SEATTLE — For years, film student Bill Parker had a nagging idea for a short movie: He'd show those letters from the "Star Wars" opening scroll raining down on Earth and exploding. But the visual ...

Fantasy movies are often only as good as the ability of their special effects to convince you that you’re watching another world. And even today, the most impressive special effects are often ...

When a sci-fi movie with a smart script, engaging premise, and strong performance is bolstered by great special effects, you get some of the greatest science fiction films ever captured on screen.

In the expansive worlds of horror and science fiction, there is one element essential to films of both genres: makeup special effects. Paired with savvy sound and lighting design, costuming and the ...

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell star in ‘Twisters’, but the love affair part of the film is so wholesomely family-oriented that they never share even one single kiss. Courtesy of Universal Pictures ...

Geoff Bennett: With the Oscars this coming Sunday, it’s a good time to learn about the essential people in Hollywood we don’t see, often referred to as working below the line. Makeup and special ...

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...