Kevin Smith's latest movie Cop Out stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as two long-time NYPD partners and centers on their search for a stolen baseball card. Kevin Smith once again entrusted the digital intermediate work to Laser Pacific and senior colorist Dave Cole. Although it was not a VFX-heavy movie, Laser Pacific's VFX group was happy to be able to provide their expertise on certain shots including stunt pad removals, day-for-night shots and logo removals.

According to Mike Pryor, Laser Pacific's senior visual effects producer, "the most challenging shot involved removing green pond scum from the top of a pond in a grand final shot. The previous shots in the scene had been shot on a different day when the wind was blowing in a different direction and there was no algae. We tracked the surface of the water using Boujou and then fed the tracking data into Maya where we re-created objects in the shot - a tree and a building - and created a reflective surface for them to be seen in. The "reflection" was rendered in Mental Ray and the final composite was done with Nuke."

Steven Poster and Dave Cole work together again on Spread

In Spread, Scottish director David Mackenzie (Hallam Foe, Young Adam) tells the story of Nikki, a handsome sexual grifter in modern day Los Angeles, played by Ashton Kutcher, who was also a producer on the movie. Anne Heche plays a middle-aged, wealthy attorney who is one of his clients. To his surprise, Nikki finds himself falling for Heather, a beautiful waitress played by Margarita Levieva. To enhance the film's feel of decadence and of a life based on glamorous Hollywood parties and swimming pools, David Mackenzie turned to cinematographer Steven Poster, ASC.

Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor Star in I Love You Phillip Morris

Based on a true story, I Love You Phillip Morris tells the tale of Steven Jay Russell, a resourceful ex-cop and con-man, played by Jim Carrey, who meets Phillip Morris, the love of his life (Ewan McGregor) in the state penitentiary and embarks on a relentless pursuit of him involving multiple escapes and various complicated cons. It is the directorial debut of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the talented writing team behind Bad Santa and Cats and Dogs whose career in Hollywood began at Nickelodeon.  They teamed up with acclaimed Mexican cinematographer Xavier Pérez Grobet (The Woodsman, Nacho Libre, Music and Lyrics) who graded the movie at Laser Pacific with senior colorist Mike Sowa.

I Love You Phillip Morris premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in January and will be released in the United States by the Consolidated Film Group on March 26th 2010.

Laser Pacific provides post production services for Bride Wars

Starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, Fox 2000's Bride Wars tells the story of two lifelong best friends, Liv and Emma, who become bitter rivals when their high-end wedding planner (Candice Bergen) schedules their weddings on the same day at New York's ultra-luxurious Plaza Hotel - the venue they have dreamed holding their nuptials in since childhood. Director Gary Winick (Charlotte's Web, Thirteen Going on Thirty, Tadpole) teamed up with veteran cinematographer Fred Elmes, ASC (Synecdoche New York, The Namesake, Kinsey) and regular collaborator, editor Susan Littenberg.