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Book Review–The Great Wall: The Art of the Film sets a new standard for art...
Review by C.J. Bunce The best thing about reading a book about the making of a film, without first watching the film, is that your view of the book is not skewed by your opinion of the film. If you...
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New monumental book on Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth film saga a must for all...
Review by C.J. Bunce Rarely has anyone been able to create a single work that includes so much information in such spectacular fashion about such an epic body of work. Writer Daniel Falconer has done...
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SDCC 2018–Savage encounters at Comic-Con
Consider this your moment of San Diego Comic-Con zen. This weekend I got a chance to visit Weta Workshop’s booth at the San Diego Convention Center. Lucky for me I was there the same time as...
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I Am Mother–Direct-to-Netflix movie provides a dip into classic sci-fi...
Review by C.J. Bunce Using a meticulously designed new robot from Weta Workshop, the Australian science fiction movie I Am Mother has all the components of a good story steeped in the classic sci-fi...
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Armor and props from The Great Wall movie provide another success for auction...
Fans of director Yimou Zhang′s international mega-production The Great Wall didn’t need to go all the way to the Great Wall of China to have a chance at obtaining a piece of the 2016 film this past...
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Weta Workshop previews statues and replicas from Netflix’s The Dark Crystal:...
Following the designs created under Daniel Falconer, art director and senior concept designer for Weta Workshop, the famed creation house of all things forged and fantastical, is releasing a new line...
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Visions of the future take center stage in Blade Runner 2049 Interlinked –...
Review by C.J. Bunce It’s been three years since the arrival of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi cult classic, Blade Runner, itself based on Philip K....
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San Diego Comic-Con 2021 At-Home begins today–Preview and Planning Guide (and...
In-person cancellations have not kept every event this summer from canceling entirely. One of those is typically one of the summer’s biggest events, San Diego Comic-Con. As with last year’s...
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The Rings of Power–Prime Video reveals close-ups of costumes and props for...
The Lord of the Rings. Vikings. Game of Thrones. If these shows define your expectation of cutting edge visuals for your favorite swords, armor, and fantasy property, you’re not alone. In...
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The Rings of Power– Intriguing, promising first episodes set LOTR series...
Review by C.J. Bunce Prime Video’s much-anticipated, record-setting big-budget, eight-episode series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has arrived with not just one but two episodes available...
View ArticleBoba Fett’s helmet and the coolest idea for a charity auction yet
You’ll be hard-pressed to find another character like Boba Fett. As merely one among innumerable creations of George Lucas, his own Man with No Name cultivated his own mystique and fans elevated him...
View ArticleReview–The Hobbit Chronicles provides unprecedented access to the artists at...
We have reviewed many incredible books about movies here at borg.com. Beginning with Special Effects: The History and Technique and its master class in film study to the book on movie posters The Art...
View ArticleReview–Weta goes behind the scenes with creatures and characters of The...
If you haven’t seen the incredible bestselling book The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Art and Design, check out our earlier review here at borg.com. It’s a superb behind the scenes look at...
View ArticleElysium: The Art of the Film spotlights work of Weta creators
Art designers or aspiring art design students will want to pick up Mark Salisbury’s new look at creating sets, costumes and props for a world of the future in Elysium: The Art of the Film....
View ArticleAuction offers screen-used and production-made props and costumes from The...
It could go down as the best auction of The Lord of the Rings props and costumes ever sold at auction simply from four of its offerings. Called “The Trilogy Collection–Props and Costumes from...
View Articleborg.com’s Best of 2013, Part 2
We tried on for size almost every new book that was released from comic book publishers like Dynamite Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Archaia/BOOM!, and Image. We tried to sample the best...
View ArticleA look behind Weta Workshop’s work on Amazing Spidey 2
Although The Amazing Spider-man 2 has received mixed reviews, as with last year’s sci-fi flick Elysium, the Weta Workshop was one of the special effects companies that added another dimension to the...
View ArticleDirect from Weta–You, too, can own Smaug’s treasure and more
Fans of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit series and fantasy cosplayers take note: Weta in New Zealand is offering some cool new costume and prop pieces from last December’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of...
View ArticleQuick guide to the best SDCC 2014 exclusives
We thought we’d share some of the best exclusives and other offerings scheduled to be available at San Diego Comic-Con International this weekend for those of you who just can’t decide what to spend...
View ArticleCloaks & Daggers: New book offers unprecedented access to costumes, props,...
Review by C.J. Bunce How often have you wished you had access to detailed photographs of the costumes and props of your favorite sci-fi or fantasy franchise? Maybe for making your own costume, or...
View ArticleReview–Weta details the making of Smaug the dragon in new book
Review by C.J. Bunce To learn what advancements are happening in technical moviemaking, you can always turn to Weta Workshop and Weta Digital. For the latest in cutting edge film work, you need only...
View Articleborg.com’s Best Reads of 2014
The last day of the year is finally here, and with that the last of our reviews of the best content of 2014. We’ve previewed comic books each month thanks to publishers like Dynamite Comics, Dark Horse...
View ArticleWeta’s latest Chronicles edition highlights the concept art behind the cities...
Review by C.J. Bunce A wealth of concept art for The Hobbit can be found in the fifth volume of Weta’s Chronicles series: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Art & Design. Writer and Weta...
View ArticleNow streaming–Your favorite genre tropes converge in M3GAN
Review by Elizabeth C. Bunce Creepy little girls? Check. Sinister AI? You betcha. A 21st century twist on Frankenstein? Yep. Classic horror and science fiction themes come together in M3GAN,...
View ArticleExpanded edition of The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 arrives
Review by C.J. Bunce It’s been six years since the premiere of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi cult classic, Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick’s...
View ArticleThe Lord of the Rings anime heads to theaters for Christmas
It’s a bit of a tease. First we see lots of live action clips from Peter Jackson’s one-of-a-kind film series. Then the animation begins. The trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the...
View ArticleThe Rings of Power–Second season puts series on par with Peter Jackson LOTR...
Review by C.J. Bunce In the first season of Prime Video’s much-anticipated, record-setting big-budget series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, viewers had to put aside the films. The first...
View ArticleFirst look — Go behind the scenes of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the...
On the heels of the epic second season of the live-action The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power (reviewed here) comes the animated holiday release The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. You...
View ArticleWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl–Go behind the scenes of the coming...
Review by C.J. Bunce Happy New Year! Starting the year off on the best possible foot is a new movie from Aardman Animations: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, featuring the return of the...
View ArticleNow streaming–Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl sets the bar for the...
Review by C.J. Bunce Get ready for your next grand day out with Aardman Animations’ new hit Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, featuring the return of the dastardly Feathers McGraw, now...
View ArticleM3GAN 2.0–Robot doll gets a new playmate in Blumhouse horror sequel
New clothes, new friends, new accessories. Check. Creepy little girls? Sinister AI? Check. We figured a sequel to the 2022 Frankenstein/sci-fi/horror flick M3GAN (reviewed here) was a must, and it’s...
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