Tag: Movies
Netflix Says It’s Business as Usual. Is That Good Enough?
While being honored at the Banff Film Festival in Canada in early June, Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s head of…
‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Review: They’re Yellow but Not Mellow
The cartoon characters called Minions, sufficiently popular to anchor two ostensibly discrete animated film franchises, are diminutive capsule-shaped…
Taika Waititi on “Thor” and “Our Flag Means Death”
Even when your job is to dream up the interplanetary adventures of a Norse god, you might still…
Christina Ricci’s Search for Authenticity
LOS ANGELES — Christina Ricci knew there were great roles out there for her. She just had to…
Ken Knowlton, a Father of Computer Art and Animation, Dies at 91
Dr. Knowlton remained at Bell Labs until 1982, experimenting with everything from computer-generated music to technologies that allowed…
‘Flux Gourmet’ Review: Mastering the Art of Fringe Cooking
What if the primary sensory goal of cooking were to stimulate the ears? What if you experienced a…
‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Review: Bigger Isn’t Better
When I was a kid, my sister and I had shelves filled with carefully arranged miniatures, ceramic animals…
‘Elvis’ Review: Shocking the King Back to Life
As a Presley biography, “Elvis” is not especially illuminating. The basic stuff is all there, as it would…
‘Lilo & Stitch’ at 20: How It Broke the Mold Long Before ‘Moana’
When the director Chris Sanders was starting work on “Lilo & Stitch,” the film’s visual development supervisor, Sue…
‘Lightyear’ Opens at No. 2, as ‘Jurassic World’ Holds Strong
Buzz Lightyear failed to reach box office hyperspace over the weekend. But it was unclear why.“Lightyear,” the first…
Cooper Raiff, Arriving Early to the Party
LOS ANGELES — For a while, working behind the camera didn’t appeal much to Cooper Raiff.“I never wanted…
Phil Tippett’s World in (Stop) Motion
A maverick of stop-motion animation and a restless Renaissance man, Phil Tippett is the visual effects alchemist responsible…