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VR Developer Schell Games Donates $20K To Charities

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Jesse Schell founded Schell Games in Pittsburgh in 2002. In honor of the company’s 20th anniversary and its general success in the gaming and VR industries, Schell has announced that it is giving away $20,000 in donations to 10 nonprofit organizations that serve the games industry or the city of Pittsburgh.

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Filmmakers Reflect on Reign of Fire, 18 Years After the Bizarre Blockbuster Bomb Became a Cult Film

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With the tagline “Fight fire with fire, ” the dragon apocalypse blockbuster Reign of Fire crashed and burned at the box-office in the summer of 2002. Once it hit home entertainment, the metamorphosis from flop to beloved cult film was almost instantaneous. Over the next two decades of cable reruns, the movie rose from… Read more.

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Danny Elfman's Nerdy Coachella Set Included Some of His Best Themes

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So the 2002 Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival was the perfect setting for his blend of… Read more. Titan of film scores Danny Elfman is no stranger to rock concerts; before his now iconic cinematic masterpieces from collaborations with Tim Burton , Sam Raimi , and others, he was the lead singer of new wave band Oingo Boingo.

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Minority Report Remains a Flawed But Fantastic Sci-Fi Noir

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That happened to me last week with Steven Spielberg ’s 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report. The best movie rewatches happen when you revisit a film you know you liked, but don’t really remember. I saw it in theaters when it was released 20 years ago this week but have probably only seen it once since then. So I was… Read more.

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Attack of the Clones at 20: How the Star Wars Prequel Changed My Life

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It was the first day the film opened, May 16, 2002, and I’d been awake a long time. My life changed drastically the day I first saw Attack of the Clones. The day before, May 15, I spent over 12 hours outside of the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City waiting for a midnight screening of the latest Star Wars film.… Read more.

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Sam Raimi Explains His Method to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

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On May 3, 2002, Sam Raimi took the superhero movie world by storm with his first Spider-Man movie. Now, almost 20 years later to the day, the director is poised to take the superhero movie multiverse by storm with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. In this interview, Raimi discusses working with multiple… Read more.

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Oculus CTO John Carmack Talks Immersive Technology On The Joe Rogan Podcast

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The industry legend gives his thoughts on VR, AR, location-based entertainment, and more. Topics ranged from the Oculus Quest and the future of location-based entertainment to AR headsets, artificial intelligence, and the potential behind Elon Musk’s Neuralink.