmmaker Wes Benscoter’s debut short film, Hold Your Fire, exclusively at Twitch Film.
A ghostly soldier comes face to face with this grim reality of his war-torn existence on the battlefield… and beyond! Assaulting international audiences at festivals from Montreal’s Fantasia to Sitges, Fantasporto, A Night of Horror, and Dead by Dawn, to sending domestic shivers up spines at Screamfest, Boston Underground, and the New York City Horror Film Festival, Twitch Film now takes the mantle in offering Wes Benscoter’s mini-masterpiece to its largest audience ever.
A twenty-year veteran of horrific illustration,...
- 6/16/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
After announcing the 12 projects that comprise its Frontières selection of film projects in May, the Fantasia International Film Festival's Frontières International Co-Production Market’s team has now revealed the event’s Off-Frontières line-up of 12 projects. Read on for the details of this latest dirty dozen.
The first Frontières announcement contained new projects being pitched by Joe Dante, Bobcat Goldthwait, Richard Stanley, and more. The following Off-Frontières projects come from such amazing talent as Larry Fessenden, The Rasmussen Brothers, and Josh Johnson.
Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, introduced its Fantasia Industry Rendez-Vous, including the Frontières International Co-Production Market and the Fantasia Film Market, in 2012. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North America with Europe, in an environment focused specifically on genre film production. Now Frontières has become a circuit in-between Fantasia, in July,...
The first Frontières announcement contained new projects being pitched by Joe Dante, Bobcat Goldthwait, Richard Stanley, and more. The following Off-Frontières projects come from such amazing talent as Larry Fessenden, The Rasmussen Brothers, and Josh Johnson.
Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, introduced its Fantasia Industry Rendez-Vous, including the Frontières International Co-Production Market and the Fantasia Film Market, in 2012. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North America with Europe, in an environment focused specifically on genre film production. Now Frontières has become a circuit in-between Fantasia, in July,...
- 6/15/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
From the Fantasia Film Festival press release:
After announcing the 12 projects of its Frontières selection of film projects in May, the Frontières International Co-Production Market’s team has now announced the event’s Off-Frontières line-up of projects.
The projects, in this second group, feature additional up-and-coming talents and experienced filmmakers from the independent genre film world. The Off-Frontières 2013 selection of the 2nd edition of the Frontières International Co-Production Market will consist of the following 12 projects:
Canuxploitation (USA)
Director: Josh Johnson (Rewind This!)
Documentary
Dead Max (Québec)
Director: Patrick Boivin (Bunker)
Writer: Randall Lobb
Producer: Stéphane Tanguay (Jaloux) Productions Kinesis
Emerald Falls (Québec)
Director: Boris Rodriguez (Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal)
Writer: Phil M. Rosenberg
Jumbo (France)
Director/Writer: Zoé Wittock (First Feature)
Producer: Anaïs Bertrand (First Feature) Insolence Productions
Réclusion (France)
Director: Franck Richard (The Pack)
Writers: Franck Richard and Florent Silieri
Producer: Fares Ladjimi (The String) Mille et Une Productions...
After announcing the 12 projects of its Frontières selection of film projects in May, the Frontières International Co-Production Market’s team has now announced the event’s Off-Frontières line-up of projects.
The projects, in this second group, feature additional up-and-coming talents and experienced filmmakers from the independent genre film world. The Off-Frontières 2013 selection of the 2nd edition of the Frontières International Co-Production Market will consist of the following 12 projects:
Canuxploitation (USA)
Director: Josh Johnson (Rewind This!)
Documentary
Dead Max (Québec)
Director: Patrick Boivin (Bunker)
Writer: Randall Lobb
Producer: Stéphane Tanguay (Jaloux) Productions Kinesis
Emerald Falls (Québec)
Director: Boris Rodriguez (Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal)
Writer: Phil M. Rosenberg
Jumbo (France)
Director/Writer: Zoé Wittock (First Feature)
Producer: Anaïs Bertrand (First Feature) Insolence Productions
Réclusion (France)
Director: Franck Richard (The Pack)
Writers: Franck Richard and Florent Silieri
Producer: Fares Ladjimi (The String) Mille et Une Productions...
- 6/14/2013
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Selection includes three projects from Québec and the latest projects from Josh Johnson and Boris Rodriguez [pictured].
