Names the Top 10 Places to Get Naked

Naked Cycling: World Naked Bike Ride, next main ride 12 March 2011 worldwide Held annually since 2004 in cities around the world, people ride bikes naked to celebrate cycling and the human body. But it's not just about baring your bod; the ride demonstrates...

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Patents Suggest Pixar Developing Next-Gen Motion Capture

  After touching on Pixar's rejection of motion capture in my previous post, I decided to look into the studio's patents to see whether there's anything that would suggest they are taking another look at the idea. Lo and behold, Pixar's latest filing,...

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The Art of The Adventures of Tintin (and a Defense of Mocap)

  So it's been a couple of days since I purchased The Art of The Adventures of Tintin... As you can see, except for the film's awesome logo, the cover isn't very appealing. But the concepts, rendered designs, and especially the character close-ups inside...

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Will Brad Bird Ever Return to Animation?

 Will Brad Bird Ever Return to Animation? Bird directing Tom Cruise on location in Dubai That's the question I asked myself while riding the cinematic roller coaster that is Mission: Impossible–Ghost Protocol, which opened Friday on IMAX...

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Giant Lantern Festival in the Philippines

The Giant Lantern Festival is an annual festival held in December (Saturday before Christmas Eve) in the City of San Fernando in the Philippines. The festival features a competition of giant lanterns. Because of the popularity of the festival, the city has been...

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'Behind the Magic' of Rango

 Watch this new video from the visual effects masters at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), discussing the filmmaking techniques behind the unique look and feel of Rango. The film was the first to be animated entirely at ILM. ...

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My Favourite and Least Favourite LoTR Characters

In celebration of the release of the first The Hobbit trailer this morning, this list seems only apt. Also I recently finished watching the extended versions of The Lord of the Rings films. So basically I'm on a Middle Earth-high, and currently want to marry...

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The Adventures of Tintin is Surprisingly Fantastic

 The Adventures of Tintin is Surprisingly Fantastic I absconded from work this afternoon to catch Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, which finally arrived in North America today after a $239.1 million international box...

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2011 Golden Globe Nominations

 2011 Golden Globe Nominations Nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this hour by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Included among the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film are The Adventures...

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MARLOES HORST BEAUTIFUL DUTCH MODEL

Dear readers of Sport&beauty. Today we’re traveling to the Netherlands to meet one of today’s prettiest young models, the promising Dutch model Marloes Horst. In spite of the fact that her career has just started, Marloes’ résumé include a few important successes....

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Variety Cover Goes Blu for Rio

 Variety Cover Goes Blu for Rio Image via Blue Sky Studios on Facebook Rio took over the front cover of Daily Variety today as part of its For Your Consideration campaign. The ad emphasizes the film's eight Annie Award nominations to...

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