All Features articles – Page 79

  • Ron Howard and Anthony Dod Mantle
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    Anthony Dod Mantle talks shooting 'In The Heart Of The Sea'

    2016-01-06T12:05:00Z

    Inspired by Turner and Delacroix, cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle tells Mark Salisbury how intensity was key for In The Heart Of The Sea.

  • Ex-Machina-Ava_Ava concept art by Karl Simon Gustafsson
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    The VFX of 'Ex Machina'

    2016-01-06T11:57:00Z

    In a year of stunning visual-effects work, Ex Machina’s bewitching robot stands out as a peerless use of VFX. Mark Salisbury speaks to the team that created her.

  • Pattaya
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    Rendez-vous in Paris

    2016-01-06T10:22:00Z

    International buyers are heading to Paris for a first glimpse at the new French films of the year at Unifrance’s annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema.

  • Odeon
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    Odeon & UCI sale: a second chance

    2016-01-06T10:12:00Z

    Will an upswing in the fortunes of the UK and European cinema industry in 2015 mean the long-awaited sale of Odeon & UCI may finally happen?

  • La La Land
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    The 54 films to tempt festival directors in 2016

    2016-01-06T09:46:00Z

    From debut feature directors to seasoned veterans, Screen looks ahead to the films most likely to tempt international festival directors in 2016

  • Quo Vado
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    Pietro Valsecchi eyes box office gold in Checco Zalone comedy 'Quo Vado?'

    2015-12-23T13:04:00Z

    Screen Subscribers: Screen sat down with the producer behind Italian hit factory Taodue.

  • nebraska
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    World of Locations: Montana

    2015-12-22T15:11:00Z

    Though many of the film and TV productions that shoot in Montana do so because they tell local stories — the highest-profile recent visitor, Alexander Payne’s Oscar-nominated Nebraska, was, in spite of its title, set partly and shot in Montana — others come for the sweeping Great Plains vistas that ...

  • blackhat
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    World of Locations: Indonesia

    2015-12-22T12:24:00Z

    Indonesia is an emerging market for film locations with a wealth of untapped resources and a talented workforce.

  • king arthur
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    World of Locations: Wales

    2015-12-22T12:01:00Z

    International productions have long been drawn to this small but perfectly formed country, which provides mountains, lakes, beaches and castles aplenty.

  • Macbeth
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    World of Locations: Scotland

    2015-12-21T19:11:00Z

    With rugged mountains, pristine beaches and cities that double for US metropolises, it is no surprise Scotland soars to the top of the wish list of many a location manager.

  • bridget jones
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    World of Locations: England

    2015-12-21T19:08:00Z

    The new Star Wars, the new JK Rowling and the new Bridget Jones film are all shooting in England.

  • the hangover
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    World of Locations: Nevada

    2015-12-21T19:06:00Z

    Most productions that come to Nevada are looking for location shoots in and around the city of Las Vegas, though the state’s low tax rates can also be an attraction.

  • game of thrones
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    World of Locations: Northern Ireland

    2015-12-21T19:02:00Z

    HBO’s Game of Thrones may have been one of the early adopters, but it’s not taken long for the rest of the film and TV world to catch on to the benefits of shooting in Northern Ireland.

  • Quetin Falk Peter Noble Pin Balling at Cannes
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    From cinema to Screen

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Former editor Quentin Falk looks back at the launch of Screen International into the troubled industry waters of 1975.

  • Venice Film Festival Poster 2015
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    The changing face of festivals

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Over the past four decades, the festival landscape has been in a state of constant evolution, with events coming and going all over the world.

  • Star Wars 1977 VFX
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    VFX: Lights, camera, magic

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Four decades ago, film-making technology embarked on a journey that took it far, far away from the rudimentary techniques of previous eras. John Hazelton tracks the progress of the tech revolution

  • Prince Charles Cinema
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    Forty Years of British Film

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Over the past 40 years, the UK film industry has had its share of creative and financial ups and downs. Screen tracks its progress from the depression of the mid-1980s to the highs of recent years.

  • Lord of the Rings
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    The Birth of the Mega-Franchise

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    One of the biggest changes of the past four decades has been the supersonic growth of the film franchise, fuelled by international audiences’ insatiable demand for characters rather than actors. Screen examines this billion-dollar business

  • Taxi
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    Screen at 40: Festival heads reflect on 2015 and beyond

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    There can be no doubt that 2015 has been a banner year for international cinema and, to celebrate, leading festival heads pick the films they believe we will still be talking about 40 years from now

  • Jaws
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    1975: Dawn of the blockbuster

    2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Screen International was lunched at a time the industry was on the verge of great change, one being shaped by summer tentpoles and the seeds of modern co-production. Screen takes a look at the state of international film in 1975.