
EXCLUSIVE: While film respects existing fans, it was not made for them
by ALAN STANLEY BLAIR
May-18-2013 - No Comments
Actress reprises movie role in animated series
Olivia Wilde made quite an impression on viewers of 2010's "Tron: Legacy" as the ISO Quorra. That character, if you remember, was a program from Kevin Flynn's digital world that was the only one of her kind to survive a purge that destroyed all of the spontaneously evolving programs that threatened ...
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A movie with the title “Cowboys & Aliens” –- a science-fiction twist on the classic cowboys and indians story –- may sound like a hilariously ridiculous action-comedy. But director Jon Favreau tells Entertainment Weekly that his upcoming blockbuster is not that kind of a movie. In fact, ...
Read MoreTV Watchtower: What is the secret of this franchise's success and how will new film dazzle audiences again 28 years later?
In 1982, an ambitious science-fiction film called "Tron" was released by Disney aiming to capitalize on the new video game revolution. Starring Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner, "Tron" told the story of a computer programmer whose life work was stolen by a greedy rival, and in the process of reclai ...
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The original "Tron" established precedent in filmmaking -- especially in terms of computer-generated imagery -- that defines the industry to this day. But for the new Disney sequel "Tron: Legacy," director Joe Kosinski actually has someone else to thank: "Avatar" director James Cameron. At a San ...
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