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April ’99 Online Articles

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• Welcome to the Machine
  Mindblowing imagery shapes The Matrix
  
  
• A High-Concept Drama in High-Def
  Digital camera enters operating room of Chicago Hope
  
  
• Incredible Impressions
  Eight ASC members recall pivotal films
  

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• Techno Babel
  The Matrix effects team births a virtual world
  
  
• Sundance '99: A Cooler Climate
  AC picks faves from Park City's annual film fest
  

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• New Products
  Briefs on the latest equipment and services
  
  
• Books in Review
  Monthly reviews of new books relating to motion picture production, by respected former AC editor George Turner.
  
  
• Wrap Shot
  Looking back at Hollywood studios colossal production of El Cid.