Fender has posted a new short film called A Strat is Born, which takes you on a quick journey showing how their popular Stratocaster guitar is made.

You can watch the 4-minute video here below.

Unlike most “how its made” videos, this one has no narration, no puns, no interviews — instead, it’s quick clips along the assembly line at Fender’s U.S. manufacturing facility in Corona, CA, all to a booming score by Wayne Kramer, guitarist of the MC5.

While the Stratocaster is made in a factory, this video shows that its not all heavy machinery doing the work, as there’s a lot of hand craftsmanship going on here. Being a fan of the Strat myself, I loved getting an inside look into how this guitar is made, although, I must admit, I was a bit disappointed that Yngwie Malmsteen was not at the end of the assembly line scalloping the fretboards.

The digital rental deal of the day over at Amazon today is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for only $.99.

This deal is valid only for today, Monday, January 30, 2012, until 11:59pm PST. Once you activate the rental through Amazon’s Instant Video on demand service, you’ll have access to the movie for 48 hours. If you’re interested in purchasing the digital version, the cost is $14.99.

Also, if you’d like to own a physical copy of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack is available for 19.99, while the DVD is $17.23. There’s also a 5-disc 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack for $27.49.

The first trailer for director Bryan Singer‘s upcoming twist on the classic Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer, has been released online.

The movie stars Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, and Eleanor Tomlinson, and tells the story of a farmboy who accidentally reignites an ancient feud between men and giants.

You can check out the trailer for Jack the Giant Killer by heading on over to the other side now.

Universal Pictures’s epic fantasy-adventure Snow White & The Huntsman isn’t due in theaters until next summer, but the studio has wasted no time in getting the advance hype train a-rollin’.

Yesterday they released the film’s impressive first teaser trailer and today we are being treated to a veritable cornucopia of new posters, including some character posters and one that gives us our first look at the star-studded film’s seven dwarves.

You can check out all the posters in a gallery here below.

The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is Deadwood: The Complete Series DVD and Blu-ray box sets each for 60% off.

The DVD is $60.49 (down from $149.98), while the Blu-ray set is $83.99 (down from $209.98).

Note, this sale is valid only for today, Thursday, September 8, 2011 until midnight PST, while supplies last.

This 19-disc DVD box set contains all three seasons of the foulmouthed HBO series, which starred Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane, and was canceled when it was still in its prime. The set includes several bonus features, including “The Meaning of Endings,” where creator and writer David Milch talks about the conclusion of Deadwood.