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‘Grand Prix’: Revolutionizing Action Movies with Realistic Racing | Giga Gears
John Frankenheimer’s 1966 Formula 1 epic film “Grand Prix” kicks so much ass. This movie shredded the rulebook of filmmaking when it was created, and film became all the better for it. It’s three hours of incredible camerawork, impeccable acting, and powerful storytelling. As a piece of art it’s a bit messy, overlong,…
“Twisters’ Top Hidden Car Feature You Missed”
I just watched “Twisters” in 4DX – something you all should be doing right now – and I wholeheartedly loved the movie. Everything about it screamed summer blockbuster fun, but something I really appreciated was the references to the 1996 original (one of my favorite films of all time). It had just the right amount of…
NASA Sends Missy Elliott Lyrics to Venus: First Hip-Hop Song in Deep Space
Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” became the first rap song to ever be transmitted into deep space last week when NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) beamed the Grammy Award-winning artist’s lyrics 158 million miles away to the planet Venus. Missy Misdemeanor’s iconic first single joins The Beatles’ “Across The…
Moonbase Alpha Chat Still Hilarious After 14 Years
Back in 2010, NASA made a video game. It was called Moonbase Alpha, and it was meant to simulate what it would actually be like to maintain a lunar colony. Just two weeks after its launch, however, Moonbase Alpha was famous for a different reason: The Microsoft Sam-sounding voice that read out your chat messages.
