Mom explains The Matrix

The Matrix Retold by Mom – Enjoy this!

By Specter May 3rd, 2013, in Miscellaneous, The Matrix

Found this video today, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. Here’s the description from the video: My mom hadn’t seen (or heard of) the Wachowski’s classic sci-fi film The Matrix. We watched the entire … Continue reading

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Agent Smith appears in Matrix Themed Commercial for GE

By Specter April 12th, 2013, in Miscellaneous, The Matrix

The 30-second spot, for General Electric‘s Brilliant Machines campaign, aired during Saturday Night Live on April 13 and features Matrix star Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith. In the commercial, created by BBDO New York, Agent Smith walks through a fictional … Continue reading

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The Matrix Rebooted

The Matrix Sequels Rebooted – Where Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions Could have gone – Idea 1

By Specter February 24th, 2013, in Editorials, The Matrix Sequels Rebooted

Personally, looking back after eight years, and going through all of the old stories on the website as I’ve been re-posting things to the blog that I’d lost when the server crashed, it got me thinking again.  I’ve decided to … Continue reading

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Side by Side

Keanu Reeves produced Side by Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema

By Specter February 14th, 2013, in Miscellaneous

The film world is at a crossroads.  At the moment we have the ability to produce images, digitally, to match (or beat) the picture quality of 35mm film.  What we don’t currently have is the ability to produce a digital … Continue reading

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National Film Preservation Board

‘The Matrix’ added to the National Film Registry

By Specter December 21st, 2012, in The Matrix

It was only a matter of time.  The Matrix has finally been added to the National Film Registry, where it will be preserved by the Library of Congress. Under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act, each year the … Continue reading

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The Matrix Revolutions

The Wachowskis discuss the meaning of The Matrix Trilogy

By Specter October 17th, 2012, in The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Trilogy

During a press junket for Cloud Atlas, the Wachowskis commented on The Matrix Trilogy.  This is insight into the films that, nine years later, makes the differences between the films make a lot of sense.  Here’s what they said: What … Continue reading

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The Matrix Reloaded - Behind the Scenes - 3

Behind the Scenes pictures from filming for The Matrix Reloaded and Enter the Matrix

By Specter September 13th, 2012, in Enter the Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded

Behind the scenes pictures from the set of The Matrix Reloaded. These pictures are from contruction and rehearsal of the set for Neo’s meeting with the Oracle and the Burly Brawl. The motion-capture for the video game was also done … Continue reading

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Enter the Matrix: Developer Diary

By Specter September 12th, 2012, in Enter the Matrix

Archival article from the official Enter the Matrix website: February 2003. Two years later, and we’re almost ready to Enter The Matrix. It’s a Saturday in January at Shiny’s new digs in Aliso Viejo, CA. We’re about two weeks away … Continue reading

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Enter the Matrix - Ghost

Interview with Stuart Roch (Executive Producer) from Enter the Matrix

By Specter September 11th, 2012, in Enter the Matrix, Official Interviews

Archival interview with Stuart Roch from the official Matrix website. BACKGROUND Matrix: How did you get into gaming? Stuart: Like most people, when I came out of college I was searching for the right line of work. I did sales … Continue reading

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Enter the Matrix

Interview with Gabe Rountree (Animation Director) from Enter the Matrix

By Specter September 10th, 2012, in Enter the Matrix, Official Interviews

Archival interview with Gabe Rountree from the official Matrix website. BACKGROUND Matrix: What first allowed you to jump into the video game industry professionally? Gabe: I got lucky. I was programming when I was sixteen, and got my first programming … Continue reading

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