It’s no surprise that digital tools proved self-destructive. Hollywood has always believed bigger is better, that raw spectacle is the only thing that reliably seduces people into the cinema. To tweak a famous line from one of the films that got us here: The studios were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.
The disaster movie genre has been dead or dying for a while now, and we’ve reached the point in the grieving process where we’ve come to accept that something like this is going to be utterly defanged by CGI (shout out to the lifeless, plastic likes of “2012” and “San Andreas”), so you almost have to give “Geostorm” a little bit of credit: For a movie about the potentially destructive power of 21st-century technology, it sure is a convincing example of the potentially destructive power of 21st-century technology.
The disaster movie genre has been dead or dying for a while now, and we’ve reached the point in the grieving process where we’ve come to accept that something like this is going to be utterly defanged by CGI (shout out to the lifeless, plastic likes of “2012” and “San Andreas”), so you almost have to give “Geostorm” a little bit of credit: For a movie about the potentially destructive power of 21st-century technology, it sure is a convincing example of the potentially destructive power of 21st-century technology.
- 10/20/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
If you watched the premiere of The CW’s intense — and very bloody! — viral outbreak thriller Containment on Tuesday, then you probably aren’t getting within 4 to 6 feet of someone in the near future. But was the show’s debut contagious in a good way?
RelatedJulie Plec Previews Containment‘s Survival Rate, Budding Romance and the Scene That Was ‘Too Graphic’
Before you weigh in with your diagnosis, let’s recap the pilot:
Adapted by Vampire Diaries/The Originals producer Julie Plec from the Belgian series Cordon, Containment presents a scenario in which hand sanitizer won’t save you:...
RelatedJulie Plec Previews Containment‘s Survival Rate, Budding Romance and the Scene That Was ‘Too Graphic’
Before you weigh in with your diagnosis, let’s recap the pilot:
Adapted by Vampire Diaries/The Originals producer Julie Plec from the Belgian series Cordon, Containment presents a scenario in which hand sanitizer won’t save you:...
- 4/20/2016
- TVLine.com
The Vampire Diaries‘ seventh season is beginning to wind down, and it looks like Caroline and Alaric’s controversial romance might be disappearing along with it.
RelatedVampire Diaries Boss on the Show’s Future: Will It End With Season 8?
The latest photos from the CW drama’s season-ending episodes — 20 and 21 of 22, to be specific — feature Caroline’s return to the fold, following Candice King’s maternity leave. And while Caroline is seen embracing/fighting alongside her fiancé, the official episode descriptions paint an entirely different picture.
For one thing, “Caroline joins Alaric on a mission [in Episode 20] and quickly realizes how much...
RelatedVampire Diaries Boss on the Show’s Future: Will It End With Season 8?
The latest photos from the CW drama’s season-ending episodes — 20 and 21 of 22, to be specific — feature Caroline’s return to the fold, following Candice King’s maternity leave. And while Caroline is seen embracing/fighting alongside her fiancé, the official episode descriptions paint an entirely different picture.
For one thing, “Caroline joins Alaric on a mission [in Episode 20] and quickly realizes how much...
- 4/18/2016
- TVLine.com
Talk about adding insult to injury.
On Thursday’s Bones (8/7c, Fox), Booth — hot on the heels of his near-death experience — returns to work at the FBI only to discover that there have been a few changes during his months-long absence.
PhotosExclusive: First Bones/Sleepy Hollow Crossover Photo: Ichabod and Brennan Confer and It’s So. Awesomely. Weird.
“It’s great to be here,” the rejuvenated G-man declares to his colleagues as he makes his way out of the elevator. “We’re back!”
But the huge grin on his face quickly fades when he enters his office and finds…well…...
On Thursday’s Bones (8/7c, Fox), Booth — hot on the heels of his near-death experience — returns to work at the FBI only to discover that there have been a few changes during his months-long absence.
PhotosExclusive: First Bones/Sleepy Hollow Crossover Photo: Ichabod and Brennan Confer and It’s So. Awesomely. Weird.
“It’s great to be here,” the rejuvenated G-man declares to his colleagues as he makes his way out of the elevator. “We’re back!”
But the huge grin on his face quickly fades when he enters his office and finds…well…...
- 10/14/2015
- TVLine.com
First Bones/Sleepy Hollow Crossover Photo: Ichabod and Brennan Confer and It's So. Awesomely. Weird.
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A Revolutionary War captain walks into a lab run by a socially awkward genius… and we’ve got your exclusive first look at their meeting.
Above is a photo from Fox’s upcoming Bones/Sleepy Hollow crossover, a two-hour event that finds Brennan, Booth, Ichabod and Abbie collaborating as the discovery of human remains leads to the return of one of Crane’s enemies.
RelatedBones, Sleepy Hollow Crossover Plot Scoop: ‘It’s Like a Great X-Files Episode’
During a recent visit to the set, Sleepy star Tom Mison told TVLine...
Above is a photo from Fox’s upcoming Bones/Sleepy Hollow crossover, a two-hour event that finds Brennan, Booth, Ichabod and Abbie collaborating as the discovery of human remains leads to the return of one of Crane’s enemies.
RelatedBones, Sleepy Hollow Crossover Plot Scoop: ‘It’s Like a Great X-Files Episode’
During a recent visit to the set, Sleepy star Tom Mison told TVLine...
- 10/13/2015
- TVLine.com
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