Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer sheds more light on new characters

As the premiere for Captain America’s next film draws near, Marvel has just released the second trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This time a bit more screentime is … Continue reading

Transformers: Age of Extinction trailer stars Dinobot Grimlock

Optimus Prime riding on the back of Grimlock. One sentence that wraps up the first trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction, fourth movie in the franchise and first to feature … Continue reading

New Captain America The Winter Soldier Trailer: Metal Arm Solid

If you had even the faintest doubts that Marvel’s followup to Captain America would be anything but a series of kickass fights and flying ships going boom, well, be at ease. The new trailer is here, and it looks incredible.

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How Typography Set 2001: A Space Odyssey in the Sci-Fi Future

How Typography Set 2001: A Space Odyssey in the Sci-Fi Future

Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is visually stunning. And the closer you examine, the more exquisite details you’ll find. That’s what Dave Addey has done in his in-depth, scene-by-scene examination of how this cinema masterpiece used typography to create a familiar yet still distant future.

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Back to the Future: The Musical: skateboards and all

While we’re still crossing our fingers for the release of the real-deal Hoverboard by the time 2015 rolls around, for now we’ll have what’s second best: a musical based on … Continue reading

Michael Myers hits COD: Ghosts Onslaught with a sign from the future

If the devil is in the details, then Infinity Ward has summoned more than their fair share of demons in the creation of the Fog map for the first DLC … Continue reading

The Most Insanely Complex Stunts from Science Fiction and Fantasy Films

The Most Insanely Complex Stunts from Science Fiction and Fantasy Films

Nowadays, when you go see a big movie, you assume everything is going to be computer animation and greenscreen, and nothing is real. But a lot of the biggest, craziest movie stunts, past and present, have been entirely practical. Here are some of the most complicated stunt sequences that were created in reality.

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Batman vs Superman cast: Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred

It would appear that the cast of Batman vs Superman is about to get a whole lot younger. In an announcement that suggests this push for the DC Comics-led universe … Continue reading

I can’t believe these crappy Star Wars props looked so great in movies

I can't believe these crappy Star Wars props looked so great in movies

We’ve really come a long, long way when it comes to special effects in movies. It makes sense that today’s movies look great because of all our computer whiz processing power animation software. Back in the old days though? We had to rely on the magic of the movies. Seriously. Turning scale models that look like toys that kids wouldn’t even want into gorgeous, timeless movie sequences takes real magic to pull off.

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Man pretends to be shot by violent movie posters

Man pretends to be shot by violent movie posters

There’s a lot of violence in movies and TV shows. Guns, blood and murder are welcomed into the family living room by the bleary eyes of desensitized souls. But it’s entertaining! But it’s also pretty ridiculous how un-shocking it is to see. We can pass violent ads without giving it a second look. This artist wants us to hilariously think different.

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