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Review Round-Up: So What Did SXSW Critics Think of The Beaver?

While audiences nationwide will have to wait even longer to see how Mel Gibson fares as a man who depends on a beaver hand puppet to get through a mid-life crisis, a handful of critics saw Jodie Foster’s The Beaver last night at SXSW . According to the early word, it looks like anyone hoping for unbridled insanity or off-the-wall comedy will have to wait for an SNL parody. But what did critics think of the movie on its own terms?

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VIDEO: The Greatest Movie Title Sequences, Together at Last

So as we noted , SXSW goes beyond the basic Audience and Jury prizes and also doles out honors in categories like Poster Design and Title Sequence. At the screening honoring finalists in the latter category, juror Ian Albinson put together this nifty video, A Brief History of Title Design . While it’s by no means comprehensive, the montage is breezy and well-edited. Also, it ends with the undisputed champion of all title sequences. That said, I think Jean-Luc Godard’s giant, colorful titles should have gotten props here. What else is missing?

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REVIEW: Jason Statham Keeps the Gears Going in The Mechanic, But Barely

What if, as if in a dream, Donald Sutherland appeared before you — the Donald Sutherland of today, silver-fox handsome and turning a throwaway role into something rich and refined — only to be whisked away and replaced with…Ben Foster? To quote Johnny Rotten: Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

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REVIEW: Jason Statham Keeps the Gears Going in The Mechanic, But Barely

A Brief History of David Letterman Trying to Act in Sitcoms and Movies

The Late Show with David Letterman is dark this week (as it is more and more wont to be), but it’s hard to imagine a world in which Letterman is not a staple of our Late Night lives. Or, even weirder, imagining David Letterman as a sitcom actor. Before Letterman got his first show — an early morning talk show called The David Letterman Show — he made his mark, outside of his writing and stand-up, with an occasional foray into the world of prime-time television acting (notably with an alien named Mork). It’s truly a brief history, but here’s a look at David Letterman’s now strange flirtation with acting.

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Google Earth, Now with 3D Trees

If it’s good enough for every major movie in recent memory, it’s good enough for trees. Google Earth 6 is out, and features “3D Trees.” No special glasses required (and no ridiculous upcharges ). Just think, maybe some day this will be the best way to show your kids what trees look… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Short Animated Films About Green Stuff (Videos)

Images: Story of Coal, Story of Electronics, Brief History of Fossil Fuels, What Happens When the Oil Runs Out And the Oscar for Best Green Short Goes to… One of the great things about the web is how inexpensive it now is to reach a lot of people. Not so long ago you would have needed to have access to either a printing press, a movie or television studio, or a radio station. Now, anybody can create a website and publish text, or use digital tools to create videos that can then be hosted on a variety of free sites (youtube, Vimeo, etc). Here’s a compilation of some great short animated films about … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The 15 Least Helpful Adobe Crash Reports

Those of you who've ever run an Adobe program for more than 5 minutes may have noticed how prone it is to totally and unexpectedly crashing. For those who haven't, this should give you an idea what it's like. View

Things You Do When You Notice A Typo

Jesus, it's like they're inside my head. View

A History of Misspelled Jerseys

The Internet is freaking out over Eugenio Velez's San 'Francicso' jersey . With a little research , I found out misspellings happen fairly often. Here's a time line of misspelled uniforms starting in the 1930's with one of the most racist baseball teams ever. The Best Links: Uni Watch – The Obsessive Study of Athlete Aesthetics A brief history of uniform typos View