Special Features Archive...

A selection of articles and opinions from the world of cinema...


The Making of...

Alien Territory: The Making of Prometheus
Axe to Grind: The Making of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Back to the Hobbit Hole: Eric Saindon talks about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Blending In: The Making of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Blood Relations: The Making of Dark Shadows
Bringing Star Wars to the Screen - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Bringing Star Wars to the Screen - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Bringing Star Wars to the Screen - Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Bringing Star Wars to the Small Screen - The Star Wars Holiday Special
Bringing Star Wars to the Small Screen - Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Bringing Star Wars to the Small Screen - Ewoks: Battle for Endor
Bringing Star Wars to the Small Screen - The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour
Classified Material: Matt Dessero talks about Argo
Computer Upbringing: Sophie Leclerc talks about Happy Downloadday
Daring Ideas: Haskell Wexler talks about In the Heat of the Night & Medium Cool
Dawn Breaks: The Making of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Digging Up the Past: Frankenweenie Recreated in 3D
Double Trouble: The Making of Oblivion
Dressing Abe: Joanna Johnston talks about Lincoln
Empire Building: The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Execution: The Making of Dredd 3D
Fully Assembled: The Making of The Avengers
Going Batty: Alan Burnett talks about Batman: The Animated Series
Go To Black: The Making of Iron Man 3
Grave Circumstances: Hugh Macdonald talks about Frankenweenie
Grimm Reality: The Making of Snow White and the Huntsman
Hell Unleashed: The Making of Wrath of the Titans
Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen
The Ideal Woman: The Making of The World Before Her
Inside Mann: William Goldenberg talks about Heat
In Tune: Susan Lacy talks about Inventing David Geffen
Kept in the Loop: Rian Johnson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis talk about Looper
Labour of Love: The Making of Pearls of the Far East
Making Waves: Justin McMillan & Chris Nelius talk about Storm Surfers 3D
Master & Commander: Peter Weir returns with The Way Back
Natural High: The Making of Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy
Ocean of Possibilities: The Making of Life of Pi 
On the Record: Danti Spinotti and Peter Honess talk about L.A. Confidential
Operation Deception: The Making of G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Oscar Wild: Lucy Alibar talks about Beasts of the Southern Wild and Guillermo del Toro
Passion Project: Brian De Palma talks about Passion
Rebourne: The Making of The Bourne Legacy
Recollections: The Making of Total Recall
Recruited: William Goldenberg talks about Zero Dark Thirty
Scared Silly: The Making of The Adventures of Figaro Pho
Silence is Golden: The Making of The Artist
Six Stories, Three Filmmakers, One Vision: The Making of Cloud Atlas
Spinning a Great Yarn: Colleen Atwood talks about Snow White and the Huntsman
Story Upgrade: Expanding the World of Tron
Stranger Than Fiction: William Goldenberg talks about Argo
Subtle Manipulation: The Making of J. Edgar
Suitable Companions: The Making of Brave 
Swords & Aliens: Paul Inglis talks about Game of Thrones and Prometheus
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time - The Story Behind the Theme Park Extravaganza at Universal Studios 
Twice Around: Anne V. Coates talks about Lawrence of Arabia
Universal Appeal: The Making of Star Wars
Vision Quest: The Making of The Tree of Life


In Conversation with...

A conversation with Dominga Sotomayor Castillo, writer-director of Thursday Till Sunday
A conversation with Francesca Gregorini, writer-director of Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes
A conversation with Mathieu Kassovitz, director of Rebellion
A conversation with Judy Ironside, director of the UK Jewish Film Festival
A conversation with Sophie Lellouche, writer-director of Paris Manhattan
A conversation with Zam Salim, writer-director of Up There 
A conversation with Sophie Solomon, Artistic Director of the Jewish Music Institute 
A conversation with Yale Stewart, creator of the JL8 webcomic
A conversation with British filmmaker Dominic Burns
A conversation with British filmmaker Paul Tanter
A conversation with actor and presenter Keith Chegwin
A conversation with actress Claudia Gerini, star of Labyrinth and Tulpa
A conversation with action star Gary Daniels
A conversation with filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
A conversation with filmmaker Werner Herzog
A conversation with filmmaker Rian Johnson
A conversation with director Marius Holst
A conversation with director John Hyams
A conversation with director José Padilha
Action Man: A conversation with Ross Boyask, director of Warrioress
Adventurous Calling: John Bruno talks about James Cameron
Attirely Appropriate: A conversation with costume designer Joanna Johnston
Award Worthy: Richard Chew talks about the Oscars and BAFTAs
Capitalizing: A conversation with filmmaker Costa-Gavras
Cheap Scares: A conversation with filmmaker Oren Peli
Constructive Concepts: A conversation with production designer Gavin Bocquet
Constructive Concepts: A conversation with production designer Jack Fisk
Constructive Concepts: A conversation with art director Paul Inglis
Constructive Concepts: A conversation with production designer Patrick Tatopoulos
Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Richard Chew
Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Anne V. Coates
Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Michael Kahn
Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Peter Honess
Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Lee Smith
Dark Knight: Lee Smith talks about Christopher Nolan
Eye for Imagery: Looking Inside the VFX Industry
Flying High: A conversation with filmmaker Brad Bird
Franckly Speaking: Stephan Franck talks about Dark Planet Comics and Silver
The Gospel of American Mary - The Katharine Isabelle Interview
The Gospel of American Mary - The Twisted Twins Interview
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Eric Barba
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Angus Bickerton
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor John Bruno
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Hal Couzens
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Nick Davis
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor John 'DJ' DesJardin
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Dan Glass
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Randy Goux
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Bryan Hirota
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor John Knoll
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Michael Owens
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Christopher Townsend 
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Bruce Woloshyn
In Conversation: Mike Scully on Napoleon Dynamite
I Was There: A conversation with filmmaker Brian De Palma
Kurzel-Town: Director Justin Kerzel talks Snowtown
Mission to Mars: Mike Maihack draws John Carter and Dejah Thoris
Near Future: Daniel H. Wilson talks about AMPED, Technology and Cherry 2000
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Davide Caputo
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Gary Collinson
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Serena Formica
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Susan Beth Lehman
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Ramez Naam
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author James Sallis
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Daniel H. Wilson
Picture Perfect: A conversation with cinematographer Russell Boyd
Picture Perfect: A conversation with cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt
Picture Perfect: A conversation with cinematographer John Seale 
Picture Perfect: A conversation with cinematographer Haskell Wexler 
Producer Daniel Pleacoff discusses Treasure of the Black Jaguar
Rising to the Big Screen: Daniel H. Wilson talks about Steven Spielberg
Scoring The Dead: A conversation with composer Imran Ahmad 
Sketchy Details: A conversation with illustrator Mike Maihack
Sketchy Details: A conversation with illustrator Dave Mott
Sketchy Details: A conversation with illustrator Livio Ramondelli
Sketchy Details: A conversation with illustrator Des Taylor
Sketchy Details: A conversation with illustrator Loston Wallace
Sketchy Details: A conversation with illustrator Lynne Yoshii
Thoughtful Words: A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Roman Coppola
Turtle Power: A conversation with comic book creator Mateus Santolouco 
Visualizing Emotion: John Seale talks about Peter Weir
The Weir Way: Russell Boyd and Lee Smith talk about Peter Weir
Working with Clint: Michael Owens talks about Clint Eastwood 



