10 Awesome Special Effects from Before the Days of CGI

Before computer generated imagery became the industry standard, filmmakers relied on practical ingenuity to bring impossible visuals to life. Miniatures, matte paintings, animatronics, prosthetics, and carefully engineered camera tricks carried entire blockbusters on their backs. These effects were often built by hand, tested repeatedly, and executed with precision that left

DaCosta & Ali To DRIVER

No, not a remake of Nicholas Winding Refn’s touchstone neo-noir thriller. This is something different. Nia DaCosta (Candyman, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple) is to direct Mahershala Ali in Driver. According to a report at World of Reel, Driver will follow a hardened Nigerian smuggler who, after losing everything,

THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST Photo

Mel Gibson may still have one foot in Hollywood purgatory, but he’s still one hell of a director and the king of God-based cinema. So his return to the world of the Red Sea pedestrians is much anticipated. Now, the first photo has emerged from The Resurrection of the Christ,