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‘Tron 3’ canned by Disney after poor performance by ‘Tomorrowland’

It looks like that new Daft Punk album won’t be happening. Bummer. The Hollywood Reporter broke on Friday that Disney would not be moving forward with a sequel to 201o’s Tron Legacy. The sequel was supposed to begin filming this fall in Vancouver, but it seems like the Mouse House isn’t too keen on diving …

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‘Tron 3’ set to begin filming soon with Joseph Kosinski returning to direct

Don’t ever say that Disney doesn’t like getting more green. It seems like the House of Mouse will actually be moving forward with a sequel to 2010’s Tron Legacy, according to a report by Badass Digest on Tuesday. The film starred Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, and Jeff Bridges and was a continuation of the original …

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Stunning Behind-the-Scenes Photographs of Jeff Bridges’ Movies Taken by Jeff Bridges

Oscar winning actor Jeff Bridges recently won an award from The International Center of Photography for his behind-the-scenes photographs of movies he’s worked on since 1984. Turns out Bridges is a masterful still photographer and these photos are nothing but impressive. If you like what you see, check out his personal website, and this New …

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‘Oblivion’ a visually stunning but too familiar Tom Cruise vehicle

Oblivion is a science-fiction Frankenstein, stitched together with the parts of older, better, films within the genre. If you have seen the seminal sci-fi movies, the ones everyone calls to mind when considering the best the unknown and supernatural have to offer, then you will be familiar with the angles of Oblivion, its many nooks and crannies. This Tom Cruise vehicle boasts striking visuals and a weirdly claustrophobic plot structure, but the familiarity it engenders only winds up doing it harm.

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How to make a perfect movie, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Not every film can be Citizen Kane. Deemed by many as a perfect film (i.e. Rotten Tomatoes), Hollywood has tried to emulate its critical success for decades, but as an industry that strives on generic formulas, some have come close while other have missed the mark. Now, thanks to the trustworthy Tomatometer, we have a …

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Score At The Half – Hollywood: Zero, Audience: Even Less

Hollywood needs a hit Actually, Hollywood needs a bunch of hits. Actually, Hollywood needs a bunch of big, fat, through-the-roof hits. And with the summer – and the year – half over, the time to come up with them is running out. The movie business finished 2010 with the second highest domestic box office on record:  $10.2 …

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CGI and the Banality of the Incredible, Part 1

“If it can be written, or thought,” said Stanley Kubrick, “it can be filmed.”  Kubrick could very well have been articulating the credo for every cinematic explorer of the fantastic since Georges Melies. Ironically, Kubrick – who was second to none in pushing the limits of filmmaking technology – several times found himself in the position of …

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Best Movie Scores of 2010

Scores are different then soundtracks for obvious reasons but mostly because it is a personal compilation of instrumental music built around a movie. There is no past with the songs, just present and just designed for that movie. This year was apparently the year for famous musicians, very accomplished musicians in their own right, to …

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‘iSPEC,’Joseph Kosinski’s Commercial That Helped Him Get the Job to Direct ‘Tron Legacy’

Tron Legacy is set for release this month and needless to say we are all pretty excited for the film. Recently the New York Times posted an article detailing how much Disney had invested in the motion picture. Tron Legacy boasts a $170 million budget. state-of-the-art 3-D visual effects, a three-year $120 million dollar marketing …

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Michael Jackson doc/Venice Film Festival highlights/Michael Sheen added to Tron: Legacy/Yet another “Saw” Film/Apatow contracted to Universal

MJ Documentary? The King of Pop continues to be incredibly lucrative, even in death.  The latest posthumous venture concerns the “…rights to the approximately 80 hours of high-definition, full dress rehearsal footage captured by AEG Entertainment, the company behind Jackson’s concert series.”  It’s the rehearsal footage for the “This Is It” series of 50 live …

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