Flooby Nooby

November 15, 2007

BLADE RUNNER- THE FINAL CUT TO EXPAND THEATRICALLY

The limited theatrical engagement of Warner Bros.' BLADE RUNNER: THE
FINAL CUT, which began its run on Oct. 5 in New York and Los Angeles,
will continue to roll out in select cities from now through January
2008. Digitally restored and re-mastered from original elements and
scanned at 4K resolution, with new and improved vfx effects (from Sony
Pictures Imageworks, Illusion Arts, Lola Visual Effects and The
Orphanage), BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT also contains never-before-seen
added and extended scenes that director Ridley Scott created
specifically for the new edition.

The theatrical release of BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT is in conjunction
with the much-anticipated Dec. 18 debut of the film on DVD from Warner
Home Video in three different editions, all with upgraded 5.1 audio: a
two-disc Special Edition; a four-disc Collector's Edition; and the
five-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition in numbered, limited-quantity
"Deckard Briefcase" packaging. Each edition contains exclusive extras to
enhance the BLADE RUNNER experience, including a new, extensive
documentary featuring never-before-seen material, behind-the-scenes
footage and cast and crew interviews, plus filmmaker commentaries and
much more.

Simultaneous HD DVD and Blu-Ray versions will be released in two
configurations: a five-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition and a five-disc
Complete Collector's Edition. The Ultimate Collector's Edition will be
released in numbered, limited quantities of the "Deckard Briefcase." THE
BLADE RUNNER Complete Collector's Edition will contain all of the
Ultimate Collector's Edition content but will not include the limited
edition briefcase.

Courtesy of Dan Sarto

November 13, 2007

Q-tips

Running Girl

November 10, 2007

Seth Kearsley's Awesome Demo Reel

Happy

November 09, 2007

Twins Develop Wedgie-Proof Underwear

8-year-old twins Jared and Justin, tired of being bullied, have developed wedgie-proof underwear, the Rip-Away 1000s. This may be the greatest internet video of all time, those poor little bastards. It may also be the saddest. You just have to watch. The only problem is, I failed to hear any mention of swirlie-proof heads, indicating these kids still have plenty years of torture ahead of them.

Best lines from the video:
"And Justin, what are you doing standing there with his underwear in your hands?"
"Just looking at it."

"Now unfortunately Jared, is your underwear around your knees?"
(After some feeling around) "Yes."

Courtesy of Geekologie

Flare Regions on the Sun

Why does the Sun flare? Unpredictably, our Sun unleashes tremendous flares expelling hot gas into the Solar System that can affect satellites, astronauts, and power grids on Earth. This close up of an active region on the Sun that produced a powerful X-class flare was captured by the orbiting TRACE satellite. Clicking on the image should bring up a movie that shows the evolution of Active Region 9906 over about four hours. The glowing gas flowing around the relatively stable magnetic field loops above the Sun's photosphere has a temperature of over ten million degrees Celsius. These flows occurred after violently unstable magnetic reconnection events above the Sun produced the flare. Many things about solar active regions are not well understood including the presence of dark regions that appear to move inward during the movie.