Free surf film – Surf Madness – from Sterling Spencer and PinchMySalt

Surf Madness – A glimpse into the twisted, sarcastic and down-right hilarious mind of surfer Sterling Spencer, as he, and a group of talented friends set off across the globe in search of the ultimate ride. For a free download go to pinchmysalt.tv   Also, be sure to check out last summer’s big surf movies …

Joss Whedon on Directing movies like they’re a Comic Book

“As much as anything, my visual style as a director comes from comic books,” he says. “My understanding of visual storytelling comes from panel art, which I was reading more voraciously than I was watching movies for most of my childhood. In that sense, I had sort of a head start when I started visualizing …

The Hobbit – behind the scenes production video #6

Peter Jackson’s first video production blog for The Hobbit for 2012. Looks like they’ve started shooting part 2 of The Hobbit now which will be coming out in 2013, while the first part comes out this Christmas 2012. There’s also some cool footage of Andy Serkis directing the 2nd unit as well. via ThinkHero   …

New ‘Avengers’ trailer – a scene-by-scene breakdown of the new footage

Just a few days ago, a new Avengers trailer was released, containing awesome footage: Hulk catching Iron Man in mid-air Three-way fight between Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. Pretty exciting if you’re a casual fan (watch the trailer below), but if you can’t get enough… Then check out these scene-by-scene breakdowns of the new …

New 'Avengers' trailer – a scene-by-scene breakdown of the new footage

Just a few days ago, a new Avengers trailer was released, containing awesome footage: Hulk catching Iron Man in mid-air Three-way fight between Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. Pretty exciting if you’re a casual fan (watch the trailer below), but if you can’t get enough… Then check out these scene-by-scene breakdowns of the new …

Netflix turns to TV shows after the movie industry tries to bully the company

Netflix is now primarily an Internet streaming service for television shows, not feature films. TV series now account for more than half of all Netflix viewing. That helps to explain why this Wednesday (Feb 29, 2012) — the long-awaited moment when motion picture classics like “Scarface” and newer hits like “Toy Story 3” will vanish …

The best comic book movies of all time – according to the critics

Ranked according to Rotten Tomatoes ratings (see bottom for a full explanation)   35. The Adventures of Tintin – 2011 – 74% 34. V for Vendetta – 2006 – 73% 33. The Mask – 1994 – 75% 32. Ghost in the Shell – 1995 – 94% 31. Superman Returns – 2006 – 76%   30 …

A documentary on the next big thing in gaming – Independent developers of 2-3 people

Great things are continuing to come out of Kickstarter, especially their huge jump in funding and million dollar projects. Here is another one: Indie Game: The Movie A behind the scenes look at the tiny, passionate teams of imaginative programmers and level designers who spend years and thousands of dollars slaving away towards realizing lifelong …