Forget HD: Watch the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy as Animated GIFs

The force is strong with this animated GIF, which captures the story of The Empire Strikes Back through pixel art.


The GIF, created by Folds Five, is one-third of the trilogy  part of PixelMash Theater, which animated other iconic films like Indiana Jones and Back to the Future.

Folds Five created PixelMash Theater a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away known as 2008.
However, one Reddit user discovered the artwork Friday, and it took less than two hours to shoot to the front page.

The GIF received harsh critique from Reddit users about technical errors, like Luke Skywalker’s incorrectly-colored lightsaber. Folds Five quickly jumped in and apologized “for letting the entirety of the internet down.”

Amazon’s LoveFilm Signs TV Streaming Deal With BBC Worldwide

Amazon’s LoveFilm has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide, giving its members access to BBC’s archive of shows as well as those commissioned by other British broadcasters, the company has announced.
The deal covers shows such as Doctor Who, Life On Mars, Spooks and Whitechapel, as well as documentaries such as Planet Earth.

LoveFilm has also signed a deal with ITV, giving members access to shows such as Marchlands and Inspector Morse.

LoveFilm Instant, which is the name for LoveFilm’s streaming service, already offers members TV and movie content from broadcasters such as Disney, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.

With more than 1,500,000 members, LoveFilm is currently the biggest UK-based provider of on-demand, streaming video, but it will get a very serious competitor in Netflix in early 2012. In preparation for the UK launch, Netflix recently signed content partnerships with Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax and, most recently, the BBC.