The Price of Being Spiderman: Then & Now

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The Price of Being Batman: Then and Now

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Ghost Towns of America

Applying Modern Film Editing to 1900's Footage

What happens when you apply modern editing to film footage from the 1900's? By correcting the frame rate, stabilising the motion and enhancing the images to HD, suddenly the past doesn't look so old.

Blacksmith Forges Batman's Batarangs

Isabelle Wenzel Photography

Great photos of the 'Office Lady' bored at work by Isabelle Wenzel....

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The 8 Faces Behind The Greatest Costumed Horror Icons

#8 + #7. Dane Farewell and Roger Jackson - Ghostface (Scream)
Dane Farwell was the stuntman who was physically behind the cloak and mask for the majority of Ghostface’s screen time and Roger Jackson, a voice actor with over 150 credits to his his name provided Ghostface's voice.

#6. Roberto Campanella - Red Pyramid (Silent Hill)
Roberto Campanella played both Red Pyramid and the mangled bathroom janitor Colin, and also served as the film’s choreographer.

#5. Nick Castle - Michael Myers (Halloween)
Although it was Tony Moran who was the actual face of Myers when he is unmasked near the end of the movie, the person we see the most, the one that walked the walk and talked the uh-…the heavy breathing…is Nick Castle.

#4. Gunnar Hansen - Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

#3. Bolaji Badejo - The Alien (Alien)
One of the films casting directors picked up the 7-foot-tall, Somalia-born, North London graphic designer at a bar to play the star villain in Ridley Scott’s Alien, but once filming was complete, he vanished off the face of the earth.

#2. Billy Bryan - Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (Ghostbusters)
Anyone who is surprised to see Stay Puft on a list of costumed terrors is either a sociopath or a professional clown or most likely both. In what could be called the most loved film of its generation, Ghostbusters also featured one of the most dread-inducing monsters since Godzilla (who, by the way, is only absent from this list because he fell more into the sci-fi/monster genre than the horror genre). With his blank eyes and plastic smile, the marshmallow man killed hundreds upon hundreds as he made his delicious yet deadly-looking rampage down the streets of New York City. While the character was portrayed at times through stop-motion and model work, most of the work was done by special effects master Billy Bryan – who not only performed as Stay Puft, but created the costume as well!

#1. Kevin Peter Hall - The Predator (Predator)
Kevin Peter Hall is without a doubt the best person who ever lived. Better than Gandhi. He was able to take a totally silent, mostly faceless, and often completely invisible character and make it the most physically intimidating presence of a film that starred Jesse Ventura, Carl Weathers, and freaking Arnold Schwarzenegger. At 7’ 2” he towered over his co-stars, but his size wasn’t what did it – it was the way he moved, his hunter stance and walk that just made you want to run for your life. Mannerisms that, after his unfortunate death, were mimicked in every Predator film to follow the sequel.

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Prelude to Man With Iron Fists

Assisted by Afro Samurai illustrator Eric Calderon, RZA gives fans something to wet their appetite before the release of The Man With The Iron Fists on November 2nd. As Calderon uses water colors to visually usher viewers, RZA narrates an encounter his character, the Blacksmith, has on a port stop.

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Skydive From Space: This Is IT!!!!

Felix Baumgartner is making his attempt at his 120,000ft skydive from space today, Right NOW in fact!! Check out the feed over at http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/ or at the YouTube feed below.
This is the moment I've been blogging about for nearly 3 years!! Do not miss it!!

A Real Life Anime Girl

Anastasiya Shpagina, 19, models herself on characters from Japanese anime films. The Ukrainian teenager spends hours painstakingly applying make-up to achieve her extreme look. Shpagina is reported to be considering surgery on her eyes to further resemble her anime idols....wtf

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Extreme Close-ups of Eyeballs

Photographer Suren Manvelyan captured these insane close-ups of human eyes. I could seriously stare at these for hours.

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Love-Leh Tumblr

My newest friend, Jamie aka Love-Leh runs an amazing fashion/girlie/life Tumblr filled with well curated images from all over the globe. Well worth checking it out!!

Granny Painting Restoration Fail

Poor thing.. if this was my nan, I'd feel so so bad for her....

"An 81-year-old who garnered worldwide media attention after she tried – and spectacularly failed – to restore a painting in her local church may face legal charges.  (The original is pictured left, the current state it was in 1 month ago and her awful restoration attempt is on the right.)

Cecilia Giménez, the well-intentioned amateur restorer from the Spanish city of Borja, is reportedly in bed after an anxiety attack, with neighbours and relatives suggesting she feels overwhelmed because of the media frenzy over the unintentional damage she caused to the mural."

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Skydive From Space Update 7: 2nd Manned Test Flight

Felix Baumgartner has completed his second test flight and plunged to Earth from an altitude of about 96,640 feet (25.9 kilometres). His top speed was an estimated 536mph (863km/h). He's aiming for a record-breaking jump from 125,000 feet, or 38 kilometres, in another month and hopes to go supersonic, breaking the speed of sound with just his body.

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Memory Screened: Tony Hawk

A great must-see video from Skateboarder Magazine of Tony Hawk talking about his favourite pro model boards.
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Creepy Ventriloquist Dummies

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MCA Tribute At The MCA

I've only just discovered this this week. Brilliant idea.
Ad creatives James Beswick and Dan White remembered the late Beastie Boys rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch with a guerilla art installation at the MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art).
Their tribute, which is in aid of Cancer Council, involved hiring a professional human statue, decking him out in classic MCA gear and creating an unauthorised exhibit in one of the galleries. A placard resembling official signage was stealthily blu-taced to the wall beside the performer to help the illusion and explain the stunt to museum goers.

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Graeme

Thank you Will Robson Scott for making this video of a true icon of the London skateboarding fraternity. I have been skateboarding in and around the city of London for nearly 20 years, in that time Graeme has always been there. His passion and intimate knowledge of the skateboarding industry in general is remarkable. Though he may not remember your name, he will always be there to reminisce and roll about with you checking out what's underneath everyones feet and having a go to see how it rides. Big up Graeme,
may your skating days be a-plenty.

"Have fun skating!" - Graeme.

Every World Press Photo Winner From 1955-2011

There is an extremely moving & sad collection of every World Press Photo Winner from 1955-2011. You can find all the photos in one blog post HERE....

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Skydive From Space Update 6: First Manned Test Flight!!