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Watch: 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' Claymation Featurette

Just last week we featured a short look at the making of the stop-motion animated feature Pirates! Band of Misfits which delved into the painstaking process of making an animated film frame-by-frame. Now we have another stop-motion featurette, but this one is just for the adults. Director Todd Strauss-Schulson called our attention to this hilarious A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas featurette that you won't find on the Blu-Ray or DVD release. In it, you'll get a look at the film's raunchy tribute to classic animated Christmas specials of the past and see the many Easter eggs you probably missed in theaters. Check it out below!

›› Posted February 20 in Featurettes, Humor, To Watch | No Comments Yet

'Pirates: Band of Misfits' Featurette Highlights Stop-Motion Animation

By Ethan Anderton

Plenty of people know that animation is a painstaking process, but that idea is even more true when it comes to stop-motion animation. Moving small, meticulously crafted figures ever so slightly and shooting frame-by-frame is still a painstaking process, and a new featurette for Pirates: Band of Misfits just wants to remind audiences just how hard the filmmakers worked to put this film together. Using clips from the film, the featurette breaks down the process by time and let's everyone know just how long it takes to shoot a single scene, or even a few seconds of footage, and get it just right. Watch the cool new featurette below!

›› Posted February 17 in Featurettes, Hype, To Watch | 5 Comments

Watch: Fun 'Secret Life' Featurette for 'Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

By Alex Billington

"It's the first time the audience will see their President fighting..." If you haven't seen enough of Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter this week, we've got even more. Fox has revealed new featurettes by sending out vintage Abe Lincoln journals which contain silver bullet USB drives with this. The video is titled "Secret Life" and focuses on Lincoln's, played by Benjamin Walker, secret life as an axe-slinging vampire hunter; it also features Tim Burton. This goes with the new trailer debuted this week, and despite the apprehension I'm hearing, I think it looks badass so far. But lots of slow-mo it seems.

›› Posted February 14 in Featurettes, Hype, To Watch | 8 Comments

Watch: Exciting New 'Introduction to John Carter' of Mars Featurette

By Alex Billington

"John Carter had to be there in order for Star Wars to happen!" Indeed it did, but it's still known as John Carter of Mars, but so be it. Disney has unveiled a new featurette for Andrew Stanton's upcoming sci-fi adventure called "An Introduction to John Carter", a quick "behind-the-scenes" video focusing on the world and the character, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912. Its also got some new footage, finished CG shots that are looking great, and better glimpses of Willem Dafoe and Thomas Haden Church as Tharks, as well as Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins. Still looks great, I love the world, can't wait to see it!

›› Posted February 13 in Featurettes, Hype, Sci-Fi, To Watch | 19 Comments

Watch: Wonderful Extended 'The Magic of Hugo' Featurette Unveiled

By Alex Billington

"If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from..." Paramount has posted an extended 6-minute featurette, certainly in promotion of the Oscars, for Martin Scorsese's Hugo, with eleven Oscar nominations. Many people love the film and have been calling out praise recently (hence my recent discussion on Best Picture), speaking about the film's "magic" and charm, and incredible use of 3D, which enhances those two aspects. This featurette is called The Magic of Hugo and focuses on exactly that, with interviews from many of the nominated crew, including Martin Scorsese. This is a wonderful reminder of how great it is!

›› Posted February 6 in Awards News, Featurettes, Hype, To Watch | 2 Comments

New 'Tree of Life' Featurette on Emmanuel Lubezki's Cinematography

By Alex Billington

"What he's after is capturing a moment." Though this is a bit late to the game, Fox Searchlight posted a new featurette online (on YouTube via Thompson on Hollywood) that focuses on Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki and his beautiful cinematography. The Tree of Life has three Oscar noms this year, including Best Picture, Best Director and of course Best Cinematography. This features a few talking heads with producers and otherwise, but it's mostly lots of Lubezki's gorgeous cinematography from the film (but why isn't it in HD, Searchlight?!). It's a great refresher on some amazing cinematography from last year.

