DEADPOOL'S TIM MILLER DIRECTS THE DC UNIVERSE!

Relax, these amazing short clips ( see below ) were made several years ago by Blur Studios for DC/Warners, but have now recently become part of cinematic history because they put Tim Miller in the director's chair for this year's Deadpool movie. 

Below: The Flash, by Blur Studios. Dir: Tim Miller

Executives working with X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn had seen these clips, and wisely decided Miller should direct his own movie. Having no track record with mega-budget films, he was handed the Deadpool gig by Fox because of the film's smaller budget, and therefore scaled-down expectations. 

Deadpool was cinematic lightning-in-a-bottle: With loyal fan support, a sustained and rather genius marketing campaign, plus a sympathetic release date ( there had been no superhero movies for six months prior to its opening ), it was in the right place at the right time. Add to that, the surge of goodwill towards actor Ryan Reynolds' efforts in getting his pet project made, and it was almost inevitable that Deadpool went on the become a mega-hit, and the biggest-grossing X-Men related movie to date.

So let's kick back and enjoy these clips...and ponder how the DC Cinematic Universe will shape up. Particularly notable is Wonder Woman ( in the first clip ). We are effectively given a tantalising glimpse of what her own movie may look like, now that the dust has settled on her electrifying debut in the recent Zack Snyder-directed Batman vs Superman.

Enjoy!

Below: DC Universe Online, 2011

Below: Arkham Origins, 2013

'VICTORIA' MOVIE - THE OPENING SCENE, Directed by Sebastian Schipper

WARNING: Contains strong strobe lighting.

A festival favourite over the last few months, the film is notorious for its central conceit: It's a heist thriller filmed in only one take. That's right, a two-hour-plus film, with no edits. 

Surprisingly, it lost out on a Best Foreign Language Oscar nomination due to the large amount of English dialogue, which seems somewhat unfair. If the director, writers, cast and crew are German ( with the exception of lead actress, Spain's Laia Costa )...then it's a German film, surely? Enjoy this very atmospheric opening scene. Note: The original has been taken down so we've had to use a fan post instead.

FANTASTIC PROOF-OF-CONCEPT CLIP: 'RISE'

From up-and-coming film-maker David Karlak, and currently under development at Warners, this fantastic clip looks like a superb addition to the hot trend for 'sentient machine' movies that we flagged up last year with Ex_Machina, Chappie and Automata. Science Fiction always has a knack of cleverly assimilating contemporary fears and paranoias into the realm of fantastic fables...is there something in the air, we wonder? Clip features Star Trek's Anton Yelchin, and Man in the High Castle's Rufus Sewell.

Can't wait to see the full movie! 

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'POINTERS': CRUSHING NEW EDM / METALCORE TRACK FROM THE ALGORITHM!

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'UNCANNY VALLEY': 3DAR's GLITCHING SCI-FI SHORT!

3DAR, a company with offices in the US, Argentina and Brazil, have released this spectacular VR sci-fi clip. Check it out!

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: FEDERICO HELLER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: GERMAN HELLER & BRANDON MASEDA

ANIMATION DIRECTOR: FERNANDO MALDONADO

VFX PRODUCTION DESIGNER: JORGE TERESO

LEAD VFX ARTIST: FEDERICO CARLINI

LEAD 3D ARTIST: MARCO LOCOCO

VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: FEDERICO HELLER

DIGITAL ART DIRECTOR: PABLO OLIVERA

CGFX TD: ALAN RINALDI

PRODUCER: FEDERICO HELLER

VFX PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: MARIA JOSE TABARES

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: NAZARENO ALBA / CELESTE LOIS

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: NICOLAS TROVATO / FERNANDO LORENZALE

ART DIRECTOR: LOLA SOSA

ORIGINAL SCORE : CYRILLE MARCHESSEAU

MUSIC MIX: RODOLPHE GERVAIS

AUDIO POST BY IMPOSSIBLE ACOUSTIC: BRENDAN J. HOGAN & JAMIE HUNSDALE

'TURBO KILLER': STUNNING NEW VIDEO FROM CARPENTER BRUT !!

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OK GO: UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT

Check out this beautiful video, filmed entirely in free-fall using no green screen or digital effects.

Directors: Damian Kulash & Trish Sie

'HIGH RISE': NEW MOVIE, STARRING TOM HIDDLESTON

Based on JG Ballard's 1975 novel, and flying the flag for the polarising 'brutalist' architecture of post-war UK, this great-looking clip and poster campaign ( courtesy of Empire Design ), make director Ben Wheatley's film a refreshing alternative to the forthcoming flood of US fantasy blockbusters in 2016.

All art: Empire Design

COKE'S 'HULK vs. ANT-MAN' AD

(MARCH 2023 - A LOT OF VISITS TO THIS PAGE, SO LINK HAS BEEN RESTORED!)

After Fox's DEADPOOL ( released Wednesday in the UK and Friday in the US ), there are SIX more major comic-book adaptations to come this year. This brilliant advert, featuring two long-time Marvel stalwarts, is surely the precursor of what will be a tsunami of brand promotions and tie-ins, all off the back of what is now a hotly contested and multi-billion dollar industry.

Editor's note: No way this can of Coke doesn't EXPLODE when that ring is pulled.