Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'animation'
August 28, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. America, in the person of San Francisco native Craig Billmeier, AKA Hot Lixx Hulahan, has won the Air Guitar World Championships. We are swelling with patriotic pride. Our sister site LAist reports on a woman who continued Twittering even while having a baby. That's dedication. Looks like no Preacher on HBO after all. The new head of HBO felt the adaptation was just......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"August 27, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. This is pretty hilarious: Denny's just started offering a new Rockstar Menu, featuring dishes created by actual rockstars when asked what they like to eat late at night. We're particularly excited about the Heart on a Plate created by Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal. (Via Filter) Director Mathieu Kassovitz says a troubled production and some bad editing have turned......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"August 26, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. A very amusing comic which imagines how Tarkin got the funding to build the Death Star. Well, Obama's victory is assured now: the lucky UFO alien supports him! (Via Sarah) Check out the very cool opening credits sequence for RocknRolla. (Via) Kristen Bell has signed to voice the female lead in the feature film adaptation of Astro Boy.......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"August 25, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. NME profiles an American teen who quit school to work on perfecting his Guitar Hero game. His skills have already netted him prizes, and he hopes to go professional eventually. Oh, and don't worry—his parents have hired him a tutor so he can continue his education. (Via Ross) On September 1st, you can go into any participating Chik-Fil-A wearing a sports......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"August 21, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Another unique and fascinating website, London Bananas features pictures of discarded banana skins found throughout the city of London. (Via Sarah) PC Magazine lists the top 100 undiscovered websites of 2008. (Via Scott) Dude was fishing with his granddaughter recently in a private pond in North Carolina when she gave him her Barbie-branded rod and reel to hold while she went to the......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"August 15, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. A gallery of photos of San Fran's annual "Altered Barbie" exhibition. Some could theoretically be considered NSFW, but c'mon, it's just a doll. (Via Sarah) Three men have scheduled a press conference this afternoon in Palo Alto, California where they say they'll reveal the details of their discovery of what they claim is a dead Bigfoot. But apparently even other Bigfoot hunters doubt......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"August 15, 2008
I am one of those poor, sad, desperate fools: a Star Wars fan. I've seen all the films many, many times (the prequels keep getting worse every time, though I try to pretend they don't). I own them all, some in various different formats and editions. I also own (and very much enjoy) both volumes of the original Clone Wars animated series that aired on Cartoon Network some years ago. I even, God help me,......
Continue Reading "CinePhillyist Reviews... Star Wars: The Clone Wars"August 13, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Guardian altered some photos of our president from the Olympics and created LOL Bush. Enjoy! (Via Sarah) Ooh, remote control zombie! (Via Sarah) Cinematical lists seven men gone too soon. It's been a rough year. The poorly named site Galactic Binder picks the top 31 bad-ass Star Wars moments. Some of these aren't exactly "bad-ass," but most of them are pretty......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"August 12, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Dude, Mountain Dew cupcakes! Brilliant! (Via Sarah) Oh no! What have they done to our beloved Clue? Now there are nine rooms, nine weapons (and no lead pipe), and the house is modernized (apparently the new version is more like a mansion from Cribs). Argh! (Via Sarah) Forbes lists the top earning celebrity chefs. We can't believe that......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"August 8, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Apparently McDonalds franchisees have been complaining about having to advertise for the dollar menu, their point being that it makes little sense to pay extra to publicize something that brings in less revenue. So McDonalds is considering changing things, starting with the double cheeseburger. Specifically, they're thinking about either making it more expensive, or taking the cheese off. If they go with the......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"August 6, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Paris Hilton rather famously made a cameo in a recent John McCain campaign ad. So Funny or Die paid for her hilarious video response. It's the best thing we've ever seen her in! Way better than the sex video. (Via Debbie) Check out the Holy Grail of Buffy fandom, a never-before-seen three-minute demo reel for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer animated......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"August 6, 2008
A cartoonist at the Art Institute of Philadelphia sure thinks so.......
Continue Reading "Can a Golf Ball Feel Pain?"August 5, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Schwarzenegger got to see some footage from Terminator Salvation, but says he still doesn't have a feel for the movie, and was left confused as to who the Terminator was, or even if there is one, and whether he's the star or the hero. "These are the things that determine the success and how strong the movie will......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"July 18, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. XPN's 885 countdown this year will list the quintessential XPN songs. We're not even sure what that means, but you can go and vote right here. So what's next now that E3 is over? Comic-Con! EW has your photo gallery preview of the event (via). And check out the sweet Star Trek character poster! Amazon has launched a video streaming service called Amazon......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"July 18, 2008
What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. The Last Mistress A film adaptation of the novel An Old Mistress starring Fu'ad Ait Aatou as Ryno de Marigny, and Asia Argento as Vellini, two lovers in 19th century Paris. They've been involved for nearly a decade when de Marigny tries to end the relationship because he's now engaged to a respectable young woman. But can he deny his past, and Vellini's passion? Period romances......
