Loren Hoskins & Kevin Hendrickson talks about making music for Disney Junior’s “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”

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Sharkey and Bones in Disney Junior’s “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”

Book Review “The Making of Life of Pi: A Film, a Journey”

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Author: Jean-Christophe Castelli Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Harper Design Release Date: October 30, 2012 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars I have been a fan of Yann Martel’s international bestseller “Life of Pi”, since it’s release back in 2001.  It is a very ambitious story to turn into a film.  This release is the film’s [...]

SIGNED Book Giveaway for Gerald Scarfe’s “The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall” [ENDED]

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This giveaway will be open until Friday October 26th

Book Review “The Art and Making of Hotel Transylvania”

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Author: Tracey Miller-Zarneke Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: September 25, 2012 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars I am huge fan of the classic Universal monsters and films like Rankin/Bass’ “Mad Monster Party”. “Hotel Transylvania” feels like a 2012 new take on classic horror monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, Werewolf, [...]

Book Review “Making Tootsie: Inside the Classic Film with Dustin Hoffman and Sydney Pollack – The 30th Anniversary Edition”

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Author: Susan Dworkin Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Newmarket Press; Expanded edition Release Date: August 28, 2012 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Who doesn’t love “Tootsie”. It showcases Dustin Hoffman in one of his best roles to date. It was named #2 of the 100 Best Comedies of the Twentieth Century by The American [...]

Book Review “The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy”

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Author: Jody Duncan Jesser Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Abrams Release Date: July 20, 2012 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars First things first, let me clear this up right off the bat (get the pun?). This book is labeled as a “Art of” book but really this leans a lot more in the “making [...]

Matthew Lillard talks about his directorial debut with “Fat Kid Rules the World”

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“Scream” and the live action “Scooby-Doo” films.

Takashi Miike talks about making “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai”

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“Ichi the Killer”, “Audition”, “13 Assassins”

Future of History Making Pyramid Sound Studios Remains Uncertain

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Future of History Making PYRAMID SOUND STUDIOS Remains Uncertain – Bridge Construction Could Put an End to Ithaca New York’s,  Studio’s 35+ Year Legacy  Touted for Recording ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, OVERKILL and bevy of local artists. The fate of PYRAMID SOUND STUDIOS, a recording studio world-renowned for spawning the onslaught of American heavy metal in the 1980’s [...]

Ti West talks about making this latest film “The Innkeepers”

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Writer/Director of “The House of the Devil” and “The Innkeepers”

Book Review “Disneynature’s Chimpanzee: The Making of the Film”

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Author(s): Christophe Boesch, Sanjida O’Connell Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Disney Editions Release Date: March 13, 2012 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars I look forward to Disneynature’s films every Earth Day for the last few years. This year’s installment “Chimpanzee” has been my most anticipated. Well, let’s say that I was very impressed with [...]

“Disneynature’s Chimpazee” The Making Of Book Giveaway [ENDED]

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This giveaway will be open until Sunday April 29th

Book Review “Every Night the Trees Disappear: Werner Herzog and the Making of Heart of Glass”

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Author: Alan Greenberg Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Chicago Review Press Release Date: May 1, 2012 Our Score: 4 out 5 stars Werner Herzog is easily one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. His films include “Aguirre, the Wrath of God”, “Nosferatu the Vampyre”, “Grizzly Man”, “Rescue Dawn”, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” and of [...]

Book Review “Kick-Ass: Creating the Comic, Making the Movie”

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Authors: Mark Millar, John Romita Jr, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: February 23, 2010 Our Score: 4.5 out of 5 stars The movie “Kick-Ass” is easily one of the best comic book adaptions in the last few years. It is an originally idea with the recent remake Hollywood [...]

Robert Rodriguez Making Live-Action “Fire and Ice”

Robert Rodriguez revealed that he has secured the rights to the 1983 animated film “Fire and Ice”, during an interview with Ain’t It Cool News. Rodriguez also confirmed that this will be a live-action version of “Fire and Ice”. Here’s an excerpt from the site’s interview. “The awesome Ralph Bakshi and I have been working [...]