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In Art Prints, Disney Villains Menace as Shadows

Artist Joe Alexander has created this gorgeous set of prints showing just how iconic the silhouettes Disney’s animation has created. And my how they loom. The prints are available in four different sizes at Alexander’s store. via this-is-george-matthew

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Artist perfectly captures genderswapped Disney princesses

Animation student Miyuli decided to spend some time re-designing Disney princesses as their opposite gender. Now what needs to happen is a team up between these and the princesses in their princes’ clothes. Come on, Internet! I have to say, I love the sassy male version of Megara and Jasmin’s counterpart with Rajah. See the…

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Frozen has a bit of that Wreck-It Ralph magic

Wreck-It Ralph was a revelation: a fairytale for the videogame age about the true meaning of villainy and heroism. Now Ralph’s cowriter, Jennifer Lee, has written and co-directed a new film, Frozen, in which one of the all-time great fairytale villains gets a whole new outlook. Minor spoilers ahead… Frozen is loosely based on a…

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First-person videos of pilots ejecting will make you hyperventilate

I’ve seen pilots ejecting from fighter planes in extreme situations. It looks scary, but it’s nothing compared to listening to the minutes prior to the ejection. That’s when you start to hyperventilate just by watching them. https://gizmodo.com/combat-pilots-ejecting-after-aircraft-crash-5177025 The video on top shows a pilot landing an F-15 aircraft with a burning engine—only to discover that…

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Epic: This is what a good children’s film looks like

Movies for kids generally exist in a zone of lowered expectations. Recycled sitcom jokes and microwaved pop culture references dot a paint-by-numbers story about rehashed characters. So it’s refreshing to see a film like Epic, which actually packs a real story, along with some gorgeous imagery. Minor spoilers ahead… Seriously, it seems like every year,…

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The Croods is a movie that teaches your children to play in traffic

If you have too many children, and want to get rid of a few of them, then you should definitely consider taking them to see The Croods. A movie whose message is: “Run towards danger! Any danger! Preferably without looking first!” Spoilers ahead… Actually, I’m pretty sure The Croods doesn’t mean to convey that message.…

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DC and Marvel characters get a Pixar-style makeover

Phil Postma has been playing with different pop culture properties with Pixar aesthetics, mashing up Pixar characters and features with DC and Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Star Trek. Take a gander at some of the Pixar mashups he’s devised for some of comics’ mightiest heroes and most nefarious villains. We definitely see…

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You never realized the full insanity of Pixar’s attention to detail

Check out an exclusive clip from the special features on the DVD and Blu-ray for Pixar’s “Scottish Princess” movie Brave, which comes out next week. You already knew that Pixar went to insane lengths to make Merida’s curly hair look natural — but did you know that they modeled every single thread in that all-important…

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Biggest Box Office Hits and Misses of Summer 2012

This was another brutal summer, where movie titans did battle. And now that it’s over, some films stand tall and victorious, while others lay dead in the killing fields. Back at the start of the summer, we asked you which movies would be a sleeper hit, and which movies would be a surprise flop. Now…

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You Can Hear Dolby’s New 64-Speaker Audio in Pixar’s Brave

This weekend, the world will get its first chance to experience the latest sounds from the cinema audio nerds at Dolby. Pixar’s new animated feature, Brave, is the first film to use Dolby’s new Atmos technology, which makes 7.1 sound on Toy Story 3 seem pathetic. https://gizmodo.com/dolbys-new-atmos-system-will-pipe-128-channels-of-audio-5904802 The new technology allows sound designers to mix…

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Brave shows how to create a brand new fairy tale from scratch

Pop culture is obsessed with fairy tales right now. But it’s all retreads of the same few stories from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen — and not even the original, dark-as-hell stories, but rather the warmed-over Disneyfied versions. Where are the people creating brand new fairy tales from scratch? And why don’t these…

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Ultimate Proof that Every Movie is Better With Bears

Bears! They’re like mythical fantasy creatures, except that they really exist. And they make everything better. Case in point: Brave, which comes out this weekend, features bears in an important role, which we won’t give away here. https://gizmodo.com/picture-of-the-day-april-26-2012-5905558 But really, why doesn’t every science fiction and fantasy movie have bears in it? This ursine presence…

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The Star Trek sequel is like a modern myth…and it’s all about villain Benedict Cumberbatch!

