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Going Behind the Scenes. Secrets From The Inventor as Revealed by Jim Capobianco




In order to make sure The Inventor would appeal to all ages, writer-director-producer Jim Capobianco spent more than a decade fiddling with getting all the details right, like the Maestro would do too!






Jim Capobianco, producer, writer, director of The Inventor (2023)For our readers unfamiliar with your work, can you please introduce yourself.


I’m Jim Capobianco and have worked in animation for something like 35 years and my latest film is The Inventor, which I wrote and directed. I got my start at Walt Disney Studios working in their story department, and my first work was with The Lion King–I stayed there for five years. Afterwards, I moved to the Bay Area to work at PIXAR (for 19) and have credits on many films, from Bugs Life to Coco.


One movie I’m particularly proud of was Ratatouille, where I wrote the first draft of it with Jan Pinkava, the director, and we were honoured with an Academy nomination. I left PIXAR in 2016, and then it’s proven pretty good. I worked on Mary Poppins Returns and directed the 2D animation segments, and then followed that up with a project called Philharmonia Fantastique–which was kind of a Fantasia piece, and directed the animation for that. And that plays with a live symphony orchestra.


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Don’t Be Tormented with Film Master’s latest Release




Although Tormented is very much a product of the times, a budget B-movie, there’s something to appreciate about this home video release as it looks into why Bert I. Gordon should be remembered.






Tormented Film Masters Display Packaging Design
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The next hailed master of cult cinema the Film Masters are looking at is Bert I. Gordon, and to decide on which movie of his to remaster must have been tough. What’s examined is Tormented, a fairly standard ghost story. Although this filmmaker is best known for The Food of the Gods and other giant monster movies, which is better examined in this home video release’s bonus material, I thought what’s offered here is fitting enough to introduce newcomers to who this person is, and why he’s important.


This film was released back when ghost stories were making a comeback to cinema, and Robert Wise’s The Haunting helped motivate him, I suspect he read a certain story, namely the Tell Tale Heart, to help him know how to direct this work.


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Ninjago Dragons Rising. The Magic is Back in Season Two!




A lot of repeat watches of Ninjago Dragons Rising were required to figure out where the series is going.






Ninjago Dragons Rising PosterWhen the lives of many winged reptiles are in constant danger in Ninjago Dragons Rising, just who can save them will require new and old heroes of the realms uniting. That premise defined season one, and it made for a decent continuation. It wasn’t all that memorable or standalone very well since it had to deal with establishing why old fans should care about Arin, Sora, and Wyldfyre. When I wanted to see the old team and only learn they’ve been individually sent across the multiverse, I got worried!


Thankfully half the team manage to find their way home. They’ve reunited in The Merged Realm and are the new masters to teach the new team some tricks. While I didn’t get much from the first season, I still appreciated the fact there is some continuity between the various series. What’s presented isn’t trying to recon. But in order for the series two to excel, it had to delve into why Dragons are suddenly very important. What fans get to learn is that these dragons are the embodiment of ideas Greek theologians would speak of–had they been aware of the big bang. 


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Following The Great Salish Heist and Where to Find Them




Following its Victoria Film Festival premiere, dates have been solidified for where The Great Salish Heist will play next. The team is expected to plan a East Coast venture sometime late Spring! You better watch out!






The Great Salish Heist Movie PosterPlaying April 27 at the VIFF Centre (Vancouver, BC), and Star Cinema (Sidney, BC); May 4 (Comox Valley International Film Festival)


The Great Salish Heist is finally stretching its wings! Plans for a nationwide release have been methodical since its local premiere back in February, and it’s justified in order for it to succeed. This weekend will see it extend to other territories and from there, the sky’s the limit!


Here, viewers can witness what the plan is to protect some local treasures from sales overseas. But for Steve (Darrell Dennis), his idea is to calm the restlessness that not only he but also the spirits have. This story doesn’t get heavy with revealing how indigenous spirituality is important why this person is feeling haunted. Had there been more, I’d truly be hooked, as what’s presented is very light concerning hearing voices in their head and seeing things. Instead, this concept concerns protecting national treasures and presenting a more realistic picture.


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Hopes and Dreams for the Future of Legendary Picture’s Monsterverse




It’s safe to say that not everyone wants more of Kong with Godzilla should the Monsterverse continue. Now that the film is leaving theatres, we offer some thoughts:






Godzilla King of the Monsters Movie PosterIf we’re supposed to believe all the Monsterverse films share the same DNA, then the slow reveal about an ancient civilization as Earth’s true guardians must hint at a greater plot. Now that the latest film Godzilla X King Kong is leaving theatres, I can offer some thoughts after repeated views. I’m willing to support this film franchise for so long, and hope it can be steered back to what it was.


When Gareth Edwards made his 2014 film, all he wanted to do was to make a movie that is a love letter to TOHO. His take had Yoshimitsu Banno‘s blessing and I’m sure the later instalments did not. This Japanese studio sent this director (best known for Godzilla vs Hedorah) to look at how Japan’s most iconic antihero, would be remade for American sensitivities. Back then, what he saw excited him. The idea of creating a shared universe didn’t happen right away and this film was considered a modest success before the King Kong movie revealed a greater concept. Michael Dougherty and Adam Wingard‘s take is decent enough where it made enough callbacks to the ol’ classic style, but it’s not as well thought out as Edward’s vision.


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