In our The Imagineering Story interview, we spoke with director Leslie Iwerks about how her six-part documentary series about Disney theme parks was made.
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A top secret Riot Games documentary is in the works from filmmaker Leslie Iwerks, but will it tackle the recent controversies?
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You may remember Academy Award and Emmy nominated director Leslie Iwerks from her fantastic documentaries on cinema: A Pixar Story and Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible. If you haven't seen them, stop reading this and go find them. She's also from a family of multi-generational Disney legends -- the daughter of Disney Legend…
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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Last month it was revealed that Encore would be airing a documentary about Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company which has been around for thirty-five years now, after being started by George Lucas to create effects for Star Wars. The documentary is directed by Leslie Iwerks, the filmmaker who made The Pixar Story…
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I doubt I need to tell you much about Industrial Light & Magic, at least with respect to the basics. The venerable effects company has been around for thirty-five years now, after being started by George Lucas to create effects for Star Wars. The company quickly became the premiere effects company in the world, and…
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I'm a huge Pixar fanatic, if you couldn't tell from our extensive coverage to their upcoming film WALL-E. A few months ago we featured the book To Infinity and Beyond! The Story of Pixar Animation Studios in our Cool Stuff feature. But what many people don't know is the book is actually based on interviews…
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