Category: Terry Gilliam

  • How to do Monty Python style animations with Terry Gilliam (video)

    There was nothing more distinctive about the look of Monty Python’s flying circus than the animations of Terry Gilliam. Before going on to direct films like Time Bandits, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 12 Monkeys and the Zero Therum, Gilliam was a member of and did the animations for Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Unlike…

  • What Do Fictional People Dream About? Watch this Supercut of Movie Dream Sequences

    This supercut of dream sequences from movies was Supercut Videos it includes scenes from: Raising Arizona, Brazil (ok all Terry Gilliam movies are pretty much all dream sequence, but whatever…), Spellbound, Vanilla Sky, Aliens, Inception, An American Werewolf in London, American Beauty, The Big Lebowski, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, 8 1/2, Dumb & Dumber, National…

  • The official trailer for Terry Gilliam’s “the Zero Theorum” has arrived

    Terry Gilliam is a director who you either love or hate, often alternating between the two over the course of a film. Gilliam is, to me the master of the dark fairy tale and loves characters with abnormal psychological makeups. The director of the Monty Python Films, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,…

  • Matt Smith Departs: Time to Fix Doctor Who

    In case you missed the news, Matt Smith has announced the he is departing Doctor Who at the end of the year. While not everyone is going to agree, for me this is amazing news. It provides an opportunity to fix a program that has been in decline for a few years now.  Unfortunately the…

  • Why Harry Potter is Ripe for a Reboot + Honest Trailers

    The Harry Potter films were good, but if you’ve read the books you know that there is plenty of room for improvement. One year, as a test, I read only books that had been turned into movies. I came to the conclusion that a film adaptation could never do justice to the book. In every…

  • Why Harry Potter is Ripe for a Reboot + Honest Trailers

    The Harry Potter films were good, but if you’ve read the books you know that there is plenty of room for improvement. One year, as a test, I read only books that had been turned into movies. I came to the conclusion that a film adaptation could never do justice to the book. In every…

  • Video: Terry Gilliam’s 1968 Animated Christmas Card

    Before he began work as a feature film director, Terry Gilliam was known for animation – including work on Monty Python’s Flying Circus and other BBC programs of the era. This video was made for the 1968 Christmas episode of Do Not Adjust Your Set using a collection of Victorian holiday cards. Remember, while viewing…

  • Video: Terry Gilliam’s 1968 Animated Christmas Card

    Before he began work as a feature film director, Terry Gilliam was known for animation – including work on Monty Python’s Flying Circus and other BBC programs of the era. This video was made for the 1968 Christmas episode of Do Not Adjust Your Set using a collection of Victorian holiday cards. Remember, while viewing…

  • Terry Gilliam’s New Film Searches for the Meaning of Life

    Terry Gilliam is making a new film entitled The Zero Theorem. If you’re not excited already, you should be. Gilliam doesn’t work quickly, but his work has generally been brilliant. Gilliam’s films, to date, have included Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Fear and…

  • Terry Gilliam’s New Film Searches for the Meaning of Life

    Terry Gilliam is making a new film entitled The Zero Theorem. If you’re not excited already, you should be. Gilliam doesn’t work quickly, but his work has generally been brilliant. Gilliam’s films, to date, have included Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Fear and…