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How ‘The Matrix’ helped build—and break—beleaguered production company Village Roadhouse

Fast Company Tech

Its shimmering, nested “V” of metallic ribbons that taper inward like a cinematic illusion played before dozens of movies that collectively spawned 34 No. Over the next few decades, it extended its tentacles into regular theater business and home video, before launching a film production shingle: Village Roadshow Pictures.

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A love affair with a typeface? For these famous directors, type is part of their art

Fast Company Tech

But last week, as we reported on Sean Bakers extensive use of Aguafina Script across his past four movies, we wondered: How many other directors have firmly embraced a single, singular typefaceand what does that typeface say about their films? Ultimately, a title sequence and a title font is in service to a larger picture.

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Sony is bringing back Twisted Metal. as a TV show

The Verge

While the idea for the series seemingly came from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote the Deadpool movies, the actual writing was done by Cobra Kai ’s Michael Jonathan Smith. It’s also worth noting that Sony has tried to make a Twisted Metal movie before, which was announced in 2012.

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New trailers this week: Rebecca, The Truffle Hunters, Sneakerheads, and of course Dune

The Verge

The acting was so good, and it looked beautiful, but the script just strained credibility at every turn. I have not seen the 1984 movie or read the novel so I am a total Dune neophyte. Lily James in Rebecca | Netflix. OK so I got out of my rerun rut and binged Away on Netflix over Labor Day and. I really wanted to like it!

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The true architect of ‘The Brutalist’ is production designer Judy Becker

Fast Company Tech

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, the film follows decades of the life and work of Lszl Tth, an ingenious Bauhaus-trained Hungarian architect who survives the Holocaust and immigrates to the United States to pursue a new life. In many ways, architecture is the star of the 2024 film The Brutalist.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. Once you understand these five elements, you’ll be able to pick them out in TV shows, movies, books, and news articles. Pictures and Videos Can be Worth a Thousand Dollars They can also be worth a thousand words.

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ViacomCBS again restructures its leadership in its bid to win the streaming wars

The Verge

Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, Jim Gianopulos, is now also chief content officer of movies at Paramount Plus. Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks, David Nevins, now additionally holds the role of chief content officers of scripted originals at Paramount Plus.

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