Continue Reading "CinePhillyist"July 17, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. A couple has amassed a huge collection of board games (including many rare and vintage examples), video games, and video game hardware, and you can buy the stuff at their website: 1st in Games. (Via Sarah) Check out the very cool teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation. Seth McFarlane is still talking about a Family Guy movie. Somebody found a 40-year-old screenplay for a......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"July 7, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. On the internet, there are many web apps for generating many things, but previously they were scattered all over the place. No longer! Now we have Generator Land! (Via Mike) Gizmodo has the pretty pictures you need of the new Nike McFly. (Via Mickey) The Terror Film Festival is a local celebration of horror flicks, and it's currently open for submissions!......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"July 3, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Clutch is putting out a live CD/DVD called Full Fathom Five. It's due out on August 12th on the band's own label, Weathermaker Music. You can get an MP3 download of a song off it right here. (Via Matt) Thanks probably in large part to the tireless work of The official McFLY 2015 project, Nike is finally going to put out "Air McFlys,"......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"July 1, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Guillermo Del Toro dropped some more hints about what we can expect from the one or two Hobbit movies he's going to direct. Check out Pixar's first short film. More pics from Scorsese's upcoming film, Ashecliffe. An upcoming film version of King Lear is set to star Anthony Hopkins as the titular king and Naomi Watts, Keira Knightley,......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"June 30, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Cinematical's review of Hellboy II is encouragingly positive. You can check out the new, third trailer for the film right here (via). Two Greek mythology movies are on their way and are likely to end up fighting it out at the box office. One is a remake of Clash of the Titans, to be directed by Louis Leterrier and written by......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"June 23, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. So, anybody want to pool their cash and buy Phillyist a deluxe LEGO Death Star? (Via Amy) Cinematical takes a look at the pros and cons of Netflix's recently released set-top box, the Roku. Yay! Finally a new episode of GameTrailers' Star Wars Retrospective! Spider-Man video games have generally been a disappointment, but we've gotta say this preview for Spider-Man: Web......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"June 10, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. That scene in Iron Man where Tony Stark goes to Burger King wasn't just a glaringly obvious product placement—it was based on a true story! In fact, Burger King saved Robert Downey Jr.'s life. (Via Sarah) If you hadn't heard yet, the big info from Apple yesterday is that the iPhone is now better and cheaper! There are......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"June 3, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. A very silly trailer. Mel Brooks will produce and co-write a horror film called Pizzaman. Is he a man made of pizza who eats himself to death? New pics from Lost Boys 2:The Tribe. Watch this new trailer for The Incredible Hulk quickly, because it could be pulled down any second. We'd heard the movie was influenced very......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"May 15, 2008
Unfortunately, the animator didn't include the best part of this scene.......
Continue Reading "Feeling Animated"May 12, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. The Smithsonian Magazine has an interesting article about a museum of bogus artwork in Italy. (Via Jill) A pic of Goku from the Dragonball Z movie. It's been recorded rather poorly, but this Dark Knight TV spot is still pretty cool. Check out Nerd World's hilarious burger-centric deleted scenes from Iron Man, then take a look at this screenshot from the......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"May 12, 2008
What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Sex: The Revolution (Mon, 10PM-11PM, VH1) Part one of a four-part series on sex! Hooray! This episode covers the repression of the early '50s, the publication of the Kinsey report, the launch of Playboy magazine, and the approval of oral contraceptives. The next episodes follow on succeeding nights, also at 10PM, with the last one airing Thursday night. 1000 Ways to Die (Wed, 11PM-11:30PM, Spike) This is......
Continue Reading "TelePhillyist"April 22, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Ultimate crossover! Some screenshots from the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion to World of Warcraft have leaked online. Activision chairman and CEO Bobby Kotick says future installments of Guitar Hero will feature a lot of other instruments and vocals. They will also be called Rock Band. OK, probably not, but still. Joystiq has a bit more......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"April 16, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Supposedly Indy 4 is now locked down with a running time of 140 minutes. A possible plot spoiler for the next Star Trek can be found here. It's an interesting idea... Apparently Midnight Meat Train will be getting a theatrical release after all—just not in Canada. Those poor Canadians. Rumor is they might be taking the "Meat" out of the title,......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"April 14, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Editor Jill recently discovered a site called NewsGroper, where the blogs are not real. Their faux Christopher Walken writes hilariously on the subject of presidential candidates' hand gestures, and expressing people in terms of pseudo-code. (Via Jill) Congrats to former Phillyist Jen Miller for getting her guide to the Jersey Shore published! Head over to her blog to enter to win......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"April 2, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Well, another April Fools' Day has come and gone, but there's plenty of leftover material to talk about today. The Movie Blog celebrated with the "cast list" for Transformers 2, and a list of the 15 funniest movie scenes they could remember. George R.R. Martin pulled a pretty amusing gag for his fans on his Not a Blog. Geekadelphia and Download......
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