Motion-capture

It would be easy to only view Dawn of the Planet of the Apes through the lens of previous Apes films. The references complement the new themes at work.

Today is a very special day at Mousterpiece Cinema HQ, because it’s finally happened. After months of searching, after hours of discussion, we have found a film that Mike doesn’t love. In fact, this is a film that Mike had an easier time nitpicking. Yes, that’s right, folks, Mike can nitpick, too! In this epic …

Mars Needs Moms Directed by Simon Wells Written by Simon Wells and Wendy Wells Starring Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois A fascinating trend has been cropping up in mainstream filmmaking over the last 20 years, specific to major male directors who are widely considered to be technological pioneers. From James Cameron to …

A Christmas Carol Written and directed by Robert Zemeckis All cinema is artifice. This isn’t a groundbreaking epiphany or statement, but the success of most movies hinges on the audience not taking that statement into account. But it’s true: all cinema is artifice of one kind or another. Even documentaries have some artificiality, because no …

Some say the Christmas season is the most wonderful time of year, but there’s at least one person who would disagree: Ebenezer Scrooge, that old skinflint from Charles Dickens’ classic tale, A Christmas Carol. This week’s Mousterpiece Cinema kicks off December by looking at the most recent adaptation of this story, from Walt Disney Pictures …