Lenin Staute in Ukraine Gets Darth Vader Makeover

Reported by
Andrew R. Chow, The New York Times, Oct. 25, 2015
Marianne Zumberge, Variety, Oct. 24, 2015
Ron Dicker, The Huffington Post, Oct. 24, 2015

VOLOKIN YEVGENY/ RUETERS

 A statue of communist leader Vladimir Lenin has been transformed into a monument to “Star Wars” icon Darth Vader by sculptor Alexander Milov.

VOLODYMYR SHUVAYEV VIA GETTY IMAGES

A recent law banning communist symbols led to the makeover. The monument was fitted with the “Star Wars” villain’s helmet and Lenin’s coattails were converted into Th dark lord’s cape. However, the original bronze sculpting remains intact on the inside so that descendants may exhume him if needed.

DUMSKAYA

Banksy's Twisted Version of Disneyland Opens this Weekend

Reported by MessyNessy Aug. 20th, 2015 on MessyNessyChic.com

In the British seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare, a place that’s been described as the most “depressing dump” you could ever spend a night in, the world-famous street artist Banksy has taken up his latest residency behind the walls of an abandoned seafront leisure club he used to visit as a child, formerly known as “The Tropicana”, a 10,200-spare foot concrete wasteland since it closed down in 2000.

The exhibition is now open (everyday) until September 21st.

read the complete article:
http://www.messynessychic.com/2015/08/20/bankys-twisted-version-of-disneyland-opens-this-weekend/

Adrian Ropp

Arian Ropp is a Disney Interactive Story Artist and cartoonist, and lots of other things too – according to his blog information.

Chim Chum – Web comic about the adventures of enigmatic fox, Chim Chum, and the Portly Samurai from ancient China.

Check out the comic site:

http://chimchum.com

Check out the blog:

http://toonbaboon.blogspot.com

150 Hidden PIXAR Easter Eggs

Edited together by well-informed YouTuber Space Peguin, 150 Hidden Pixar Easter Eggs video enumerates Pixar’s penchant for pop culture references (a carpet Toy Story is a homage to The Shining), crossover appearances (Linguini from Ratatouille has The Incredibles logo on his underwear), and hints towards future projects, far-less pronounced than Marvel post-credits sequences (A bug from A Bug’s Life can be briefly seen in a storybook a character is reading in Toy Story.).


Published by SpacePenguin July 22, 2015 on YouTube


Reported by Joe Berkowitz on FastCompany’s Co.Create site [http://www.fastcocreate.com/3049768/theres-no-way-you-caught-all-150-easter-eggs-hidden-in-these-pixar-movies]

Beachbot

Robot Creates Sand Portrait of Walt Disney | Walt Disney World


Published Aug 7, 2015 by Disney Parks on YouTube

An autonomous “entertainment” robot that can create large scale sand art called Beachbot recently visited Walt Disney World Resort and amazed guests at Disney’s Contemporary Resort by drawing a giant portrait of Walt Disney. http://di.sn/6006BDDTY

To read more, visit the Disney Parks Blog: http://bit.ly/1OQoeUQ

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland [PG] 

Action Adventure, Family

May 22, 2015 - Disney

Directed by Brad Bird

Grade: C

Down-graded from C

-1: Character development.

+1: 1964 New York World’s Fair including “it’s a small world.”

-1: Logic.

+1: Raffey Cassidy as precocious Athena.

Par: Running away from robots.

[synopsis on IMDB]

The Fast and The Furious 7

Furious Seven [PG-13] 

Action, Crime, Thriller

April 3, 2015 - Universal

Directed by James Wan

Grade: A-

Up-graded from B

Par: Cast.

Par: Plot involving something like revenge seeking Deckard Shaw ( played by Jason Statham), Government agent Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and crew in the middle.

+1: Cars stunts in a high rise building.

+1: Tribute to Paul Walker.

+1: Franchise installment

[synopsis on IMDB]