https://shotonwhat.com/sound-systems/sony-dynamic-digital-sound-systems The Source for Motion Picture & Television Technical Information Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:06:07 -0800 en-US hourly 1 https://shotonwhat.com/transformers-the-last-knight-2017 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:40:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/transformers-the-last-knight-2017
Director: Michael Bay
Cinematographer: Jonathan Sela
A deadly threat from Earth's history reappears and a hunt for a lost artifact takes place between Autobots and Decepticons, while Optimus Prime encounters his creator in space. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-2009 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:34:39 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-2009
Director: James Cameron
Cinematographer: Mauro Fiore
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/minority-report-2002 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:41:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/minority-report-2002
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/munich-2005 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:46:23 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/munich-2005
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/tenet-2020 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:10:56 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/tenet-2020
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Hoyte Van Hoytema
Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-matrix-revolutions-2003 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:39:12 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-matrix-revolutions-2003
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Cinematographer: Bill Pope
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/inception-2010 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:35:19 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/inception-2010
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-matrix-reloaded-2003 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:58:03 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-matrix-reloaded-2003
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Cinematographer: Bill Pope
Following the events of The Matrix (1999), Neo and the rebel leaders estimate they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/insomnia-2002 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:16:32 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/insomnia-2002
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/batman-begins-2005 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:05:14 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/batman-begins-2005
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-dark-knight-2008 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:16:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-dark-knight-2008
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-prestige-2006 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:43:21 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-prestige-2006
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-dark-knight-rises-2012 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:18:03 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-dark-knight-rises-2012
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, Batman, with the help of the enigmatic Catwoman, is forced from his exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-matrix-1999 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:23:51 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-matrix-1999
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Cinematographer: Bill Pope
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/avengers-endgame-2019 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:40:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/avengers-endgame-2019
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cinematographer: Trent Opaloch
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi-1983 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:23:22 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi-1983
Director: Richard Marquand
Cinematographer: Alan Hume, Alec Mills
After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/girls-trip-2017 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:34:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/girls-trip-2017
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cinematographer: Greg Gardiner
When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/it-2017 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:29:43 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/it-2017
Director: Andy Muschietti
Cinematographer: Chung-hoon Chung
In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/coco-2-2017 Sat, 13 Jul 2024 20:28:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/coco-2-2017
Director: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/tomorrow-never-dies-1997 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:25:10 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/tomorrow-never-dies-1997
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cinematographer: Robert Elswit
James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-world-is-not-enough-1999 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:23:25 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-world-is-not-enough-1999
Director: Michael Apted
Cinematographer: Adrian Biddle
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/casino-royale-2006 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:11:51 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/casino-royale-2006
Director: Martin Campbell
Cinematographer: Phil Meheux
Armed with a license to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007, and must defeat a private banker to terrorists in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro, but things are not what they seem. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/die-another-day-2002 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:01:48 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/die-another-day-2002
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cinematographer: David Tattersall
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/skyfall-2012 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 14:56:31 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/skyfall-2012
Director: Sam Mendes
Cinematographer: Roger Deakins
Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/quantum-of-solace-2008 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:32:38 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/quantum-of-solace-2008
Director: Marc Forster
Cinematographer: Roberto Schaefer
James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organization from eliminating a country's most valuable resource. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-1999 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:59:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-1999
Director: George Lucas
Cinematographer: David Tattersall
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their old glory. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones-2002 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:54:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones-2002
Director: George Lucas
Cinematographer: David Tattersall
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-2005 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:24:09 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-2005
Director: George Lucas
Cinematographer: David Tattersall
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back-1980 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:56:04 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back-1980
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cinematographer: Peter Suschitzky
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/mission-impossible-fallout-2018 Mon, 27 May 2024 17:08:34 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/mission-impossible-fallout-2018
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cinematographer: Rob Hardy
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-box-2-2009 Sat, 25 May 2024 20:39:09 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-box-2-2009
Director: Richard Kelly
Cinematographer: Steven Poster
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-meg-2018 Fri, 24 May 2024 01:59:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-meg-2018
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cinematographer: Tom Stern
A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/paddington-2-2017 Tue, 21 May 2024 18:12:21 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/paddington-2-2017
Director: Paul King
Cinematographer: Erik Wilson
Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/wonder-woman-2017 Thu, 16 May 2024 18:03:50 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/wonder-woman-2017
Director: Patty Jenkins
Cinematographer: Matthew Jensen
When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-mummy-2-2017 Thu, 16 May 2024 17:37:51 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-mummy-2-2017
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Cinematographer: Ben Seresin
An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/wall%c2%b7e-2008 Wed, 15 May 2024 01:33:04 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/wall%c2%b7e-2008
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cinematographer: Martin Rosenberg
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-post-2017 Tue, 14 May 2024 17:03:50 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-post-2017
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001 Tue, 14 May 2024 03:33:10 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/legends-of-the-fall-1994 Tue, 14 May 2024 03:29:23 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/legends-of-the-fall-1994
Director: Edward Zwick
Cinematographer: John Toll
In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/roman-j-israel-esq-2017 Mon, 13 May 2024 17:40:45 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/roman-j-israel-esq-2017
Director: Dan Gilroy
Cinematographer: Robert Elswit
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/get-out-2017 Fri, 10 May 2024 15:37:54 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/get-out-2017
Director: Jordan Peele
Cinematographer: Toby Oliver
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/battle-of-the-sexes-2017 Fri, 10 May 2024 15:02:37 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/battle-of-the-sexes-2017
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Cinematographer: Linus Sandgren
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/austin-powers-the-spy-who-shagged-me-1999 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:43:19 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/austin-powers-the-spy-who-shagged-me-1999
Director: Jay Roach
Cinematographer: Ueli Steiger
Dr. Evil is back and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin Powers' mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless". ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/talladega-nights-the-ballad-of-ricky-bobby-2006 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 21:51:48 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/talladega-nights-the-ballad-of-ricky-bobby-2006
Director: Adam McKay
Cinematographer: Oliver Wood
Number one NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/starship-troopers-1997 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:44:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/starship-troopers-1997
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cinematographer: Jost Vacano
Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-passion-of-the-christ-2004 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:30:19 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-passion-of-the-christ-2004
Director: Mel Gibson
Cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel
Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/unbreakable-2000 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:21:36 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/unbreakable-2000
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cinematographer: Eduardo Serra
A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/zoolander-2001 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:46:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/zoolander-2001
Director: Ben Stiller
Cinematographer: Barry Peterson
At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-2023 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:06:07 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-2023
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Miles Morales catapults across the multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-grand-budapest-hotel-2014 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:27:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-grand-budapest-hotel-2014
Director: Wes Anderson
Cinematographer: Robert D. Yeoman
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge. ]]>