Titan, King, God, Monster

Ray Harryhausen in Austin, Tuesday, March 28

"...The Art of Ray Harryhausen and host a very special (and very sold-out) once-in-a-lifetime screening of Merian C. Cooper's..."

March 24, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Hello Murdah, Hello Foddah: Marc Savlov reports from the Alamo's Camp Hacknslash, where more than 1,000 horror fans saw Freddy Vs. Jason while not sloshing their way around a softball field and flashing their kibbles and bits.

"...Robert "Freddy" Englund have to say about his ongoing, special-effects-soaked role? "Long before Freddy, I began my career during..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Yoga and Starbucks. Karaoke and republicans. Squirrel rifles and Al Gore. Together for the first time in this week's letters to the editor!

"...The ASNE document stipulates that "special treatment or privileges can compromise the integrity of journalists..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column

The City of Lost Children

This follow-up from the same Frenchmen who made Delicatessen fancies itself a fairy tale – albeit a dark and scary one that's jam-packed with enough strange characters and wild mythologies for at least three movies.

"...Trip to the Moon, yet high-tech enough to feature special-effects wizardry worthy of anything in Jurassic Park; sophisticated enough..."

March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Jekyll and Ms. Hyde is instead a terminally lame special effects comedy with next to no laughs, smarts, or..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...create one of his most atypical movies – an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bard of Blast

Steve Wolf's pyro-antics are poetry in motion

"...pyros, fog, confetti, and every other effect that a special event could desire...."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...wanted only to do horror films, I started doing special effects for my own little movies, and when other..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Robert Kurtzman Invades Garth Manor

FX legend talks Evil Dead 2

"...thick layer of rubber and goo. It was practical effects masters like Robert Kurtzman that defined the genre as..."

July 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Industry of Light and Magic

Fx guru and key 'Star Wars' figure Tom Smith to HRC

"...would be hired by Lucas to run his visual effects facility, I believe knowledge of these essential film crafts..."

April 15, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: Sharni Vinson Says 'You're Next'

From Australian soaps to home invasion horror

"...I just want to learn. Like all the blood effects. This was the first time that I've been able..."

Sept. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...Script supervisor: Joyce King. Location manager: Tony Vorno. Sound effects: Edit-Rite, Inc. Gaffer: Richmond Aguilar. Key grip: Thomas Ramsey...."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Letters at 3AM: Georges Méliès' Tricks and Treats

Creating the possibility that anything could happen onscreen was the great contribution of Georges Méliès

"...How he did it is something else again. Méliès' special effects were solely his inventions. There were none before..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...by government forces and worshipp ed by the many, especially amongst the lower castes. She stood accused of many..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...Watson, Lorraine Bracco, Penn Jillette. Hackers is an afterschool special for the X-Generation. The earlier years Softley (Backbeat) spent..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Mad God

Phil Tippett's stop motion masterpiece of depravity and the divine

"...Over 33 years, special effects guru and stop motion maestro Phil Tippett (Star..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story

"...sweep of the film are all aided tremendously by visual-effects supervisor Jody Johnson and his team’s spectacular combination of..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Men in Black 3

Josh Brolin's spooky good impersonation of the younger Tommy Lee Jones is the only fresh thing happening in this sequel.

"...least Rick Baker had a blast. The Academy Award-winning special make-up effects legend has once again populated the alien-besieged..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Yogi Bear

This mixture of animated talking animals and live action is unbearable.

"...never quite blend into a believable composite. Brevig, a special-effects wiz who made his directing debut in 2008 with..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Son of Rambow

Amid this endearing story about two boys in Eighties England who join together to make their own Rambo movie, lies an uncommon, unaffected portrayal of young male intimacy.

"...Blood called Son of Rambow. Will and Lee's makeshift special effects play endearingly daft (unlike the similarly themed Be..."

May 16, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Fog

This hazy remake pales in comparison to John Carpenter's original fogbanks from 1980.

"...can’t hope to deliver the goods in the blood-drenched special-effects category, but the real shock comes in the form..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.

"...in no small part to fantasy filmmaking’s ever-more-integral CGI effects having finally matched pace with Lee’s fertile, febrile, early-Sixties,..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kung Fu Hustle

Stephen Chow's chop-socky offering is a manic, hyperentertaining blend of classic kung-fu tropes, special effects, and outrageous comedy.

"...of classic kung fu tropes (some might say clichés), special effects, and outrageous comedy. Unlike Shaolin Soccer, however, this..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

The mass release of this top-notch Thai action film should havee American audiences grinning ear to ear and shore to shore.

"...Thai. And this time, there are no wires, no special digital effects, no behind-the-scenes tomfoolery of any kind. With..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

As Big As Texas

"...IMAX, and will be outfitted with a variety of special effects (such as moving seats) for added realism...."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Marc Savlov

Savinifest

"...Directed by: Tom Savini. Tom Savini, the special-effects wizard behind most of George Romero's creep-fests (Dawn of..."

March 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

"...veritable tête-à-tête between sleep and ennui. Granted, Greg Cannom's special makeup effects' work on the guillotined mafiosi skulls is..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Identity

"...least that's what he does if he has a special effects wizard (Lane) as a best friend. Lane highlights..."

Aug. 30, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...alive. They will be in Austin this weekend for special screenings of three of their most famous and beloved..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mifune

"...action, using hand-held cameras with no optical work or special lighting permitted, and the disavowal of genre movies and..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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