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Feb 24, 2012 09:32 PM ET // Alexander Davies
The marketing pitch for Act of Valor, which opens in theaters today, is pretty simple: how can it get more real (and awesome) than watching active Navy SEALS act out their most intense, hardcore missions? But just how close does the film come to real life? Real SEALS, Real Ammunition From watching ...
Feb 8, 2012 11:30 PM ET // Jerry James Stone
I admit it, I haven't watched many music videos as of late. But this one...this one is particularly upsetting. Not only do The Limousines crash a time-traveling DeLorean (gasp!) but they do so, head on, into a Porsche. Is there a PETA for automobiles? READ MORE: Fully Operational Tron Light Cycle N...
Apr 23, 2012 06:04 PM ET // Alice Truong
Excited for the new "Avengers" movie? Target has a clever ad campaign showcasing the film's costumes, weapons and other imagery, all made from everyday items you can pick up from the big box retailer, Gizmodo reports. The ads are particularly apro-pos since the Avengers is all about coming together...
May 30, 2012 11:00 AM ET // Alexander Davies
If all you could think of while watching The Matrix was "I really wish I could move like that!", head to Finland. In a shopping mall there, the Finnish coffee brand Paulig Brazil created a one-of-a-kind photo booth. Instead of spitting out a row of everyday photos taken with a single camera, this s...
May 9, 2012 06:22 PM ET // Alice Truong
The damage to Manhattan portrayed in "The Avengers" would total $160 billion, costing more than the devastation of 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina and the Japanese tsunami. The Hollywood Reporter consulted Kinetic Analysis Corp, a disaster cost-prediction and assessment firm, which broke ...
Jun 18, 2012 04:22 PM ET // Alice Truong
You think you're a connoisseur just because you have a wine cellar? Psh. You're not really a hard-core wino until you have this half-ton Transformer-style wine rack made of repurposed auto transmission parts. This gem, found on Craiglist Phoenix is a "ridiculously cool" "one-off piece of artwork" w...
Feb 29, 2012 01:55 PM ET // Alexander Davies
The art of the action movie is all in the editing- combining high speed shots, special effects and stuntmen just right so that the viewer feels like what he's watching is real as well as awesome. In this video, YouTube user blueyoda2 shows some real splicing skills, combining a host of action movie...
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