After a hectically busy day, the night shows no signs of letting up. Whilst I try to gather the remains of my sanity, here are some after-dinner links.

• See how District 9 achieved its grungy alien realism.
• The most epic fails in Star Wars design.
• The “Machete” trailer gets the Lego treatment.
• A talking squirrel makes The Shining even creepier.
• A rare view of the inside of a modern Russian nuclear plant.
• Play this: toss the turtle.
• 30 HD wallpapers to spice up your desktop.
• 63 amazing video game wallpapers.
• Skinni Popcorn: see what everyday people are saying about the latest movies.
• From Tim Burton and Shane Acker comes the animated film, 9. See the trailer.