Who's Ready To Bust Some Ghosts With BBQ Films & CCD?

Yeah boy, it is that time again! BBQ Films is gearing up for their next immersive cinematic event, and this time they need YOU to help out with their biggest challenge yet... Are you guys ready to bust some ghosts???

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The CCD Podcast: Episode 19.5 - Ghostbusters Review or "The 30th Anniversary Of The Greatest Movie Of Our Generation Is Upon Us!!!"

Ghostbusters.... wow, what really needs to be said about this classic movie? Nothing I can think of saying could even begin to do it justice. On the eve of it's 30th Anniversary and re-release for a short time in theaters, we here at the CCD Podcast decided to throw down a quick .5 episode singing the praises of one the best movies ever made. For 80's babies, like us, it is the pinnacle. So please allow Jedi Rob, Mike D and the lovely Alicia Gomes to  gush a bit about one of the greatest comedies of ALL TIME!!!

Harold Ramis, R.I.P. November 21st 1944 - February 24th 2013 (69 years old)

A little piece of my youth just died. Wow, this sucks. Harold Ramis, 1/4 of the famous Ghostbusters and writer/filmmaker/producer extraordinaire has passed away. He died from complications of a rare disease, autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. Very rarely do we find someone in the film industry that is SO TALENTED on so many DIFFERENT LEVELS. This is a man responsible for writing classics like Ghostbusters, Stripes, Caddyshack and Animal House. He directed Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, Analyze This, and Club Paradise (a personal fave of mine). He acted brilliantly in Ghostbusters I & II, Stripes, and late career cameos in films like Orange County & Knocked Up where he always stole the show. He is also responsible for most of the stories that powered the various Ghostbusters cartoons and video games from the last 30 years. The dude was a true triple threat that is quite rare in Hollywood. I honestly hate this part of getting old, its inevitable that the people you looked up to in your favorite forms of entertainment are bound to pass on. It is also more frustrating to lose a dude like this before they could make Ghostbusters III, all for no reason. They could have gotten any budget and done anything they wanted, and with Ramis writing the project I am sure it would have been epic. Thanks for fucking around all these years and wasting time (yes I am talking to you Bill Murray!). Take it light Egon, you were a really talented dude who seemed to be just a regular guy. Enjoy that big ghost trap in the sky!!! I will be posting a few of my favorite Ramis moments after the jump...      

Postma Does The Ghostbusters

Once again Canadian artist Phil Postma finds a fresh and unique project to put his own personal design twist on them. This time he takes on iconic movie posters of the eighties and gives them a Ghostbuster theme - perfect for Halloween. And perfect for this years All Horror Week on CCD. Postma never disappoints, but these are on another level. Check them out after the jump...

Spook Central: Yes Mayor, This Documentary Has No Dick....

The title of this post goes out to all my true Ghostbuster fans. But this mockumentary concept is intriguing to say the least. Following the in the vein of Room 237, Spook Central takes a look behind the "real" meaning of certain aspects of what is probably my favorite 80s comedies. I would totally watch the shit outta this... Now I don't know if this is really a full length documentary or just a mock up trailer, but either way I wanted to share it cause it is a really cool concept. Check out the trailer after the jump..

The Popular Face of NY: An Art Exhibit by Raid 71 @ Bottleneck Galleries NYC

Bottleneck Galleries is at it again, and to be honest with you this may be the most fitting show they have done so far. You see, Bottleneck is located right here in my current hometown of Brooklyn, NYC... and, well lets face it, they are one of the only galleries here in NY that are focusing on pop cultured themed art shows. So when I saw that the subject of their most current show from artists Raid 71 (who was featured here on CCD a few months back... yeah buddy!) was 'The Popular Face of NY', I had to smile a bit. What better place to highlight a bunch of NYC themed art then right in the heart of Brooklyn? It is a perfect fit.... and I am loving what I have seen from the previews over at the Bottleneck Blog. They have some excellent step by step photos over their that show how these magnificent pieces come together, so get over there to check out some of the behind the scenes work on how these pieces of art come together. The show premieres tonight at 7:00 pm (I am definitely going tonight!!!) and runs for two weeks until March 29th, so if you live in the area make sure you get out there and support this local gallery in bringing pop culture art to NYC. You can click on the shop page starting March 16th at noon to buy some of the prints if you can't make it out there in person. I recommend getting on there early, cause these prints are sure to go quick as hell. Check out some of my faves after the jump...

Ghostbusters: 1900 by Dr. FaustusAU

These pictures of what the Ghostbusters would have looked like if they were fighting ghosts back in 1900 are just wonderful. Artist Dr. FaustusAU absolutely kills the design on these, and you have to love the horse drawn wagon replacing the sleek white Ecto 1. I love the details and just had to post this set up. Check out the pics after the jump....

Gallery 1988 Presents Crazy 4 Cult In NYC... And CCD Was There!!!

The CCD crew decided to venture into Manhattan and check out the Gallery 1988 art show Craxzy 4 Cult for ourselves on its opening night last week. It is a dope show, and my only knock on it was that it was in too small a space. People who were waiting to buy prints and pieces formed a line along one whole side of the gallery and prevented people from seeing that half of the show. But for the pieces that I did get a shot to see... all I can say is wow! There are some great pieces in the show, and I had to bust out the camera on my tablet to take some photos for all of you guys to see for yourself. It was crazy packed and hard to take pics, but I did my best. Not all of these will appear online (some are featured over at gallery 1988's website and many other sites like ours) so this might be the only chance you get to see it. The show runs through September, so try and get down to 64 Ganservoort St. and see the magnificent work for yourself. Check out my pics after the jump...