As part of their second Frontières international co-production market, Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has revealed its Off-Frontières selection of film projects.
The selection includes three projects from Québec, including Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal director Boris Rodriguez’s next feature (Emerald Falls), as well as the latest documentary from Rewind This! director Josh Johnson (Canuxploitation).
Frontières market director Stephanie Trepanier told Screen: “We’re happy with the diversity of the Off-Frontières line-up. It allows us to feature more local projects and projects in a wider range of development stages.
“We’re also seeing more filmmakers with their first feature film project in there, which pleases us. The discovery and promotion of new genre filmmakers has always been an important element of Fantasia, and Frontières allows us to support them at an even earlier stage.”
The Frontières...
As part of their second Frontières international co-production market, Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has revealed its Off-Frontières selection of film projects.
The selection includes three projects from Québec, including Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal director Boris Rodriguez’s next feature (Emerald Falls), as well as the latest documentary from Rewind This! director Josh Johnson (Canuxploitation).
Frontières market director Stephanie Trepanier told Screen: “We’re happy with the diversity of the Off-Frontières line-up. It allows us to feature more local projects and projects in a wider range of development stages.
“We’re also seeing more filmmakers with their first feature film project in there, which pleases us. The discovery and promotion of new genre filmmakers has always been an important element of Fantasia, and Frontières allows us to support them at an even earlier stage.”
The Frontières...
- 6/13/2013
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Cannes isn't the only place news is happening this weekend. Big things are going on at the Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters as a massive casting update has arrived that just about doubles its total enrollment thus far! Read on for the details.
Per Deadline, Sarah Hyland ("Modern Family"), Joely Richardson (pictured; "Nip/Tuck," Event Horizon), and Gabriel Byrne ("In Treatment," Stigmata) will now also be sinking their teeth into the movie based on the books by Richelle Mead. Byrne will play Victor, one of the leaders of the Academy, while Hyland will play Natalie, Victor’s daughter and the best friend of the lead Rose and Lissa characters. Richardson will play Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi Vampires.
Dominic Sherwood has also joined the film and will be playing Christian, Lissa’s love interest. These latest cast additions come on the heels of the announcement last week that Sami Gayle...
Per Deadline, Sarah Hyland ("Modern Family"), Joely Richardson (pictured; "Nip/Tuck," Event Horizon), and Gabriel Byrne ("In Treatment," Stigmata) will now also be sinking their teeth into the movie based on the books by Richelle Mead. Byrne will play Victor, one of the leaders of the Academy, while Hyland will play Natalie, Victor’s daughter and the best friend of the lead Rose and Lissa characters. Richardson will play Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi Vampires.
Dominic Sherwood has also joined the film and will be playing Christian, Lissa’s love interest. These latest cast additions come on the heels of the announcement last week that Sami Gayle...
- 5/19/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Spoiler alert! If you haven’t watched this week’s episode, which ended with a montage set to “The Whistler” by the White Buffalo (you’re welcome), stop reading now. Big moves were made to get us in position for next week’s season finale. Let’s dig in.
We opened with Jax journaling to his boys, telling them that being a man means you’re aware of all the things you touch and taking action on the needs of others before your own. (Guess that’s why this episode concluded with Jax seeking out Wendy, for Tara, instead of Clay,...
We opened with Jax journaling to his boys, telling them that being a man means you’re aware of all the things you touch and taking action on the needs of others before your own. (Guess that’s why this episode concluded with Jax seeking out Wendy, for Tara, instead of Clay,...
- 11/28/2012
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
In 1976 Italian movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis unleashed his heavily promoted King Kong to eager audiences. Though a modest success, the remake was trashed by critics and, especially in light of Peter Jackson’s 2005 version, has aged horribly. The next year De Laurentiis released another monster movie, The White Buffalo which critics pounced on as well and this time, even though it starred box-office champ Charles Bronson, audiences stayed away. But the years have been much kinder to The White Buffalo, a weird, offbeat western/monster hybrid that uses real historical figures for a unique riff on Moby Dick. It’s an unusual movie, ripe for rediscovery. I had written about it a couple of years ago in my Not available on DVD column and it’s now available as part of the MGM Limited Edition Collection
In the 1870′s, aging gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok (Charles Bronson) is haunted by...
In the 1870′s, aging gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok (Charles Bronson) is haunted by...
- 9/17/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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