Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 28.01.2013

Hollywood gets science wrong — and that’s okay – Entertainment starts with an assumption that a lot of scientists don’t start with: The story and the science have to somehow blend. You can’t just insist the science be 100% accurate. It’s better to have some science in there that’s more or less accurate, than to …

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 12.01.2013 – 13.01.2013

Jaxxon’s 11 comic (pdf) – In 2003, I had a very silly idea for a comic. Resurrect the stupidest character from the 1970s Marvel "Star Wars" comic books — a seven-foot-tall green rabbit named Jaxxon — and have him recruit a middle-aged Han Solo for one last heist. FILMography – movie stills, real locations – …

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 10.01.2013

Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie [The Canyons] (NYT Mag) – Star Wars Barrel Organ Made of 20,000 Lego Bricks – We took the iconic Star Wars Main Theme, rearranged it and translated it into a matrix – the constrution blueprint for the organ. Then, we took the four most …

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 17.12.2012 – 18.12.2012

Making Blues Brothers With John Belushi and Dan Akroyd—“We Had a Budget for Cocaine” | Vanity Fair – The pitch was simple: “John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Blues Brothers, how about it?” But the film The Blues Brothers became a nightmare for Universal Pictures, wildly off schedule and over budget, its fate hanging on the amount …