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How Internet Art Inspired the Monster in Ethan Hawke’s Sinister

The new horror movie Sinister stars Ethan Hawke as a true crime writer, who moves his family into a house where a grisly murder took place. And soon enough, Hawke’s character is discovering an ultra-weird monster seems to be behind everything. But before that monster was terrorizing audiences on the big screen, it was just…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 11

The Biggest Science Fiction Movie Hoaxes (and Scams) of All Time

In Argo, which opens tomorrow, Ben Affleck reconstructs the real-life story of how a CIA operative created a fake science fiction movie to get some diplomats out of Iran. But that’s not the only science fiction movie in history that turned out to be a hoax, or a scam. Or a tax shelter. Here are…

Movies Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders Oct 11

Which new villain will battle Peter Parker in Spider-Man 2?

With Marc Webb signed on to direct The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it’s high time we heard some casting rumors! Thankfully, we’ve got two potential villains — and possible Mary Jane whispers. https://gizmodo.com/marc-webb-is-confirmed-to-direct-the-amazing-spider-man-5947463 According to Variety, Shailene Woodley, who brought the house down in The Descendants, is currently in negotiations to play Mary Jane Watson in…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 11

Lego Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Official Collection, People!

This one was pretty high in my Stuff From the 80s That Urgently Needs the Lego Treatment list, almost tied with Mario and Donkey Kong.* At last, the Danish company has released a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set collection! It’s going to have many sets, but the first one has been shown at New York…

Movies Jesus Diaz Oct 11

This short movie about cyborgs running amok in Bangkok’s red light district is totally worth your 5 minutes

Boy howdy, is this depressing and fascinating. Check out True Skin, a short film from director Stephan Zlotescu and production firm N1ON about a cyborg on the lam in a futuristic Bangkok. In this neon man-machine metropolis, unenhanced humans are at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder, and everyone from street vendors to prostitutes sports…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Oct 10

Do You Listen to DVD Commentaries?

A big selling point of DVDs and Blu-rays are exclusive commentaries from the directors and actors. They explain the reasoning behind certain scenes, or how some crazy special effects happened. Movie buffs understandably eat this chatter up. Looper director Rian Johnson even made one that you can listen to in the theater. But does anyone…

Movies Leslie Horn Oct 10

Weird Facts That You Didn’t Know About E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

It’s the 30th anniversary of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, the groundbreaking “boy and his alien” movie. And a brand new book illuminates everything about the making of the film. We pored over E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: from Concept to Classic, and while we were admiring the gorgeous art and behind-the-scenes photos, we were also learning a ton…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 10

Trollhunter director signs up for another Enormous monster movie

André Øvredal’s Norse mythology found footage film Trollhunter was a work of art, what with its giant trolls lumbering through the Norwegian landscape, sniffing down the blood of Christians. We loved it, so we’re doubly excited that Øvredal’s next undertaking is bringing the graphic novel Enormous to life. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Øvredal and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 10

The incredible devices that made motion pictures before there were cameras

Long before Hollywood and Bollywood, people wanted to watch movies. The weird part is that they were watching them. Even without cameras, people from the Cro Magnons to the Victorians invented ways to make pictures move. They even made movies in the genres that we recognize today. You could find everything from horror to comedy…

Movies Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 10

These are your toys on drugs! Watch the full Toy Story short now

The water toys in Toy Story certainly like to party. Watch what happens when Rex meets the bath toys and begins doling out the water like it’s free. Rex becomes Partysaurus Rex and the hungry demon inside us all climbs out of his gut and begs for more, MORE! (We’re actually super-happy that the Toy…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 10

Watch the original ending of Little Shop of Horrors, where everybody dies

When it hit cineplexes in 1986, the Hollywood adaptation of the off-Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors had a much more cheerful ending than its theatrical source material (and the 1960 Roger Corman movie that inspired that). But this wasn’t initially the case. In fact, director Frank Oz was forced to completely rejigger the film’s…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Oct 10

These Badly Recreated Animated Film Frames Crack Me Up

Here’s something that will bring a smile to your face. This site takes a still frame from a big-time, multi-million dollar animated movie and tries to replicate it in Maya, the 3D animation software, in under 30 minutes. The results are hilarious. Some of them are closer than other but they all struggle with the…

