Science Analysis of ‘Into Darkness’ Preview

Science Analysis of ‘Into Darkness’ Preview
TrekMovie.com

On December 14th a 9-minute preview of Star Trek Into Darkness premiered with IMAX 3D screenings of The Hobbit. TrekMovie was quick to publish early impressions along with a later (more spoilery) detailed review on release day. But, was any of it scientifically realistic? Today Science Saturday is dedicated to an in-depth look beyond what we saw on the screen. Get your tricorder ready, and reverse the polarity of the warp nacelles; it’s time for a science diagnostic of the Into Darkness IMAX preview.

This is a really fun read. I really love stuff like this. It’s fun to speculate about…

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Ebert Names ‘Argo’ Best Film of 2012

Ebert Names ‘Argo’ Best Film of 2012
Roger Ebert’s Journal

The good news is that I’ve seen the films of one of the best recent years in cinema. I wrote more than 300 reviews in 2012—a record—and it was unusually difficult to leave out many of the quote-unquote “best” films in 11th place.

Here are the Best Films I saw in 2012:

1. • “Argo”

Though not my personal top film, it is well deserved. Argo is a fine film and I have no problem with it being names the top film of 2012.

Of course as usual, some of the films on this list I either haven’t heard of, or didn’t feel like it deserved the time of day. But that’s Ebert for you.

‘Avengers’ New Featurette

‘Avengers’ New Featurette

ILM has posted to their YouTube account a new behind the scenes featurette showing how one of the longest and most difficult CGI sequences was put together. What made the particular shot such a massive undertaking is that it’s a long moving shot going from avenger to avenger without cutting, showing them fighting the enemy in New York.

While “The Avengers” posed many visual efffects challenges, one of the larger challenges was pulling together the “tie-in” shot during the third act of the film. Rather than frames, this single shot is measured in minutes on screen and is one of the…

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

The holidays are upon us! There’s Christmas in the air.

Between now and the 26th, the site is going to be pretty quiet. For me, I have an all day Christmas event at Church on Saturday, a big day of worship and a special service on Sunday, traveling on Monday, and a big family Christmas day on Tuesday.

I don’t know Joseph’s exact plans, but I know he will be busy with family and friends as well.

We’ll be back to a semi-normal schedule on Wednesday where we’ll post a few things, and of course, record The MovieByte Podcast live at 6:30 PM Central Time. We hope you’ll join us then.

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In the Queue Episode 2

In the Queue Episode 2
Que.am

On this week’s episode of In the Queue TJ and Alex discuss the pilot episode of Revolution and it’s implications for the rest of the series. We also give a quick update on what’s new in the Netflix Instant catalog.

Join yours truly and Alex Arena as we talk about the Revolution pilot episode.

I’ve also taken over the editing and mastering of the show, I think you’ll like the audio quality better in this episode than the first episode. And I also found some cool show music! Check it out and let us know what you think! Also be sure to rate us in iTunes! It helps!

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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ YouTube Most Viewed 2012

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ YouTube Most Viewed 2012
/Film

2012 didn’t want for long-awaited blockbuster releases, what with The Dark Knight RisesThe AvengersSkyfallThe Hunger Games, and The Hobbit all opening this year. But the one YouTube visitors spent most time poring over, it turns out, wasn’t a movie at all.

The first to on the list are for the game Call of Duty, but the third is trailer #3 for The Dark Night Rises. This isn’t really surprising since Nolan built up a lot of anticipation for the film. Skyfall falls right in place at #4. The Hunger Games is #6, and Revolution #7. Revolution is the only TV show represented. It’s worthy!

Hugh Jackman - Jean Valjean ‘Les Mis’ Featurette

Hugh Jackman - Jean Valjean ‘Les Mis’ Featurette

With less than a week to go until the release, we’ve got a new featurette and it is definitely recommended watching.

In this featurette, it looks like Jackman has thrown his all into the role, and when not on set singing, often lived the life of a monk on a vow of silence to rest his voice. Fun stuff.

2012 Movie Mistakes

2012 Movie Mistakes
/Film

The folks at MovieMistakes.com delight in pointing out the tiny mistakes that slip through, whether it’s a costume that’s been sloppily rearranged between takes or an anachronistic prop that’s been dropped into a period piece. Just as they did in 2011, they’ve just released a list of their favorite goofs of the year, as well as a tally of the most error-prone films of the year. Read them both after the jump.

I hate paginated articles I want to quote. I never know if I’m supposed to link to the first page, or the page of which I want to quote. But this was too much fun not to share. My…

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‘Iron Man 3’ Will Be Bold

‘Iron Man 3’ Will Be Bold
MoviesWithButter.com

Third installments in superhero trilogies tend to be somewhat awful, but Robert Downey, Jr. seems to think Iron Man 3 will be the exception to the rule.

Downey spoke at length about the film during a recent interview, reaffirming new director Shane Black‘s history with the franchise by reminding viewers, “When we were doing the first Iron Man, Jon Favreau and I used to call up Shane Black. We had two lifeline calls; one was to J.J. Abrams, which was about the third act. And for the other call, we went to Shane’s house.”

Now, says Downey, “To get him to do Iron Man 3, it has just been…

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