Cinematic Musings...

5 Ways for Warner Bros. to get the Justice League movie right
10 Reasons to see Transformers: Dark of the Moon 
10 Youngsters Destined to be the Next Big Thing 
23 Actors Who Might Have Been Bond
48FPS - The Frame Rate that Broke the Internet
A Brief History of Troma Entertainment
American Horror Story: won't kill you to try it... or will it?  
A Nightmare on Elm Street Retrospective
Are modern baddies running out of evil schemes? 
At Great Length: Are Movies Getting Needlessly Longer?
A Time to Belong - This is England and the subversion of the skinhead
Battle of the Bonds: Michael Fassbender vs. Daniel Craig
The Battle for Vampire Superiority: The Lost Boys vs. Near Dark
Computer Games vs. Movies
Dolph Lundgren is out for Round 2!
Everyone's Favourite Dutchman: The Cult of Rutger Hauer
The Five Most Disappointing Films of All Time
Friday the 13th Retrospective
The Gay Lord of the Rings: Readings from Middle-Earth
Hollywood vs. Britain
Hometown Foreign Correspondent: Trevor Hogg looks back on TIFF 2012
How about... dinner and a movie?
How to Lose Friends and Borrow from People 
I'm Already Sick of Star Wars
Jean-Claude Van Damme: The Second Coming
John Cusack... A Male Archetype for Our Generation?
John Wayne: World War II Propagandist
Mark Dacascos: The Nearly Man 
Movies That Might Have Been - Batman Triumphant
Movies That Might Have Been - The Beatles do The Lord of the Rings
Movies That Might Have Been - Superman Lives
Mystery Marketing is No Substitute for Good Filmmaking 
The Next Star Wars
The Notion of National Cinema
One Hobbit too many? 
The Oscar for most criminally ignored performances by the Academy - Actor Nominations
The Oscar for most criminally ignored performances by the Academy - Actress Nominations
Piracy: The Movie Industry's Unwinnable War?
Please Silence your Phones... and your Mouths 
Re-release, Don't Remake
Steven Spielberg: World War II Revisionist
Steven Spielberg: From 'Filmmaker' to 'From' 
Superhero Showdown 2012 - Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance vs The Avengers vs The Amazing Spider-Man vs The Dark Knight Rises
Superhero Showdown 2011 - Thor vs X-Men vs Green Lantern vs Captain America
Superhero Showdown 2010 - Iron Man 2 vs Kick-Ass vs Jonah Hex
Superhero Showdown 2009 - Watchmen vs Wolverine
Talkin' Trilogies - The Scream Trilogy 
Talkin' Trilogies - The Jurassic Park Trilogy
Talkin' Trilogies - The American Pie Trilogy
The Ten Best Movie Stares 
The Ten Most Convincing Movie Couples 
The Ten Most Engrossing Movie Soundtracks
The Top Five Directors Who Are Getting Progressively Worse 
The Top 5 WWE / Movie Crossovers
The Top 13 Kid's TV Show Theme Tunes
The Unsung Heroes of Film: The Editor
The World Needs the Man of Steel
Weir Did He Go? Flickering Myth welcomes back Peter Weir
We've Biehn Waiting: The Return of Michael Biehn
What is... Days of Future Past
Who are... The Guardians of the Galaxy
Who is... The Winter Solider
Where Did All The Good Spoofs Go?
Video Nazi: Cinema of the Third Reich



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