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photoshop contest

What Geek Movie Remakes and Sequels are Too Horrifying for Even Hollywood to Create?

Hollywood is going a little bit crazy with the unnecessary sequels and remakes these days, more often than not taking a beloved show or movie from our younger years and holding it down while it drowns in a bathtub. Still, there are properties left unmolested, memories that have yet to be tarnished. Trust me: it's only a matter of time. For this week's Photoshop contest, I want to see you imagine some new sequels or remakes that would be so offensive to your precious memories that you would swear off movies for good. More »

12:50 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Adam Frucci
8,118 views, 81 comments

Latest by n/a: ALF Vs. Godzilla 3: Hawaiian Adventures. House of the Dead, starring Bob Marley, Elvis and The Muppets. more »

lego

Lego Blade Runner Spinner Car Limited Edition One of One

Joel spent all day with Syd Mead of Aliens, Blade Runner, 2010, Tron vehicle design fame and the first thing he's posted is this Lego Blade Runner Spinner Car replica that Lego made for him. It's the only one in the world. More photos at [BoingBoing Gadgets.]

9:23 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Brian Lam
15,376 views, 25 comments

leds

LA Real Estate Mogul Plans To Light Up Your Life With Blade Runner Inspired Billboards

Being the businessman that he is, it wasn't the movie Blade Runner that struck L.A. real estate mogul Sonny Astani, it was the animated billboards depicted in the opening sequence. In fact, the idea has had such a profound effect on him that he plans on making advertising in 2019 Los Angeles a reality ahead of schedule. His plans call for two 14 story animated billboards to be built on condos set for construction downtown. More »

7:30 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,127 views, 29 comments

Latest by Ben Zvan: @scarbrtj: Dude! Did anyone else get that? That was funny! more »

lost and found

Sleuthy NYC Couple Use Deckard Technique to Find Aussie Lost-Camera Owner

It was like a real-life scene from Blade Runner, well, except for the pleasure-model skin jobs, the handguns that sound like laser blasters and the whole Harrison Ford thing. An NYC couple stumbles upon a digital camera left in a cab on New Year's Eve, and decide to turn all sleuthy. More »

10:13 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Wilson Rothman
18,934 views, 38 comments

restorations

How Blade Runner (and Other Old Movies) Get Remastered Into Sweet, Sweet High Definition

When a movie gets remastered for HD, it takes a lot of time and effort to get it looking its best. Sure, studios can do a cheap and dirty transfer and deliver you a shoddy, compressed, crappy looking disc, and many do, but for big-name movies, there's a ton of work that goes into it. More »

4:00 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Adam Frucci
19,429 views, 29 comments

Latest by Sloth: @dave the wet sprocket:Definately agree, the market is just starting to get into 1080p consumer sets, but jump back in time 5 years ago; studios have been mastering at 1080p for quite some time. Now with blu-ray/HD-DVD we are starting more »

toddler spying

Bladerunner GPS Tracker Jacket Locates Kids, Replicants

We've heard of GPS trackers for kids before, but here's one that's ironically branded Bladerunner. It's sewn into a jacket to be worn by small children, and replicants if they're small enough. Whenever that rug rat ventures beyond a boundary that you set, the jacket texts you on your cellphone. Hey, this is like an Invisible Fence for dogs, except it's for humans. Oh yeah, and it doesn't shock the little tykes, either. More »

12:40 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By Charlie White
5,199 views, 15 comments

gadgets

Blade Runner Gun on EBay

When you absolutely, positively have to kill every replicant in the room, you have Richard A. Coyle's remarkable recreation of Deckard's gun in Blade Runner. Most of the major pieces are made of metal and it even includes a fancy display stand for impressing skin jobs. More »

2:05 PM on Thu May 25 2006
By johnb
3,433 views, 4 comments