The highlight of TED thus far appears to be a promo piece for Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s quasi-prequel to Alien that is coming out later this year. The promo film was presented as a TED Talk from 2023, it stars Guy Pearce (Memento) and is written by “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof.
“My reaction [to the prequels] is a certain degree of weary contempt,” says Moore. “It’s gone beyond anger. It’s almost tragically comical. It’s commerce over art. I’m proud of the work I did on Watchmen, but it’s surrounded by such a toxic cloud of memories. I wish I didn’t have to go through them. I don’t even have a copy of the book in the house.”
An infographic by Colour Lovers examines the artwork behind the top 10 blockbuster designs of 2011. Does a great movie poster translate into a bigger box office haul?
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman directed the massive box office winner Paranormal Activity 3 and now have reportedly signed on to the fourth installment in the home-made fright franchise, and will executive produce a Catfish series for MTV. The directors talk with Co.Create about the evolution of storytelling, branded content, and why they’re not really narcissists.
Director Steve Soderbergh talks to Co.Create about his new film Haywire, a revenge-fueled thriller starring a “non-actor,” mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano.
Want to hear a Harvard professor hold forth on the neuropsychology of zombies? Then attend an event at the newly expanded “Science on Screen” series, where films are followed by scientific discourse.
At a preview of his “Dark Knight Rises” prologue, director Christopher Nolan advised how “to capture the grandeur of movies,” where you need to see the movie in July to fully grasp his Bat-vision, and a tip on the best way to watch the preview ahead of “Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol” on Dec. 16.
Saul Bass. Before I ever met him, before we worked together, he was a legend in my eyes. His designs, for film titles and company logos and record albums and posters, defined an era.