Category Archives: Movies

Hilarious Chinese DVD movie covers

Posted on 02/01/2013 by Zed

I have no memory of seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger in Star Wars, and from what I recall, Matrix was not a movie about “The white men wanted a stud to breed slaves.” But such is the story of DVD covers of pirated … Continue reading →

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Hand-drawn Indian movie posters

Posted on 12/20/2012 by Zed

Source: asiaobscura. Asia Obscura website has posted a huge horde of hand-drawn Indian movie posters. They are awesome! See more here.

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The epic story of recreating the Han Solo blaster

Posted on 12/20/2012 by Zed

Photo courtesy Chris Trevas. Tested.com has a detailed article about a few obsessive fans’s epic quest to recreate the Han Solo blaster. Fans Carson Case and Pat Matera have spent over 18 months poring over every minute nugget of detail about … Continue reading →

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Early reviews find “The Hobbit” underwhelming

Posted on 12/05/2012 by Zed

Peter Jackson directing “The Hobbit.” Early reviews for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” show critics are underwhelmed by the film. Jackson’s long awaited ”The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is the first in three installments of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel “The Hobbit.” The film … Continue reading →

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Raiders of the Lost Ark coming to IMAX screens

Posted on 08/15/2012 by Zed

As part of the upcoming Blu Ray release,  Raiders of the Lost Ark will be released in IMAX theatres for a week starting Sept 7th. NYTimes has an article and an interview with Steven Spielberg about this coming release. “‘Raiders’ … Continue reading →

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The first computer-generated motion picture?

Posted on 07/25/2012 by Zed

Back in 1963, Bell Lab scientist Edward E. Zajac created a film called “Simulation of a two-giro gravity attitude control system.” The animation was created on an IBM 7090 mainframe computer Stromberg-Calson 4020 film recorder, programmed in FORTRAN. Source: The … Continue reading →

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Every 3D movie is the same

Posted on 07/20/2012 by Zed

If this does not tell you everything about why so many people hate 3D movies, then nothing ever will. Source: FunnyorDie

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“The Dark Knight Rises” trailer with Pee-wee Herman voices

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Zed

Just plain fun and silliness. Source: Jimmy Fallon via laughingsquid

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Hollywood offerings for the summer

Posted on 07/03/2012 by Zed

Nothing more needs to be said about why audiences are staying away from movie theatres. Source: blindfilmciritc

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Parody of the day

Posted on 06/26/2012 by Zed

This parody poster of the 2010 film Dear John–based on a book by Nicholas Sparks, made me laugh out loud. Apparently, this is over 2 years old, but I have never seen it before. Ken Lynggaard, a Danish graphic designer … Continue reading →

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