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CNET senior editor Brian Tong sat down with Pixar character supervisor Jeremie Talbot to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the studio created Hank the Octopus for Finding Dory, their most complicated character yet. One particularly complex scene took two years to create as animators and engineers worked out the best ways to replicate the […]

In his latest video essay, director Julian Palmer of The Discarded Image takes a look at the manner in which slow motion is employed in films in order to pinpoint details, express emotion, convey mood, call out particular action and create suspense, each depending on the director’s intent. The world moves at a rapid pace. […]

In a recent interview on The Rich Eisen Show, comedian JB Smoove says that he regularly checks in with fellow comedian Larry David, and that David told him he is considering coming back to Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show ran for eight seasons between 2000 and 2011, and a ninth season has remained a possibility since that […]

The German supermarket chain Netto has created a really funny and clever video ad that features the most famous cats of the internet shopping at one of their grocery stores. Such famous felines included are “Cucumber Cats“, “Keyboard Cat” and “Surprised Kitty“, just to name a few. (translated) Cats and Internet, which just fits together […]

A Target employee filmed himself announcing that the store will be closing in a variety of voices and accents. via reddit, Neatorama

Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones has created a supercut tribute to some of the sexiest moments in film. The supercut is appropriately set to INXS‘ song “Devil Inside.”

South Tyrolian artist Johannes Stötter, who is internationally known for his incredible bodypainting illusions, has created a gorgeous howling wolf out of three strategically placed female models who moved together gracefully to move the wolf’s head during vocalization . In January 2016, Stötter created a vibrantly colored angelfish using only one painted model.

The Red Medusa animation studio has created Games of Throlls, a series of animated shorts that imagine Game of Thrones as popular video games. They mix HBO‘s hit television series together with games like Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Mortal Kombat, Doom, and more. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

So-called “thought leader” Pat Kelly from This Is That gave an ultimately meaningless TED-style talk about how to present a TED-style talk on thought leadership. Self proclaimed “thought leader,” Pat Kelly gives his talk on “thought leadership” at the annual This Is That Talks in Whistler, B.C. In the seminar, Kelly covers: How to talk […]

Incredibly talented glass harpist Petr Spatina takes to the streets to perform a beautiful rendition of his song “Fragile Sounds” on a table filled with 33 wine glasses, filled and tuned with water. Here is Petr‘s original version of his “Fragile Sounds” track, which is available to purchase from iTunes. via reddit

Artist Aisha Madu has created “Bodily Dysfunctions,” an animated short visualizing some of the many bizarre ways that our bodies can fail us at any given moment. via Sploid

President Barack Obama returned to The Tonight Show to slow jam the news and write some thank you notes with host Jimmy Fallon. While on the show, Obama also shared his thoughts on both the Democratic and Republican primaries.

Redditor ZaganOstia recently tried to use Snapchat‘s face swap feature in a local store to swap his face for the Hulk‘s. ZaganOstia’s face was instead swapped with his fingers, which turned out to be comedy gold. via reddit

A brilliant comic by Joe Stone that accurately illustrates the anxiety of waiting for a text response.

Los Angeles editor, director, and father Paul Hollingsworth and his Digital Wizards Studios crew spent over 2,000 hours and $100,000 worth of LEGO bricks to create an epic stop-motion animated remake of the original Ghostbusters film from 1984. Fun facts: 1) Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is played by my 10yr old daughter- Hailee 2) Features […]

20th Century Fox has released a promo for the upcoming film, Independence Day: Resurgence, that features Jeff Goldblum debunking the War of 1996 conspiracy theory with doppelgänger scientist David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum). Independence Day: Resurgence is set to invade theaters on June 24th, 2016.

On a recent appearance on Conan, Dana Carvey shared his hilarious impressions of US presidential candidates Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

Burger Fiction helps you learn the English alphabet by way of 85 different movies.

CinemaSins presents their take on everything that is wrong with The Revenant. The Revenant is a pretty kick-ass movie. It won some awards, deservedly. But being a movie… still has sins.

