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/amazing-spider-man-featurette-the-lizard/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/amazing-spider-man-featurette-the-lizard/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 03:47:17 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60245 The Amazing Spider-Man centered on the film's villain, Dr. Curt Connors (aka The Lizard), with interviews with Rhys Ifans and director Marc Webb as well as new footage from the film.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/amazing-spider-man-featurette-the-lizard/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-pictures-from-prometheus-and-an-extended-featurette/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-pictures-from-prometheus-and-an-extended-featurette/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:00:16 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60229 Prometheus. Are you clicking through?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-pictures-from-prometheus-and-an-extended-featurette/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-prometheus-tv-spot-featurette/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-prometheus-tv-spot-featurette/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:23 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60027 Prometheus.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-prometheus-tv-spot-featurette/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-repeats-but-the-avengers-are-the-big-story/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-repeats-but-the-avengers-are-the-big-story/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:21:30 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59489 Think Like a Man destroyed all four of this weekend's new releases while overseas The Avengers is causing enough waves to suggest it may be able to become the twelfth film to hit $1 billion worldwide.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-repeats-but-the-avengers-are-the-big-story/feed/ 35 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/podcast-the-one-year-anniversary-episode/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/podcast-the-one-year-anniversary-episode/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:07:19 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59416 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/podcast-the-one-year-anniversary-episode/feed/ 20 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/prometheus-featurette-reveals-even-more-is-enough-enough/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/prometheus-featurette-reveals-even-more-is-enough-enough/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59311 Prometheus and I've gathered eight new screen captures from the video, but the question is out there... Are we beginning to see too much?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/prometheus-featurette-reveals-even-more-is-enough-enough/feed/ 9 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/promo-reel-posters-and-pictures-from-cannes-entry-7-days-in-havana-starring-josh-hutcherson/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/promo-reel-posters-and-pictures-from-cannes-entry-7-days-in-havana-starring-josh-hutcherson/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:45:26 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58978 7 Days in Havana and I have posters, pictures and a promo reel to share with you.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/promo-reel-posters-and-pictures-from-cannes-entry-7-days-in-havana-starring-josh-hutcherson/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-raven-has-murderous-visions-of-alice-eve-buried-alive/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-raven-has-murderous-visions-of-alice-eve-buried-alive/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:15:52 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58714 The Raven by mashing up scenes from the movie with famous Edgar Allan Poe short stories... Here is "A Tell Tale Heart"]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-raven-has-murderous-visions-of-alice-eve-buried-alive/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/prometheus-viral-video-wishes-michael-fassbenders-android-a-happy-birthday/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/prometheus-viral-video-wishes-michael-fassbenders-android-a-happy-birthday/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:00:56 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58645 Prometheus has arrived, this one focusing on Michael Fassbender's android character David.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/prometheus-viral-video-wishes-michael-fassbenders-android-a-happy-birthday/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/get-to-know-the-triplets-from-pixars-brave/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/get-to-know-the-triplets-from-pixars-brave/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:04:45 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58593 Brave taking a look at the film's young triplets -- Hamish, Harris and Hubert.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/get-to-know-the-triplets-from-pixars-brave/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/steven-spielberg-saturday-night-live-laser-cats-7/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/steven-spielberg-saturday-night-live-laser-cats-7/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:46:14 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58506 Laser Cats 7 for this week's episode of "Saturday Night Live"... Watch and see if you can find his "Hitchcockian" cameo.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/steven-spielberg-saturday-night-live-laser-cats-7/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avengers-set-footage-finished-clip/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avengers-set-footage-finished-clip/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:30:44 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58420 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avengers-set-footage-finished-clip/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-featurette-for-pixars-brave/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-featurette-for-pixars-brave/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:30:12 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58077 Brave taking a look at the film's lead character Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald).]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-featurette-for-pixars-brave/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bottle-rocket-short-film/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bottle-rocket-short-film/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:49:48 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58098 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bottle-rocket-short-film/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/watch-pac-man-movie-short-film/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/watch-pac-man-movie-short-film/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:00:14 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57828 Tron-esque flavor. Watch the full thing right here.