by Romain Raynaldy A classic early film known for its iconic black-and-white images has been "resurrected" from the dead -- and spruced up in full color -- to be screened at the Cannes film festival. "Le Voyage dans la Lune" ("A Trip to the Moon") by Georges Melies was to be presented at the start of the French riviera festival on Wednesday, thanks to state-of-the-art restoration technology from Hollywood (http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/mediaPlayer/11028.html). "We can refer to this not a...

There is something about film that has always amazed audiences. Legend has it that when the Lumière brothers first showed their film of a train entering a station in 1895, audiences dived for cover. The drive to dazzle the senses and bring the fantastical to life has been a constant part of cinema. If it could be imagined, filmmakers searched for ways to make it come to life. The shock of seeing so clearly what cannot be real is the achievement of these films.The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Fest...

The International Event dedicated to Exploration & Conservation arrives in Los Angeles! Transforming The Legendary Shrine Auditorium into a Fantastic Exploratorium every year…The Festival will pay a special tribute to Jane Goodall, George Lucas and Harrison Ford and to King Kong first steps on the Shrine Auditorium Stage in 1933 with special guest Ray Harryhausen. The premiere of the documentary film Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon, starring Buzz Aldrin and James Cameron, will close th...

For anyone that’s ever wondered how filmmakers make movie magic happen, the 2005 VES-VFX Festival of Visual Effects (June 23-26 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica) reveals the wizardry behind today’s hottest films, television shows and even commercials and games. Tickets and festival passes are available online at www.vesfestival.org and run from $20 for an individual show ticket to $300 for an all access pass with admittance to all three days of screenings, panels and events.Highlights of...

Starship Troopers 2 blasts into Melbourne Digital Media Festival Lock and Load! The alien bugs are back in STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION, the much-anticipated sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s cult-classic 1997 hit Starship Troopers. Marking the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett (who worked on VFX for the original Starship Troopers in addition to other high-profile films such as Return of the Jedi and Jurassic Park), STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: H...