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Apr 30, 2019
The Secrets Behind Bringing the 'Game of Thrones' Dragons to Life
Watching Daenerys Targaryen's trio of dragons duke it out above the clouds during the Battle of Winterfell may make you forget that Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion (RIP, formerly undead Viserion) actually started life as tiny cute baby creatures only a short time ago.
Entertainment
Oct 17, 2018
How 'First Man' Used Miniature Model Rockets to Recreate the Vastness of Space
In the age before CGI, many of the biggest special effects shots in film history were only possible because of models and miniatures.
Entertainment
Aug 13, 2018
The Science Project That Resulted in 'Die Hard's Most Killer Stunt
It's the three-decades-old shot that everyone remembers: up-close on the villainous Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) as he falls to his death from the Nakatomi building at the hands of John McClane (Bruce Willis) in John McTiernan's 1988 action thriller Die Hard.
Entertainment
Jul 16, 2018
How 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Created Its Stunning Quantum Realm
In Peyton Reed's Ant-Man and the Wasp, audiences get a whole new look at one of Marvel's multiverse locations -- the Quantum Realm.
Entertainment
Jul 9, 2018
The Unexpected Techniques 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Used to Create Super-Realistic FX
There are some incredible animatronic and CGI dinosaurs in J.A.
Entertainment
Jun 5, 2018
The Characters You Thought Were All CGI in 'Solo' Were Actually Something Different
In this age of superhero and space-adventure blockbusters, you might think that most of the aliens and robots appearing in Ron Howard’s Solo were computer-generated.
Entertainment
Apr 23, 2018
The Battle of New York: An 'Avengers' Oral History
"The Battle of New York was the end of the world.
Entertainment
Jun 6, 2017
What It Took to Make Emma Watson's 'Beauty and the Beast' Costar Look Like a Beast
Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast earned more than $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office, making it the 10th biggest movie of all time.
Entertainment
May 22, 2017
How 'American Gods' Cut Off Emily Browning's Arm (Then Sewed It Back On)
There was a lot to take in during episode 4 of Starz's American Gods.
Entertainment
May 15, 2017
How 'American Gods' Pulled Off One of TV's Most Daring Sex Scenes
American Gods, now three episodes in, is already demonstrating its wares as one of the most intense shows around.
Entertainment
May 8, 2017
The Clever Story Behind 'American Gods' Human-Consuming Sex Scenes
In the first episode of Bryan Fuller's new fantasy series American Gods, Bilquis (Yetide Badaki), the ancient goddess of love, consumes a man mid-coitus, sucking him up through her vagina.
Entertainment
May 1, 2017
The Bloody Opening of 'American Gods' Episode 1 Has Its Own Secrets
Read our deep dive interview with American Gods author, Neil Gaiman.
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