Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects. His films, which include The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and the Bad Boys and Transformers series, have grossed over three billion dollars world-wide. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness. He is co-chair and part-owner of the digital effects house Digital Domain. He co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror movies including Friday the 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Source: The Times and Democrat
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Which ’bots are in, and which are out? That’s the question the special-effects gurus at Universal Studios and Industrial Light and Magic, as well as “Transformers” director Michael Bay, first asked themselves five years a ...
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Source: Freshness
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Source: Celeb Teen Laundry
People would think that the results for Disney’s Battleship live action film adaptation making just 25.5 million opening last weekend would prove to Hollywood and Universal that making any more films based on toys is a no go. But Universal has decided to ...
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Source: Starpulse
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Source: Ottawa Citizen
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Source: IGN
Note: Update to this story at the bottom. Have you ever wanted to be right in the middle of a battle between the Autobot and the Decepticons? Universal Studios Hollywood is giving you the chance. Opening in May, Transformers: The Ride 3D is a state of ...
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Source: Charlotte Creative Loafing
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For the past 20 weeks, Business Insider Advertising has been testing a new feature: We provide a ridiculous new print ad, you provide a ridiculous caption. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and this will be BI's final caption c ...
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Source: Patheos Blogs
Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist: pp. 1-4As Book 3 of this series begins, we pick up where we left off at the end of the second book. The action begins here just moments after that book stopped, with our heroes stuck in traffic in ...
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