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Stop-motion and visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen dies at the age of 92

By Nathan Ingraham on May 7, 2013 05:57 pm + 19 comments

Ray Harryhausen, a special effect guru who created some of the most memorable visual effects Continue reading…
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Watch 'Jurassic Park' engineers build the movie's giant mechanical T. rex

By Jeff Blagdon on April 6, 2013 10:23 pm + 36 comments

Jurassic Park may have helped revolutionize modern CG animation in movie-making, but out of the 14 Continue reading…
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Watch this: breaking down the visual effects of 'The Hobbit'

By Aaron Souppouris on February 16, 2013 09:19 am + 67 comments

If we took issue with The Hobbit, it wasn't because of the special effects. Peter Jackson's Weta Continue reading…
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Watch this: how the futuristic cityscapes of 'Looper' were created

By Aaron Souppouris on February 14, 2013 07:47 am + 41 comments

Looper was one of our favorite sci-fi movies last year, not least because of its fantastic vision of Continue reading…
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This amazing Kickstarter-funded sci-fi film hides its low budget with movie magic

By Kimber Streams on January 31, 2013 11:06 am + 38 comments

Kickstarter has long been a breeding ground for unique experiments in technology and, in the case of Continue reading…
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Like the movie itself, 'Skyfall's special effects mix the old with the new

By Vlad Savov on November 29, 2012 04:53 am + 15 comments

The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, maintains the long-running series' venerated tradition for Continue reading…
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'Terminator 2' crew members reveal how they created masterful special effects before CGI took over

By Chris Welch on November 20, 2012 06:00 pm + 41 comments

Terminator 2: Judgement Day is a film universally applauded for its special effects. But the 1991 Continue reading…
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Watch this: 'True Skin' cyberpunk short, where no one is human and the future is neon

By Adi Robertson on October 14, 2012 07:49 pm + 36 comments

Independent science fiction short films have boomed in the past few years, as creating special Continue reading…
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2Pac hologram makers file for bankruptcy

By Jeff Blagdon on September 13, 2012 02:37 am + 16 comments

Digital Domain Media Group, the visual effects company co-founded by James Cameron, is entering into Continue reading…
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1927 'Metropolis' theater program offers a look behind Fritz Lang's sci-fi classic

By Dante D'Orazio on July 15, 2012 12:27 pm + 14 comments

The silent sci-fi classic Metropolis turns a staggering 85 years old this year. It's a detail that's Continue reading…