Tail Pop
Fred M. Wilcox’s ‘Forbidden Planet’
Things are not always what they originally appear to be. Throughout life, our experiences shape our personal growth. […]
Year: 2011
Features
The Ultimate Upgrade: James Haygood on Taking ‘TRON’ into the 21st Century
In the summer of 1982, Disney and director Steven Lisberger introduced TRON, a landmark special effects film that took us into a dangerous, groundbreaking computer world. Computer graphics were in their infancy, and nearly every frame also featured hand-drawn and rotoscoped ani- mated effects. The film was ahead of its time, and some audiences didn’t know what to make of it. […]
Features
Transformative Mixer: Greg P. Russell Strives for a Well-Balanced Soundtrack
With some 190-plus films to his credit, not to mention 14 Academy Award nominations, it is perhaps hard to believe that such a seasoned re-recording mixers Greg P. Russell, CAS,got his start in a modest recording studio. […]
Features
‘The Tempest’ Tossed: Remodels, Reformulations and Reimaginations of Shakespeare’s Most Magical Play
By now, revealing the gender change of the driving character of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest in Julie Taymor’s new film is no spoiler for audiences. The wronged and sometime Duke of Milan, Prospero, has become the wronged Duchess of Milan, Prospera, in the person of Helen Mirren. […]
Getting Organized
Taking Sides and Choosing Battles
In such conflicts, we must make a choice: Either stand together with our co-workers, or side with the employers out to undermine them. […]
Features
French Twist: Monteuse Francoise Bonnot et ‘La Tempete’
After editing all four of Julie Taymor’s films, including the latest, ‘The Tempest,’ the gender-bending adaptation of Shakespeare’s final play, Françoise Bonnot, ACE, has come to believe that the director bridges time by mixing past and present sensibilities and techniques. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Hitchcock Railway
The signature Alfred Hitchcock thriller frequently involves an innocent person accused of a politically motivated murder committed by twisted villains who are terrorists, Nazis, fascists or Communists. […]
