Sean Wist

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Favorite Movies: Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight, Jaws, Back read more to the Future, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Vanilla Sky, Die Hard, Chasing Amy, Shaun of the Dead, Atonement, Pan's Labyrinth, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Swiss Army Man, Sing Street, Mad Max: Fury Road, Boyhood, Frances Ha, The Social Network

Likes: Editing, Directing, John Williams, Steven Wilson, Dream Theater, Game Informer Replays, read more Mass Effect, Dogs, Tacos, Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Cool Videos: The Empire takes over the Frankfurt airport in this fan short

Posted 12 years ago

There are probably about as many Star Wars fan films as there are calories in Porkins’ average dinner, but every now and again you run across one that’s really cool. Enter Frank Wunderlich, who claims to have “captured” some footage...

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Kevin Smith elaborates on what he saw during his Star Wars set visit

Posted 12 years ago

Last week, the much talked about man who does much of the talking, Kevin Smith, was lucky enough to drop by the set of J.J. Abrams STAR WARS: EPISODE VII and was apparently moved by what he saw, as his...

TV Roundup: Community movie still on track plus Steven Soderbergh’s Red Oaks

Posted 12 years ago

Things were looking a little grim for Community once NBC cancelled the fan-favorite show after five seasons, despite its six-seasons-and-a-movie game plan. There was talk of the show continuing on Hulu, but after that fell through, everyone feared the worst....

X-Men: Days of Future Past to see an extended cut with more Rogue scenes

Posted 12 years ago

It was reported early on that the bulk of Rogue’s scenes got the axe when it came to the final cut of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. We all figured that we would just see them via deleted scenes on...

Star Wars adds Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen to its casting line-up

Posted 12 years ago

Casting for a Star Wars film is a tricky thing, because it’s mostly about choosing the right people over the popular ones. Sure, there have been a few misfires, but even the seasoned actors may show a bit of a...

Kevin Smith is brought to tears on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII

Posted 12 years ago

While I imagine security is ridiculously tight on the set of STAR WARS: EPISODE VII, that hasn’t stopped a few celebrities from dropping by to check things out (Simon Pegg and Tom Cruise come to mind). Now, arguably, the biggest...

Cool Videos: A day in the life with the Dead Poets Society actors

Posted 12 years ago

What we have hear is a video more deserving of the ‘Cool Videos’ moniker than most. Back during the production of DEAD POETS SOCIETY, the poets themselves, (Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Dylan Kussman, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, James Waterston...

Special FX house speaks out on why practical FX are being passed up for CGI

Posted 12 years ago

While computer generated imagery is an ever-growing arena as far as film is concerned, we find that practical effects are falling by the wayside. CGI, when done right, can yield some amazing results. Alfonso Cuaron’s GRAVITY immersed people in the...

Crazy is sounding pretty good to Jessica Alba in new Sin City clip

Posted 12 years ago

With the 9-year wait for SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR almost coming to a close, a new clip has surfaced with Jessica Alba in tow. I’m amazed it’s been so long since the first movie, especially watching this...

See the planets of Guardians of the Galaxy with new viral site

Posted 12 years ago

There’s a lot of characters that come with GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, and the marketing thus far has focused on them. That’s about to change as Marvel has launched Galaxy Getaways, a new viral site that takes a look at...

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