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Clever Minimalist Movie Posters

By Alison Nastasi on

We’re big fans of minimalist posters around here, which is why Matt Owen’s sleek and sharp minimalist movie posters caught the attention of our adoring peepers. The Arkansas designer felt inspired by the likes of Hitchcock’s finest and other cinematic greats to create these bold, yet somehow still subtle, interpretations of movies in glorious poster form. See if you agree with us past the break, where we highlight several minimal works of art that provide maximum satisfaction. … Read More

Web

What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we teared up a little over this story of an old married couple who died holding hands after spending 72 years together. We were shocked to discover that a Matthew Perry sitcom that’s more than 20 years old correctly predicted Qaddafi’s death in 2011. We wanted to eat… Read More

Pop Culture

Own a ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean

By Alison Nastasi on

The DeLorean Motor Company of Texas has partnered up with Epic EV to put into production their electric-powered DeLorean — yep, like the time traveling car from 1985′s Back to the Future. The DMC-12 will be loaded with 260 horsepower and travel at a max speed of 125 MPH. The whole thing will run you somewhere between $90,000 – 100,000, but don’t count on owning that Flux Capacitor you’ve always wanted — the heart of Doc’s time machine in the movie — because it’s not included in the price tag. You do get an iPhone dock and some nifty gullwing doors, so there’s no need to pout about it. The company plans on putting the vehicle into production by 2013. Until that day comes, travel back in time to meet Doc Brown’s iconic invention. … Read More

Pop Culture

Wanted: Marty McFly's 2015 Air Mags

By Jennifer Lewis on

Forget tales from Fashion’s Night Out, today brings us even bigger news — at last, Nike Air Mags are upon us! The light-up, powerlace kicks made their big-screen debut in 1989’s Back to the Future Part II, when Marty McFly found himself saving humanity in the year 2015. Now you can have your very own piece of Hill Valley four years ahead of schedule. The rules of the game are explained over at Nike’s eBay page — basically, we have ten days, 150 pairs of Mags auctioned off each day, and all proceeds go to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The eBay site even has an accompanying video, starring Bill Hader and Kevin Durant, to answer the question we’ve all been wondering. … Read More

Film

Some of Film’s Oldest High Schoolers

By Judy Berman on

Well readers, with Labor Day here, another new school year is upon us — and, frankly, it makes us feel old. Now that it’s been over a decade since our last first day of high school, we no longer have any excuse to stock up on pencils and notebooks or spend hours agonizing over the perfect outfit. So, to make ourselves feel a bit better about our lost teen years, we’re following up our roundup of TV’s oldest high schoolers with a list of film’s oldest high schoolers. To our great relief, some of them even have a few years on us. … Read More

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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Round in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we finally found out why Marty McFly was hanging around with Doc Brown in Back to the Future. We wondered why cool things like this impromptu Shakespeare performance never happen when we’re riding the subway. We wished that the baguette ATM would come stateside. We read… Read More

Music

The 10 Best Love Songs From ’80s Movies

By Emily Temple on

Everyone needs a little ’80s cheese in their lives. We’ve been feeling a little let down by the love songs in movies these days, so we decided to go back to the good stuff and chronicle our list of the top ten best love songs in ’80s movies, from those tantalizingly passing snatches in the background to full on film themes. We expect a little contention about our list — after all, dear readers, we know how strong your feelings are about ’80s movies, so let us know which of your favorites we’ve neglected in the comments. So much Molly Ringwald after the jump. … Read More

Film

IKEA Directions for Building Your Own Delorean

By Judy Berman on

Come on, you know you’ve thought about building your very own version of Back to the Future‘s Delorean. And now you can — well, no you can’t, but here’s some fodder for daydreaming: an IKEA-style guide to putting together a time-traveling car, complete with the obligatory toilet reference. If you enjoy this one, chances are you’ll like CollegeHumor’s other IKEA guides, for making Dr. Who‘s Tardis, Star Wars‘ lightsabers, and dinosaurs. … Read More

Film

5 Maximalist Movie Parts Posters by Emma Butler

By Emily Temple on

In her “Movie Parts” project, designer Emma Butler dissects her favorite films, creating posters “made up of all the memorable parts, pieces & props” that are essential to the movie. She conceived of the project as an other-end-of-the-spectrum alternative to the minimalist movie poster trend going around the internet these days, and her posters sure are maximalist. Now you don’t have to rely on just one element of your favorite movie to recognize it, you can have them all. Sure, we all know that our favorite movies are something more than the sum of their parts, but that doesn’t make their parts any less exciting, or at the very least, nostalgia-inducing. Click through for five of Butler’s creations, and click here to buy your own. … Read More

Film

The 10 Best Time Machines in Movies

By Emily Temple on

This month sees the release of yet another time-travel based film, Source Code, which Jake Gyllenhaal has been peddling up and down the airwaves. Though we haven’t seen it yet, it looks like another one of those shifty, what-exactly-is-happening mind-explosion time travel movies, and it got us thinking about all the different creative ways authors and directors have found to create time travel in films. The possibilities for time travel vehicles seem endless (though some of these push the limits of credulity), but we’ve decided to highlight the most ingenious of the bunch. Click through to see our list of the ten best time machines in movies, and let us know which of your favorites we’ve missed! … Read More