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Listen To All The Bleeps And Bloops Of Hollywood’s Fake Computers

You computer probably makes a bleep now and then, maybe the occasional bloop. But the giant, glowing, blinking machines of Hollywood fame have a much larger library of bings, pings and whistles.


How Hollywood Is Making Texting Look Dramatic

We all increasingly rely on non-verbal forms of communication — email, IM, texting — to let people know what’s going on in our lives. That’s great for us, but it’s causing headaches in Hollywood when it comes to creating drama.


Life In The Movie Business: An Inside Look At The VFX Crisis

There is no doubt that the visual effects (VFX) crisis affecting the film industry right now is going to have an enormous impact on how movies are made in the future. We’re just not sure how long it’s going to take and what that solution looks like just yet. Here’s an insight into the problems plaguing the film industry, what life is like as a VFX artist, and the Oscars controversy that pushed the whole thing over the edge.


Anatomy Of A Movie Trailer

If you’ve ever wondered how filmmakers chop up and reassemble a two-hour film into a two-minute trailer, you need wonder no longer. The New York Times has visualised the contents of five recent film trailers, so you can see how they’re put together.


12 Amazing Movie Props Up For Auction This Weekend

Profiles in History is holding a massive, massive memorabilia auction this weekend, December 15 and 16, and you’ve got the opportunity to buy over 900 screen-used items from some of the biggest movies of all time. The best part — you don’t even need to be in Los Angeles to place a bid.


How That Football Field Was Blown Up In The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises was pretty incredible for many reasons. But one of the most jaw-dropping bits was when Bane blew-up an American football stadium right at the start of a game. Here’s how they actually did it.


Putting Duct Tape Over A Person’s Mouth Does Absolutely Nothing

Here’s a video that’ll shatter many a Hollywood movies: putting duct tape over somebody’s mouth doesn’t stop them from screaming, it doesn’t make them stop talking and it definitely doesn’t keep them quiet. In fact, putting duct tape over somebody’s mouth does… absolutely nothing.


Cinerama: The Future Of Movies That Never Was

Back in the 1950s, the movie theatre was a venue for radical experimentation. As the home TV kept people rooted to their sofas and out of cinemas, Hollywood was bold in the way it used technology to lure people back to the silver screen. Cinerama was just one of those ideas — but one that crashed and burned.


The Stunt-Double Drugs That Hollywood Actors Take On Camera

While movie stars aren’t drug-free zones, movie sets are at least supposed to be. Which is why, during filming, actors have to make do with stunt-double drugs. An article in Wired neatly summarises some of the most common stand-ins; here are a few of the best.


James Bond: 4662 Bullets Dodged And Counting

James Bond is the kind of man who gets shot at an awful lot. In fact, he’s lucky to even be alive because, during his 22-film Hollywood career, the fictional secret agent has managed to dodge a total of 4,662 bullets says New Scientist.


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