›› Posted February 1 in Awards News, Featurettes, To Watch | 6 Comments

Watch: Amusing Blooper Reel for 'The Artist' Spreading the Laughter

By Alex Billington

Oh, how funny! The Artist is poised to most likely win Best Picture at the Oscars in just a few weeks, and although there's somewhat of a backlash against it (which I just don't get at all), it's a wonderful film full of cinematic joy and an immense appreciation for Hollywood past. As one final glimpse at how funny this film is, Allocine (via SlashFilm) recently posted a blooper reel from the film, which includes a lot of amusing silent B&W moments. A lot of them involve the adorable Jack Russell terrier Uggie (who just retired from acting) and it has plenty of prat falls and much more, but this is quite amusing to watch. Check it out below!

›› Posted January 27 in Cool Stuff, Featurettes, To Watch | 8 Comments

NCM's 'Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance' Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

By Alex Billington

"We just shot one of the most badass things ever shot." You've got to see this! This is the behind-the-scenes featurette (recut from a version they showed at Comic-Con last year) debuted by NCM's First Look (via Latino-Review) is the one that shows you just how crazy co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are. I love all the arrows for the "director" showing you where they are and how they got some of these crazy shots. The way they shot this is exactly why I'm still excited as hell to see it. Nicolas Cage returns as Ghost Rider, along with Idris Elba, Violante Placido and Johnny Whitworth. Fire up this new video below!

›› Posted January 24 in Featurettes, Hype, To Watch | 7 Comments

Watch: A New Promo Featurette for Sci-Fi 'Escape From M.S. One'

By Alex Billington

"Were you always this obnoxious?" A new featurette has debuted (via AICN) on the EuropaCorp YouTube for their upcoming sci-fi film M.S. One - Maximum Security, also known by many other titles, including Escape From M.S. One (in the US) and previously Lock-Out. The video includes interview segments with co-director Stephen St. Leger and focuses on the "badass" character of Snow, played by Guy Pearce. We've seen a few trailers for this before and it looks pretty damn cool already, but this spot gives us a look at just how insanely Snake Plissken-esque Pearce is. It also stars Maggie Grace & Peter Stormare. Enjoy!

›› Posted January 13 in Featurettes, Hype, Sci-Fi, To Watch | 14 Comments

Brand New 007 'Skyfall' Website Relaunches with Production Video

By Alex Billington

"Bond, James Bond." He's back and it's better than ever! An impressive new website has launched at 007.com to kick off the New Year, honoring the 50th anniversary of James Bond movies. The site not only contains a blog and updates on Skyfall, the 23rd Bond film now shooting with Sam Mendes at the helm and Daniel Craig back as 007, but an archive and look back at many Bond trinkets of past (put on some Bond music in the background and your experience will be complete). You can also check out the first Welcome-Production Video, which is pretty damn cool to see, almost a bit like those Hobbit videos. Enjoy!

›› Posted January 2 in Featurettes, Hype, Movie News, To Watch | 11 Comments

Watch: Fantastic New Story Featurette for Steve McQueen's 'Shame'

By Alex Billington

"There's a battle going on, an individual battle." Fox Searchlight recently posted a new featurette online (via Awards Daily) for Steve McQueen's Shame, which is currently playing in limited release with an NC-17 rating. Michael Fassbender stars in the film and appears in this featurette, along with writer & director Steve McQueen and co-star Carey Mulligan. The editing in this video, with the music in the background and everything, is what makes it particularly impressive for a featurette. It also happens that this is still one of my favorite films of the year and it's topping lists like Roger Ebert's Best of 2011 as well. Worth seeing!

›› Posted December 20 in Featurettes, Indies, To Watch | 1 Comment

Watch: Superb 6-Minute Behind-the-Scenes of 'The Artist' Featurette

By Alex Billington

"Moviemaking can be an art form." The Weinstein Company has debuted an outstanding full six minute behind-the-scenes featurette (via Apple) for The Artist, the B&W silent film sweeping Hollywood. One of my favorite films of the year, The Artist (trailer) explores Hollywood's silent era, following an actor on the way out as "talkies" start to take over. The featurette includes interviews with the entire cast, endless clips, and some behind-the-scenes moments in the later half of them dancing their hearts out and shooting scenes (in color!). It's an excellent video that'll hopefully convince a few of you this wonderful film is worth seeing.

›› Posted December 13 in Featured, Featurettes, Indies, To Watch | 1 Comment

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