Star Chris Pine explains how J.J. Abrams’s second Star Trek movie finds time to tell the small human stories in its big blockbuster setting. Co-writer Alex Kurtzman says Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch is the perfect villain to challenge the fully promoted Captain Kirk! All that plus new TV spots for The Dark Knight Rises and The…

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Attack the Block‘s Joe Cornish is adapting Snow Crash. Plus is I Am Legend 2 really happening?

Chris Meloni provides tons of spoilers for True Blood. Will Smith explains why he’s hesitant about I Am Legend 2. Dominic Cooper discusses the ins and outs of playing Abraham Lincoln’s only vampire ally. Brian Michael Bendis says FX’s Powers TV show isn’t dead yet. Plus tons of Falling Skies spoilers! It’s spoilers all the…

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Brave director Mark Andrews explains why Merida isn’t your typical Disney princess

In less than two weeks, Pixar will introduce the world to its own version of the fantasy princess: the strong-willed redheaded archer Merida. But what makes Merida different from the Disney princesses that so many young girls regard as archetypes of femininity? Brave director Mark Andrews explains how his flawed princess protagonist is a different…

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Finally! The villain of Pixar’s Brave is revealed!

While we’ve seen some gorgeous clips of Pixar’s Scottish fairy tale Brave (showcasing the main character Merida’s gorgeous red mane) but we’ve yet to see the movie’s evil nemesis. We’re guessing this was all done to keep most of the story secret, as Pixar likes to do. But now a few stills and a brand…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Learn all the latest secrets of The Dark Knight Rises, Star Trek 2, and Doctor Who!

Mark Millar reveals what his friend thought of the Justice League script. Check out more Amazing Spider-Man videos. Maybe Catching Fire hasn’t found its Finnick after all. A Harry Potter star might board Noah’s Ark. Plus True Blood and Vampire Diaries! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Doctor Who. The Dark Knight Rises…

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A Warrior Princess and her Mom at Loggerheads, in an Adorable New Brave Clip

While we’re still not completely certain what happens to Pixar’s new princess Merida in their latest animated feature, Brave, we do know that her strained relationship with her mother is the meat of the drama. Which is demonstrated in this clip quite well. Take a look at what’s really happening inside the giant Scottish castle.

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Orson Scott Card reveals secrets of the Ender’s Game movie. Plus Guillermo del Toro talks Pinocchio!

Orson Scott Card reveals the most difficult thing from his book to translate to the big screen. Guillermo del Toro talks possible casting for Pinocchio. Alan Ball reveals more details about Christopher Meloni’s True Blood vampire modernist. Plus, the sibling dynamic we’ll see in Thor 2, and Star Trek takes its first movie filming trip…

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Ender’s Game will be like the science fiction epic Stanley Kubrick never made!

The long-awaited adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s classic novel will feature epic zero-gravity battles that would make the man behind 2001: A Space Odyssey jealous. Plus producer Roberto Orci discusses just how the movie tackles the book’s military themes. Plus Ridley Scott drops a key detail for his Blade Runner sequel. Star David Giuntoli reveals…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

In Art Prints, Disney Villains Menace as Shadows

Artist perfectly captures genderswapped Disney princesses

Frozen has a bit of that Wreck-It Ralph magic

First-person videos of pilots ejecting will make you hyperventilate

Epic: This is what a good children’s film looks like

The Croods is a movie that teaches your children to play in traffic

DC and Marvel characters get a Pixar-style makeover

You never realized the full insanity of Pixar’s attention to detail

Biggest Box Office Hits and Misses of Summer 2012

You Can Hear Dolby’s New 64-Speaker Audio in Pixar’s Brave

Brave shows how to create a brand new fairy tale from scratch

Ultimate Proof that Every Movie is Better With Bears

The Star Trek sequel is like a modern myth…and it’s all about villain Benedict Cumberbatch!

Attack the Block‘s Joe Cornish is adapting Snow Crash. Plus is I Am Legend 2 really happening?

Brave director Mark Andrews explains why Merida isn’t your typical Disney princess

Finally! The villain of Pixar’s Brave is revealed!

Learn all the latest secrets of The Dark Knight Rises, Star Trek 2, and Doctor Who!

A Warrior Princess and her Mom at Loggerheads, in an Adorable New Brave Clip

Orson Scott Card reveals secrets of the Ender’s Game movie. Plus Guillermo del Toro talks Pinocchio!

Ender’s Game will be like the science fiction epic Stanley Kubrick never made!

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