http://www.ropeofsilicon.com The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Wed, 23 May 2012 22:55:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sacha-baron-cohen-howard-stern-interview/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sacha-baron-cohen-howard-stern-interview/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 22:15:02 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60058 The Dictator in character, prepare for an excellent breath of fresh air. Hear his Martin Scorsese impression, talk about buying Ryan Seacrest a new jacket after the Oscars and much more in his interview with Howard Stern.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sacha-baron-cohen-howard-stern-interview/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/birds-actress-tippi-hedren-says-hitchcock-cost-her-an-oscar/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/birds-actress-tippi-hedren-says-hitchcock-cost-her-an-oscar/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:41:42 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60042 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/birds-actress-tippi-hedren-says-hitchcock-cost-her-an-oscar/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/explore-the-visual-effects-and-sound-of-the-avengers/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/explore-the-visual-effects-and-sound-of-the-avengers/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 18:42:37 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59933 The Avengers or created those booming sound effects then I have the article for you.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/explore-the-visual-effects-and-sound-of-the-avengers/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/additional-avengers-post-credit-scene-revealed/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/additional-avengers-post-credit-scene-revealed/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:00:46 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59665 The Avengers is revealed, but don't worry, it isn't much, but mildly amusing for those that have seen it already.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/additional-avengers-post-credit-scene-revealed/feed/ 9 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wilde-about-liz-taylor/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wilde-about-liz-taylor/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:53 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59352 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wilde-about-liz-taylor/feed/ 15 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/why-does-johnny-depp-have-a-bird-on-his-head-in-the-lone-ranger/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/why-does-johnny-depp-have-a-bird-on-his-head-in-the-lone-ranger/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:15:22 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59124 The Lone Ranger, wondered why there was a crow on his head. Well, the answer has been revealed.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/why-does-johnny-depp-have-a-bird-on-his-head-in-the-lone-ranger/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/werner-herzog-presents-our-dinotasia/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/werner-herzog-presents-our-dinotasia/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:28:06 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59111 Dinotasia as narrated by Werner Herzog is here and it has a mildly interesting path to creation.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/werner-herzog-presents-our-dinotasia/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson-beautiful-people/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson-beautiful-people/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:17 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58323 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson-beautiful-people/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joss-whedon-yearns-for-prestige-pics-and-the-70s-while-making-the-avengers/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joss-whedon-yearns-for-prestige-pics-and-the-70s-while-making-the-avengers/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:30:18 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58154 The Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon makes a few curious comments regarding the state of the industry and his approach to making his big budget comic book feature.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joss-whedon-yearns-for-prestige-pics-and-the-70s-while-making-the-avengers/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/titanic-in-super-3-d/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/titanic-in-super-3-d/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:00:52 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58034 Titanic until you've seen Titanic Super 3-D, presented here in cooperation with George Lucas, J.J. Abrams and Michael Bay.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/titanic-in-super-3-d/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/suffocating-in-plastic-no-thanks/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/suffocating-in-plastic-no-thanks/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:45:06 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57962 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/suffocating-in-plastic-no-thanks/feed/ 13 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/spinning-in-circles-from-fred-astaires-royal-wedding-to-2001-and-inception/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/spinning-in-circles-from-fred-astaires-royal-wedding-to-2001-and-inception/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:19:04 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57867 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/spinning-in-circles-from-fred-astaires-royal-wedding-to-2001-and-inception/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/little-girl/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/little-girl/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:38:42 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57770 Psycho?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/little-girl/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/stanley-kubricks-notes-on-possible-titles-for-dr-strangelove/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/stanley-kubricks-notes-on-possible-titles-for-dr-strangelove/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:16:02 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57679 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb considering the film was based on Peter George's less-quixotically titled novel "Red Alert"? Well, now you have your answer.