Volkswagen has been a strong supporter of independent film through their sponsorship of film festivals and indie cinemas. The car company has produced a series of fun “See Film Differently” videos which feature film fanatics sharing their vastly different interpretations of classic movies.
Toy Story is a Meditation on the Trails of Puberty and Sexuality
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Star Wars is a Remake of The Wizard of Oz
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Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro has OFFICIALLY signed on to direct The Hobbit and it’s sequel. The Hobbit sequel, which is currently untitled will deal with the 60-year period between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will executive produce the project which will be co-financed by New Line Cinema and MGM, with Warner Brothers distributing domestically and MGM distributing internationally. del Toro will have to move to New Zealand for the next four years to work with Jackson and WETA on the back-to-back film projects. Del Toro won’t leave for New Zealand until later this year [...]

Like any smart 20something, I am looking to retire in the next year or so, or at least go far far away to a land where the Drudge Report and Nick Denton have no reach. A loyal Slashfilm reader in Miami named ‘Hot Turtle Sex’ directed me to the following link belonging to a Welsh family of four (two cute kids). Using the architectural technique of “earth sheltering,” they have created a cozy home literally built into the earth that shares a helluva lot of resemblance to a hobbit hole and The Shire in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
The Dale family claims to have no real knowledge of [...]

You know it’s a slow news day when we’re posting photos of stop signs. May-be we just don’t care about a Barbarella remake written by the Casino Royale guys. Or may-be this street sign is really that cool. You decide.

Colin Loretz has posted this photo of a Las Vegas street sign. Who knew that Middle Earth was in Las Vegas. In addition to the two streets photographed above, the area also has a Rivendell Ave (an Elven outpost in Middle Earth), Barrow Downs St (Hills east of the Shire), Entwood Dr. (The great Ents), and Grey Havens Ct. (Mithlond, the Grey Havens consisted of the Elven ports on the Gulf [...]