A Welsh View

Flick Books

Can you recognise the film from the book cover?

Video: World's Greatest Extra

Video: The secrets of 'Black Swan' visual effects -- How did they do it?

If you haven't seen the movie you may not want to watch the video.

Video: Who Killed Captain Alex?

Video: Sharktopus!

Video: When Auditions Go Bad

American Pie 'star' Chris Klein having a bad audition for a role in Mamma Mia.

Home Cinemas That Are More Like Cinemas In Your Home

Pocket Lint has posted some of the best home cinemas money can buy ranging from £35,000 to the one above which cost £250,000+ and seats 50 people.

100 Pixar Characters by Size

An infographic showing the relative sizes of 100 different Pixar characters.

Keep Her Awake

A game for the remake of Nightmare on Elm Street in which you have to keep the girl awake for as long as possible.

Update: The game appears to have gone. The address www.keepherawake.com went directly to the game. Warner Bros have either moved or removed it.

The Greatest 9,331 Movies Of All Time

Movie-list maker Brad Bourland has spent many thousands of hours over the past nine years ranking 9,331 movies. The list primarily includes films made in the English language from 1927 to 1999, and excludes documentaries, made-for-TV movies, shorts and silent films.

You can view the list here (Microsoft Word is required - you can download a view here) and an interview here.

Video: Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009

Did realise how many green screens were used in TV shows where you wouldn't expect them to be used.

Video: Alice in Wonderland (1903)

The first-ever film version of Lewis Carroll's tale has recently been restored by the BFI National Archive from severely damaged materials. Made just 37 years after Lewis Carroll wrote his novel and eight years after the birth of cinema, the adaptation was directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow, and was based on Sir John Tenniel's original illustrations.

With a running time of just 12 minutes (8 of which survive), Alice in Wonderland was the longest film produced in England at that time. Film archivists have been able to restore the film's original colours for the first time in over 100 years.

Video: Nuit Blanche

Nuit Blanche - Winner of LG's FilmFest contest. You can view the 'making of' here.

Why It's Better To Pirate A Movie Than Pay

Video: Nosferatu

Watch the full version of Nosferatu (1922) on YouTube. I watched the DVD version of this and you can learn so much about the movie by listening to the audio commentary.

Video: Colour Footage of London from 1927

This rare piece of colour footage of London was recorded in 1927 by Claude Friese-Greene, the son of pioneering cinematographer William Friese-Greene. His father had developed a colour process called Biocolour which wasn't successful and was overtaken by Techincolour.

The footage features scenes of London Bridge, the Thames, the Tower of London, Greenwich Observatory, the London docks, Whitehall, the Cenotaph, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Marble Arch, Petticoat Lane, the Oval, the Changing of the Guard, Rotten Row, and the Houses of Parliament.

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How Twilight Works

The Oatmeal explains why 13-year-old girls are fanatical about Twilight.

Behind-The-Scenes Star Wars Photos

A collection of behind-the-scenes Star Wars photos.

Cryptic Canvas - 50 Movies Hidden in a Painting

Can you find the 50 movies?

The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References

The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References - there are quite a few that I didn't recognise.

Video: You Know What's Bullshit? DVDs

So very true.

For Sale: House Used In Ferris Bueller Movie

The house that was used in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is up for sale. For $2,300,000, the 5300 square feet house in Illinois can be yours. [via]

21 Movie Posters Recreated with Lego

21 blockbuster movies recreated in Lego.

RunPee - The Best Time To Take A Pee During A Movie

RunPee lets you know the best time to nip out for a pee whilst watching a movie. (Includes the latest movies)

Video: Megashark vs Giant Octopus Trailer

Gotta love the cheesiness.

How Do You Tell If A Movie Is Going To Suck?

Count the number of helicopters in the trailer. More helicopters = worse film. Here are some examples.

