Have you ever watched an old movie with amateur special effects and laughed how ridiculous they look? Well, we guess the movie industry is the one that is laughing now, because nowadays special ...

Good special effects can obviously be like icing on an already good cake, but that cake has to be good. Otherwise, even the best special effects don’t really go far in making something worth watching ...

Steven Spielberg has directed and produced several blockbusters that are known for their special effects. But although he’s applied this kind of movie magic to his films, he once felt special effects ...

Lisa Nordin is an actress, writer, and fan of all things performing arts. Her favorite genres are Sci-Fi and Fantasy. She is a self-published author and enjoys exploring how fictional stories help ...

If you’ve ever complained about the dominance of digital special effects in modern Hollywood movies, Werewolves was made for you. The new action-horror movie, now available for digital rental or ...

CGI can build entire planets now, but bigger does not always mean better. Some older movies still look incredible because their effects had texture and real-world messiness baked in. Models, ...

As Twisters rips through theaters and updates a nearly 30-year-old franchise, the original movie’s creator is reflecting on how the movie got made. Director Jan de Bont recalled the “goddamned real” ...