London design house Osborne Ross has created an amusing series of postage stamps for the UK’s Royal Mail that feature different animals whose limbs fold over the edge of the envelope, ensuring that the creatures hang onto every single word. A set of six animal stamps designed to appeal to children and adults alike. The […]

In her latest visual essay “Fargo : A VideoEssay“, talented French filmmaker Candice Drouet takes a look at the now-classic 1996 Coen Brothers film, remarking on how the multiple layers that were built from the nuances of location, including weather, values and accents, created a cockeyed commentary about the frozen American midwest. What else is […]

A photo posted by i am cheeto. a cat. (@princesscheeto) on Jun 2, 2016 at 5:01pm PDT Princess Cheeto is a sweet rescued tuxedo cat who lives in New York City with her photographer human Hugo Martinez and is the subject of many wonderfully creative photos. Cheeto is also a model for such brands as […]

Composer Jonathan Wolff explained how he created the music for Seinfeld in a mid-1990s interview with E! News by playing along to Jerry Seinfeld‘s opening monologues on the show. The clip also includes mentions of some of Wolff’s other work on shows like Caroline in the City, Married… With Children, and Dave’s World. via Digg

Inventor Colin Furze celebrated hitting a benchmark 3,000,000 YouTube subscribers by igniting a 5,000 shot fireworks death star mounted high on a crane. Congratulation on the milestone, Mr. Furze.

A photo posted by Rato Kim (@ratokim) on May 26, 2016 at 12:48am PDT Korean designer Rato Kim has created a really adorable line of catloaf toys that range from the very realistic to the surreal. The toys are crafted from resin and can be easily mixed and matched with other equally adorable toys of […]

HBO has released an emotional video that is a tribute to the simple-minded Game of Thrones giant Hodor, played by Kristian Nairn, and his final words on the popular television series.

James Corden answered 73 questions in a video by Vogue contributor Joe Sabia. Corden gave Sabia a quick tour of The Late Late Show studio while answering, and the two even sang some public domain Carpool Karaoke.

Seattle photographer Olivia Lazer had a little fun with her Shiba Inu, named Zelda, by digitally adding the beautiful canine into popular photographs and movie stills. The entire collection of photos are available to view on Instagram and Tumblr. A photo posted by Z E L D A ????? (@zeldaboom) on Jun 7, 2016 at […]

The Court of Source takes a look at the dark and cannibalistic origins of the Fox animated series Bob’s Burgers and how earlier work by creator Loren Bouchard helped shape what could have been a much different version of the show. Bob’s Burgers has become a TV hit. It has spanned many seasons and stars […]

A photo posted by MJ's Off The Hook Designs (@mjsoffthehook) on Jun 4, 2016 at 7:04pm PDT Canadian crocheter MJ of MJ’s Off the Hook Designs has created an adorable line of wearable mermaid tail towels that very cleverly button up and neatly transform into their own carry bags, either as a backpack or a […]

Visual effects artist Frank Ippolito recently invited Tested editor Norman Chan to his studio to give an interesting demonstration on how to paint a latex zombie mask made by his friend Tim Shea. There are many different ways to paint it, and Frank shows us how to use rubber cement paint to bring out the […]

On a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the new and original Ghostbusters casts united as one and answered a all sorts of questions asked by Jimmy. The upcoming Ghostbusters film is currently scheduled to release in theaters on July 15th, 2016.

Photographer Bhautik Joshi has created “2001: A Picasso Odyssey“, a collection of scenes from Stanley Kubrick‘s sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey rendered in the style of Pablo Picasso using an artificial neural network.

