Archive for November, 2006
Return To Oz - Attack Of The Wheelers
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This was extremely disturbing considering that it was supposed to be a children’s movie, but it was actually closer in tone to the books. |
Firing Range
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Albert Camus once said, “In such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners”. |
Dogboy - Episode 1
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Here is a specific request, however it is about seven years late. One person out there knows what I’m talking about. |
Anima Mundi
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Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass were asked to produce something for the World Wildlife Fund’s Biological Diversity Campaign in 1991 and this is the result. |
Minilogue - Hitchhiker’s Choice
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If this guy can do this kind of work on a simple white board, imagine what else he is capable of. |
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - War on Drugs
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Just say no to smoke and mirror political initiatives that do nothing but waste tax money whilst tilting at windmills. Bullshit, indeed. |
Truth In Advertising
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I’m gonna blab on a little bit about some of the creative choices we tried to make and then I’m gonna list a few excuses why it doesn’t, uhh you know, look so good. |
Faithless - BOMBS
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This video has been banned from MTV. So, I’m guessing that reality is just a little bit too controversial for them nowadays. |
Tyger
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Cool puppetry? Check. Neat computer effects? Check. Quirky animated elements? Check. Guilherme Marcondes somehows puts it all in there and more. |
KITT vs KARR Showdown
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Look, that automated computerized car is fighting that other automated computerized car! They don’t make TV shows like this anymore. |
Rashomon
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The Wiki defines the “Rashomon effect” as “the subjectivity of perception on recollection, by which observers of an event are able to produce substantially different but equally plausible accounts of it”. |
Tom and Jerry - The Little Orphan
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Have a good Thanksgiving, and I hope you enjoy stuffing your gullet with turkey and all that jazz if you’re into such things. |
The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer
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Freaky stop-motion animation is what the Brothers Quay do best and this is a prime example of that. They have a really unique style that is all their own. |
Bad Taste
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One thing the aliens hadn’t counted on was Derek, and Dereks don’t run! It’s Peter Jackson’s indie cult hit and his first full length film…the bastards have landed! |
Shelley Duvall - He Needs Me
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Last night Robert Altman passed away. He was a legendary director and made some outstanding films, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Popeye despite what the critics say. |
Tenacious D - The Pick Of Destiny
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I’m not the biggest fan of “The D”, but they do tend to bring a smile to my face. Here they are on Conan totally rocking the house down with the title track from their latest goof-fest. |
Klaus Nomi - Lightning Strikes
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You might recognize Klaus from the recent (and totally rad) finale of The Venture Bros. where he was a sidekick to David Bowie, the Sovereign of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. |
Nu, Pogodi! - City And Beach
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In English, the title of this Soviet toon series translates into “Just you wait!”. It is still going strong today with a recent revival and new installments being released. |
MST3K - The Jet Jaguar Fight Song
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“He jock it made of steel, eats sushi from a pail. Jet Jaguar? Jet Jaguar! He mother never really love him. He crimefighting covers up a basic insecurity.” |
Flip The Frog - Fiddlesticks
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After Ub Iwerks left Disney he created Flip the Frog, a character who is now mainly forgotten. However, this was the first full-length color sound cartoon ever made, so score one for Ub. |
Over the Hiccups
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Well now, that certainly is one way to get over the hiccups. You could also eat a spoonful of peanut butter, but I guess that would just be taking the easy way out. |
Kid Koala - Basin Street Blues
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Basin Street runs right through the heart of New Orleans as well as the history of jazz and the blues and this video captures that perfectly. |
Uncle Saddam
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Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Saddam Hussein (but were afraid to ask) plus contributions from Scott Thompson, which is kinda strange. |
Randy Newman - Short People
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“Short People are just the same as you and I, all men are brothers until the day they die. Short People got nobody…” |
Jack Palance - Burnout
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Today, Jack Palance passed away at age 87. His hosting gig on Ripley’s Believe It or Not! was one of my favorite things from the eighties and this vid here always makes me smile. |
More
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I too would enjoy seeing the world through bliss colored cyber glasses like the stop motion puppet men. Where do I place my order? |
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Jack The Ripper
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On this day in 1888, Jack the Ripper killed his last known victim, Mary Jane Kelly, before vanishing into the dark alleys of history. |
Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138:4EB
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Here is the short film George Lucas made while attending USC. Of course, he later made it into a full length feature named just plain THX 1138. |
Monty Python - Election Night Special
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“And so it’s beginning to look like a Silly landslide, and with the prospect of five more years’ Silly government facing us we… Oh I don’t want to do this any more, I’m bored!” |
daily show rock - midterm elections
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If you haven’t done it already, get out and vote. That way you too can help out in the continuing downward spiral of western civilization. |
Style Wars
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Some people would have you think that street culture can never trulty become high art. Those people can suck it. |