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entertainment1 month ago•27 min saved

Avatar: Fire and Ash Leads 2026 Visual Effects Society Nominations

The Visual Effects Society announced the 2026 VES Awards nominees across 25 categories. Avatar: Fire and Ash leads with 10 nominations, including outstanding visual effects in a photoreal feature, with F1: The Movie, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Lost Bus, and How To Train Your Dragon also in the top photoreal feature category. Animated features KPop Demon Hunters, Elio, and Zootopia 2 each earned five nominations, while Netflix’s Stranger Things, The Last of Us, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age lead the episodic nominations with four each. Winners will be unveiled Feb. 25 at The Beverly Hilton; Jerry Bruckheimer will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Sir Richard Taylor the Visionary Award.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#avatar-fire-and-ash #entertainment #film-tv

awards1 month ago•22 min saved

Avatar: Fire and Ash Leads 2026 VES Award Nominations

Avatar: Fire and Ash headlines the 2026 Visual Effects Society nominations with 10 nods across eight categories, facing competition from F1: The Movie, The Lost Bus, Jurassic World: Rebirth and How to Train Your Dragon; animated titles KPop Demon Hunters, Elio and Zootopia 2 also earned multiple noms, while Stranger Things, The Last of Us and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age pace the TV field; the 24th VES Awards are set for February 25 at the Beverly Hilton, continuing a pattern where VES winners often align with the FX Oscar.

via Deadline|

#avatar #awards #awards-season

entertainment2 months ago•2 min saved

Stranger Things Season 5 Faces Fan Criticism and Franchise Challenges

Fans of Stranger Things Season 5 criticize its production quality, citing cheap visual effects, overuse of green screens, and a generally low-budget appearance despite the show's high budget, leading to complaints about the series' cinematic quality.

via Yahoo|

#entertainment #netflix-look #production-values

film2 months ago•5 min saved

'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Receives Mixed Reviews Amid Franchise Fatigue

'Avatar: Fire and Ash' is an improved and more focused installment in the franchise, featuring spectacular action sequences and advanced visuals, though it no longer offers the visual novelty of previous films. The story centers on Jake Sully's quest for revenge and introduces new characters and conflicts, maintaining Cameron's signature blend of immersive spectacle and storytelling, despite feeling somewhat familiar.

via Variety|

#action #avatar #film

entertainment2 months ago•5 min saved

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Spectacular Yet Dull and Overlong

'Avatar: Fire And Ash' is a thrilling, visually stunning war epic set in Pandora, continuing the story with intense action, emotional family dynamics, and new threats from the Ash People and RDA, led by James Cameron's signature spectacle and compelling characters.

via Deadline|

#avatar #entertainment #james-cameron

entertainment4 months ago•5 min saved

‘Tron: Ares’ Delivers Stunning Visuals and Action, Sparks Mixed Reactions

Tron: Ares is a safe, visually impressive Disney sci-fi film that follows the battle between two companies over the digital world, featuring a transformation of the character Ares and notable performances, especially by Jared Leto, with a focus on themes of technology and life. It is fun and visually stunning but lacks the edginess of previous Tron films, offering a familiar and formulaic experience.

via Gizmodo|

#ares #disney #entertainment

technology4 months ago•3 min saved

Microsoft Confirms Two Windows Features That Slow Down PCs

Microsoft acknowledges that features like OneDrive syncing and visual effects in Windows 11/10 can slow down PCs, and suggests disabling or pausing these features to improve performance.

via Neowin|

#onedrive #performance #technology

film4 months ago•13 min saved

James Cameron Discusses Avatar Sequels, AI's Limitations, and the Future of Filmmaking

James Cameron discusses the re-release of 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' the upcoming 'Fire and Ash' film, his views on AI's role in art, and his creative process, emphasizing the importance of artists over AI in filmmaking.

via Variety|

#ai #avatar-2 #film

entertainment6 months ago•9 min saved

Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas Sphere Residency: $4 Million Per Night and New Pop Horizons

The Backstreet Boys' new residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas is a groundbreaking concert experience inspired by science fiction, featuring a cohesive space-themed story, innovative visuals, and effects influenced by iconic sci-fi movies like Star Wars, Blade Runner, and The Matrix, creating a highly praised immersive show that celebrates 20 years of their album Millennium.

via Gizmodo|

#backstreet-boys #entertainment #live-show

entertainment7 months ago•5 min saved

'Project Hail Mary' Unveils Rocky the Alien and First Film Footage at SDCC 2025

At SDCC 2025, the team behind the upcoming film 'Project Hail Mary' revealed their innovative depiction of Rocky, an alien with no face or features, using a blend of practical puppetry and visual effects, emphasizing empathy and creative challenges in bringing the character to life, with the film set to release on March 20, 2026.

via IGN|

#entertainment #project-hail-mary #puppetry

business7 months ago•2 min saved

Ted Sarandos: AI to Enhance Quality of Movies and TV

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos highlights that AI will enhance the quality of movies and TV shows by expanding creative possibilities and improving production efficiency, as demonstrated by projects like the Argentine sci-fi series 'El Eternauta' which used AI-powered visual effects to achieve faster and cost-effective results.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#ai #business #creativity

entertainment7 months ago•5 min saved

James Gunn's Krypto: From Personal Pet to Superdog Icon

James Gunn based the computer-generated superhero dog Krypto on his own unruly rescue dog Ozu, using a 3-D scan and footage of Ozu acting naturally, to create a more authentic and relatable character for the 'Superman' movie, with plans for Krypto's future roles.

via The New York Times|

#entertainment #james-gunn #krypto

technology8 months ago•6 min saved

Darren Aronofsky's 'Ancestra': A New Era of AI-Generated Filmmaking

The article discusses Eliza McNitt’s short film Ancestra, created using AI models from Google, highlighting both the potential and current limitations of generative AI in filmmaking. While AI helped reduce production costs and team size, it also raises concerns about job displacement and the technology's current inability to produce compelling narrative art. The film serves as a showcase for AI's capabilities and limitations, emphasizing that the technology is still in its early stages and primarily used for hype rather than groundbreaking cinematic storytelling.

via The Verge|

#ai-generated-videos #filmmaking #generative-ai

entertainment8 months ago•2 min saved

‘Superman’ Early Screenings Break Records Ahead of Release

Warner Bros. has released a highly anticipated, visually spectacular trailer for James Gunn's Superman, starring David Corenswet, featuring intense Lex Luthor scenes and a mix of action shots, with the film set to release on July 11. The trailer hints at deepening conflicts with Lex and showcases ambitious visual effects, though some may appear rough out of context. Tickets are now on sale, and fans are eager to see the new Superman in theaters.

via Gizmodo|

#dc #entertainment #james-gunn

science8 months ago•2 min saved

Crafting Cosmic Spiral Galaxies with Dots and Plastic Sheets

Tim from Grand Illusions demonstrates how overlapping dot patterns on paper and acetate, when slightly rotated, create mesmerizing moiré patterns that resemble cosmic spiral galaxies, showcasing a simple yet profound optical illusion.

via Boing Boing|

#diy-experiment #moire-patterns #optical-illusion