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IBM Fools Around With Atoms and Makes a Rubbish Film

IBM has made a film. Only instead of hiring Gerard Butler and Helen Hunt to portray the potential for atom-level processor power, the tech company has organised actual individual atoms to create a stop motion stick boy story. Read More >>

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How They Filmed Return Of the Jedi’s Absurdly Great Speeder Chase

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Return Of The Jedi, the Ewok-filled amazingness that spelled the end of the original Star Wars trilogy. That film contained one of the most amazing high-speed chases ever seen on film. This is how they brought that death defying chase to life. Read More >>

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Apparently The Avengers Was a Little Too Much For Tony Stark

If you haven't seen Iron Man 3 yet, here's a little clip to put you in the mood. Apparently all that alien bashing, with a God for a sidekick, was all a bit too much for poor Stark. Now he can't sleep. I feel ya Tony, I can't sleep either. But then, I don't have billions of pounds to spend on whatever I want and a suit that you can actually fly like Superman in. Get over it you big baby! Read More >>

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The World’s First Handheld Movie Camera Was Shaped Like a Gun

You may have expected the first ever portable motion picture camera to be housed in some form of stuffy box — but in fact it was shaped like a rifle, which lends a new accuracy to the idea of shooting some film. Read More >>

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Is This the Closest We’ll Ever Get To Seeing a Back to the Future Hoverboard Fly?

Everyone wants a hoverboard. Everyone. Don't even try to disagree. But while you can buy a lame-o, non-working Back to the Future-style 'board, it's just not the real thing. Crazy optimists can hold out hope for 2015, but in the meantime, this clever little picture by François Dourlen is probably the best we can do. Read More >>

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This Is the Badass Dark Enterprise Kirk Battles In Star Trek Into Darkness

There are still a lot of mysteries surrounding the next film in J.J. Abrams's reborn Star Trek series — including who exactly Benedict Cumberbatch is playing — but now we've got one more piece of the puzzle. It was briefly teased in the last trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness, but via the film's mobile app, we now have a great shot of the Dark Enterprise. Read More >>

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Kirk’s Tight Squeeze Is Even Slimmer Than You’d Think

We've seen a small smidgen of this clip before in one of the Star Trek Into Darkness trailers, but it's a heck of a lot of a tighter squeeze than we realised. If only they'd fitted the thing with guns. Read More >>

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Is It Worth Seeing Iron Man 3 or any Other Movie In 3D These Days?

Iron Man 3 is out in the UK on general release tomorrow, ahead of the US by some time too I might add, and while most of us haven't had a chance to see it yet, an important question has cropped up: Is it worth seeing Stark's latest epic, or any new movie for that matter, in 3D these days? Has 3D in the cinema died like it has at home? Read More >>

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If All Storm Troopers Looked Like This I’d Join the Empire In a Heart Beat

Do you know what the Empire's lacking? Women. Why were the Storm Troopers all blokes? Maybe it's because no one made them any, errr, decent costumes? How about these supposedly sexy Star Wars getups? Read More >>

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Oh Yes, Bones Is Still Awesome in Star Trek Into Darkness

Little did anyone realise that Star Trek was actually a show about a grumpy old doctor, thrust into space against his will. Yeah, Kirk and Spock stole the spotlight, but it's really all about Bones. Oh, and Scotty. But not Uhura, obviously. Lucky that Karl Urban is awesome as the good doctor, then. Read More >>

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How Oblivion Made Earth Sound as Post-Apocalyptic as It Looks

Tom Cruise's new sci-fi thriller Oblivion has been out for over two weeks now, so the SoundWorks Collection has a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how the filmmakers used sound and music to paint the chilling landscapes of post-apocalyptic Earth. Read More >>

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Why Yes, You Can Buy Your Own Full-Sized Iron Man Suit

The Iron Man 3 premiere was last night, and while most of us probably haven't yet got eyes-on with Stark's latest epic, maybe you're already eyeing-up the righteous Marvel merch? How about a full-sized Iron Man supersuit? Hell yes. Read More >>

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This Is What the Bridge of JJ Abrams’ Redesigned Star Trek Enterprise Really Looks Like

JJ Abrams' re-envisaging of Star Trek is just about to head into its second instalment. The first one was pretty epic, but it was the redesigned new, old Enterprise that stole the show. Here's what it really looks like, in some amazing new photos direct from the set. Read More >>

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If You Want to See Iron Man 3 in 4D, Hop On a Plane to Japan Now

Iron Man 3 premieres in the UK today -- a day late thanks to the Iron Lady -- and while we're all champing at the bit to see what kind of pain Stark's going to bring unto the Mandarin, the lucky, lucky Japanese will be able to witness the epic badassery in practically-living 4DX. Read More >>

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Disney’s Going to Spit Out a New Star Wars Movie Every Year From 2015

Having just bought themselves a brand new cash cow, it seems Disney's going to milk it for all its worth. It's announced it's going to pump out a new Star Wars film every year starting in 2015. Talk about churn. Read More >>