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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 1d

Mercedes’ New Concept Car Looks Straight Out of ’90s Batman Cartoons. Via @thedrive.com #ConceptCar #MercedesConceptCar #Mercedes #1990sBatmobile #Batmobile
#BatmanTheAnimatedSeries #BTAS #Batman | www.thedrive.com/news/mercede...

Mercedes' New Concept Car Looks Straight Out of '90s Batman Cartoons

Mercedes' new concept car can drive itself and even has solar paint—but the coolest thing about it is that it looks like an old-school Batmobile.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 1d

Glen Powell Runs for His Life in Edgar Wright’s Explosive New Trailer for THE RUNNING MAN. Via @GeekTyrant #TheRunningMan #MovieTrailers #MovieRemakes #ScienceFiction #SciFi #DystopianFutureMovies #StephenKing #EdgarWrightMovies | geektyrant.com/news/glen-po...

Glen Powell Runs for His Life in Edgar Wright’s Explosive New Trailer for THE RUNNING MAN — GeekTyrant

Paramount Pictures has released a new high-octane trailer for Edgar Wright ’s upcoming sci-fi thriller The Running Man , and it’s a wild ride from start to finish. The film marks Wright’s re...

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 4d

R.I.P. Drew Struzan, legendary movie poster artist. Via @thr.com #RIP #MoviePosterArtists #MoviePosters
#PopCultureArt #Art #Artists | www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Drew Struzan, Iconic Movie Poster Artist and Favorite of Spielberg and Lucas, Dies at 78

He created some of the most memorable movie posters of all-time in his own signature style as Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro pay tribute.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 5d

16 Unusual and Unique Vending Machines in Tokyo. Via DigJapan! #JapaneseVendingMachines #JapaneseVendingMachineCulture #OnlyInJapan #Japanophile #Japan #VendingMachines #VendingMachineCulture | digjapan.travel/en/blog/id=1...

16 Unusual and Unique Vending Machines in Tokyo | DiGJAPAN!

Beyond drinks and snacks! We wandered Tokyo in search of the most strange, funny and downright puzzling vending machines.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 8d

Quentin Tarantino Only Wanted The Best Blood For Kill Bill's Special Effects. Via @slashfilm.bsky.social #BehindTheScenes
#KillBillPracticalEffects #QuentinTarantino #KillBill #PracticalEffects | www.slashfilm.com/810320/quent...

Quentin Tarantino Only Wanted The Best Blood For Kill Bill's Special Effects - SlashFilm

'I'm really particular about the blood.'

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 8d

The spooky (and sweet) history of fake blood. From chocolate syrup in 'Psycho' to non-dairy creamer in 'The Evil Dead.' Via @popsci.com #FakeBlood #PracticalEffects | www.popsci.com/science/fake...

The spooky (and sweet) history of fake blood

From chocolate syrup in 'Psycho' to non-dairy creamer in 'The Evil Dead.'

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 9d

“Hot tub yoga” should be a new phrase used to describe the positions we assume when trying to get a specific sore area of our body against a hot tub massage jet.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 16d

You know what’s a great feeling? When a total stranger compliments you on how well behaved your child is in a situation where a lot of other children would be running amok. #Parenting #Parenthood #IYKYK

SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 17d

A life-long car lover recreated the Griswold’s famous station wagon. Via @popsci.com #FamilyTruckster #NationalLampoonsVacation #HomemadeMovieCars #MovieCars #FictionalCars #NationalLampoonMovies #NationalLampoon | www.popsci.com/diy/griswold...

A life-long car lover recreated the Griswold's famous station wagon

A Q&A with Tom Dittus, the man behind the Lake George Family Truckster.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 18d

Everyone Misunderstands the Hand-Drawn Joke in 'Pulp Fiction'. Via @nofilmschool.com #FilmAnalysis #PulpFiction #QuentinTarantino | nofilmschool.com/pulp-fiction...

Everyone Misunderstands the Hand-Drawn Joke in 'Pulp Fiction'

Mia Wallace’s throwaway quip in Pulp Fiction reflects far more than playful banter—it embodies the movie’s attitude toward coolness and rebellion.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 19d

50 years ago, Robert Redford made a definitive spy thriller that's never been surpassed. Via @polygon.com #ThreeDaysOfTheCondor #SpyFictionMovies #SpyFiction | www.polygon.com/three-days-o...

50 years ago, Robert Redford made the definitive spy thriller

Three Days of the Condor doesn't have a lot to say about '70s paranoia, but it evokes that mood beautifully.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 19d

“March 24, 1984” - The Jukebox Romantics. “A love letter to John Hughes movies, ‘80s movies, and adolescent dreams.” —Actress @dianefranklin.bsky.social #TheJukeboxRomantics #JohnHughes #1980sMovies #1980sPopCulture #1980s #Music #Songs | youtu.be/qEhMDCkCCmk

The Jukebox Romantics - "March 24, 1984" (Official Video)

YouTube video by TheJukeboxRomanticsOfficial

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 21d

The Real Genius Behind Shatner’s STAR TREK Performance as Captain Kirk. Via @GeekTyrant #ActorCharacterPortrayals #WilliamShatner #CaptainKirk #StarTrek | geektyrant.com/news/the-rea...

The Real Genius Behind Shatner’s STAR TREK Performance as Captain Kirk — GeekTyrant

Science fiction essayist Rowen J. Coleman has put together an interesting breakdown of the acting craft behind William Shatner ’s performance as Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek seri...

