Peter “Chewbacca” Mayhew has been tweeting images of one of the earliest shooting scripts of The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, as taken from the “Journal of the Whills, or as it later became, Star Wars: Episode IV. He’s just posted the page covering that most controversial of scenes. [Via: Gizmodo]
Martin Molin of the band Wintergatan has spent 14 months constructing this hand-operated machine which plays music using around 2,000 marbles. The machine combines a vibraphone (from the same musical family as the xylopohone), a few percussion instruments including a cymbal, and bass guitar neck (though that has to be played by hand.)
Four claimants to the throne, four kings in a pack — it makes perfect sense! We love this custom pack from Etsy user “Joker And The Thief”, particularly the incorporation of the familiar faces into the traditional card style. And in case you’re wondering: King of Spades – Robb Stark, King in the North Queen […]
These are hardly the first Star Wars watches, but they may be among the most stylish and subtle. The range includes models themed around the design and look of a Jedi, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper, Boba Fett and an Imperial Pilot. Editor’s note: For those in the US, Amazon.com offers most of the […]
Some supporters of Superman are so adamant he could beat Batman that they’d express that opinion even when stood next to the Batmobile at WB Studios. Those that did so were in for a shock… [Via: GeekTyrant]
Director Spike Jonze certainly has a unique style and it’s at the forefront in this short movie which made for an unlikely opening to The Late Show this week. You’ve probably never wondered what a street scene with Stephen Colbert and Sesame Street’s Grover would look like, but Jonze has and it’s a lot like […]
Everyone has surely attempted a Darth Vader or Yoda impression, but Luis Fanco-Bastos, a Portuguese comedian, believes range is what really counts. He’s tried recreating the voices of 13 Star Wars characters of varying prominence and, to be fair, with varying accuracy. [Via: GeekTyrant]
Here’s the trailer for the incredible-looking animated movie about the life on Vincent Van Gogh, Loving Vincent. Rather than use hand or computer drawings, the animation is made up of 12 oil paintings for every second of footage, produced by more than 100 painters. [Via: This Is Colossal]
You’ll have to wait until July to take delivery of this lamp, complete with 20-inch leg and full-size shade. One particularly neat feature is that the leg lights up (with an included type C bulb) as well as the lamp itself. Pre-order from Entertainment Earth.
Thanks to Angry Katte Gaming for sending us this wonderfully silly mash-up of canine entertainment old and new.