Project Hail Mary director clarifies that "'no green screen' doesn't mean 'no VFX'" and confirms that the sci-fi movie's spaceship was a practical set

Project Hail Mary may not have used any green screens during production, but co-director Chris Miller has clarified that this ...
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The cinema of societal collapse

Books & the Arts / This year’s Oscar-nominated international feature films—especially The Secret Agent and Sirāt—tackle what ...

Some People See Aliens While on DMT. Researchers Want to Find Out What They Can Teach Us

A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

Starseeds, government plots and an alien mantis: Inside New Age spirituality’s new age

This ship was huge. It was like a city-sized ship. And there was hundreds of beings on board,” said Debbie Solaris, a military veteran and one of six panelists sharing their alien encounters with a ...

‘Sinners’ Is Obviously Great But Its Visual Effects Might Be Better

Among those record 16 Oscar nominations for Sinners is one for best visual effects. And though, upon first glance, Sinners might not be as obvious a visual effects film as something like Jurassic ...
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Inside the Real Sets and VFX That Bring Project Hail Mary to Life

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller sat down for a ComicBook.com interview. They explained that the upcoming sci fi film Project Hail Mary uses no green screen or ...
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On the Big Screen This Week: Another Frankenstein Story, a North African Quest, and a Tribute to Catherine O’Hara

Meanwhile, the Heights is starting a Catherine O'Hara tribute series this week with Home Alone. In notable new releases, we've got Maggie Gyllenhaal's brash The Bride! and Óliver Laxe's Cannes-lauded ...