One of the best ways of working out how big a movie or TV release is these days is seeing if it receives the LEGO treatment and in what kind of timeframe. The quicker the LEGO-isation, and yes that is now a word, the higher your pop culture phenomenon Continue Reading
Star Wars
“Piglet I am your father!”: What if Darth Vader sounded like Winnie the Pooh?
If there are two enduring pop culture influences in my life, that have sustained and delighted over the years in almost equal measure, it is Star Wars and Winnie the Pooh. So with that in mind, you can likely imagine my great delight when I discovered, via Huffington Post, Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Lesa Lehtimäki’s brilliant photo-realistic LEGO homage to Star Wars
If you’re thinking that LEGO is still just for kids, you may want to check out the impressive work of Finnish photographer Lesa Lehtimäki a.k.a. Avanaut on Flickr, which proves that big kids can have just as much fun playing around with the famous Danish export of colourful interlocking Continue Reading
Happy Star Wars Day! The Big Bang Theory goes to Dagobah, cast for Episode VII is announced + more
WHAT IS STAR WARS DAY EXACTLY? May 4 is recognized every year by fans of the films. Everything from screenings to special events and festivities are held globally to celebrate the books, films and culture of Star Wars. The day’s tagline is “May the fourth be with you,” a Continue Reading