There are many moviegoers who will be heading to see "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" in the coming weeks. Depending on where viewers are watching the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they will be treated to one of roughly 600 versions of the film. Don't worry though, the final product will more or less be the same, as this mostly concerns the aspect ratio that will be displayed at various cinemas around the world.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and director James Gunn worked to create hundreds of different versions of the finale to his "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy (read our review here) to suit the many aspect ratios and technical specifications available in various theater configurations. "It's definitely the most complex delivery Marvel's ever done," said Evan Jacobs, Disney's VP of finishing and stereo. The goal, he says, was to "give every exhibitor in the...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and director James Gunn worked to create hundreds of different versions of the finale to his "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy (read our review here) to suit the many aspect ratios and technical specifications available in various theater configurations. "It's definitely the most complex delivery Marvel's ever done," said Evan Jacobs, Disney's VP of finishing and stereo. The goal, he says, was to "give every exhibitor in the...
- 5/1/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
James Gunn wants to take full advantage of the multiple aspect ratios available in today’s cinemas when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens May 5 in theaters. To do that, the filmmaker took an ambitious approach by creating multiple versions of the movie for a more custom experience for each type of theater configuration.
“It’s definitely the most complex delivery Marvel’s ever done,” Evan Jacobs, Disney’s vp of finishing and stereo, tells The Hollywood Reporter. The creative goal, says Jacobs, was to “give every exhibitor in the United States and in most international territories [the ability to] maximize their screen size for the audience. So wherever you go to see it, you’re gonna see the best version.”
The versions are catered to the format of each theater’s screens, but it goes beyond that.
“Then on top of that, because [Gunn’s] got this extra real estate, he’s essentially said,...
“It’s definitely the most complex delivery Marvel’s ever done,” Evan Jacobs, Disney’s vp of finishing and stereo, tells The Hollywood Reporter. The creative goal, says Jacobs, was to “give every exhibitor in the United States and in most international territories [the ability to] maximize their screen size for the audience. So wherever you go to see it, you’re gonna see the best version.”
The versions are catered to the format of each theater’s screens, but it goes beyond that.
“Then on top of that, because [Gunn’s] got this extra real estate, he’s essentially said,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The unofficial Amityville Horror movies just keep getting weirder, with recent films including Amityville in Space, Amityville Thanksgiving, and Amityville Christmas Vacation. Essentially, indie filmmakers are having a blast poking fun at the franchise with these wildly unofficial installments, using the name brand recognition to draw attention to their efforts.
Up next? Amityville Backpack!
The horror goes portable in this upcoming tale of a haunted, killer backpack, which has just been funded through Indiegogo. Evan Jacobs (Death Toilet) is directing the film.
The filmmaker previews, “The plot follows a rather hapless dude who buys a backpack at a garage sale. When people around him turn up dead, he comes to believe his new accessory may be to blame. Tracking its history, he discovers it has connections back to a haunted house in a small town called Amityville…”
Amityville Backpack will be distributed by Srs Cinema, and you still have time...
Up next? Amityville Backpack!
The horror goes portable in this upcoming tale of a haunted, killer backpack, which has just been funded through Indiegogo. Evan Jacobs (Death Toilet) is directing the film.
The filmmaker previews, “The plot follows a rather hapless dude who buys a backpack at a garage sale. When people around him turn up dead, he comes to believe his new accessory may be to blame. Tracking its history, he discovers it has connections back to a haunted house in a small town called Amityville…”
Amityville Backpack will be distributed by Srs Cinema, and you still have time...
- 4/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you’re tired of Thankgsiving turkey, Multicom Entertainment is now serving up some Buzzard Hollow Beef, a movie that Movieweb’s Evan Jacobs calls “ . . . a gory, teeth-gnashing cannibal classic” just in time for all your family gatherings. Directed by Joshua M. Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Tara C. Hall, the psychedelic horror film follows a family, who after …
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- 12/2/2017
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Doctor Strange is many things, but visually boring is not one of them. The latest release from Marvel was always going to be ambitious – focusing as it does on the titular Sorcerer Supreme, who learns how to manipulate space and time, and travel between dimensions. The only to way properly convey these things would be to truly expand the visual experience of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and now, courtesy of Collider, we can get a glimpse of the technology behind the movie.
The featurette includes interviews with Visual Effects Supervisor Stephane Cerutti, Stereoscopic Supervisor Evan Jacobs,and Executive Producer Victoria Alonso – who each explain in detail the difference that’s made to the viewing experience by retroactively applying 3D and IMAX technology to the film.
“If you go out to any theatre you’re going to see conceivably a very nice presentation and a very nice theatre with leather seats...
