Yesterday “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was nominated for Academy Awards in 5 categories including Film Editing and Visual Effects. Yes, J.J. Abrams and crew used a lot of practical effects along with real sets and models, but there were also 2100 digital effects shots… Read More »How they did it – Visual Effects in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It’s beginning to sound like a bit of broken record. Yes, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has broken another box office record becoming the first ever movie to pass $800 million in the U.S.. It also stayed number one at the box office, edging out… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets more records
Tyson Murphy is a lead character artist at Blizzard Entertainment where he’s been creating digital art for over five years. From time to time he shares his personal sketches and art on his blog. This morning, he shared a comic-strip titled ‘Ben’ featuring Chewbacca, the… Read More »All the feels from new Ben Solo and Chewbacca fan art
Thannks to a talk at CES yesterday, we’re hearing our first reports about one of the possible attractions coming to Star Wars land at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Jon Snoddy, an executive vice president over at Walt Disney Imagineering, was on a panel at… Read More »Imagineer reveals first details of Star Wars Land attraction
Dust off the throne, there’s a new box office king in North America. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” flew past “Avatar” to become the top-grossing domestic movie of all time. It took hardly any time at all too; just 20 days compared to the over… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens sinks Avatar, claims #1 spot at Domestic Box office
The Disneyland Diamond Celebration continues in 2016 and the new year was kicked off in grand style with a Disneyland themed float in the Rose Parade. The “Disneyland Diamond Celebration – Awaken Your Adventure” float featured a sparkling recreation of Sleeping Beauty Castle, flanked by… Read More »Disneyland’s Rose Parade Float and Show
I have an aspiring tap dancing star in my house, so I may be a little biased when it comes to today’s Videopolis, but this new video from Scott Bradlee‘s Postmodern Jukebox and tap dancer Sarah Reich set to a Star Wars medley is fantastic.… Read More »Videopolis: “The Tap Awakens” combines Star Wars and tap dance
The Force moves faster than anyone expected. The box office take for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has being breaking records and climbing the charts faster than any previous film. By the end of January 1st, the movie had moved into second place on the… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens will pass Avatar to become #1 movie early this week.