The Future of 3D
North American audiences are less and less interested in 3D movies, but “when movies make 70 percent of their total box office income outside North America, do tastes at home even matter?” The New York Times has more.
Highly Animated
Every April at the Gutter, the editors write about something outside their usual domains. This month, Romance Editor Chris Szego writes about animated movies. When I was a kid, cartoons were a real treat. I didn’t watch much TV, but Bugs Bunny and friends were mandatory viewing. […]
Most Anticipated Asian Films of 2011
Wildgrounds breaks down their most anticipated films of 2011.
I Double Dog Dare You
Last month I wrote about Jackass as a cultural project, but what I initially intended to write about was how I feel just a little bit better about myself and the world after watching it. And no, it’s not because they’re all more of a jackass than I […]
Star Wars: The Solo Adventures
Neat 3D animated adventures– “Star Wars: The Solo Adventures.”
Avatar SCHMAvatar, or, Change the Playa Not the Game
The film industry is a magical business. I don’t mean magical in the “Hollywood movie magic” sense, as is typically employed by awards show musical numbers and the California Board of Tourism. I mean that it is an industry with a business model that is not, and by […]
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