Lighting the candle — or the pipe? Omri Katz opened up about his experience filming Hocus Pocus at sixteen, and how toking up on the job almost cost him the role.
10.10.2022 - 23:57 / thewrap.com
“Avatar” during its new theatrical engagement (or maybe are watching it for the first time), you are no doubt blown away by its presentation.“Avatar” looks noticeably better than it did when it debuted in theaters back in 2009 – it boasts improved picture quality thanks to a new 4K remaster and is now presented in high frame rate (or HFR), which creates a more fluid image. As eye-popping as the original presentation of “Avatar” was, this new version is even more visually stunning.But this new presentation did leave me with a question: How did the movie go from being a standard, 24-frames-per-second movie (as it was when released in 2009) to an updated, 48-frames-per-second marvel? Like Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), the crippled marine who takes a mystical voyage to the alien moon of Pandora, I embarked on an equally exotic quest … to Burbank, California.
That’s where I got the answers to “Avatar’s” high frame rate makeover. (Mostly.)As the press release states, this “Avatar” re-release is “the first film to feature cinematic high frame rate powered by TrueCut Motion technology.” At Pixelworks (TrueCut’s parent company) in Burbank, the team from TrueCut Motion showed me how they transformed “Avatar” from a potentially dusty nostalgia play to something wholly engrossing and new.The process that TrueCut Motion provides is “end-to-end motion grading,” Miguel Casillas, Senior Director of Ecosystem Marketing at Pixelworks, said.
Just like a movie goes through a “color grading” process during post-production, so too should movies submit to a “motion grading” step. TrueCut Motion creates HFR playback that enables filmmakers to make it look as little or as much like a traditional 24-frames-per-second movie as they’d like.
Lighting the candle — or the pipe? Omri Katz opened up about his experience filming Hocus Pocus at sixteen, and how toking up on the job almost cost him the role.
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Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat. Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron turned heads when they both visited the High School Musical filming location one month apart — and the actress is finally opening up about the nature of her trip.
The last day of our getaway for Mayte’s 5th ended with a bang! Daddy does not do her hair as well as grandma. And she let m know it! A very dramatic start to our day! Eventually we make it out of our hotel and head to the SEA LIFE Aquarium. This was spectacular! You have to see!!! And, finally, we ended our birthday vacation with a visit to a local pumpkin patch in Carlsbad. It was soooooo cute! And FUN! And expensive! Watch!
Not backing down! Jill Zarin flipped the script on Tamra Judge — and called out the Real Housewives of Orange County star for bringing their feud to BravoCon 2022.
Arnold Schwarzenegger went for a smoke and a drive around town. Of course, since he’s Schwarzenegger, his smoke-and-drive sessions are a bit more impressive than expected, with him smoking a cigar and driving a vegetable-oil-powered army Hummer.Arnold Schwarzenegger says his accent removal coach should ‘give him his money back’Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger & more celebrate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s birthdayThe photos show Schwarzenegger driving his truck, which has huge wheels, four seats and no doors.
A former high school band teacher is being accused of impregnating a 16-year-old, then taking the most cowardly way out of the situation imaginable — faking his own death.
DALY CITY, CALIF. – In some of America’s most expensive cities, residents are having to pack up and leave as rent prices rise. Inflation is keeping teachers from moving into these major cities like San Francisco in California, fueling the need for more staff when school districts are already struggling to hire. Rent prices in San Francisco have gone up more 16% in the past year, the real estate company Redfin reported in June.The most recent teacher salary data shows that the average salary for teachers has gone down in the past decade by 3.2%, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Headed into choppy waters! On the upcoming episode of The Real Love Boat, the couples answer some tough questions about their past relationships while racing to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar.
A California parent spoke out Monday after a high school football team was banned from carrying the Thin Blue Line flag onto the field, after critics alleged the symbol was divisive. Saugus High School mother Lexi Hawk joined "Fox & Friends First" to discuss the controversy and how the community has responded to the school's decision. "He thinks it's ridiculous personally, but he is respectful of the school's decision at this time," Hawk told co-host Todd Piro regarding her son's thoughts on the matter. "He likes to play football.
Olivia Newton-John, Kylie Minogue, Rita Wilson, Maggie Smith and Jennifer Saunders have joined a whole galaxy of stars who have shared their own personal experiences with breast cancer.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesNot only does it raise awareness but celebrities who choose to speak out about their own diagnosis can also help remove the stigma associated with cancer. In our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special, HELLO! spoke to Cancer Research UK about why celebrities telling their stories can make a difference...Information nurse at Cancer Research UK, Julia Frater, said: "It can have a huge impact when celebrities diagnosed with cancer choose to speak about their experiences publicly.
A fifth suspect was arrested Friday morning in California in connection with a body found buried in the Arizona desert, authorities said. Garrett Cole, 31, of Bakersfield, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for murder, kidnapping and robbery, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona said. Detectives in Bakersfield contacted the sheriff's office about an investigation into a homicide that happened in their jurisdiction last month and said they believed some suspects traveled to Fort Mohave, Ariz., after the murder.
Unbothered! Emma Stone and husband Dave McCary wanted to enjoy their date night at the Mets-Padres game — but fans had a different plan.
More on the way? Katherine Schwarzenegger said that she and husband Chris Pratt haven’t ruled out having more kids after welcoming baby No. 2 earlier this year.
HIV? A small, new study suggests the answer may be yes. The intriguing possibility stems from a detailed analysis of the gut bacteria ("microbiomes") of 55 men, all of whom indicated they have sex with other men. About half of the men went on to become infected with HIV; the other half did not.
Peter Facinelli feels like he's learning how to be a parent again since welcoming his first son. 'The Twilight Saga' actor became a dad for the fourth time in early September when his partner Lily Anne Harrison gave birth to a baby boy and Peter - who shares three daughters Luca, 25, Lola, 19, and Fiona, 16, with ex Jennie Garth - says it's very different to raising girls. Speaking to People.
While eagle-eyed fans may have noticed Kathy Najimy’s Hocus Pocus 2 smile looked different in the Disney+ sequel, the actress had a good reason for switching things up.
An open book! Dancing With the Stars fan-favorite Cheryl Burke didn’t hold anything back when revealing little-known facts about herself exclusively to Us Weekly.