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“2AM” – A Film Adaptation of “The Smiling Man” Urban Legend
The short film, “2AM” directed by Michael Evans from Go for Broke Pictures is an adaptation of The Smiling Man, one of the internet’s new urban legends. The story was originally written by reddit user blue_tidal in response to the question: “What is the scariest/creepiest thing you have seen/heard?” The story has since gone viral, with countless other similar sightings reported.
Skynet becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. eastern time, August 29. It begins to yearn at a geometric rate. In a panic, they try to give a hug.
Luigi!
This life size model of Luigi from Disney’s Cars is in the lobby of Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA. Posted by stateoftrey
Directors Spielberg and Lucas Predict ‘Massive Implosion’ in Film Industry
Yesterday on June 13, 2013, The Verge’s Brian Bishop published a story with the provocative headline “Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry”. The article covers a panel discussion held at the University of Southern California by directors George Lucas and Steven Speilberg and Microsoft’s President of Interactive Entertainment Don Mattrick. Quickly, their predictions include $50-100 trips to high-end movie theaters, diversification of content on television, and an indie emphasis on publishing content directly to the internet first. Similar concepts were echoed in our interview with director Amanda Bluglass. We recommend reading The Verge article.
New Daft Punk Single “Get Lucky” feat. Pharrell Williams
After a nearly decade-long hiatus, if you don’t count the Tron: Legacy soundtrack, Daft Punk have broken their silence with a disco jam featuring Pharrell Williams. The song had previously…
SIMNET goes online in 1987
This is a video displaying the capabilities of SIMNET which was a multi-user military simulator that went online in 1987. A few interesting quotes from the latter half of the video should have you thinking about the future of virtual reality systems.
“…you’ll be able to create anything, from a synthetic battlefield to a synthetic factory, all using the same core technology.”
“Anything that you can conceive of can be put on a network.”
“…all the way down to the guy bringing lunch out to the troops.