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Syd Mead, the visionary futurist who worked on such classic fantasy/sci-fi films as Tron, Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, died today in Pasadena. He was 86. Roger Servick, his spouse and business partner of 40 years, told Deadline that Mead had been in failing health due to lymphoma cancer and he was undergoing treatment at City of Hope in Duarte, CA. Servick, who was by Mead’s side when he died, said his last words were: “I’m done here. They’re coming to take me back.” Mead’s art department credits include Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Aliens, Timecop, Mission: Impossible III,...

First Malibu mansions, next ultra luxurious yachts. The ways in which cryptocurrency enthusiasts can spend their virtual riches is growing, if only for those who are millionaires — at least on paper. As bitcoin and other digital currencies gain a broader following, luxury service providers are starting to take notice. The latest is Florida-based yacht dealer Denison Yachting, which on Friday announced that new, high-end yachts can be purchased with bitcoin and a few other cryptocurrencies at the Miami International Boat Show, which kicked off this week. "It is our job as the dealer or broker to make purchases as...

I lol'd.

Featuring computer graphics which where state-of-the-art in 1982, Disney’s Tron became a cult classic among science fiction fans. While the film has not aged well, its high-concept has contributed to its endurance. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Tron was its role as religious allegory. The film depicted a computer-generated world where programs were created in the image of their human users. Those users were thus viewed as deities from the programs’ perspective. The villains in the film were aberrant programs who sought to wrest control of the system in which they operated. To this end, they propagated the idea...

I was thinking about standing in line to see it tonight, but I just wanted to know if anyone had seen it and to read his or her opinion on it. thank you

Hollywood has famously had better luck using makeup to make young actors look old — like Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind" — than making old actors look young. But the ability to manipulate images digitally could prove to be a fountain of youth for some. In "Tron: Legacy," which opens Dec. 17, 61-year-old actor Jeff Bridges will play Kevin Flynn, at his natural age, and a computerized avatar called "Clu," who hasn't aged since around the time he was first created in the original "Tron" in 1982. Clu bears Bridges' face, altered to make him about 35 years old,...

With December 17th rapidly approaching, the much awaited Tron sequel, Tron: Legacy, is just around the corner. For most Tron fans this means assembling all of your Tron swag, gear and other memorabilia to get you hyped for the premiere. While we’re sure you have everything from these Tron Light Cycle USB drives to these awesome Tron video game controllers, we’re guessing you don’t have what we’re about to show you. A Florida based bike store has unveiled ten custom-built street legal Tron Light Cycles. That’s right, a Light Cycle you can drive to the premiere. Each Tron Light Cycle...

Don't worry if you didn't make it to San Diego for this year's Comic-Con, because you get to share in the eye candy, too. The latest comes in the form of a digitized Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy.

Encom has released Space Paranoids online as promised (just follow the source link). There are 15 levels to the game, and on each level there is a bar code on one of the walls of the maze (very large, you won't miss it) decode the bar codes, then enter them at http://www.helloflynn.com/ to unlock hi-res images of various vehicles in the movie, and a couple videos too. There are also a couple of secret codes. I don't know if you get any swag from entering the codes, but you do get badges at flynnlives.com for some of them. End of...

Space Paranoids Online will be launching soon. There is a neat countdown at: http://www.encominternational.com/spaceparanoidsonline/ where you can blast away at some Recognizers. Looks like the launch will be Thursday at 4pm EST If you have an account at flynnlives.com, then after blasting 99 Recognizers you are asked to log in, if you then go on to blast 999 Recognizers, you get sent some cool swag mailed to you.

As the buzz surrounding Tron Legacy continues to grow - an impressive feat, considering the film itself isn't even due out until December - Disney is reportedly putting the pieces in place for a sequel already. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has given Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz the job of coming up with a script for what'd be a third Tron movie. This isn't dissimilar to the tactics that Warner Bros employed with Sherlock Holmes last year, when work on a second movie had begun even before the first had been seen. The upside of the gamble,...

Disney is really playing up this Encom thing, I think/hope this is all about setting up the back story to the movie. Friday is the live press conf, but if you go to the Flynn Lives site now, you can access the internal Encom website via accounts from various executives. For example, if you plug Kurt Hardington into the cracker and log in, you can find a link to an extended version of the Allan Bradley IGN interview (with the parts Encom wanted edited out), and access to his PC via a remote desktop. Plus you have the real news...

Greetings Programs! At the source URL is a little game where there are 56 video games referenced in a picture, name them all correctly and then you can upload a picture of yourself that will be used to make an ENCOM access badge that will be mailed to you. I might post the answers later if enough people want me to. Also, the http://www.arcadeaid.com website itself is set up as an online store selling parts (including side art) for older arcade games like Space Paranoids, and other related goodies. Don't get too excited though, it is just for show. HOWEVER,...

One of the reasons we're psyched for the upcoming sequel film Tron Legacy is the soundtrack from the French electronica duo Daft Punk. Who knew they were French cyborgs? That explains the unusual headgear; watch their video interview below.

The awesome part is seeing Jeff Bridges in the end. Plot: Flynn has to defeat MCP with the use of MS Vista..(just kidding). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HcsDc_9LX8

Tron: Legacy is the name (for now anyway) of the Tron sequel coming out next year. Last year at ComicCon Disney played a test reel and now they FINALLY released it this year at ComicCon we we can all see it clearly than from cell phone recordings of it. Download and watch here: http://www.flynnlives.com/media/video/0xendgame.aspx They also re-created Flynn's arcade at ComicCon and had a life sized model of the new lightcycle. Videos of this are at: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41803 production art at http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41791

Well, I was just sitting at my desk, unwinding after a long night at work, looking at weird stuff online before bed, and I happened upon this little thing. Kinda gave me heart a flutter -I've always loved this movie.

Sept 11, 2007 TORONTO -- Commercial director Joseph Kosinski is in final negotiations to develop and direct "Tron," described as "the next chapter" of Disney's 1982 cult classic. Sean Bailey is producing via the Live Planet banner, as is Steven Lisberger, who co-wrote and directed the original film. Kosinski, who last month signed on to helm the remake of "Logan's Run" for Warner Bros. Pictures, will oversee the visual development of the project and have input on the script, which is being written by "Lost" scribes Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Story details are being kept secret. The original, about...

Few would argue that the Dodge Tomahawk defies common sense. After all, who needs a motorcycle that reaches a top speed of more than 250 mph, cranks out 525 hp, and goes from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds? Moreover, who needs a vehicle that – if it ever reaches full-scale production – could be priced at a staggering $250,000? Obviously, no one needs it. But the Tomahawk isn't about need, and it certainly isn't about common sense. "My first reaction to this idea was that it didn't seem like the most intelligent use of power," says Mark Walters, the DaimlerChrysler...

Mon Jan 6, 4:34 PM ET Chrysler Group Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Bernhard motors along the stage aboard the brand-new Dodge Tomahawk V-10, 8.3-liter (505 cubic inch) concept motorcycle at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 6, 2003. The Tomahawk features four-wheel independent suspension, and the superbike's engine, borrowed from the Viper sports car, can propel the it at speeds of nearly 400 mph. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)