Rule 63 Thor [Picture]

After being done with Captain America, the artist behind the Fan Art Exhibit blog decided to take on Thor and transform him into a lady. Check it out! [Source: Fan Art Exhibit]



Behind the Magic: The Avengers – Anatomy of a Shot [Video]

While “The Avengers” posed many visual efffects challenges, one of the larger challenges was pulling together the “tie-in” shot during the third act of the film. Rather than frames, this single shot is measured in minutes on screen and is one of the longest effects shots in the film. It incorporates both practical special effects […]

New Pacific Rim Movie Trailer Shows Giant Robots Aplenty [Video]

http://youtu.be/ewefDmy44tM A new trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacafic Rim. F* Yeah. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive […]



The ‘Indiana Jones’ Trilogy Retold Via Maps [Pics]

Artist Andrew DeGraff mercifully didn’t map out Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, you can view these pieces up close at Gallery 1988, which is a museum dedicated to pop culture. [Via io9]

Researchers: payment processors the key to piracy fight

An international study suggests current efforts to crack down on piracy on “one-click” or “cyberlocker” sites are largely ineffective. The authors suggest the most productive way to reduce piracy on such sites is to follow the money. The research was carried out at Boston’s Northeastern University, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Vienna […]

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Parody’ [Video]

Well…The Hobbit parodies certainly aren’t unexpected, but the song choice sure is. This also just made the dwarves’ arrival scene ten times better, because now it’s all I’ll remember the next time I watch the movie. [Via JckSparrow/YouTube]

“Les Misérables” + “Arrested Development” = “Les Misérabluths”

Well, that didn’t take long. See all the mashups here. [Via lesmiserabluths/tumblr]