Forget CGI, 3-D, hi-def — in the last few years, Hollywood has adopted another “new†technology: the blow-up doll! Starting in 2003 with Seabiscuit, super-realistic “inflatables†with airbrushed faces have been used in films including The Gridiron Gang, The Changeling, and Cinderella Man, as well as Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie†video (despite the dolls’ obviously fake/lying hips). They’ll also be in Salt, the upcoming Angelina Jolie action movie, and if you look closely, you may spot them: If any of the extras have a face that “looks as if it were about to blow off,†it’s a doll, because “Wind is a big problem on set with inflatables.†And now, we will not be finishing this post with a joke about blow-up dolls and Angelina Jolie. [NYer]