Today in Panel of the Week we face down the devil with Thor, we crack wise in a green fedora, and we crash through the jungle with our robotic stomping feet. After that it’s time for murders and executions followed by a visit with the karate choppingest magician around.
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Oh, Thor. Have you ever seen a more ‘just …
You’ll either love them or you won’t; there can be no middle ground. The $60 Moshi Moshi retro telephone handsets plug into your cell phone for slightly less cumbersome conversations and give your workspace a splash of nostalgic style, courtesy of French designer David Turpin.
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Tim Burton takes his crack at Alice in Wonderland, starting tomorrow at theaters nationwide (read our spoiler-free review here), but in searching around the web for background information on his production, I stumbled upon this absolutely amazing short film – the very first Alice in Wonderland ever filmed, I believe, which hails from …
Has there ever been a movie franchise as manipulated, appropriated or extrapolated as Star Wars? The spin-offs and spoofs seem to come by the hour now.
Yet some fans are still coming up with incredible, ingenious ways to pay tribute to their favorite films. The latest case in point: Photographer Cedric Delsaux who took an uber-realist …
Fashion Blogger Jordana Bruner of Clutch22 shares her nerdy side in a guest post about the latest in chic geekery. When faced with the dilemma of choosing between a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps or a new accessory for her DSLR, she’ll almost always choose the latter. Clutch22 is an independent style blog that covers everything from …
We’re in the thick of Video Game Award Season, with the IGF and GDC awards next week. Lots of deserving games will win nice shiny awards. But what about the bottom-dwellers? Where’s their recognition? Let us introduce The Crashies.
We are, of course, taking some inspiration from the Razzies. Also known as the Golden Raspberry …
Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2010
Today in Techland: Steve bestowed on us his thoughts on Alice. (B+, Burton!) Lev brought us one hell of a chat with the guys from Penny Arcade. (Safe word, artichoke.) And Peter and I once again dove into the topsy-turvy logic that is ABC’s LOST. (I laughed. I cried. I fell asleep briefly. Kidding.
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Artist Tavis Coburn created these really beautiful vintage posters for the films vying for the top honors of this year’s BAFTA awards.
As we countdown to Sunday’s Oscars, I thought it would be prudent to post them, especially as Avatar contends for Best Picture.
So what say you? Avatar or Hurt Locker?
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This review is mostly spoiler-free. I was less interested in analyzing the fine points of the Alice mythology than in talking about how this fantasy fits into the larger arc of Tim Burton’s career.
Was it Planet of the Apes?
Is that when Tim Burton started seeming derivative to me? The director who had long ago found the glory in …
This is rather interesting but not at all surprising.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson doesn’t expect to see a spike in traffic from the iPad on his crippled network because the device is a “Wi-Fi driven product.”
He makes a valid point about consumers not wanting to tack on an additional subscription though. I mean, who …