The featurette includes interviews with Visual Effects Supervisor Stephane Cerutti, Stereoscopic Supervisor Evan Jacobs,and Executive Producer Victoria Alonso – who each explain in detail the difference that’s made to the viewing experience by retroactively applying 3D and IMAX technology to the film.
“If you go out to any theatre you’re going to see conceivably a very nice presentation and a very nice theatre with leather seats...
- 11/11/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
The Academy has announced the new class of invited members for 2014 and, as is typical, many of which are among last year's nominees, which includes Barkhad Abdi, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Lupita Nyong'o and June Squibb in the Actors branch not to mention curious additions such as Josh Hutcherson, Rob Riggle and Jason Statham, but, okay. The Directors branch adds Jay and Mark Duplass along with Jean-Marc Vallee, Denis Villeneuve and Thomas Vinterberg. I didn't do an immediate tally of male to female additions or other demographics, but at first glance it seems to be a wide spread batch of new additions on all fronts. The Academy is also clearly attempting to aggressively bump up the demographics as this is the second year in a row where they have added a large number of new members, well over the average of 133 new members from 2004 to 2012. As far as...
- 6/26/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o of 12 Years a Slave were two of the 271 artists and industry leaders invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which determines nominations and winners at the annual Oscars. The entire list of Academy membership—which numbers about 6,000—isn’t public information so the annual invitation list is often the best indication of the artists involved in the prestigious awards process. It’s worth noting that invitations need to be accepted in order for artists to become members; some artists, like two-time Best Actor winner Sean Penn, have declined membership over the years.
- 6/26/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Pop quiz: What do Chris Rock, Claire Denis, Eddie Vedder and Josh Hutcherson all have in common? Answer: They could all be Oscar voters very soon. The annual Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences invitation list always makes for interesting reading, shedding light on just how large and far-reaching the group's membership is -- or could be, depending on who accepts their invitations. This year, 271 individuals have been asked to join AMPAS, meaning every one of them could contribute to next year's Academy Awards balloting -- and it's as diverse a list as they've ever assembled. Think the Academy consists entirely of fusty retired white dudes? Not if recent Best Original Song nominee Pharrell Williams takes them up on their offer. Think it's all just a Hollywood insiders' game? Not if French arthouse titans Chantal Akerman and Olivier Assayas join the party. It's a list that subverts expectation at every turn.
- 6/26/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
The Expendables star and Ufc Hall of Famer Randy Couture will star with Scott Adkins in Distant Shore, an action thriller from veteran indie producers Joseph and Jack Nasser. The Nassers’ Ngn Releasing is teaming up with Studio City Pictures to finance the pic which has a script by Dan Benamor and Evan Jacobs and has Dominic James (Die) on board as director. Berlin 2013: Julia Stiles Joins Cast of 'The First' Described as being in the vein of Dead Calm and The Grey, the story centers around a couple who sails into the ocean to commit suicide but are
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- 2/5/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Despite receiving rave reviews from critics across the globe, including our very own Evan Jacobs, Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold less than originally expected.
A Japanese retail blog (translated to English by Andria Sang) has released surprising sales figures for the game: 143,000 units were sold on its first day – about 28% of the stock.
Compared to the more casual New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which sold 50% of its first day stock last November, Galaxy 2 has fallen short on the sales charts.
However, Galaxy 2 is still doing slightly better than Super Mario Galaxy – which sold 23% of its stock on day one in 2007.
The blog speculates that casual gamers may pick the game up over the holiday weekend, boosting sales – which is certainly a fair assessment.
Official sales reports will be released later this week.
If you haven’t picked up your copy yet, get out there and get one!
Why do you...
A Japanese retail blog (translated to English by Andria Sang) has released surprising sales figures for the game: 143,000 units were sold on its first day – about 28% of the stock.
Compared to the more casual New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which sold 50% of its first day stock last November, Galaxy 2 has fallen short on the sales charts.
However, Galaxy 2 is still doing slightly better than Super Mario Galaxy – which sold 23% of its stock on day one in 2007.
The blog speculates that casual gamers may pick the game up over the holiday weekend, boosting sales – which is certainly a fair assessment.
Official sales reports will be released later this week.
If you haven’t picked up your copy yet, get out there and get one!
Why do you...
- 5/30/2010
- by Jeremy Swinarton
- GameRant
Short Version: Is Super Mario Galaxy 2 as good as everyone says it is? The answer is no. It’s better. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is so much fun, that you’ll want to beat it in its entirely for all of the stars, and then do it again.
