Why Judging a Movie by its Book is Wrong
Too often my experience at the movies is ruined when a friend turns to me and says, “That was nothing like the book.” Shut up. Just shut up. Books are great—they activate the imagination and…
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Five Great Movie Madmen (and Women)
The nutty hermit is one of my favorite character archetypes. He (or she) is usually found in a break from the action in the middle of a story. They will be recognized by the brief…
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That Guy Actor of the Week: Bob Balaban
How is it even possible that I never put the character Russell Dowripple on this site before? Remember Russell, the hot headed network head of NBC in Seinfeld? That man was played by none other…
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Happy Labor Day!
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Check out This Awesome Handmade Angry Birds Controller
Pretty amazing stuff right here though we’re not sure how practical it is. I’m sure Angry Birds fans will love it though. A few people hacked a motorized fader found in audio mixing consoles to…
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Close Enough
Sometimes, cosplay is so bad, it’s good. This is almost certainly one of those times. It’s kind of a gradient as you got across. Captain America is halfway passable. Thor has written on his hammer…
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A Thoughtful Deleted Scene from The Avengers
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnLm3KlakNE With The Avengers being almost three hours long, it’s obvious that some stuff had to be left on the cutting room floor. But it is a shame that this particular scene got cut, as the film…
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Some Fantastic Zelda Vistas
From artist Spire III comes this rather amazing series of Zelda scenes spanning a large number of different games. Despite being constrained by Nintendo’s often underpowered graphical capabilities, the Zelda games have managed to create…
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Why Unreality is Called Unreality
(click to enlarge) I’ve always prided myself on the name of this site. I think it’s catchy, cool and fits with what we cover here on a day to day basis. When Nattyb first said…