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• Ahead of tsunami, journalist foresaw coastal disaster in Sri Lanka: “A Catastrophe Waiting to Happen”

  
  Moving Images, Moving People! — Authority: 126
  Contrary to a popular belief, journalists don’t enjoy being able to say ‘I told you so!’. They much rather prefer if their investigative or analytical work in the public interest are heeded in time.A few months before the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, my friend and journalist Dilrukshi Handunnetti ...
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• Film industry in Michigan revs up with former auto workers

  
  Behind The Scenes TV - The Making of New Movies, TV Shows and DVDs — Authority: 432
  Lewis Smith’s family helped build Michigan’s bedrock industry. At the end of his automotive career, Smith was helping to dismantle it. He didn’t like that work, so he got out and is building a new future with giant green screens. For 22 years, Smith managed auto supplier plants. Then he spent several years ...
  9 hours ago

• City film commission ops now under Creative Fresno

  
  Dumb Drum — Authority: 427
  As you may have heard, the Fresno Film & Entertainment Commission was eliminated recently due to cuts in the city’s budget. There was some question moving forward who local and outside productions would turn to if they needed permits or other assistance while shooting within city limits. In the past, the county ...
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• David Cronenberg Revives The Talking Cure With Keira Knightley

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 744
  Nearly three long years ago, David Cronenberg had optioned Christopher Hamptons play The Talking Cure , and was preparing it as his next project. Late last year, he became attached to The Matarese Circle , the spy thriller that boasted Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise . While Cronenberg fans wondered if ...
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• Is Hitchcock’s reputation deserved?

  
  FilmmakerIQ.com — Authority: 426
  The following article appeared in The Spectator May 10th 1997. Is Hitchcock’s reputation deserved? No, says Michael Harrington. He was a light entertainer of great professional skill but no ‘genius’ Alfred Hitchcock’s reputation is a mystery worthy of the old showman himself. When his film Vertigo was ...
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• Create Your Own Christmas Story Bunny Costume

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 744
  You know at some point this week youre gonna sit down and watch A Christmas Story , and you know youre gonna get to the part where Ralphie walks down the stairs in that silly pink bunny costume and, though youll chuckle like you do every year, there will definitely be a part of you that desperately wants to don a ...
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• Magnetos Origin Movie Is Now X-Men: First Class

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 744
  Last week, Bryan Singer revealed he had signed on the dotted line , and was re-enrolling with Fox to direct X-Men: First Class. The response from fans has been mixed, ranging from "I dont like post-Superman Singer" to "Stupid X-Men!" to "Yay! X-Men!" It is tough to get excited about yet another prequel, though ...
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• Peter Jackson Taking Flight With Mortal Engines?

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 744
  With The Hobbit , Tintin , and Temeraire all on the pre-production slate, youd think Peter Jackson would have enough to do. But perhaps hes feeling a need to compete with his Hobbit pal and co-conspirator Guillermo Del Toro , because hes reportedly taken on another fantasy epic. According to The ...
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• Fake Glass Bottles, How To Sugar Glass : Backyard FX

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 177
  This week, Erik shows you how to make fake glass bottles to use in your films.  Need to hit someone over the head with a bottle in your scene? Use this DIY trick to make a safe and cheap special effect prop.  Indy Moguls Backyard FX features cheap, DIY filmmaking tips and tutorials including special effects, props, ...
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• Green Screen Rentals – Revolutionary Tool

  
  47 Movies — Authority: 157
  Green screen or “chroma key” technology in film making in LA is a revolutionary tool that is set to take the world of film making, and photography in general, to a new level. Green screen rentals LA have seen a significant rise in the past years, and as more imaginative photographers and film makers emerge, ...
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• Review: Nine

  
  Row Three — Authority: 142
  Director: Rob Marshall ( Chicago , Memoirs of a Geisha ) Screenplay: Michael Tolkin & Anthony Minghella Based on: “Nine,” a Broadway musical by Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston, based on 8 1/2 by Federico Fellini Producers: Rob Marshall, Marc Platt, John DeLuca, Harvey Weinstein Starring: Daniel ...
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• What James Cameron Should Have Done with His CGI

  
  Film School Rejects — Authority: 640
  About an hour into Avatar , a strange feeling washes over me. No, it’s not the inherent sexual attraction to blue alien women. That strange feeling came more than half an hour ago. This new feeling is tied directly to it, though – the ultimate realization that the people I’m seeing on screen don’t exist. ...
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• Behind the scenes of ‘Did You Hear About the Morgans?’

  
  Behind The Scenes TV - The Making of New Movies, TV Shows and DVDs — Authority: 432
  Related posts:BEHIND THE SCENES TV: Behind-the-scenes production footage of ‘The Golden Compass’ starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig [video]http://youtube.com/watch?v=0NOOXHLpdww[/video] ...BEHIND THE SCENES TV: Behind the Scenes of “The Incredible Hulk” satrring Edward Norton ...
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• The making of ‘Avatar’

  
  Behind The Scenes TV - The Making of New Movies, TV Shows and DVDs — Authority: 432
  Through a combination of new movie technologies, James Cameron has raised the bar on making movies for this and the next generation of moviemakers. Avatar, the new 3-D blockbuster from director Cameron, represents a quantum leap in movie-making technology. The truly impressive part of the production was the ...
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• Jonah Hill’s ‘21 Jump Street’ Movie Gets ‘Cloudy’ Directors

  
  The Flickcast — Authority: 444
  Jonah Hill ( Funny People and Superbad ) who has been working on an update of the 80’s television show 21 Jump Street for Sony; has announced that the movie is in negotiations to sign it’s directors. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who directed September’s Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs , are ...
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• From YouTube to Hollywood with ‘Ataque de Panico’

  
  The Flickcast — Authority: 444
  Sometimes Hollywood’s Cinderella stories come from behind the camera instead of what we actually see up on the big screen. Take a look at Tarantino’s rise from working at a video store to directing such classics as Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs . Now, a virtual unknown named Fede Alvarez looks to make a ...
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• Mahesh Bhatt discusses his cinema with Sudhir Mishra

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Sudhir Mishra in a conversation with Mahesh Bhatt went over the nuances of filmmaking with budding filmmakers, who, avidly lapped up the words of wisdom. Sudhir Mishra and Mahesh Bhatt spoke at length on how to go about in this ultra-commercial and competitive world of cinema.Also, present at the occasion were ...
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• Paramount Looks for Low-Budget Films

  
  Film Directing and Film Making Tips for the Independent Filmmaker — Authority: 131
  This article was written by Lauren A. E. Schuker. “Spurred by the success of its ultra-low-budget horror film “Paranormal Activity,” Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures will devote about $1 million each year to finding and producing small-budget movies, according to people familiar with the situation.” ...
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• Microcinema Flashback - Breath Mints, Microcinema and the American Film Market (2004)

  
  Surviving in Safety Harbor — Authority: 117
  The last of my microcinema articles which was printed online as the microcinema revolution neared its end. This one talks about the American Film Market and the lessons we can learn from it for the microcinema filmmaker. Funny how things had, well, not changed much as far as quality film creation during these years ...
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• News With Nezua | The White Professional Anti-Racist

  
  The Unapologetic Mexican — Authority: 492
  As you can see, this one—though short—involved some serious production! It was a lot of fun, though. I’ve been busy with numerous things as usual, so while I am still working on the script (with some friends) for the Avenida Almasol Xmas Speshul, it isn’t done, and I’m not sure it will be done by ...
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