Game Rant’s Evan Jacobs reviews Super Mario Galaxy 2
Everyone’s favorite semi-obese, mustachioed, clog-clearing Italian is back in a franchise that has been largely sequel free (both Super Mario Brothers 2 and 3 were more re-imaginations than sequels). Super Mario Galaxy 2 is just that–a sequel to its 2007 predecessor–and like Star Wars, Spider-Man or The Godfather, the sequel perfects what was so good about the original.
Nintendo’s Big Changes
From the very beginning of Super Mario Galaxy 2, we can sense that Nintendo has done a fair amount of research on what the players wanted in the sequel. The game is now a...
Game Rant’s Evan Jacobs reviews Super Mario Galaxy 2
Everyone’s favorite semi-obese, mustachioed, clog-clearing Italian is back in a franchise that has been largely sequel free (both Super Mario Brothers 2 and 3 were more re-imaginations than sequels). Super Mario Galaxy 2 is just that–a sequel to its 2007 predecessor–and like Star Wars, Spider-Man or The Godfather, the sequel perfects what was so good about the original.
Nintendo’s Big Changes
From the very beginning of Super Mario Galaxy 2, we can sense that Nintendo has done a fair amount of research on what the players wanted in the sequel. The game is now a...
- 5/27/2010
- by Evan Jacobs
- GameRant
I’m not the biggest Transformers fan. Well, I was when I was a child, like most of us, simply because the toys were fun to play with. After all, that’s all Transformers was – a toy whose premise had to be explained by creating a television show around it with the absolute flimsiest of plots. Just like GI Joe. Just like Power Rangers. Just like Pokemon (Okay, so Pokemon is not the worst show ever…). Since then, I’ve only seen the new movies, which have only shown me that Michael Bay is a bigger danger to this country than Al Qaeda.
But since Activision has been ceaselessly hyping the new game Transformers: War For Cybertron, I have decided to break my silence in a new feature, I like to call “Evan Jacobs: There, I Said It.”
Now, everyone extols the Transformers movie of 1986, which is set in the distant future,...
But since Activision has been ceaselessly hyping the new game Transformers: War For Cybertron, I have decided to break my silence in a new feature, I like to call “Evan Jacobs: There, I Said It.”
Now, everyone extols the Transformers movie of 1986, which is set in the distant future,...
- 5/4/2010
- by Evan Jacobs
- GameRant
No surprise there. It goes without saying that James Cameron's sci-fi spectacle Avatar has the potential to clean house at the 8th Annual Ves Awards for its breath taking visuals by the acclaimed Weta Digital. Cameron will also be picking up a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award. In the outstanding animated feature category, the nominees include Up, 9, Coraline, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
The official press release is as followed:
3-D Films Dominate With Most Noms as Avatar grabs 11, Coraline 4, and Visual Effects Company Weta Digital Snags Most Company Noms with 9
Los Angeles, January 19, 2010 - The Visual Effects Society (Ves) today announced the nominees for the 8th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 16, 2010, by numerous blue ribbon panels of Ves members who...
The official press release is as followed:
3-D Films Dominate With Most Noms as Avatar grabs 11, Coraline 4, and Visual Effects Company Weta Digital Snags Most Company Noms with 9
Los Angeles, January 19, 2010 - The Visual Effects Society (Ves) today announced the nominees for the 8th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 16, 2010, by numerous blue ribbon panels of Ves members who...
- 1/22/2010
- Screen Anarchy
James Cameron's "Avatar" led the list of nominations announced Monday by the Visual Effects Society, scooping up 11.
The animated "Coraline," another movie released in 3D, followed with four nominations.
New Zealand-based Weta Digital, which worked on "Avatar," led the company noms with nine.
For visual effects in an effects-driven motion picture feature, the nominees are "2012," "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
Noms for supporting visual effects in a movie went to "Angels & Demons," "The Box," "Invictus," "The Road" and "Sherlock Holmes."
"9," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up" were nominated for outstanding animation in an animated feature.
Ves noms in 20 categories, covering film, animation, TV, commercials and video games were chosen Saturday by blue-ribbon panels of Ves members, meeting in Burbank, San Francisco and London.
The eighth annual Ves Awards will be handed out on Feb.
The animated "Coraline," another movie released in 3D, followed with four nominations.
New Zealand-based Weta Digital, which worked on "Avatar," led the company noms with nine.
For visual effects in an effects-driven motion picture feature, the nominees are "2012," "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
Noms for supporting visual effects in a movie went to "Angels & Demons," "The Box," "Invictus," "The Road" and "Sherlock Holmes."
"9," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up" were nominated for outstanding animation in an animated feature.
Ves noms in 20 categories, covering film, animation, TV, commercials and video games were chosen Saturday by blue-ribbon panels of Ves members, meeting in Burbank, San Francisco and London.
The eighth annual Ves Awards will be handed out on Feb.
- 1/18/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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