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 21d

The ‘Alien: Earth’ Sound Designer Explains That Xenomorph Baby Talk. Via @Gizmodo #AlienEarth #AlienMovieFranchise #SoundDesign #XenomorphLanguage #ScienceFictionLanguages #ScienceFiction #SciFi #ScienceFictionTelevision #SciFiTelevision | gizmodo.com/alien-earth-...

The 'Alien: Earth' Sound Designer Explains That Xenomorph Baby Talk

We don't yet know why Sydney Chandler's Wendy can communicate with aliens, but we have some new insight into how the show pulled off the effect.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 21d

A big shout out to my dog this morning! While taking him out to do his morning “business”, his vigilance and barking protected me from a sinister looking mailbox post on the neighbor’s lawn. #LifeWithDogs #Dogs #AnimalBehavior #Animals

SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 28d

Harry and Lloyd From DUMB AND DUMBER Hilariously Dropped Into The World of DEATH STRANDING. Via @geektyrant.com #MashUps #DumbAndDumberMeetsDeathStranding #DumbAndDumber #DeathStranding | geektyrant.com/news/harry-a...

Harry and Lloyd From DUMB AND DUMBER Hilariously Dropped Into The World of DEATH STRANDING — GeekTyrant

What happens when Death Stranding collides with Dumb and Dumber ? Instead of Norman Reedus grimly hauling packages across a broken America, you’ve got Harry and Lloyd stumbling their way through ...

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 28d

See How ‘First Steps’ Brought Herbie to Life in a Suitably Fantastic Manner. Via @gizmodo.com #BehindTheScenes #BehindsTheScenesMovies #FantasticFourFirstSteps #HERBIETheRobot #TheFantasticFour #MarvelCinematicUniverse #MCU #Marvel #MarvelStudios | gizmodo.com/fantastic-fo...

See How 'First Steps' Brought Herbie to Life in a Suitably Fantastic Manner

The Fantastic Four's robotic friend gets a much-deserved spotlight behind-the-scenes for the upcoming home release of 'First Steps.'

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 28d

Stunning Imaginary City Built From 240,000 Domino Planks Comes Crashing Down in Seconds. Via @GeekTyrant #Dominos | geektyrant.com/news/stunnin...

Stunning Imaginary City Built From 240,000 Domino Planks Comes Crashing Down in Seconds — GeekTyrant

Twelve days of building, eight expert hands, and 240,000 wooden planks all came together to create something truly jaw-dropping. YouTuber Lily Hevesh (Hevesh5) teamed up with Italian artist Raffaele...

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · 28d

Nine Inch Nails’ TRON: ARES Soundtrack Drops and There's a New Featurette. Via @geektyrant.com #TronAresSoundtrack #NineInchNails #NIN #TronAres #MovieSoundtracks | geektyrant.com/news/nine-in...

Nine Inch Nails’ TRON: ARES Soundtrack Drops and There's a New Featurette — GeekTyrant

Today marks the arrival of Nine Inch Nails’ highly anticipated soundtrack for Tron: Ares , and for many fans it’s safe to say the music has been generating even more excitement than the Jared L...

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · Sep 14

7 Marvel Spy Characters That Still Need an MCU Appearance. Via comicbook.com #MarvelSpyCharacters #MCU #Marvel #SpyFiction |
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7 Marvel Spy Characters That Still Need an MCU Appearance

Here are seven super spies who are still waiting for their time to shine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · Sep 13

What Is Feng Shui? We Demystify the Process of Adding Flow to Any Room, Anywhere. You’ll never arrange a room the same after learning the ancient Chinese practice. Via architecturaldigest.com #FengShui #InteriorDesign | www.architecturaldigest.com/story/what-i...

What Is Feng Shui? We Demystify the Process of Adding Flow to Any Room, Anywhere

You’ll never arrange a room the same after learning the ancient Chinese practice

www.architecturaldigest.com

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · Sep 12

How Christopher Lloyd’s Head Was Put Into a Jar for the Second Season of ‘Wednesday’. Via @laughingsquid.com #Wednesday #BehindTheScenes #BehindTheScenesVFX #VisualEffects #VFX | laughingsquid.com/christopher-...

How Christopher Lloyd’s Head Was Put Into a Jar for the Second Season of 'Wednesday'

The effects specialists at Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios explained how they put Christopher Lloyd's head into a jar for "Wednesday".

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · Sep 9

From the archives… TOTALLY METAL DAY TODAY, 01/26/2021! 🤘 I got selected to ask Lita Ford my question on EddieTrunk’s “Trunk Nation” show on SiriusXM’s “Volume Channel”. My question was: “Going back to the start of your career, how did Kim Fowley shape your career for good or bad as an artist?”

SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · Sep 9

An Entertaining Look at the Incredible Physiology of Bats. Via
@laughingsquid.com #Bats #AnimalBehavior #Animals #Mammals | laughingsquid.com/true-facts-b...

An Entertaining Look at the Incredible Physiology of Bats

In an entertaining episode of his True Facts series, narrator Ze Frank examines the incredible physiology of bats.

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SLL1065 @sll1065.bsky.social · Sep 7

5 Reasons the Phoenix Saga is the Best X-Men Story. Via screenrant.com #ThePhoenixSaga #TheDarkPhoenixSaga #TheXMen #MarvelComics #Marvel #Comicbooks | screenrant.com/best-x-men-s...

5 Reasons the Phoenix Saga Remains the Greatest X-Men Story of All Time

No X-Men story will top the Phoenix Saga.

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