NEWS ROUND-UP: 12-19-2021
In this episode of The Fictionphile Podcast, we cover some of the highlights from the past week, including news about Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ghostbusters, and adaptations coming to Netflix and Amazon.
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Squid Game Season One: Netflix’s Import Plays Well With Big Themes
Squid Game: Season One was a surprise binge hit from South Korea about a high-stakes game of life and death for underprivileged desperate citizens, and for good reason.
Army of the Dead VFX Team Dishes on the Zack Snyder Zombie Heist Film
We sat down with some of Framestore’s key Army of the Dead VFX artists to chat about putting together this action-packed visual feast.
GLOW: TV Series Cancelled On Verge Of Battling Social Issues
Netflix cancelling its GLOW TV series left more than plot threads unresolved. The series had just begun to tackle problematic social issues.
Away VFX Artists Talk Details of the Netflix Series’ Zero G Visuals
The Netflix series Away takes place in outer space, and VFX can make or break that illusion. Enter the Away VFX artists from Framestore.
Project Power VFX Artists Share How They Pulled Off the Netflix Original’s Superb Visuals
Project Power’s VFX is clearly one of the stars of the Netflix original movie, alongside Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
5 Most Plausible Black Mirror Episodes
Many episodes of Black Mirror can have a tendency to feel both prescient and totally plausible. Turns out, some are totally possible.