When The Matrix hit the cinemas back in 1999 it started a minor revolution with its use of so-called “Bullet time” — a freeze-frame technique in which the action could move round a ...

Bullet time became the hottest new cinema effect after it burst on the scene in The Matrix (1999). Back then, the cutting edge special effects required serious hardware and serious processing ...

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It is billed as a "shared reality" experience. The film will screen as normal, but the audience will also be surrounded by ...

Outside of its social commentary, V for Vendetta has some other unmissable Matrix touchstones. I can't imagine why "throwing knife time" didn't catch on like "bullet time." And Agent Smith's own ...