PASADENA – Elle Fanning has large shoes to fill in her portrayal of Catherine the Great.
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By Matt Grobar
Assistant Editor, Awardsline
On Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, VFX Supervisor Pablo Helman faced the “astronomical” challenge of de-aging Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci for a gangster epic that jumped back and forth in time, developing groundbreaking software and a three-part camera rig through which the team at ILM could pull the job off.
Describing the endeavor as “a great NASA project,” Helman embraced a particular weight of responsibility with this film,
PASADENA – Elle Fanning has large shoes to fill in her portrayal of Catherine the Great.
It may not have scored the BAFTA for its effects work, but you have to admit, what Martin Scorsese and his visual effects teams did with The Irishman is nothing short of astounding. Well, the featurettes keep on coming and here’s one from the TV programme Click which seems to have broken down the VFX in the most interesting behind the scenes look yet.
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In today’s film news roundup, Lionsgate is developing graphic novel “Memetic” as a feature, the latest Laura Ziskin Prize is announced and Firelight Media creates a fund for nonfiction filmmakers of color at the mid-career mark.
When it comes to tactics, fans always think they know best.
He was first arrested and charged back in 2015.
The nominees for this year’s Academy Awards gathered Monday for the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon and class photo.
Jelani Maraj, 41, the older brother of Nicki Minaj, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for repeatedly raping his stepdaughter, who was just 11 years old when the abuse began, according to the Nassau County DA.
Netflix has added four more movie titles for Blu-ray and DVD releases this year via the Criterion Collection — Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert’s American Factory and Mati Diop’s Atlantics.Earlier, Netflix's Roma by Alfonso Cuarón became the first of the streaming giant's films to join the Criterion library of classic and contemporary films, and is set for a Feb.
In today’s film news roundup, Netflix announces a spinoff feature based on “The Witcher,” Liam Neeson’s “Honest Thief” finds a home and Sheryl Main will receive the Henri Bollinger Award.
When the SAG Awards nominations were announced last month, Bombshell surprised awards observers with its better-than-expected showing, earning four mentions, but the film about the women who accused then Fox News CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment was shut out at the ceremony on Sunday night.Other films that went into the evening with multiple nominations but failed to earn any of the awards for which they were nominated included four-time nominee The Irishman (although star Robert De Niro
Epix is eyeing some potential new additions on both the scripted and unscripted front.
Robert De Niro has an enviable career, boasting not just longevity but an impressive body of work. The New York native has appeared in some of the most iconic films of all time, including Goodfellas and the Godfather saga.