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/stanley-kubricks-notes-on-possible-titles-for-dr-strangelove/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/excellent-time-lapse-video-of-hitchcocks-rear-window-courtyard/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/excellent-time-lapse-video-of-hitchcocks-rear-window-courtyard/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:35:44 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57645 Rear Window into one panoramic shot.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/excellent-time-lapse-video-of-hitchcocks-rear-window-courtyard/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-a-disney-pixar-and-marvel-future-could-look-like/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-a-disney-pixar-and-marvel-future-could-look-like/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:30:20 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57168 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-a-disney-pixar-and-marvel-future-could-look-like/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/martin-scorsese-recommends-39-foreign-films-to-young-filmmaker/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/martin-scorsese-recommends-39-foreign-films-to-young-filmmaker/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:14:21 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57147 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/martin-scorsese-recommends-39-foreign-films-to-young-filmmaker/feed/ 12 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fake-kazakhstan-national-anthem-from-borat-used-during-actual-award-ceremony/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fake-kazakhstan-national-anthem-from-borat-used-during-actual-award-ceremony/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:18:07 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57064 Borat played rather than the actual anthem.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fake-kazakhstan-national-anthem-from-borat-used-during-actual-award-ceremony/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/123s-of-film/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/123s-of-film/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:53:28 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56916 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/123s-of-film/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/hunger-games-twitter-reviews-clip/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/hunger-games-twitter-reviews-clip/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:59:47 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56573 The Hunger Games. You can check out a selection here along with a new clip from the film.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/hunger-games-twitter-reviews-clip/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/why-should-i-go-see-jeff-who-lives-at-home/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/why-should-i-go-see-jeff-who-lives-at-home/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:58:37 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56562 Jeff, Who Lives at Home, is hitting theaters and I just can't muster up the interest to see it.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/why-should-i-go-see-jeff-who-lives-at-home/feed/ 10 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/roadside-tweeted-this/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/roadside-tweeted-this/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:56:35 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56478 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/roadside-tweeted-this/feed/ 10 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/re-imagined-poster-art-for-hayao-miyazakis-classic-films/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/re-imagined-poster-art-for-hayao-miyazakis-classic-films/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:49:27 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56439 Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and more.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/re-imagined-poster-art-for-hayao-miyazakis-classic-films/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-definitive-list-of-cliched-movie-dialogue/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-definitive-list-of-cliched-movie-dialogue/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:09:15 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56380 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-definitive-list-of-cliched-movie-dialogue/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/diva-dance/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/diva-dance/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:25:47 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56375 The Fifth Element.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/diva-dance/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/100-years-of-the-universal-pictures-globe/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/100-years-of-the-universal-pictures-globe/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:41:11 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56183 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/100-years-of-the-universal-pictures-globe/feed/ 10 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/damon-lindeloff-taks-about-the-genesis-of-the-ted-2023-prometheus-viral-video/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/damon-lindeloff-taks-about-the-genesis-of-the-ted-2023-prometheus-viral-video/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:13:33 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55934 Prometheus.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/damon-lindeloff-taks-about-the-genesis-of-the-ted-2023-prometheus-viral-video/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/ridley-scott-offers-up-the-alien-and-prometheus-connection/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/ridley-scott-offers-up-the-alien-and-prometheus-connection/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:37:42 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55817 Prometheus, which ultimately reveals the film's ties to Alien.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/ridley-scott-offers-up-the-alien-and-prometheus-connection/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jimmy-kimmel-presents-every-movie-ever-in-movie-the-movie-trailer/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jimmy-kimmel-presents-every-movie-ever-in-movie-the-movie-trailer/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:26:05 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55775 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jimmy-kimmel-presents-every-movie-ever-in-movie-the-movie-trailer/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/how-many-can-you-name-the-animated-abcs-of-cinema/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/how-many-can-you-name-the-animated-abcs-of-cinema/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:19:43 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54566 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/how-many-can-you-name-the-animated-abcs-of-cinema/feed/ 8