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/watch-pac-man-movie-short-film/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/famous-faces-in-their-film-debuts/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/famous-faces-in-their-film-debuts/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:23:02 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57248 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/famous-faces-in-their-film-debuts/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sound-of-the-hunger-games-featurette-ipad-foley/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sound-of-the-hunger-games-featurette-ipad-foley/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:00:43 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57172 The Hunger Games is pretty interesting when you consider how they recorded some of the foley effects outdoors using boom mikes and an iPad.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sound-of-the-hunger-games-featurette-ipad-foley/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tv-spots-and-featurettes-for-dark-shadows-the-avengers-and-snow-white-and-the-huntsman/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tv-spots-and-featurettes-for-dark-shadows-the-avengers-and-snow-white-and-the-huntsman/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:24:10 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57105 Dark Shadows and Snow White and the Hunstman and I've got three of those along with a new featurette for The Avengers for you to preview.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tv-spots-and-featurettes-for-dark-shadows-the-avengers-and-snow-white-and-the-huntsman/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/del-toros-hatbox-ghost-malick-vs-hillcoat-in-lawless-title-battle-and-300-sequel-gets-dated/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/del-toros-hatbox-ghost-malick-vs-hillcoat-in-lawless-title-battle-and-300-sequel-gets-dated/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:13:20 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57001 300: Battle of Artemisia and Pacific Rim, plus a piece of "maybe" concept art for Guillermo del Toro's Haunted Mansion, some Wes Anderson commercials and Rooney Mara on set of Malick's latest.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/del-toros-hatbox-ghost-malick-vs-hillcoat-in-lawless-title-battle-and-300-sequel-gets-dated/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-trailer-first-look-kristen-stewart/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-trailer-first-look-kristen-stewart/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:29:42 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56837 Snow White and the Hunstman marketing and debuted a new trailer and an extended five minute look at the film.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-trailer-first-look-kristen-stewart/feed/ 28 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/jack-black-kills-in-bernie-trailer/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jack-black-kills-in-bernie-trailer/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:19:46 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55941 Bernie has arrived in which Jack Black plays a likable small town mortician who befriends a local spinster, but when she ends up dead questions are raised... did Bernie actually do it?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jack-black-kills-in-bernie-trailer/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-trailer-promotes-upcoming-fall-release-of-the-indiana-jones-collection-on-blu-ray/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-trailer-promotes-upcoming-fall-release-of-the-indiana-jones-collection-on-blu-ray/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:27:24 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55927 Indiana Jones collection has arrived and one thing stands out to me.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-trailer-promotes-upcoming-fall-release-of-the-indiana-jones-collection-on-blu-ray/feed/ 12 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/guy-pearce-as-peter-weyland-leads-ted-talk-2023-in-prometheus-viral-video/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/guy-pearce-as-peter-weyland-leads-ted-talk-2023-in-prometheus-viral-video/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:33:01 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55848 Prometheus is revealed in new viral Ted 2023 video.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/guy-pearce-as-peter-weyland-leads-ted-talk-2023-in-prometheus-viral-video/feed/ 12 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/roller-coasters-fly-throught-the-streets-of-buenos-aires-in-inception-park/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/roller-coasters-fly-throught-the-streets-of-buenos-aires-in-inception-park/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:21:18 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54689 Inception Park.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/roller-coasters-fly-throught-the-streets-of-buenos-aires-in-inception-park/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/explore-the-visual-effects-of-rango-in-new-ilm-sizzle-reel/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/explore-the-visual-effects-of-rango-in-new-ilm-sizzle-reel/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:29:49 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54559 Rango.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/explore-the-visual-effects-of-rango-in-new-ilm-sizzle-reel/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/set-pics-from-after-earth-revealed-by-will-smith-and-m-night-shyamalan/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/set-pics-from-after-earth-revealed-by-will-smith-and-m-night-shyamalan/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:17:28 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54172 After Earth have found their way online thanks to the director and star Will Smith.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/set-pics-from-after-earth-revealed-by-will-smith-and-m-night-shyamalan/feed/ 9 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-trailer-for-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-and-featurette-for-hugo/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-trailer-for-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-and-featurette-for-hugo/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:38:41 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54104 Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Hugo.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-trailer-for-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-and-featurette-for-hugo/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tarsems-snow-white-feature-mirror-mirror-delayed-weeks-featurette/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tarsems-snow-white-feature-mirror-mirror-delayed-weeks-featurette/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:30:12 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53594 Mirror Mirror by two weeks, tightening the gap between it and Snow White and the Huntsman. On top of that I have a new featurette taking a closer look at Julia Roberts' character, the evil queen.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tarsems-snow-white-feature-mirror-mirror-delayed-weeks-featurette/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-fassbender-guinness-commercial-quarrel/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-fassbender-guinness-commercial-quarrel/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:29:19 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53194 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-fassbender-guinness-commercial-quarrel/feed/ 8