The Wonderful Geometric Art of Ale Giorgini

The trouble with all the artists flooding the Internet with their work is that they all seem to be taking on the same source material. How many Star Wars, Ghostbusters, or Goonies posters have you seen? No matter how cool or original they are, they tend to get a bit repedetive. But artist extraordinaire Ale Giorgini has developed an interesting geometrical style that makes his artistic work pop in a way that forgives the familiar subject matter. According to Giorgini's website he will be having a gallery show at Bottleneck Gallery in NYC. I for one will be checking it out... how about you? You can check out Giorgini's Society 6 page by clicking here and see some of my faves after the jump...

Proof That There Is A God: Sigourney Weaver Edition

I love me some Sigourney. Just caught Galaxy Quest on cable this past weekend and was amazed by her fabulous juggs. It got me looking back on Sigourney's overall hotness and the fact that she has been in the game for over 40 years. With her recent performances in Avatar & Cabin In The Woods it is clear that she is here to stay. Pics after the jump...

'The Ghostbusters Tour Of NY' - Now This Is The Way A Tourist Should See The Sights In NYC!!!

'Ghostbusters' is a classic film. one of the greatest ever. It also has to rank extremely high on the list of great "NYC movies" (movies that are primarily shot on location in NYC), right up there with 'Breakfast At Tiffany's', 'Goodfella's', 'Mean Streets' and many others. So when two film geeks (Bleeding Cool's Patrick Willems & Matt Torpey) decided to spend an afternoon hitting up all the famous locations from the film while also "sweding" (low budget re-enactments )some of the scenes from the film into a video clip that totals just over 7 minutes... well, lets just say they had my attention. Watch the excellent clip after the jump. If you are a Ghostbusters fan, this is a must see...

Image Avalanche #11 by Cal From The Cave of Cool

My main Canadian brother from another mother is back from the frozen North to share some cool ass pictures with us CCDers down here in the ole Continental 48 states. Those Canadians sure have a good eye for finding some cool shit on the intrawebs, and Cal may the all time best at it. Make sure you click here and check out his site, and click after the jump for today's collection...

A Bday Present For TL: Happy & Grumpy Stay Puft by Matt Ferguson

Today is my boy Tommy Lombardozzi's birthday. He is a great artist that has been down with the crew here at CCD and I would love to have him part of the crew forever. In honor of his born day, I decided to dedicate this post to him because Ghostbusters is one of his all time favorite movies and this fan art from Matt Ferguson is fucking outstanding. Check out how things go from bad to worse for the Ghostbusters Gang as Stay Puft goes from smiling to quite angry in just a few short proton pack blasts. Happy Bday Tommy... enjoy it brother!!!

'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 23

Always on the look out for inspiring art... emblazoned across the chest of humanity. Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the Threadless.com voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

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'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 22

Always on the look out for inspiring art... emblazoned across the chest of humanity. Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the Threadless.com voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

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When Someone Asks You For Fan Made Ghost Busters Posters You Say, YES

Different takes on classic movie posters are all the rage these days, and we sure love them around these parts. I came across a few creative interpretations of our favorite spectre banishers.

 

Brandon Schafer

Pat Kinsella

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The Greatest Fictional Vehicles Of All Times Get Pixar-ized

I was checking out my man Dave's Exophrine blog when I came across these awesome Pixar-ized versions of some great vehicles from past fictional properties. The gang at Old Red Jalopy really knocked these out the park. Which ones do you like the best? Tell us in the comment section below.

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Artist Fabrizio Fioretti Gives The Ghostbusters A Digital Art Makeover

Check out these terrific renditions of the Ghostbusters done by artist Fabrizio Fioretti. His work is amazing. To see more of it, click here. Well done Fab....

Via /Film

Lego Iconic Vol #13 by Jeff Bond

I am such a huge Lego nerd that words can not explain. Soooo I've decided to use my favorite blog site CCD.com as an outlet to get some of this stuff that I see every day, built out of bricks, out of my skull and onto the blogosphere where it can't hurt my cerebral cortex. Each month I'll be posting the best of the best hoping to inspire the Lego maniac in each of you...young and old.  Enjoy!

Back by popular demand from Spring Break, your favorite Lego enthusiast and champion of all that is brick brings you YET ANOTHER look in to the woooooorld....of Lego!

Lego builder Ed Diment has been commissioned to build a 22-Foot long (550-pound) Lego Intrepid (of World War II fame) ON the real Intrepid aircraft carrier! Not much more can be said about this behemoth that the photos don't already say for themselves (pictures launched 1,000 ships, ya know! Or was it a face that launched 1,000 photos? ...I dunno, never mind!) I'd just like to to ask...when is launch!?

Thanks to Briana M for sending me a link to Juxtapoz where they featured these stylish 'Lego Drinking Bottles'. Nothing says 'Man-Child' like lugging one of these beauties filled with your favorite fluids to work each morning. I'll take 2!

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Movies As Pixel Art by Andy Helms

Check out these famous movie scenes and characters recreated in pixels by artist Andy Helms. I always find it interesting when pixel artists recreate a very intricate scene since they are severely limited to the low resolution that pixels guarantee. These are great... which one is you fave? Tell us in the comment section below. Thanks Edson!

Inception

Hey You Guys!!!

Indy vs the giant Nazi

The Falcon...

Don't Cross The Streams!!!

My Precious....

The Man with No Name