It is becoming easier for Chinese films to attract private domestic capital. They have gotten a boost from international blockbusters as well as acclaimed local films.
The sole copy of a 1928 Walt Disney film thought to be lost forever has been rediscovered in the archives of the British Film Institute. The film features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse's precursor.
The sole copy of a 1928 Walt Disney film thought to be lost forever has been rediscovered in the archives of the British Film Institute. The film features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse's precursor.
On film and TV, zombies have gone from a crawl to a sprint. Themes have shifted from Cold War worries about radiological exposure to terrorism-era fears about sudden biological attacks.
On film and TV, zombies have gone from a crawl to a sprint. Themes have shifted from Cold War worries about radiological exposure to terrorism-era fears about sudden biological attacks.
Humans have long been fascinated by the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Novels, films, and folk tales have encouraged curiosity and speculation about what might be 'out there' in space.
In the 90’s, computer-generated imaging (CGI) was developed so that film-makers could create amazing special effects in the film studio which were too dangerous to film on location.
Going out to see a film is becoming less popular. The number of movie goers in the US dropped to the lowest it's been in 20 years. The question is: why?
In the 1995 film ‘Vampire in Brooklyn’, stuntwoman Sonya Davis died after falling from a high building. Many people criticised the film industry for her death.
Nowadays, most films use both CGI and stunt. Still, many actors prefer to do their own stunts. For ‘The Matrix’ (1999), Keanu Reeves trained for six month to do the amazing fight scenes.
'London has Fallen' was shot at Nu Boyana, a large film studio in Bulgaria that's gaining popularity for movie-makers worldwide. They built an incredible London set including St. Paul’s cathedral.
We see Spider-Man punching Sandman through the chest with the help of special effects and Humbly, born without his right hand, who took Maguire's place when they filmed the scene.
Many stunts were extremely dangerous. In the Bond film ‘Live and Let Die’ (1973), stuntman Ross Kananga walks on crocodiles to get across a river. The last crocodile bit his foot!
The James Bond films were famous for stunts. In ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’ (1974), Bumps Willard, as James Bond, drives a car off a bridge and turns it over in the air.
The stunt industry was at its best in the films of the seventies and eighties. The brave (or mad!) stuntmen and women did more and more amazing things.
In the early days of cinema, actors did their own stunts. Stars in silent films, like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, took great risks to make their films funny. They thought it was part of a comedian’s job.
"The Grand Budapest Hotel" is both funny and violent. It's a comedy by Wes Anderson but more violent than his earlier films. Even though it has some gory scenes, it certainly isn't the most violent movie ever made!
I didn't like the movie very much. The plot had little action. The scenery was less beautiful than I expected. And the special effects were the least exciting of all the films I've seen this year.
Documentaries use pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual record or report. Events can be filmed or re-enacted.
Science fiction films have numerous themes, including space and time travel, aliens, extrasensory perception, robots, cyborgs and future civilizations.