Movies Casey Chan Oct 9

Scrapped concept art from Jurassic Park 4 shows off insane dinosaur commandos

Jurassic Park 4 is back in development, leading once again to murmurs that the script focuses on “weaponized dinosaurs.” http://io9.com/5947155/one-last-sneak-peek-at-amy-and-rorys-big-doctor-who-farewell-plus-game-of-thrones-photos https://gizmodo.com/how-soon-will-we-see-jeremy-renner-play-hawkeye-again-5929393 Indeed, rumors of a scuttled “genetically altered dinosaur soldier” draft of the fourth Park flick have been circulating for years — and a wonderfully zany batch of JP4 concept art has recently come to…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Oct 9

Check out the trailer for Backyard Blockbusters, a love letter to the greatest fan films

Big dreams, tiny budgets. Backyard Blockbusters explores the art of the fan film. This documentary includes interviews with some of the best fan film-makers, including the creators of Troops, Pink Five and Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation. Learn about the struggles and unexpected benefits of getting your fan film pulled by a studio,…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Oct 9

The obscure 1980s horror film that Joss Whedon wants you to watch

Joss Whedon has a taste for inventive horror, as anyone who has seen Cabin in the Woods will attest. Recently he told Entertainment Weekly what horror characters inspired him most, and he won our hearts by including heroes from the 1980s Blob remake and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. But his biggest…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 9

New infographic explains Looper‘s convoluted timelines

Noah Iliinsky, an expert in data visualization and communications, has put together what he calls a “spoiler-ific timeline” for Looper in which he charts all the various paths taken by the film’s characters. But as Iliinsky notes, it also shows how the film defies standard time-travel conventions. Now, the diagram does indeed contain spoilers, so…

Movies George Dvorsky Oct 9

Armie Hammer could be the next Batman — again!

Now that Christian Bale has vacated the cape and cowl, everybody’s wondering who will be the next live-action Batman. And once again, rumors are pointing to The Lone Ranger’s Armie Hammer as playing Bruce Wayne… but only in the Justice League movie. This isn’t the first time Hammer’s been tied to the role. Back in…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 9

You Can Download an In-Theater Director’s Commentary for Looper, If You Hate Movies and Everyone Around You

Do you ever watch DVDs with the commentary on? Probably not that often! But Rian Johnson, director of the movie Looper, is assuming that you do, and that you want to listen to the special one he recorded and posted to Soundcloud the second time you see his movie. The second time you see it…

Movies Leslie Horn Oct 9

An exclusive first look at the new poster for John Dies At The End

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at a new poster for the trippy horror flick John Dies At The End. This retro-chic poster feels slightly reminiscent of Charles Moll’s illustrations for Logan’s Run, but lo! With a dog! Based on David Wong’s book and directed by Don Coscarelli — of Phantasm, Beastmaster, and Bubba Ho-Tep fame…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 9

What the Future Looks Like According to Movies

A lot of our imagination of the future comes from sci-fi movies—Minority Report, Blade Runner, etc.—so Eclectic Method created an awesome music video where they mixed their music with scenes from sci-fi movies that talk about the future. It’s a little bit hypnotic. The Future is a giant supercut of all your favorite sci-fi movies,…

Movies Casey Chan Oct 8

How Internet Art Inspired the Monster in Ethan Hawke’s Sinister

The Biggest Science Fiction Movie Hoaxes (and Scams) of All Time

Which new villain will battle Peter Parker in Spider-Man 2?

Lego Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Official Collection, People!

This short movie about cyborgs running amok in Bangkok’s red light district is totally worth your 5 minutes

Do You Listen to DVD Commentaries?

Weird Facts That You Didn’t Know About E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Trollhunter director signs up for another Enormous monster movie

The incredible devices that made motion pictures before there were cameras

These are your toys on drugs! Watch the full Toy Story short now

Watch the original ending of Little Shop of Horrors, where everybody dies

These Badly Recreated Animated Film Frames Crack Me Up

Scrapped concept art from Jurassic Park 4 shows off insane dinosaur commandos

Check out the trailer for Backyard Blockbusters, a love letter to the greatest fan films

The obscure 1980s horror film that Joss Whedon wants you to watch

New infographic explains Looper‘s convoluted timelines

Armie Hammer could be the next Batman — again!

You Can Download an In-Theater Director’s Commentary for Looper, If You Hate Movies and Everyone Around You

An exclusive first look at the new poster for John Dies At The End

What the Future Looks Like According to Movies

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