Amidst all the excitement of the latest Great Gatsby film by Baz Luhrmann, Beyond the Marquee’s own Allison Tate-Cortese had a chance to talk to one of the artists responsible for building the incredible opulent world of the latest revamp of this classic American story. Luca Gabriele Rossetti is a Senior Matte Painter and Environmental Artist [...]
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[BTM EXCLUSIVE!] We Interview the Senior Matte Painter for Baz Luhrmann’s THE GREAT GATSBY
May 10th, 2013 
AllisonFilms STAR WARS Fans … MAY THE 4TH Be With You!!!
May 4th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Though mentally you know it’s the day before Cinco de Mayo tomorrow, for Star Wars fans around the world, Saturday, May 4th is the worldwide day to say “May the Force be with you” to all and celebrate the beloved stories that bind our galaxy together. “May the 4th” kicks off a season of celebration, particularly [...]
Beyond the Marquee: The Web Series (Ep.45) – MONSTERPALOOZA 2013
April 26th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Are you scared by things that go bump in the night? Do you cover your face at the scary parts of a movie? Are you squeamish around blood? Do Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires and terrifyingly weird creatures give you the heebie-jeebies? Then you most likely should NOT be at MONSTERPALOOZA in Burbank, California. It’s here that [...]
BTM UNCUT: Director ROBERT ZEMECKIS on the Mattel Hoverboard Prop Replicas
April 15th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee At the recent 25th Anniversary reunion event in Beverly Hills to celebrate the Blu-ray release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beyond the Marquee had the opportunity to chat with cast, crew and special guests attending that night’s festivities. Director Robert Zemeckis was on hand as well and just a few feet away was his co-collaborator [...]
“Don’t Tell Mom I’m Selling My Pants!!!” Keith Coogan Puts His Iconic Screen-Used Jeans Up For Sale.
March 22nd, 2013 Julia Miranda Movie buffs, now’s your chance to own a piece of movie memorabilia from the early 90′s. Long time friend of Beyond the Marquee, actor Keith Coogan, is offering up his single pair of ripped and torn Levi’s blue jeans, yes this is an original costume piece from the 1991 film, “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead”. [...]
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No Comments »Mattel Hot Wheels 1:43 scale Elite Cult Classics Back to the Future Time Machine (Product Review)
March 20th, 2013 Steve Czarnecki Anyone who knows me, or has known me for any length of time knows I’m a HUGE Back to the Future fan and my passion for the film trilogy clearly has been evident in the articles we post and the original content we’ve created here on Beyond the Marquee about it. So I was [...]
Kids Get in FREE to Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology at the Discovery Cube
March 18th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Southern California residents, now through March 27, download a voucher for free* kids’ admission to Indiana Jones™ and the Adventure of Archaeology down in Anaheim. Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology, presented by the National Geographic Society, immerses adults and kids of all ages in the science and history of field archaeology. Walk in the [...]
OZ the Great and Powerful Collection on HSN, Starting Tonight Thru Saturday!
February 28th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee If you’re as excited as we are for next week’s release of Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful, then get a jump start on an event that brings you one step closer to the epic film. Starting tonight at 8:00pm PST through end of day Saturday, March 2nd, HSN Network presents Oz The Great and Powerful Collection. This is a [...]
Help Fund Season 2 of the Untitled Web Series About A Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time
February 25th, 2013 Steve Czarnecki Our good pal Travis Richey (Formerly known as Inspector Spacetime from NBC’s “Community”) is ready for a 2nd Season of his on-line hit Untitled Web Series About A Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time. The creative team behind the series are now trying to raise $10,000 on KICKSTARTER for the prequel episode, a lot of which [...]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, CELEBRITY, MISC, NEWS, PROPS & COSTUMES, Steve Czarnecki No Comments »Beyond the Marquee: The Web Series (Ep.41) The 21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design
February 23rd, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Since its inception in 1992, the Art of Motion Picture Costume Designexhibition has honored the incredible work of costume designers in the film industry. Now in its 21st year, the 2013 exhibition will feature costumes from selected 2012 films, including all five Academy Award® nominees for best Costume Design. Including costumes from A Royal Affair, Anna Karenina, Argo, Django Unchained, Hitchcock, Les [...]
