Friday, December 2, 2011

9 Nerdy Film Locations You Need to Visit in Your Lifetime

9 Nerdy Film Locations You Need to Visit in Your Lifetime

From Star Wars to Lord of the Rings, these geek destinations are some of the coolest movie locations on the planet. They're from films you've probably seen, but you'd have to be a well-traveled cinephile to have visited them all. Tell us how many you've been to, and submit your own must-visit cinematic hot spots.

Keeping It Real in Sci-Fi

Keeping It Real in Sci-Fi

Science fiction’s reputation for appealing to the nerdy and anti-social has long suggested that it has more to do with escapism than the real world.

Andy Serkis on Who Sends Him Hate Mail; Why Oscar Should Rethink Animated Category (Q&A)

Andy Serkis on Who Sends Him Hate Mail; Why Oscar Should Rethink Animated Category (Q&A)



Tim Appelo
The "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Adventures of Tintin" actor talks to THR about "The Hobbit" and whether motion-capture acting should have its own category at the Academy Awards.

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Why 'Tintin' and 'Rango' Stand Out Among This Year's Animated Awards Contenders (Opinion)

Why 'Tintin' and 'Rango' Stand Out Among This Year's Animated Awards Contenders (Opinion)



Todd McCarthy
THR chief film critic Todd McCarthy dissects 2011's good, bad, and downright excruciating toons.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

10 Animated Shorts Move On in Oscar Race

10 Animated Shorts Move On in Oscar Race

THR Staff
Pixar's "La Luna" and Warner Bros.' "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat" are among the shortlisted selections.

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YouTube Revamp Foreshadows Google's Vision of Media

YouTube Revamp Foreshadows Google's Vision of Media

SAN BRUNO, California -- YouTube is ready for its close-up, Mr. DeMille.

Google's streaming-video arm launched a complete site overhaul on Thursday, setting its sights squarely on reshaping the media landscape.

The central focus of the redesign rests mainly on the idea of the channel, a concept we've known since the birth of the television. Until now, ...




China’s quickly multiplying multiplexes

We’re Going To Need More Popcorn

Up on a big screen in an underground mall in Beijing, Captain America is throttling the Red Skull, and I’m falling out of my seat. I mean that literally: My seat tilts left and right, forward and back, and I’m white-knuckling my armrests to keep from being toppled into the hydraulics. Who knew the future of filmgoing would call for seatbelts? Though prompted by an assaultive “4-D Experience”—think William Castle meets Space Mountain—this feeling of whiplash is pretty common in a country that’s lurching forward at hyperspeed.