Entertainment

Obituary: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Oscar-winning American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in New York, police say.

The 46-year-old was found in his Manhattan apartment after a friend called the emergency services.

The police said the cause of death was an apparent drug overdose.

Hoffmann made his name in the 1990s in films including Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowski, before winning the best actor Oscar for his 2005 portrayal of writer Truman Capote.

Throughout his career he featured in independent films as well as Hollywood blockbusters such as Mission Impossible III.

His latest role was in the Hunger Games series of films — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Entertainment

Trailer: Lust for Love / Anton King

Astor’s (Fran Kranz) happy tenacity spoils his one chance at love with his lifelong crush Mila (Beau Garrett). Convinced he needs more experience with women to win her back, he engages her ex-best friend Cali (Dichen Lachman) to teach him how to woo women — via Youtube

Design, Entertainment

Serenity 1:250 Scale Cutaway Replica / Quantum Mechanix

At 12 inches long, the Serenity Cutaway Replica is 1:250 scale. The real fun starts when you lift the upper hull sections, which attach securely to the lower half of the model using magnets. You can view the cockpit, main corridor and galley furnished with chairs, consoles, rugs and storage lockers. All the key elements of those sets are reproduced in the model, with some of the interior details measuring barely two millimetres. The Serenity Cutaway Replica is made of polystone resin and is comprised of more than 200 hand-painted parts — via Quantum Mechanix

Entertainment

Trailer: The Monkey King / Donnie Yen

Trailer for the action/fantasy film The Monkey King (????) directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starring Donnie Yen. The film is based on selected chapters of Wu Cheng’en’s classical novel Journey to the West and will tell the story of how the Monkey King rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven — via Youtube

Craft, Entertainment, Wildlife

Bumblesweet / morisato54

The figure, stand, table top, stool and sewing machine are made out of Philippine mahogany while the gears are carved from Narra hardwood. The table legs and pedal are made of copper wire. The figures are painted with enamel and protected with a clear lacquer. Bumblesweet sits at 5 1/4″ high while the whole piece measures 6 1/2″ long, 3 3/4″ wide and 8 1/8″ high. It took 102 3/4 hours to make — via Youtube

Entertainment

Beans / Cinesite

Written and directed by Animator Alvise Avati and produced by Animation Director Eamonn Butler. Beans, a short film with an unexpected ending, showcases Cinesite‘s creature animation skills — via Youtube