Tim Molloy

2 weeks ago | moviemaker.com | Tim Molloy

It’s impossible to watch these movies without noticing the bad CGI (computer generated imagery). The Scorpion King may be the poster child for bad CGI. Arriving in the boom days of terrible, excessive CGI, it’s one of many films of the early 2000s that have not aged well. Stills like the one above are a good indication of why. Shots that could have been practical (meaning, not CGI) were done with pixels for no apparent reason, with often ghastly and comical results.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tim Molloy

12 Scarface Stories a Normal Person Wouldn’t KnowGenerate Key TakeawaysThese Scarface stories are strictly for diehards. Starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, Brian De Palma's 1983 crime epic is one of the most stylishly flamboyant and addictive films of all time. Here are 12 Scarface behind the scenes Scarface stories, with images from its original promotional campaign.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tim Molloy

Blazing Saddles: 12 Behind the Scenes Stories of Mel Brooks’ Absurdist Western ClassicGenerate Key TakeawaysMel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, released half a century ago, is still widely considered one of the funniest movies of all time. But it wasn't easy to make. First, a Little BackgroundCleavon Little (left) and Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles. Warner Bros.

3 weeks ago | moviemaker.com | Tim Molloy

I recently rewatched Silence of the Lambs, my favorite film, for about the hundredth time. It’s a very tight movie, without a single unnecessary detail, so I was surprised when I noticed something that seemed a little strange — perhaps even amateurish — in the very first scene. Almost as soon as we fade in, a totally unnecessary super — or locator — appears on the screen, telling us we’re in the woods near Quantico, Virginia, the home of the FBI. But why?

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tim Molloy

12 hours agoReview | ‘Jaws’ meets ‘Silence of the Lambs’ in ‘Dangerous Animals’A serial killer targets the wrong surfer in Sean Byrne’s latest horror thriller.