Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Big Momma in Big Momma’s House 2 (2006), Stanley Ipkiss from The Mask (1994), Euphegenia Doubtfire in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), and Count Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) are showcases of just a few of the diverse and memorable characters Illusion Industries has helped... »

The Academy’s 2011 Foreign Language Film Award Symposium at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater brought together an interesting group of directors from five countries on the bright sunny Saturday morning the day before the Academy Awards. This year’s nominees are Biutiful, Alejandro González Iñárritu, (Mexico); Dogtooth, Yorgos Lanthimos, (Greece); In a Better World, Susanne Bier,... »

The filmmakers of the 10 Academy Award-nominated films in the feature documentary and the documentary short categories took the stage at the second annual Docs! Reception and Screening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Feb. 23 for a very interesting night. There is such potential for something powerful and evocative in... »

Set decorators Larry Dias and Doug Mowat have had a 15 year friendship but have never worked together professionally. That all changed with Inception – director Christopher Nolan’s masterful science-fiction thriller, a film vivid with imagination and stunning imagery. Inception has already received three BAFTAs for Best Sound, Best Visual Effects and Best Production... »

The 82nd Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film nominees couldn’t be more diverse and interesting. At the Foreign Language Nominees Symposium held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, March 6, the honored filmmakers of Adjami – Israel, The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada) – Peru, A Prophet (Un Prophete) – France, The Secret in Their... »