Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment.

• One of the stars of Speed Racer has revealed that the movie was filmed with no sets, entirely in front of green screen.
• Ouch! Game|Life has a detailed of deconstruction of why the much-anticipated Assassin's Creed is a failed game.
• Astronomers have found a giant hole in the universe which may in fact be the imprint of another universe on our own. You may begin freaking out now.
• Lucky citizens of the UK could win a walk-on role in the next Harry Potter movie, just by answering a question and filling in a form with their personal info. They're right bloody bastards, they are. (Via)
• Heh. The newly launched official site for Be Kind Rewind is pretty cool. (Via)
• Speaking of movie sites, Cinematical has the links to a bunch more viral sites that were just launched for Dark Knight.
• Thanksgiving may be over, but we're sure you're still as obsessed with food as we are. (It's the American way, after all.) Therefore, you should enjoy Cinematical's Seven Films for Foodies.
• Just in time for the season when many people watch the movie, the Munchkins of Oz last week received a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
• Joystiq's Rock Band updates include news of a problem with down strums on the Stratocaster peripheral getting recognized by the game, and a patch for the issue that itself is having issues. Meanwhile, Joystiq performed a crazy experiment: a member of the team brought the game home for Thanksgiving and tried it out on his family.
• Games Radar has videos of 10 of the godliest gamers in action. (Via)

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