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The Grand Budapest Hotel, An Upcoming Film by Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel is the latest film by director Wes Anderson and its poster was released, revealing an illustration of a lavish pink hotel…
Ex-Men: Wolverine, Professor X Makes Fun of & Fires Wolverine in a Comedy Sketch
“Made of metal, the substance that the guy we fight the most can manipulate with his mind.” Comedian Pete Holmes has created “Ex-Men: Wolverine,” a…
Boats, A Comedy Short About Disney Pixar Planning an Animated Film to Follow-Up ‘Cars’ & ‘Planes’
Los Angeles writer and director Justin Dec has created “Boats,” a clever comedy short that imagines how Disney Pixar would plan an animated film to…
The Lord of the Rings ‘You Shall Not Pass!’ Scene Recreated in Real Life by Improv Everywhere
For the third mission in their ongoing “Movies in Real Life” series, Improv Everywhere recreated Gandalf’s “You shall not pass!” scene from The Lord of…
Sonos Play:1, A Small Wireless Home Speaker That Streams Music From Phones, Tablets, & Computers
Sonos has announced the Play:1, a small wireless home speaker that users can control with an app for smartphones, tablets, and computers. Users can stream…
CastAR, Augmented Reality Glasses With a Virtual Reality Attachment
Technical Illusions — founded by engineer Jeri Ellsworth and game programmer Rick Johnson — has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its CastAR augmented reality glasses…
Tom Hanks & Sandra Bullock Recreate Scene From ‘Big’ by Playing ‘Chopsticks’ On a Giant Piano
Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock recently appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show to chat about their new films Captain Phillips and Gravity. During the show,…
How to Turn Any Bag of Snacks Into a Serving Bowl
In this video, a young man demonstrates how to turn any bag of snacks into a serving bowl by ripping a small hole in the…
Anthony Hopkins Wrote Bryan Cranston a ‘Breaking Bad’ Fan Letter After Watching the Entire Series in Two Weeks
After watching all five seasons of Breaking Bad in a mere two weeks, actor Anthony Hopkins was so impressed with the show that he sat…
Elegant AI Game Enables Godlike Creation of Self-Replicating ‘Seed Molecules’
Synthesis is an “indie game about simple nodes with simple relationships, that combine to do complex visually appealing things.” Developed by Christopher Hart, it evokes…