Visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic is celebrating 40 years in the game this year. A great Wired oral history tells the tale, but here are a few fun takeaways.
7 things I learned from the Wired oral history of Industrial Light & Magic
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:50 am · May 19th, 2015
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'Harry Potter' and 'Jurassic Park' cinematographers honored by ASC
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:13 am · November 15th, 2013
The American Society of Cinematographers has named the three cameramen who will receive honorary awards at February’s ASC ceremony. They include blockbuster DP Dean Cundey, a former Steven Spielberg collaborator, and two-time Oscar nominee Eduardo Serra.
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20 years on 'Jurassic Park' is still quintessential Spielberg spectacle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · April 3rd, 2013
The film’s upcoming 3D release reminds why it is one of his greatest achievements.
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From 'Lincoln' to Cannes to 'Napoleon,' Steven Spielberg is everywhere lately
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:23 am · March 5th, 2013
Barely a week after his film “Lincoln” only managed two Oscars from 12 nominations and deferred to “Argo” on Best Picture honors, Steven Spielberg seems as ubiquitous as ever. Fresh off the Academy Awards he was announced as head of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and he received a nice love letter in the New York Times last week pitting him as a sort of Godfather to Hollywood filmmakers. But it doesn’t end there.
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The Lists: Top 10 Steven Spielberg films
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:58 am · December 27th, 2011
For the fifth time in his career, director Steven Spielberg has offered up a drama (“War Horse”) and an entertainment (“The Adventures of Tintin”) in the same year. But for the first time ever, he has two films in theaters at the same time. So it seems now is as good a time as any to run through a list of the “best” films of the famed director’s career.
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Steven Spielberg tapped for PGA's David O. Selznick Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:32 am · September 21st, 2011
The Producers Guild of America has chosen prolific filmmaker Steven Spielberg for its David O. Selznick Award this year. Could that feed a fire that is sure to burn for his up-coming one-two punch of “War Horse” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn?”
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