Digital FX expert Joe Letteri explains WETA's groundbreaking work on James Cameron's 'Avatar'

...night for “Return of the King”.  The next day, Peter calls...said, "Okay, we’ll shoot 'Kong' in 2D," but he really...verbal, we still understood everything Kong was thinking and doing. JL...together, it felt effortless... like Kong lived.  I really feel like...What Zoe does in this movie is unbelievable. JL:  Yeah, yeah...of digital doubles in that movie. DM:  That’s fascinating.  I...

Avatar Review

...don't find easily in a movie by James Cameron. If it ... moon of Pandora where the movie is set. It is a ... Lord of the Rings to King Kong . It may not quite ... sounds and terrible dialogue this movie has the visual splendour and directness of a silent movie. Much of the world is exposed ... and absorb. The fine detail in this movie alone makes this .... Yes, James, you may be king of the world, but I'...

... Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest... of Azkaban. Spider-Man 2. The Lion King. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the ... at the Museum. Quantum of Solace. Armageddon. King Kong (2005). Mission: Impossible II. Home Alone. Star Wars: Episode V - The ... Inc. The Day After Tomorrow. The Simpsons Movie. Ghost. Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Aladdin. ...

Vegas 5.0

... through my head throughout the movie: 1. This is what our ... they will be. 2. This movie has the spectacle of Star ... 1933 to people who viewed King Kong. A complete transportation to ...well could be the best movie of this year, and should...the hype is warranted. This movie is fucking amazing, and It...the main characters for the movie. I was only aware of...that I was watching a movie maybe twice in the 161...

10 Top 10s Part 5: Biopics

... happen to them. Sometimes this movie magic happens in real life.... plays Charlie Kaufman in a movie about the difficulties of making ... nothing short of genius.  This movie is great in every manner.... Joker are in the same movie playing the same role. Todd ... the video game classic Donkey Kong. Composing a mathematical formula and...every instance is hilarious. King of Kong deserves attention from everybody...

Favorite Movies of the Decade, 2000-2009 - Avatar is not great

...the film. In no particular order, 1. The King and the Clown (Korea, Jun-ik Lee, 2005...) 9. In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong, Kar-wai Wong, 2000) 10. Goodbye Dragon ...Prestige; Memento; etc) 3. Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong, Wai-Keung Lau and Alan Mak, 2002) - Best Crime Movie of the Decade 4. Let the Right One In (Sweden, TomasAlfredson, 2008) - Best Vampire Movie of the Decade (Sorry it didn't go...

Avatar: Cameron Delivers Joyous Cinema

... one of her digs. In this movie, greedy money-grubbing humans (led by.... The central section of the movie, as Sully becomes a warrior and...The Lord of the Rings and King Kong , is at the top of...for more details on how this movie was made.) ILM helped with the...is as animated as a Pixar movie but utterly photo-real. Weta and...bet this picture, which defines “event movie” and probably cost $300-million (...

James Cameron reveals Avatar nightmare: 'Fear there would be deadness in the eyes of the characters'

... is trying to be the king of another movie world. That would be in the domain of the 3... low budget shlock for the B-movie genre market. Soon enough he worked ... Awards. And Cameron proclaimed, "I'm king of the world" referencing a line ...up, the way it stands up in Pirates of the Caribbean, King Kong and Jurassic Park. Q: What... out and shoot a 3-D movie every second by reminding the audience ...

The Technology of AVATAR - How'd They Do It?

... powerhouse WETA Digital, in New Zealand. WETA's groundbreaking photo-real characters like Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings," and the utterly real-seeming King Kong, led Cameron to believe that they could breathe life into his Na'vi characters. It was critical to Cameron from the beginning that every detail of ...

Netflix reviews, my top 50 movies of the 2000s, and my top 10.

...1967) - Gag me.  Seriously.  This movie was just... ug.   2 Stars...Tenenbaums (2001) - I liked this movie a lot more than I...Stitch) 2003: Return of the King Big Fish Love Actually Pirates...Honorable Mentions: Goblet of Fire, King Kong, 40 Year Old Virgin...far more awesome cast.  First movie where I actually thought "Damn...acting, just a really great movie.  7. Big Fish - Ewan McGregor...