Computer technology has become a major part of modern Hollywood movies. Almost every aspect of them has been passed through various computers and software refining the finished product and delivering astonishing results. But how does this new high-tech reality affects the artists involved? Versatile character actor William Fichtner is with us today to discuss these very issues along with his latest TV & movie projects. Mr Fichtner has become a well-known figure through blockbusters like Armageddon, Contact, Black Hawk Down, Go, Equilibrium, Heat, Perfect Storm, and many more.
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Good job Eugenia...
I have to say, he played my favourite character 'Go'. A great, transformable actor.
This guy is a great actor. I honestly didn't realize all those different people were the same guy...
Really good actor indeed. Manages to pull off the most demanding roles. And he seems to be a cool guy too.
Nice reading! I didn't notice (until now) that William Fichtner played all these roles - just great.
About computers in movies I'd have to say that even though I'm a computer geek, I think it's best to use them in movies only when absolutely necessary because you can always recognize the computer-generated stuff - it just doesn't feel real somehow. And even though rendering quality got a lot better over the last decade, I don't think computers will be able to replace scenes shot in the real world in the near future. That being said, where's that beer and popcorn...
heh, this is that guy from Drowing Mona. Really funny actor!
He plays half of the corrupt LAPD cop duo with Vincent D'Onofrio. He can sure do cold-blooded! Nice interview/article, OS News.
I duno, Yoda looked pretty real in ROTS
I remember him in Black Hawk Down. I never knew he was in Equilibrium. He's a very good actor. 
Yes i know him to from "Black Hawk Down",good actor with a impressive list.
He's one of those "hidden" actors i'd like to call it. You've seen him everywhere, but don't know his name etc. but he's great.
OS News is morphing to a tech website. this article is about technology from the prospective of an actor who has been exposed to it during his work in the creation of many films and some other media.
The problem with computer generated effects is that they give people like Michael Bay and Paul Anderson the illusion that they're as capable of making "Big" movies as folks like Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, or (pre-Titanic) James Cameron.
Most of today's big directors substitute emotionally-appropriate soundtrack for the actual creation of mood, and substitute CGI effects for creative/unique filmmaking.
This acticle is fun and original. I like it! Beats all the boring "Can Linux Really Replace Windows This Time?" articles 
It kind of hit me when Ewan McGregor was mentioned in the article that his best movie was Trainspotting, and it didn't have any computer generated special effects. I tend to watch movies with lots of sfx once and then forget about them. "Go" as a great movie (no sfx either), William Fichtner played that weird cop, the scene with him and his wife trying to sell stuff was hilarious
>Ewan McGregor was mentioned in the article
> that his best movie was Trainspotting.
You are mistaken. Trainspotting was not mentioned, Star Wars and Black Hawk Down were.
I believe they were stating that they felt it was McGregor's best movie.
Who are "they"? Neither myself or Fichtner ever mentioned 'Trainspotting' during our discussion.
Genuinely interesting and a surprise.
What I was trying to say was that when Ewan McGregor was mentioned it made me remember that his best movie was Trainspotting and not his movies with lots of special effects (like star wars for example). Sorry about my english but i'm portuguese.
"They" would mean Michelle. I used "they" since I was not sure if Michelle was male or female.