If the Little Mermaid Got the “Gritty Reboot” Treatment
For being mostly confined to my apartment of late, it’s been an eventful week for my lower body.* Not only can I bend my new knee past 90 degrees again, but a couple creative colleagues…
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140 Square Feet of Hoth: Now That’s a Diorama
Most of us stop doing dioramas after fifth grade when we’re finished learning about the rainforest or ice caps (sugar cubes make great igloos!). That’s not always the case however, and Barry here has taken the talent and…
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The Doctor vs. Darth
(click to enlarge) Seeing as The Doctor (his name is NOT “Doctor Who” people) can go anywhere and anywhen, it stands to reason that if he wanted to, he could in fact visit a…
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Girl Sings the “Unsingable” Song from The Fifth Element
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgo0CDL6bd0 Near the end of the Fifth Element, the song sung by the alien opera singer was meant to hit so many bizarre notes it couldn’t actually be sung by a human. Well, so much…
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Little Did We Know, The Avengers’ New York Was Almost All Digital
httpv://youtu.be/p6NNQ3VAb3w When you think of “greenscreen” technology, for many of us it’s George Lucas’s prequel trilogy that comes to mind. Live sets were replaced by computer generated backgrounds, and they always made the action seem…
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My Five Favorite Non-Traditional Superhero Movies
Superhero movies are a dime a dozen these days, and despite a decade of their surging popularity, they don’t seem to be going anywhere any time soon. The truth is, after 80+ years of comics,…
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Beyond Grandma’s Boy: 5 More Movies/Shows About Gaming
So here we are, waiting for The Knights of Badassdom with bated breath. I love Ryan Kwanten and Peter Dinklage as much as the next nerd girl who likes handsome men, and I’m even more…
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Remember that Cool Slo-Mo Song from Dredd?
I recently downloaded the soundtrack for one of my favorite films last year, Dredd. In it, I hoped to find that badass, ethereal track that played during the sequences where people were taking the drug…
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The Last Avatar Fan
Longtime readers of the site will recognize Avatar Tattoo Guy, a man who has gotten nearly a dozen tattoos of Avatar’s Neytiri on his body, and has also covered his truck with her as well….