When it came time for a 70mm restoration of 2001: A Space Odyssey, WB had two choices: VFX guru Douglas Trumbull and Christopher Nolan. They chose Nolan.
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The music of Richard Strauss and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey are all but inseparable at this point, as the fanfare from Strauss' composition 'Also sprach Zarathustra' became the unforgettable sonic accompaniment to the opening of Kubrick's film. But the movie was originally going to be scored by Alex North. In fact, North composed an…
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With Interstellar hitting theaters, a couple profiles have been published on the filmmaker. Here are 15 things we learned about director Christopher Nolan.
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Friday July 26, Gallery 1988 will turn Melrose Avenue (the street) into Melrose Place (the party-centric TV show). Both their galleries are having major pop-culture art openings which are sure to turn the four blocks between them into a madhouse of strolling art fans. We'll be posting art from both shows and here's the first.…
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My original title for this piece was 'Kanye West Loves Enter the Void, But Not Enough to Credit It.' Because the video for the Kanye West single 'All of the Lights' is dominated by strobing full-screen text missives that are pure imitations of the brilliant and assaultive credits sequence for Gaspar Noe's Enter the Void.…
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We've featured some of 25-year-old Massachusetts-based graphic artist Brandon Schaefer's movie posters in a past edition of Cool Stuff. Recently Schaefer has created a series of minimalistic posters paying tribute to the films of Stanley Kubrick. Check them out now, after the jump. [gallery order="DESC" columns="2" orderby="ID"] via: Laughing Squid
Read MoreAs you probably know by now, Gallery 1988 will be holding their third annual pop culture art show Crazy4Cult 3D from July 16th (TONIGHT!!!) to August 8th in Los Angeles. Gallery1988 has given us permission to run an exclusive preview of some of the cool artwork which hasn't been seen yet, that will be available…
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Dan Meth has created a movie timeline for futuristic movies, proving that the future presented in sci-fi classics are rooted in alternatie parrellel universes. Check out the full timeline after the jump. In a previous edition of Cool Stuff, we featured Dan's Trilogy Meter, a graphical representation of the enjoyment level of some of the…
Read MoreWelcome to another edition of Movie Playlist, where we talk to the writers, directors, and stars about their favorite films. I've always found the celebrity playlists on iTunes to be interesting. Most everyone in the film business moved to Hollywood after discovering their love of films. And I've always love talking to people about their…
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A shiny silver bag can be difficult to style without giving a vibe like you're headed to the club. Luckily, we've got some advice on how to tone things down.
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