The Shining, Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski And More As Old School Arcade Games.

David Dutton of Dutton Films "gamifies" your favorite Hollywood Blockbusters into 80's arcade and NES inspired action for his own CineFix 8-Bit Cinema. With music by Henry Dutton, the results are a series of awesome Old School fun with no quarters necessary.



Check them out.

Pulp Fiction:


The Big Lebowski:


The Shining:


See more of CineFix's 8-Bit Cinema movies (they have 17 to date) such as A Clockwork Orange, Thor, Kick Ass, Elf, Hunger Games, Finding Nemo, Batman and a bunch of others here

UPDATED: Dumb Starbucks Opens In Los Angeles, Making A Latte Fun Of The Original.

UPDATED 2/11 : Despite earlier reports that graphic designer and artist Marc Horowitz was behind the pop up parody coffee shop, the Los Angeles Times reports that it is actually the brainchild of comedian Nathan Fielder.

Yes, it's true. A faux Starbucks coffee shop named Dumb Starbucks opened in the hipster hood of Los Feliz yesterday to long lines of curious coffee-craving crowds.



With Dumb Cups, Dumb Cafe Umbrellas and even Dumb Music, the strip mall satirical store has a menu that features “Dumb Iced Coffee,” “Dumb Frappuccinos,” and a seasonal “Wuppy Duppy Latte.”





According to a Frequently Asked Questions flyer posted on the door (shown below), the people behind “Dumb Starbucks” are using “parody law” to get around what appears to be blatant copyright infringement.“ By adding the word ‘dumb,’ we are technically ‘making fun’ of Starbucks, which allows us to use their trademarks under a law known as ‘fair use,’” the notice reads.



The parody store, located at 1802 Hillhurst Ave. was giving away free coffee and pastries to those who had to wait longer than an hour yesterday.

The Associated Press reports that "Starbucks says it's trying to contact the people responsible for a "Dumb Starbucks" store that set up shop in Los Angeles this weekend."




"We are aware of this store, and it is not affiliated with Starbucks," spokeswoman Laurel Harper said in an email Monday. "We are evaluating next steps, and while we appreciate the humor, they cannot use our name, which is a protected trademark."

She adds that the vast majority of trademark disputes "are handled informally," suggesting the company will not need to take legal action. - AP

100 Diagrams Represent 100 Great Lines From Movies In One Poster.

The most memorable movie quotes, as selected by the American Film Institute, have been turned into 100 simple black and white diagrams by designer Nathan Yau of Flowing Data.



Venn diagrams, pie charts, bar charts, stick figures and other simple glyphs illustrate such well-known line as "We're gonna need a bigger boat." from Spielberg's JAWS to Scorcese's famous line from Taxi Driver, "You Talkin' To Me?"

Below are some of my favorites I cobbled together (out of order) and enlarged for you:




The Famous Movie Quotes Poster is available for purchase as a 24" by 36" poster printed on 80lb cover with a matte finish, signed and hand-numbered.

There's only going to be one printing, so take advantage of the special pre-order price of $19.00 while it lasts. (Shipping February 2014)
Buy it here

Thanks to Fast Co. Design for bringing this to my attention

LEGO X THE SIMPSONS Launch Minifigs, House Construction Set & Special TV Episode.

This week the LEGO Group announced a new partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to produce a construction set and licensed LEGO® minifigures inspired by the iconic television series, THE SIMPSONS. In addition, FOX is scheduled to air a special LEGO episode of THE SIMPSONS in May 2014 featuring Springfield and its cast of characters in LEGO form.

For The Love of Movies and Dogs: Wrigley At The Movies 2.0

above: Wrigley and his owner recreate a scene from John Hughes' Sixteen Candles

I came upon this adorable set of images where redditor mmsspp posted pics of their boss, Chris Naka, with his dog Wrigley recreating famous movie scenes compared to the original movie stills.


above left: as originally posted and above right: an example of my alteration

The 13 images were adorable BUT... and I hope they are not offended... I couldn't stand the way they were laid out nor how poorly the colors and looks matched in some, so I took it upon myself to put them side by side or above and directly below and adjusted the colors a bit so they really look similar.

Here are the improved images of "Wrigley at the Movies":

Dirty Dancing:


Top Gun:


Brokeback Mountain:


Spiderman:


Sixteen Candles:


The Graduate:


Hunger Games:


The Notebook:


Titanic:


Ghost:


Ryan Gosling:


Say Anything:


To see the original post, go here

Pop Culture Carved Crayons By Hoang Tran Will Color You Excited.

Although not the first artist to carve images from Crayola crayons, Hoang Tran of Sunnyvale, carves his in even more detailed likenesses than our other favorite Crayon carver, Diem Chau, and adds painted details. And since he is lesser known, his are actually available for purchase at an affordable price.


above: The Walter White Breaking Bad Crayon is even available with a little glass beaker

Characters from Breaking Bad, Star Wars, The Big Lebowski, Doctor Who and Game Of Thrones melt my heart. Also available are crayons carved into the characters from Futurama, Adventure Time, Disney characters and more.

Walter White Breaking Bad Crayon:



Big Lebowski Crayons:




Star Wars Crayons:












The TARDIS from Doctor Who:



Great House Sigils from Game Of Thrones:


Adventure Time characters:


Little Mermaid:


Donnie Darko:


The individual carved crayons range from $30 - $40 each and sets, like the Game Of Thrones Great House Sigils will run you $245. Custom crayons of Bride and Groom (which I just bought for a recently engaged fellow blogger) and other custom carved crayons are available upon request.

The Bride and Groom Crayons:


Wondering how to display them? A shadow box is an easy way:




Shop for them here at his etsy store

Non-etsy members can request a carved crayon by contacting Hoang via carvedcrayons@gmail.com