Video: Bruno Trailer

A good character but not as funny as Borat. (Parts NSFW)

Video: Pay the Writer

I've never heard of Harlan Ellison but I just love his rant. [Thanks @shotbykim]

Video: How Benjamin Button Got His Face

A TED presentation about the technology that went into creating the different faces used in the movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Video: Kate Winslet's Reveals Strategy For Getting An Oscar

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Video: Movie Spoilers: Oscar Edition

Every best picture winner in Oscar history spoiled in one take in under 5 minutes. [via]

Video: The Top 50 Best Movie Deaths

A collection (with videos) of the top 50 best movie deaths. Obviously lots of spoilers.

Welsh Pub Builds Its Own Cinema

A pub in south Wales has installed it's own cinema so that locals can watch the latest blockbuster movies.

The King's Arms in Abergavenny has created its own cinema in the pub's recently-renovated barn extension - thought to be the first pub in Britain to do so.

Moviegoers can also take a meal from the pub's restaurant in with them to eat as they watch the film.

As the town hasn't got it's own cinema, it has become a success and the fortnightly screenings are going to be increased to weekly in the New Year. [via]

Video: 100 Movie Spoilers in 4 Minutes

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For Sale: Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber

Luke Skywalker's original lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strike's Back is going to be auctioned next month and it is expected to fetch up to £120,000.

Also up for grabs is the Indiana Jones 'Fedora' hat was worn by Harrison Ford in the Temple of Doom, his bullwhip or his 41ins long machete and original Gremlins puppets. [via]

Video: The Kevin Bacon Movie Club

Video: Halloween Deleted Scenes

Video: Samuel L. Jackson's Best Yelling Scenes

11 scenes of Samuel L. Jackson yelling!

Chuckys Invade New York City

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Child's Play, a group of people dressed as Chucky descended on New York City brandishing knives and axes. Very freaky looking.

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Video: Gremlins Fan Sequence

A fan-made alternate sequence to replace the scene in Gremlins 2 where the film appears to break and the gremlins invade a John Wayne movie. I love the Indiana Jones sequence.

Here's the making of the sequence. [via]

Game: Can You Guess The Movie From Just One Letter?

Play the game.

TRON 2: The Story Behind the Comic Con Teaser Trailer

/Film has posted more information about the Tron 2 teaser trailer that I posted yesterday. It appears it wasn't actually a trailer rather it was the product of 6 months of hard work by director Joseph Kosinski who made the 3-minute teaser to convince Disney that a remake was commercially viable.

Video: Tron 2 Trailer

Here's an extremely poor quality bootleg trailer for the Tron remake due out in 2011. I've never seen the original so I don't really know what it's about or if it was any good. Is it worth renting? [via]

Joker Arrested For Stealing Dark Knight Swag

Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while dressed up as the Joker. He was dressed in a green wig, purple suit and had his face painted to look like the Joker. Link [via]

Wes Craven In Scream 4 Talks

Fan created poster

I'm a huge fan of the first Scream movie, and the other two weren't too bad, but I'm not sure if a fourth installment would work.

I can still remember getting tickets from FHM to watch an early screening of the movie and being gutted when Drew Barrymore was killed in the opening scene. I watched the movie a year before getting access to the Internet so hadn't read anything about the movie.

Want To Help Produce A Movie?

I learnt about a site today whilst completing a survey on YouGov that is going to allow members of the public to take part in the production of a real movie.

CoProducer.org will allow people to choose the title of the movie, audition for roles, evaluate the script, choose the best trailer, edit the movie, help market it. Basically, people will have a say in every aspect of the movie.

The movie has already been funded so they aren't looking for people to contribute any more money. To reward people who contribute, if you complete between 6 and 12 surveys you will be entitled to receive an equal share of 55% of all profits.

If you want to take part, you need to visit the CoProuducer website and enter your email address before the end of July.

Dark Knight vs Titanic

Will Dark Knight gross more than Titanic's $600m? JoBlo.com doesn't think so.

Video: Groverfield

A Sesame Street inspired Cloverfield parody. [via]

The Worst Movie Endings Ever

The Times critics present the 20 worst endings in film. Where's No Country for Old Men?

A Tour Of Pixar

Rotten Tomatoes takes a tour of Pixar. Plenty of photos of probably one of the best working environments. How many work places have a 'cereal room'?