LEGO ReBrick “Build and Rebuild” Stop-motion Contest
On January 9th, a mere four days after the closure of the LEGO Batman Movie Brickfilm contest, LEGO ReBrick announced a new stop-motion contest entitled Build and Rebuild.
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AFOL is an Awful Acronym
I’ve never been a fan of the acronym AFOL (Adult Fan Of LEGO), it lacks the poetry of Whovian or Trekkie (though, apparently, those terms are similarly disliked), but it seems like we’re stuck with it. Next year it will be further canonized in “Brickumentary,” an upcoming feature-length documentary about …
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BrickFlix 2013
I can’t believe I’ve never mentioned The BrickFlix Film Festival before! It’s not like I co-run it or anything.
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LEGO Batman: The Movie
Last month I got to attend the world premiere of the new LEGO direct-to-video film, “LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite”. It’s a CG animated feature from TT Animation; an offshoot of Traveller’s Tales, creators of the LEGO video games. The “LEGO Batman” screening was held at The …
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Enter the Second Annual Brickworld Film Festival!
We’re very excited to announce the second annual Brickworld Film Festival! The Brickworld Film Festival is part of Brickworld Chicago, one of the largest conventions of LEGO fans in the world. Last year, we invited attendees to submit their brick animations (or live-action brick flicks) and screened the 14 entries to an enthusiastic audience of over 100 …
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The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide, Second Edition (2012)
Got some leftover Christmas gift cards that you’re looking to put to good use? Then might I recommend the recently-released second edition of the Unofficial LEGO Builders’ Guide, written by Allan Bedford and published by No Starch Press. I’ve had the first edition as an indispensable part of my library …
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