Harry Potter
12 Sci-Fi Movie Posters Recreated in LEGOs
We love seeing our favorite movie trailers recreated and acted out by LEGO figures, so we were so excited to come across these movie posters! We are really digging the Harry Potter, Inception and X-Men ones. Tell us which ones are your favorites in the comments section! (via blastr) Tell Me More!
The Honest Trailer for all of Harry Potter
Screen Junkies has done it again, and this time their "Honest Trailer," is for all 8 of the Harry Potter movies. They bring up some valid points, such as the final film causing adults to cry like little babies, Hermione's superiority, the dangers of Hogwarts, and the fact that technology seems to have halted in the wizard world. Although I have to disagree with them in the sense that I happen to enjoy Rupert Grint's face. This trailer makes me want to plan a Harry Potter movie marathon sometime Tell Me More!
LEGO Hogwarts
Harry Potter enthusiast Alice Finch has recreated Hogwarts using 400,000 LEGO's. Not only did Alice successfully rebuild the castle and it's grounds, she also constructed each of the rooms inside Hogwarts as well. Alice's LEGO Hogwarts was the recipient of the Best in Show and People's Choice awards at 2012's BrickCon. The project took Alice roughly one year to complete. For a complete look at each section of LEGO Hogwarts, you can head over to Alice's impressive 75 photo Flickr album. Tell Me More!
The Movie Franchise Map
This map of movies shows us which film studio owns which franchise. These diagrams were recently created to include the Disney owning Lucasfilm deal which took place in October. There are surprisingly few studios that own the majority of films we all geek out about. As io9 stated, look at the charts below to see the movie crossovers that will never happen because of monetary reasons. (via io9) Tell Me More!
Etsy Find of the Day: Geeky Cookie Stamps
Etsy shop Totalum, which was recently featured in New York Magazine is selling a wide variety of cookie stamps so you can add a little element of geekiness to your cookies. In addition to what she already offers, you can also request a custom stamp design. The stamps are priced at $11.95 each and they arrive with a recipe for shortbread and a recipe for sugar cookies along with easy to follow (picture) instructions. Below are some of our favorites from the shop. Totalum covers everything Tell Me More!
Harry Potter Cast Reunites To Film Secret Mini-Movie
The Sun reports that some Harry Potter cast members have returned to Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire to film scenes for a new "mini-movie". The mini-movie will be shown exclusively at Universal Orlando's The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, as well as two other Harry Potter themed areas under construction at parks in Tokyo and Hollywood. Both Universal and Leavesden Studios are remaining tight-lipped about the mini-movie, but sources report that both Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) Tell Me More!
Etsy Find of the Day: Hogwarts House Wine Glasses
These magical wine glasses by frecklefoxboutique, are available for purchase on Etsy. This set of four includes one glass for each of the four main houses (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff). Each glass is created with vinyl lettering, adorable ribbons for a bow matching the coordinating houses colors, the house crest and name on the front of the glass, and a quote about the houses attributes on the rim on the glass (Gryffindor - Courage Brings Success, Slytherin - Power is Our Tell Me More!
Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey (Collector’s Edition)
Do you love Harry Potter and have about $600 to burn? If you do, you're in luck because Amazon is currently accepting preorders for a new collection of books called Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey. The set, which normally costs $1,000.00 will be released on December 4th. The product description boasts eight exquisitely crafted volumes shelved with a scale prop replica of The Monster Book of Monsters. This collector's edition is limited to only 3,000 copies worldwide. Tell Me More!