A photo posted by Lisha (@lishaajasminee_bodyart) on Apr 8, 2016 at 11:07pm PDT Canberra, Australia face painter and body artist Lisha Simpson has created all sorts of incredible optical illusions on her very own arm for practice and fun. Lisha’s entire collection of body art photos are available to view on Facebook and Instagram. A […]

In the latest of their incredibly insightful videos, the School of Life offers, through serene animation by Avi Ofer, incredibly helpful advice in getting past the pain of rejection, how to allow oneself to grieve and how not to let one’s own lowered self esteem make the issue bigger than it is. Firstly don’t attempt […]

The Wall Street Journal recently broke down and analyzed the rhymes in the Tony Award nominated Broadway musical Hamilton. The online article uses clips from the show and other popular hip-hop tracks along with impressive interactive visualizations that highlight the rhymes and why they work so well. How does ‘Hamilton,’ the non stop, hip-hop Broadway sensation tap […]

In a new video for Tested, a very excited Adam Savage made his way over to Crissy Field in San Francisco to meet up with Dutch artist Theo Jansen and his incredible Strandbeest as they made their way down the beach. With each step, Savage gleefuly marveled at the incredible engineering that was involved in […]

A young boy named Josh Breaux made a quick getaway on his bicycle after surreptitiously entering his neighbors garage in order to give their welcoming black labrador retriever Duchess a hug. After watching this heartwarming video, the dog’s human Hollie Breaux Mallet put a plea out to her Pierre Part, Louisiana neighbors in an attempt […]

A photo posted by Phil Grishayev (@phil_grishayev) on Mar 15, 2016 at 8:02am PDT Back to the Future Los Angeles video producer Phil Grishayev took photos of himself visiting historic and famous film locations to compare how they look today. His entire collection of photos are available to view on Instagram. #filmlocation from #FightClub starring […]

A sweet but spunky little blue penguin named Bagpipes was fitted by mechanical engineer Dr. Don Clucas for a custom 3D printed prosthetic replacement for the foot that he lost in 2007 due to tangled fishing wire. Because of his injury, Bagpipes has been a resident of the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. […]

Edward Snowden explained the state of American surveillance in an episode of Vice News. Snowden told Vice co-founder Shane Smith how a person’s cellphone could be used to spy on them, and showed him how to disable it. The episode also looked at several of the programs governments can use to spy on their own […]

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Ubisoft has released a reveal trailer for Watch Dogs 2, the upcoming open world action-adventure third-person shooter video game and sequel to Watch Dogs from 2014. The game will pit hero Marcus Holloway in San Francisco for some action-packed hacking, parkouring, and fighting throughout San Francisco. Watch Dogs 2 is set to be released on […]

Sony Pictures has released a collection of Ghostbusters character videos that introduce the new team of New York monster hunters. We get to meet the great Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert, Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates, Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzmann, and Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan, Chris Hemsworth as Kevin, and the vehicle Ecto-1. […]

Thank you for making a doll like me! A young girl named Emma cried tears of joys when she opened a special present, an American Girl doll fitted with a prosthetic leg just like hers. Emma’s family sent the doll to prosthetics manufacturer A Step Ahead which offers children with limb loss the service of fitting […]

Developer Simone Giertz, the creator of robotic devices that seek make light work of daily chores, partnered up with entrepreneurial hacker Samy Kamkar in several hilarious attempts to create a drone that cuts hair. The pair ultimately achieved their goal, but not how it was originally intended. Put a pair of scissors on a drone […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the 3D animated Disney film Zootopia. Follow along with this kids movie/noir crime thriller full of bright colors and… racial slurs? Disney and Pixar’s Zootopia is the film that will teach your kids tolerance and potentially turn them into future furries!

Rey’s Speeder Builder Robert Lundmark has recreated a series of memorable vehicles from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with LEGO like Rey’s Speeder, Teedo’s Luggabeast, and Poe’s X-wing. Robert’s entire collection of photos are available to view on Flickr. Teedo’s Luggabeast Poe’s X-wing via The Brothers Brick

The recently discovered elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 will officially have the names nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og) added to the periodic table of elements pending review. The additional names were announced by The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the body that oversees the periodic table. The IUPAC has […]

Can We Take a Joke? is a new documentary by director Ted Balaker that explores the intersection of comedy, free speech, and outrage. The film features interviews with outspoken comedians and performers like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, Adam Carolla, and many more. The film will be released in select theaters July 29, 2016 […]