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11 Superhero Movies That Never Escaped Development Hell

Concept art from Tim Burton's 'Superman Lives'

With all of the great superhero movies that there have been, there’ve been quite a few stinkers as well. And then there have been some that never made it before cameras — both promising sounding scripts and some that were so very, very bad. Here are 11 superhero films that might have been. Read more »

Aliens Power Loader

In just two weeks, this guy used wood, polystyrene foam, PVC pipe, and a racing harness to build his own Power Loader exo-suit, as seen in James Cameron‘s Aliens. (Remember how Ripley used a big yellow metal suit to dispatch the Alien Queen at the climax of the film? It’s that thing.) Being the extremely magnanimous guy that he is, “The Movie Geek” has posted instructions online so that you can build a Power Loader of your very own. From what I can tell, it looks like an inexpensive, surprisingly simple project. And you’ve got plenty of time to finish it before Halloween. The video above shows off his finished Read more »

Want to Learn a New Language? Try Na'vi.

Want to Learn a New Language? Try Na'vi.

Last week, the first ever opera in Klingon was held at The Hague. Language enthusiasts can’t help but get excited about something like that, even though the idea of learning a “fake” language may seem silly to some. (Think about it though – is there really such a thing as a fake language?) Needless to say, Star Trek fans are absolutely delighted about this development. I suppose that even those who don’t know Klingon will want to see the opera should it be shown again. Before you decide to learn Klingon now, though, you might want to know that there is another “exotic” language that you can pick up: Na’vi. Read more »