Andy Serkis Gets an Oscar Campaign
Not too long ago there was a blog post about Andy Serkis becoming Caesar in the new Rise of the Planet of the Apes film, and now that many of you have seen the film, the reviews of his performance have been overwhelmingly positive. Andy Serkis has always done amazing motion capture work (Gollum, King Kong), but his role as Caesar in this summer's blockbuster has been unanimously praised.
His performance was so inspiring that fans have started a campaign to get him an Oscar nomination. Check out the OscarForAndy Twitter page and the Oscar4Andy Facebook group to add your support. Many of the fans have declared his portrayal of Caesar the ape as his best work, but one cannot deny that Serkis deserves an award, at the very least, for his combin…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rises to Box Office Top
Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released in theaters over this weekend. And it should be no surprise that we all all going ape-bonkers over this new film. In it's first week at the box office, the apes managed to take home a cool fifty-four million dollars and be the number one at the box office. (I wonder how many bananas $54 million dollars would buy)
The film stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, and Andy Serkis. The film was probably helped a little bit by critics who seemed to be mostly favorable of the film. Also high-praise has been given to the realistic and almost photo like quality of the apes.
The Smurfs movie finished at second place and Cowboys and Aliens finished at third place.
Were you able to make it out this weekend to see the…
Andy Serkis Becoming Ceasar
Get your first look at the transformation of Andy Serkis into Caesar. This amazingly talented actor is responsible for bringing Gollum of Lord of the Rings and King Kong from the green screen to the golden screen. Using the same technology as Avatar, Andy Serkis embodies the anthromorphic Caesar in the upcoming Rise of the Planet of the Apes!
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A Perspective of the Apes
Most of us know that there have been many different highs and many different lows in the Planet of the Apes series. With the Rise of the Planet of the Apes coming out this week, many people have already begun retroactively looking and analyzing this series. Over at MSNBC, they are discussing their favorite and most hated parts of the movies. We will briefly highlight some of their discussions here, for the full article please see the source.
They believe that they best line mentioned from the macho category is of course the series most iconic catch phrase. When Charlton Heston says "Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!". Another category that is pretty interesting is that they discuss the worst twist ending in the series. Un…
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