Disney’s “Journey to Oz Balloon Tour” Kicks Off on it’s Coast to Coast Journey Today!
February 12th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee This morning at the historic Walt Disney Studios Disney Studios in Burbank, hundreds of Cast Members gathered to celebrate the launch of the “Journey to Oz Balloon Tour”. Kicking off today, sponsored by HSN and IMAX, the colorful Oz The Great and Powerful emblazoned hot-air balloon begins its National tour from the Walt Disney Studios [...]
Beyond the Marquee: the Web Series (Ep.37) – The Dark Knight Legend Exhibit
January 17th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Not too long back, we were thrilled to be invited by our friends at Warner Bros. Archives to visit Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Dark Knight Legend exhibit in Los Angeles that celebrated the release of The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-Ray and DVD. Beyond the Marquee’s own, Steve Czarnecki, was on hand with Warner Bros. Corporate Archivist, [...]
This Noon Years Eve, we’re sending you BACK<<< to the Discovery Science Center!
December 27th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee If you live in Southern California, have younger children and want to do something fun for them for New Years Eve since most of them are asleep by midnight, then head over to the Discovery Science Center in Anaheim. Instead of New Years Eve, they are hosting a 1980′s / Back to the Future themed [...]
Bob Gale Compares Mattel’s New Toy Hoverboard to Screen Used Props Side-by-Side
December 11th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee Yesterday, the Co-Creator, Writer, and Producer of the Back to the Future trilogy, Bob Gale, shared with Beyond the Marquee a letter addressed to Back to the Future fans around the world. In it, he expressed his disappointment with the produced Hoverboard prop-replica released by Mattel’s high-end Matty Collector toy division. This morning, he further expounded on his [...]
Bob Gale Not Impressed with Mattel’s Prop-Replica Hoverboard
December 10th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee If you’re going to build a Hoverboard into a collector’s piece, why not do it with some style? Throughout the first full week of December, the much anticipated Back to the Future Part II prop-replica Hoverboard, produced by Mattel’s high-end Matty Collector brand, began shipping out to eager fans. For many who had been waiting [...]
WIN a Matty Collector Replica Prop Hoverboard from our Friends at BTTF.com
December 4th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee Well, this week a lot of anxious Futurian’s have been slowly receiving their Matty Collector 1:1 scale Hoverboard prop-replicas just in “time” for the holidays. While some ordered early, some have waited to order during the second wave that were offered on Monday. If you’re still on the fence from recent reviews or have been [...]
Matty Collector’s Back to the Future Part 2, Hoverboard Prop Replica Review
December 1st, 2012 Beyond the Marquee Watch the video, then check out our detailed written review below! Back in March, Beyond the Marquee invited you behind-the-scenes to the Mattel Design Center in Los Angeles, for a sneak peek at the early developmental stages of the Back to the Future Part 2 replica prop Hoverboard from Matty Collector. We were excited to [...]
Beyond the Marquee: The Web Series (Eps.35) – Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology Exhibit
November 21st, 2012 Beyond the Marquee A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away … Wait a minute! Sorry, wrong Lucasfilm (ahem), we mean, Disney property. What we were trying to just say is that not too long ago, Beyond the Marquee was invited by our friends down at the Discovery Science Center in Orange County to take a good look at [...]
Great Scott!! A Video Update on the BACK TO THE FUTURE DeLorean “A” Car Restoration
November 20th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?” – ‘Doc’ Emmett L. Brown Synchronize your watches … the Back to the Future DeLorean is coming back! Our good pal, Steve Concotelli, a member of the restoration team of the original DeLorean Time Machine [...]
Beyond the Marquee: The Web Series (Eps.34)- TRON 30th Anniversary Celebration
November 8th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee Beyond the Marquee was recently on hand in the heart of Hollywood for the 30th Anniversary Celebration for the iconic 1982 Disney film TRON. Original crew and die-hard fans showed up to the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to rejoice in the film that 3 decades ago was heralded as groundbreaking digital technology. In [...]
