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‘Red Sparrow': Jennifer Lawrence Spy Thriller Gets Trailer (Video)
Jennifer Lawrence became one of the biggest movie stars on Earth playing a character linked to a specific bird. Now, it’s happening again, with next year’s Red Sparrow, which despite the name seems to be a somewhat more mature piece of entertainment than anything in The Hunger Games franchise. Red Sparrow refers to a Russian […]
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‘Conquest & Rebellion': An Animated ‘Game of Thrones’ Miniseries (Video)
It could be two years before you get to see any new episodes of Game of Thrones, but HBO has arranged for a little something to help tide you over, provided you cough up for a pre-order of the show’s seventh season of DVD and Blu-ray. It’s called Conquest & Rebellion, an animated miniseries that […]
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Central Park Tower: Proposed Project Would be Tallest Wooden Structure on Earth
Creative studio DFA has proposed an architectural project that hearkens back to the days before concrete and glass, while simultaneously breaking a new record if it actually gets completed. It’s the unassumingly named Central Park Tower, and if DFA’s plans come to fruition it will be the tallest wooden structure on Earth. Here’s DFA founder […]
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Aruliden Paddle Case: Intimidate Ping Pong Opponents in Style
Imagine you’re at your local ping pong parlor, scoping out your next opponent. You check out every player in the room one by room – beat him, beat him, beat her, beat him, beat, beat her, etc. Then, a mysterious table tennis warrior walks into the room, wielding his paddle in a handcrafted leather case. […]
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‘Blade Runner 2022′ by Shinichiro Watanabe and Music by Flying Lotus (Video)
I haven’t seen Blade Runner 2049 yet, but as a moviegoer with a penchant for watching sequels to movies and series I know nothing about, I imagine there’s only a couple of lines of info you need to understand what happened in between the upcoming sequel and the beloved original film Blade Runner. I also […]
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‘All the Money in the World': Film Stars Kevin Spacey in Old Man Makeup (Trailer)
In 2012, viewers of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus wondered why Guy Pearce was cast to play the decrepit founder of the Weyland Corporation for only one scene, given that an actual aged actor could have easily played the part instead. One answer is that Pearce does play the character as a younger man in some promotional […]
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‘Plastic Surgeon’ Exhibition by Sculptor Jason Freeny
Unless you’re Ghostface or someone equally deranged, there’s a very strong chance that you have never even idly wondered what cartoon characters’ insides look like. Sculptor Jason Freeny has done more than just wonder about it, though, in a new exhibition called Plastic Surgeon. Mario, SpongeBob SquarePants, and even a chocolate Easter bunny go under […]
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‘Funkadelic Reworked by Detroiters’ Remix Album Coming Soon (Audio)
Few cities have a richer musical history than Detroit, Michigan, with a thriving electronic music scene that continues into the present day. For new proof of how deep the music bench is in Motor City, take a look at the tracklist for the upcoming Funkadelic remix album Funkadelic Reworked by Detroiters: Side 1 1. Sexy Ways […]
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‘Downsizing': Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig Get Small (Trailer)
Alexander Payne’s next movie is what in some contexts might be called a high concept project: Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig play a married couple in a world where technology exists to shrink people down, for purposes of economic prosperity and population control. It’s called, cleverly enough, Downsizing. There’s a new trailer for Downsizing, with […]
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“Notebook 05″: MF Doom Returns as Viktor Vaughn for First Time in 4 Years
Perhaps today is a good time to check in with MF Doom and Adult Swim‘s The Missing Notebook Rhymes project, which is now in its sixth week. Why now? Because the track, titled only “Notebook 05” (if this is confusing, just note that the project’s first track “Negus” was designated “Notebook 00″), features the return […]
