Artist Chris Dimino made this cuckoo clock inspired by the horror movie The Shining. Every hour, Jack Nicholson’s head pokes through the door and says “Here’s Johnny!” Then the Shelly Duval figure screams. The clock was a design project and does not appear to be for sale.

Mattel is launching a line of “Mad Men” dolls that will will retail for $74.95 each. The dolls are part of a premium-price collectors’ series for adults that Mattel calls the Barbie Fashion Model Collection. Each character will come with period accessories like hats, overcoats, pearls and padded undergarments. Mat

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This tough tuber is ready to save the world — no matter how goofy he looks! Add the mix-and-match accessories to your Tony Starch figure to turn him into a potato genius, a super soaring spud or just a wacky-looking tater pal. Can your new buddy still mash bad guys with eyes and lips where [...]

Geoff Boucher of L.A. Times’ Hero Complex had a chance to visit Christopher Nolan in the editing suite for his upcoming sci-fi thriller Inception, and of course, he couldn’t pass up an opportunity like that without asking about Nolan’s plans for his Superman reboot and Batman. Read the full article HERE.

Fiverr is a marketplace for gigs that are priced at $5. Essentially, you can sell and buy tasks for $5. So anyone can create a gig for small service on the site, and visitors can accept gigs as well. Gig prices are fixed at $5. Buyers can order gigs and are required to pay for [...]

TRON Legacy is a 3D high—tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech—savvy 27—year—old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs a

Iron Man travels through different eras, genres and styles in these cool variant covers for upcoming Marvel Comics. The covers for various Marvel titles, by artists like Adi Granov, David Finch, Mike Del Mundo, Greg Tocchini and Gabrielle Dell’Otto, are part of the publisher’s Iron Man By Design campaign, which runs thr

Rock Band 3 will be out in time for Christmas 2010, Viacom’s CEO confirmed on Tuesday. Bloomberg reports that Electronic Arts will continue to distribute the music-themed video game. CEO Philippe Dauman, speaking at a conference, didn’t elaborate on any more details about the third edition of the game. Also, Harmonix Mu

Stretch is a fun-loving under-the-sea octopus friend that shines in glittery purple. Kids can count her eight rubbery legs and dozens of sticky suckers that are sure to stand up to rough-and-tumble play and extreme stretching. Toss her high on the wall and watch her climb her way down! Clean in mild soap solution to [...]

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Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell rock the mike on Jimmy Fallon’s show.

Japana-fan boys rejoice!  This is your week as Final Fantasy XIII, the next epic installment in the hugely popular series, arrives in North America on PS3 and Xbox 360. Now if you’re anything like me and you just can’t wrap your head around high futuristic anime fantasy but love everything else about the Japanese cultu

Trimming unwanted hair can be a real hassle. Get the job done quickly and comfortably using the 3-in-1 Smart Groomer by RichardSolo. It effectively trims unwanted hair from nose, ears, eyebrows, mustaches, sideburns and more. Unlike many drugstore-variety trimmers, the 3-in-1 Smart Groomer does not pull or irritate sensitiv

Download a free 11-song sampler of the artists featured by NPR Music and public radio stations at this March’s South by Southwest music festival HERE. The artists and songs featured are: “Written in Reverse” by Spoon from Transference “The High Road” by Broken Bells from Broken Bells “I L

Tron Legacy is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs a

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the 82nd Academy Awards tonight and you can view the full list of winners below! The Hurt Locker topped the night with 6 awards, including Best Picture and Kathryn Bigelow as Best Director – the first time a woman has won the award. BEST PICTURE: **Winner** Th

Talk about big premieres. Like it did with the iPhone and its “Hello” ad, Apple used the Oscars as the platform to debut its iPad commercial. The ad, set to the background of The Blue Van’s “There Goes My Love,” shows the iPad being used in a variety of ways: viewing a movie, reading an [...]

Established in 1998, the National Toy Hall of Fame, housed at Strong National Museum of Play, recognizes toys that have inspired creative play and enjoyed popularity over a sustained period. The prestigious hall annually inducts and showcases new and historic versions of classic toys beloved by generations. Anyone can nomin

Ralph Cosentino, a lifelong comic book fan and really nice guy, is the author and illustrator of Superman: The Story of the Man of Steel ($11.46 at Amazon). The book was written and illustrated specifically for the youngest fans of the earth’s greatest superhero. The 40 page hardcover book tells the tale of the caped [...

You’d never guess it from seeing the verdant freakscape that materializes in Alice in Wonderland, but Tim Burton’s 3-D version of Lewis Carroll’s classic adventure was conjured entirely within the barren confines of a Los Angeles sound stage. How did one actor — Matt Lucas — play both Tweedledum and Tweedledee wit

For the past 20 years, Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bennett has made art firmly rooted in the collective American experience of television. His drawings and lithographs are “blueprints” of famous television houses from such classic sitcoms as The Brady Bunch, The Flintstones, The Jetsons and Batman. Drawing the

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Pete Docter was one of Pixar animation studio’s first employees, and has directed Toy Story and Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and last year’s almost unanimously acclaimed Up. That last film is only the second animated movie to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

Stan Lee makes his case to the Academy Awards for his long overdue Oscar Award in the Cameo Artist Category.

Matthew Greenberg, who wrote the Stephen King adaptation “1408,” is heading back to King territory with “Pet Sematary.” Lorenzo di Bonaventura recently boarded as producer on the long-gestating project, which is set up at Paramount. Steven Schneider also is producing. Published in 1983, King’s