TheVerge: The film Hidden Figures, released late last year, follows three under-recognized female mathematicians who helped NASA launch humanity into space in the 1960s. So in order to promote it, IBM and The New York Times Company are putting literally hidden figures all around the US, waiting to be discovered with your phone.
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How the Scottish locations of Trainspotting have changed in the last 20 years –
BFI: Danny Boyle’s era-defining cult movie Trainspotting was
filmed in a variety of locations around Edinburgh and Glasgow. Would Mark Renton and co recognise these places today…
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VFX and VR Tools Help Give ‘Allied’ an Authentic Look –
Artofvfx: Mike Janov has been working in visual effects for over 20 years. He has worked for many studios including The Orphanage, Spy Post, Industrial Light & Magic and Atomic Fiction. As an Associate VFX Supervisor, he took care of visual effects for San Andreas, Game of Thrones: Season 5 and Deadpool…
More: Variety, Hollywoodreporter
A Theory of Film Music
Video Essay by Dan Golding, in response to the Every Frame A Painting video: ‘The Marvel Symphonic Universe’
Cirque Du Soleil Gets New Virtual Reality Experience ‘Dreams of O’ –
Variety: Award-winning virtual reality studio Felix & Paul released a new virtual reality experience in cooperation with Cirque Du Soleil at CES in Las Vegas Thursday. “Dreams of O” takes the viewer on a 12-minute journey into the underwater world of “O,” the Cirque show that’s been playing in Vegas for close to 20 years…
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Casey Affleck: Seven Essential Films –
BFI: Affleck has proven to be a cinematic renaissance man, taking on key creative roles on Gerry (2002), which he co-wrote, and I’m Still Here (2010), which he directed. In 2017, following the awards season hoopla for Manchester by the Sea, Affleck fans can look forward to seeing him reunited with Ain’t Them Bodies Saints director David Lowery and co-star Rooney Mara for A Ghost Story (2017), a film shot in relative secrecy during the summer of 2016…