Grendel in Beowulf
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20 Pixelated Greats
Premiere looks at how computers took over Hollywood, featuring benchmark films in CG history — from Tron to Beowulf and beyond.
When the big-budget action blockbuster Transformers came out this past summer, the Michael Bay FX extravaganza featured so many computer graphics that some of them weren't even visible to the human eye. Needless to say, the Autobots represented a few light years of growth from the primitive "light cycles" of Tron.
And the growth continues. Computer graphics in film will reach a new plateau with the upcoming release of Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf, one of the most ambitious special effects films of all time (every subtlety of the actors' faces are digitally captured and animated on top of stylized characters), directed by one of the medium's most cutting-edge filmmakers. Note how many times Zemeckis appears in our timeline as Premiere presents a brief history of CG… READ MORE...
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Political Minefields
With Lions for Lambs, screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan kicks another hornets' nest. Plus: taking on James Ellroy's White Jazz. |
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Gallery: Fred Claus Premiere
Stars Vince Vaughn, Rachel Weisz, and Paul Giamatti walk the jolly red carpet. |
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Ratatouille Hits DVD
Animated mice Patton Oswalt and Brian Dennehy talk shop — gourmet naturellement. |
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Gallery: AFI Fest
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, and Sarah Michelle Gellar step out in Hollywood. |
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