BEYOND THE MARQUEE

The Magical Lands of Disney’s MALEFICENT Revealed in this Spectacular Character Banner!

April 4th, 2014

Sterling Spencer-Hayden

The World of MALEFICENT

Walt Disney Pictures has revealed a fantastic banner that highlights the characters and world of the upcoming film; MALEFICENT starring Angelina Jolie. Hints of this world can also be seen at your local theater if they are displaying the MALEFICENT in-theater standee. MALEFICENT is the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic “Sleeping Beauty,” the film reveals the events that hardened Maleficent’s heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora, only to later realize that the child may hold the key to peace in the land. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville. MALEFICENT releases in theaters on May 30, 2014! What do you think of the banner? Leave your thoughts below and click the image below to enlarge and check out the details of this magical world.

The WINTER SOLDIER Bursts Out from the Digital App of the CAPTAIN AMERICA EXPERIENCE

April 4th, 2014

Beyond the Marquee

The Winter Soldier in the Captain America Experience

We’ve got a double dose of “APP’tain America” Posts today!

Earlier this morning, we posted our Exclusive interview with the designer of the CAPTAIN AMERICA EXPERIENCE App and now we’ve got some awesome shots of Sebastian Stan as “The Winter Soldier” in Phase 2 of the Marketing for this movie which hits theaters today!

Just when you thought you couldn’t be more impressed by the amazing technology that sent Chris Evans as Captain America exploding out from a 2-D one-sheet movie poster, NOW, Cap’s arch-nemesis, the Winter Soldier is crashing thru the bus-shelter posters for the film, just in time to catch Cap’s iconic shield!

“The shield-catch is a major moment in the story, and we’re honored to have had an opportunity to bring it to life in a new way for the film’s audience” says Nels Israelson, Photographer and Creative Director for the CAE App. “For the Winter Soldier AR scene, we separately shot both the front & the back of the shield with our camera array so as to build a full 360 view of it; you can walk your device right up underneath to check out the straps.”

Click ahead to check out the gallery of cool shots below, showing how much fun you can have at various angles with this app, whether it’s in a movie theater, a bus-stop, on your smartphone or on your computer! Plus we’ve got copies of the posters that will trigger the Winter Soldier 3-D effect below as well.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is in theaters Nationwide today!

BTM EXCLUSIVE! – We Interview the Creative Director Behind the Digital CAPTAIN AMERICA EXPERIENCE Interactive App

April 4th, 2014

Beyond the Marquee

The Captain America Experience App

Last week we turned our spotlight on the Captain America Experience Digital App that Marvel and Walt Disney Studios launched. This Augmented Reality application for Smartphones turns a flat 2-D movie poster into a totally mind-blowing 3-Dimensional image, with the option to take a picture and share it on your favorite social network!

We caught up with Nels Israelson who photographed the cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (out in theaters today) and helped spearhead this amazing App. Click ahead for our interview in which he gives us some behind the scene details about the process and technology that is truly a super-hero endeavor.

In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.

MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 16: End of The Beginning (T.V. review)

April 4th, 2014

Steven D'Arcangelo

After featuring ancillary agents Blake, Garrett, Sitwell and Victoria Hand in solo episodes, we now have their Avengers-like team-up in the latest installment of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The quartet joins Coulson & Co. in stopping the Clairvoyant once and for all, a goal complicated by the presence of Mike Peterson, A.K.A. Deathlok the Demolisher, which sounds a bit more intimidating than Mike Peterson.

Aside from climaxing the ongoing Clairvoyant subplot, this episode is also tasked with serving as the lead-in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which opens nationwide today. Toss in major turning points for Skye, Ward (skyward?) and May, along with an ominous title like End of the Beginning, and the showrunners have a lot to live up to. Read on to see if they do.

“Captain America” An Action Packed Thriller (Film Review)

April 3rd, 2014

John Delia

Next to the Iron Man series, Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier comes in a close second. The very compelling storyline, creative action, excellent direction and above all good acting combine to put this super hero in the forefront. Not so sci-fi fantasy, the Captain works to protect and serve. He’s an Ethan Hunt with more courage and abandon.

What, You, Make a Movie? Here are Some Tips on How to Finance an Independent Film!

April 3rd, 2014

Beyond the Marquee

How to Finance an Independent Film

Independent films aren’t owned by a major film studio, so they typically allow greater freedom of expression for the producer and director. “Pulp Fiction,” an independent movie produced on an $8 million budget in 1994 by a then-30-year-old Quentin Tarantino, grossed $213.9 million worldwide. “Good Will Hunting,” another independent film produced on an estimated $10 million dollar budget, hit box office sales of $226 million and launched the careers of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Although these two movies did not have the support of a major film studio, their budgets were substantial. If you’re looking for a way to compete in the independent film market, you need funding.

“Le Week-End” A Marriage-Go-Round” (Film Review)

April 2nd, 2014

John Delia

Charming, realistic and yet scary the comedy/drama Le Week-End takes you into a world with a bleak look at an aging couple that finds themselves entering a difficult time in their lives without a golden parachute. Delightfully acted and brilliantly directed, the film is a mental picture of the evolution of a marriage.